The Portland daily press., 1874-01-19

New YORK. Jan. IT'S p. M.-Ashes quiet and
steady at Is 90 for pots Cotton quiet at an &c
Receipts of Flour II Az bbs; Flour dull and heavy
and q Zoe lower; buyers holding of: home trade
generally mot disposed to submit to decline: sales
$500 bbls at s % q 80 for superfne Western and
ate; SO 90 for common to good extra Yves
1909 500 for common to choice White Wheat we S
tern extra; 80 800 srr common to good extra Ohio
IS IS Il 90 for common to choice extra St. Louis;
declining sales 800 bbls at IS q 90 for common
to fair extra; 05 q II 90 for good to choice Rye
Meal is scarce and firm; sales 400 bbis a. 20 a co
for Western; 4 IS q 80 for Brandywine. Whiskey
shade easier salss 10 SS At 90 set closing
somewhat unsettled, opening heavy and closing more
steady; sales 1oS,oo bush ct 60 q 81 for No 2
for Iowa Spring; 60 for Northwestern Spring; IS
scarce ID firm at os 10 for Western and State
with moderate request at full prices; sales Of
1000 bush Canada West at IS. Barley Malt quiet
and firm. Corn-receipts a, 200 bush Corn shade
easier with fair export and home trade demand ;
sales 1890 bush; sA q 93c for old Western Mixed
aoat; 81 q size for new do do afioat; sc for new
closing Western u MssS in an an
Oats-receipts 175 bush; Oats more active; sales
$4,000 bush at 6A q sc for Mixed Western; So a 64c
per ton tor common to good shipping. Coal steady
at so q 90 for Anthracite " ton " cargo. Hops
Sncang e q 4Ss for gan to snc - %
sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light middle and
heavy weights at "a Soc; California do 26 q 2sc
Wool is firm; Domestic fleece 40 a. Zoe; unwashed
at II a 35c. Coffee shade frmer with limited sales
at2a& q 273 for Rio. Sugar dull and unchanged
Molasses moderately active; sales 255 bbls New Or
Provisions-Pork is firm new mess at Is 10 q is s.;
mess is co. Beef quiet sales 1875 bis at 90 "a 10 GO
for plain mess; ~ 80 g 10 80 for extra mess. Beef
Hams unchanged. Terce beef quiet sales Of 100 tcs
City extra India mess at % 80 g 20 50. Cut Meats
unchanged and quiet; mddles steadier at 81 for long
clear; sc for long and short Gle r; short clear
SIC. Lard is steader; sales of $50 tcs prime steam
at 3-16 Ole; 1000 ties for Feb at sis "a 9sc Bnt
ter is steady at "a q Sic for Westerns 50 a 45c ior
State. Cheese firm at q 15c for common to prime
N se Ro sioresSpts IusPsnsps Is msE at As
lenm dull crude 5sc; refined lst q 1890. Talow is
quiet; sales y 600 lbs st q g 7tc:
i5-sa.' ''' 80 . ''N' O''''' Pei ''sA" AZ i'-'z g
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Fiour is quiet and weak Wheat
dull and unsettled, closing q shade frmer; No
spct seller Feb at 2is seller March at ut; No
Spring at l6i rejected at % q o. Corn Is dull,
unsettled and lower, closet at outside prices; No
for Mar SIC; rejected Old at s. q &c. Oats dull and
lower; NoS at 4 j. cash; IL seller February. RE
nominal; No Fall 45;. 1 20 g q for No Spring:
Pork steady at IA 12 cash IA 20 seller ~ 50
"a IA 10 do Mar. Lard 10 steady AT cy " 60 on
spot s95 for seller Feb; % seller Mar Bulk meats
in fair demand and firm and about &c higher; shout
ders SIC; short rib mddles II 7sc short clear mid
dies ii q &c. all loose on spot about e higher seller
Februarv; green meats are firm shoulders 54c short
ribs &c; hams 10 pound averages Sc Dressed Hogs
f,ncy Wbiskey in fair demand and lower at CSC
Receipts-1, 900 bbls -four, 100 900 bush wheat ss-
900 bush corn, 00O bush oats, 6OUo bush rye 1900
bush barley.
Shipments 1000 bbls -four, 1884, 900 bush wheat g..
600 onst corn, looO0 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 900
bush barley.
UiSciNNATI. Jan. 17.-Tork hrm at Is 80 "a IS 90
asked Lard Is firm; sales of at &c; kettle at
at 9sc 9ss: Bulk Meats steady and firm; sales Of
shoulders at 64c Gear rib sides n 73c clear sides
u &c. all loose; partly cured 1c less Bacon /. firm
and IN fair demand; sales Of shoulders at q Tic;
clear rib tides 81 SIC. Green me It's firm, business
small s.les ofham Il TBS average at &c. Live Hugs
In fair demand; shipping SIS q 50; packers 40 q
$50; receipts 800 head; shipments 1000 head. Hogs
slaughtered during the past week 1s 7l5 slaughtered
during the time last year IS, 464 Whis-key is
firm at 97c.
lOl xpo. Jan. 17-Flour Ia quiet and unchanged.
Wheat dull a /, q shade lower; sales of No 2 White
Wabash 5s;No at / 49,; Amber Michigan at 49,
seller Feb 493; do March at So; No Red "A
seller Mar; No s Red 50 @ 32i. Corn is in fair