The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-17
Domestic Markets,

NEW YoRK, December 16-Evening.--Flour receipts
and home trade demands low grades shipping extra
shade firmer; sales $50 bbls; Superfne Western
and s State at 4 90 g 475; extra Western and State
at 95 q 8 90; choice do 30 q 6 90; White Wheat
Western extra at so q Z 90; Fancy White Wheat
Western at 705 @775; extra Ohio at 8 90 q 7 40;
extra 81 Louis at 70 e S Patent Minnesota
ira at 80 a 90, including 1900 bbs shipping extra
ats 90 q 50; 1900 bbls of unsound extra at 4 800
the market closing quiet and. firm for Spring grades
Southern flour at 10 q g. Is. Rye flour is steady at
425 q 5 40. Cornmeal steady at rs q 90. Wheat
change with little more export inquiry for Winter
Wheat; sales $4,000 bush; 90 for rejected Spring;
1Oo@112fOr inferior ungraded Spring; 10 a Il
for No Milwaukee in store and afOat; "a for No
Milwaukee in store; "a q % tor new Winter Red
Western; l As for choice Amber Pennsylvania; 40
% a % for No Chicago; 80 a SO for No Min
nesota, Milwaukee and Sheboysan. Rye quiet and
firm: Barley is dull and unchanged. Barley Malt
market scarce and &c higher; new higher without de-
cded changes sales of 80 600 bush 76c sail for West
@ M at re- V high Mixed and Ysw
nominal for steam do do; Ga q Tic for new Western
Mixed and Yellow; 6sac for new White Southern.
tive and scarcely SO firm; sales $4,000 bush "a 4sc
for Mixed Western and State; No Chicago at 461c
4sc for inferior to good 46 q SIC for White Western
unchanged; Rio at IS q 2sOc gold flor cargoes IS a
zAc gold for job lots by auction. Sugar quiet and
unchanged at 81 Sc for fair good refining So for
retnsl is unchanged at 10s q 10ac for standard |;
19sc 70, grannated and powdered; 1O5c for crushed.
um mora active and rmeF crude 7.c sales Of 200
bbls at 7c refined at 10; 1000 bbls December at 13c
cases at 1sa 1913; Naptha 81 81 for city: TaIlow
pentne ct q sales 80 800 bis
new mess JOB lots at q 25 seller for February quoted
is quiet. Cut Meats-Western asiet: midGles dull
and heavy at 1oa lie tor city long clear; IL q 11Ac
tor long short clears $50 boxes Western long clear at
10e Lard closed firm; 800 ties prime steam at 10 LIS
q 13sc spot; $50 ties seller December at 13 l-16;
1000 do seller January at 10 532 - 3-16 @13ae; $50
WhisksS 9o s aes
Freights to Liverpool-Uhe market is without de-
cided change.
CHICAGO, December 16 Flour ia in quiet want.
Chicago Spring st $3.50 on spot asle seller for yanu
airy; 96sc for seller February No Chicago Spring at
hdeTs ane m at an
4ssc seller December; s4ac for seller January Oats
dull No Mixed at sc on spot; 3Oac seller for JAM
87a a $50 on spot size seller December. Rye dnll.
Dressed Hogs ia Air demand at 8 12A q 25. Pork
unsettledand lover at 10 25on the spot 25a 10 IS
seller February 10 77a q 10 80 do March, Lard is in
fair demand aid lower at IL So q 70 81 spot y 40
seller Januart; p 55 do February. Bulk Meats are
rib mddiesat lot short clear middeis at ioi Whis-
key buyer and sellers apart tending down; sales at
r Rseepts.soO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat. So
900 bush corn $4,000 bush OATS II 900 bush barley,
Slipments-SooO bbls foul, 10, 900 bush wheat, g.
900 bush rye.
TOLEDO, December 16.-Flour dull. Wheat dull
and shade lower; No White Wabash at 231; ex-
ira White Michigan "a; Amber Michigan Il 1Sl on
spot; 233 seller March; No Amber Michigan 99c !;
No 2 Red Winter at 2l1. Corn steady and in mod
crate demand; high Mixed 55c; new on spot at 49ac;
seller December at 494c; seller January at 48c; low
Mixed 48c: No 2tWhita at RE al
damaged new at 44c. Oats dull White 4Oc; Mich
igan s5sc. Dressed Hogs steady with moderate de-
Receipts-O0OO bbls flour; 5000 bush Wheat, 5000
bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
Shipments-00O bbls -four II 900 bush Wheat, 25,-
geo bush Corn, 10000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE,, December 16.-Flour is dull and I'M
changed. Wheat firm; MOI Milwaukee at 024 /;
at sssc; seller February at 500; No Milwaukee at
in fair demand; No at sgt g 32Ac:, Barley steady
and in good request; No2 Spring seller December at
@and No at III 72jc. Provisions a easier. ' Mess
Pork at 10 25 Lard prime kettle at 13c. Sweet Pick
led Hams at loa q lite. Dry sailed meats~should-
Recepts-6 900 bbls -four, 81 600 bush wheat, o.
600 corn 100000 bush oats, 900 bush barley 5000 bush
Shipments-4,OOo bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 600
bush corr, o 900 bush OATS 5000 bush rye
ST LOUIS, December 16.--Flour is dull and IN
changed. Wheat dull and dropping; No 2 Red VIM
Uer Al ) NO . 10 at Zo3. Corn Is STEADY ana I'M
changed. Oats are higher; No 2 at 35c. Barley and
Rye dull and unchanged. Whiskey steady at 121,
Recepts-1,O00 bbls -four Is 900 bush wheat, 10000
bush corn 5000 bush oats 5000 bush barley,.1 1000
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-wheat
was higher at 96sc seller January; 97c seller Febru
airy. Corn easy at .47ac seller December. Oats un-
changed. Pork q lower. Lard qniet at 12sc cash.
CINCINNATI, December 16.-Pork is dull at 20 so.
Lard in fair demand and lower for steam; II 423 q
PAY for kettle; steam 10 Is. Bulk Meats steady
shoulders Y 7sc; clear rib 1O3 g 1oac spot; 111c
seller March, closing at 12c bid clear sides 10s a 11c
outside rates for fully cured. Bacon only in limited
jobbng demand; shoulders 10c; clear rib 12s; clear
sides 13sc. Gree meats easier shoulders O5; sides
10 05; hams 10 80 @ 10 ia. HHogs dull common 80
ira butchers 20 q Z so. Whiskey-demand is active
and firm at IL.
NEW YORK., December 16.-Cotton is steady; Mid
ding upands Is 5-16c
SAVANNAH, December 16.-Cotton quiet and firm;
Middling upands 1870.
NEW ORLEANS. December 16.-Cotton firm Mid-
ding uplands 1890.
MOBILE, Dec, i6.-Cotton is steady; Mddling up
lands 1890.
CHARLESTON. Dec. 1e-Cottor is tirm Middlirg
uplands Is q 10 l-16c