The Portland daily press., 1876-12-22

NEW YORK. Dec 21-Evening.-Cotton market is
lands. Alabama, New Orleans and Texas at 1OS or
binary stained 10a middling uplands 123c; do Ala
bama at 123 do New Orleans and Texas at IL ZIG;
do stained 49, delivered on contract 1900 bales fu-
lures increased business, closing q 5-32 advance
Flour-receipts Of 69s7 bbls the market is and Sc
sales 81 800 bbls mo at 80 q 50; Superfine Wes
tern and State 10 "a 80; extra Western and State
at % 81 good to choice Western and State at
Z 90; Fancy White Wheat Western at O5 "a 500;
extra Ohio at 5 30 "a Z OO extra st Louis at 60 az
s25 Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at so q
Southern att 60 q Is. Rye -four firm at 30 % 10
tor superfine: Cornmeal is steady at 2 80 a so.
higher with brisk export and some speculative de-
mand, ais fair milling inquiry; nearly all the sales
@0 6ag SPRING sales $4,000 BUSH Of which 193,
goo were ungraded Spring; Is q Is for rejected
Spring; 05 a 40 for ungraded Spring; O5 Ia 10
for old do; 2S @ 80 for No Chicago; 2S q / 80
for No nilwaukee "a for No Chicago. crop 1874,
in store; 40 for No Spring called; 40 for Win
ter Red Western; SO bid, 80 asked for No Mil
waukee; No 2 Chicago nominal IS a 81 kye is
quiet. Barley is dull and declining; Canada quoted
at CSC @ 90 for No 2; Os q 10 for No +. Barley
Malt dull and heavy. Corn-receipts 24,s0O bush;
in prices sales $4,000 bush 5Ss q SOC for new no grade
Mixed; 50 g 6O3c for new ungraded Western Mixed;
81 e S2c for new 0 yellow Western 6oc for old graded
to active soon 6Oc on dock and CSC for aoat for yell
low and White Southern. Oats-recepts of 1920
bush; the market is held firm and less doing: sales
$4,000 bush; 3S3 @ sic for Mixed Western and State;
43 a 52ac for White Western and State Including re-,
Jected at 3sac; !, New York No 5 at Al a 41ac; New
York No at 42ac; Mixed Western 3Sk a. 43c; White
do at A @45c; Mixed State 4s1 q sic; White do at
80 g 52l. Cofee-Rio is very irm and in fair de-
for fair to good refining; 10sc for prime Molasses-
Foreign grades dull; New Orleans in better jobbing
request at As g 5Oc. Rice, unchanged. Petroleum
nomlnally unchanged crude 16c, refined at SOC for
seller December; first half January at 29c, Tallow
is firm at S@S Ice. Naval Stores-Rosn is firm
at 80 0 % for strained Turpentine is irmer at
80 q Sic for Spirits. Pork is dull and lower: Mess
L Isl seller for February II 25 seller March at II S.
Beef is dull. Cut Meats-Western quiet; short cut
81; city quoted &c. Dressed Hogs more steady at Il
for Western. Lard lower; prime steam at 10 S. as
January 10 92k 10 95 ;seer February ii 90 q ii 49,
March II 123 g II 224. Butter-choice firm, other
grades duh at IA @ SOC for Western; 20 q S6c State.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is scarcely so
firm; Cotton per sail at 5-16 a 11-32 dosteam at
!; Wheat per steam at I'D
CHICAGO, December 21.-Flour is in good demand
at full prices; Western extra so a 50. Wheat is
active, firm and higher; No Chicago Spring at 81
cash. IL 2ls tor seller January Nos Chicago Spring
44ac cash; 444c seller for January Oats firmer at
34 33ac cash; 33ac seller January. Rye easier at
69. Barley steady in fair demand at 65c cash; &C
1or FEBRUARY. Pork is active and shade lower at
16 so cash. 16 IS seller january 16 TIL a l6 so seller
February. Lard in good demand and shade higher
10 72A q 10 rs seller for February Bulk Meats are
hrmer; shoulders at g g; clear rib sides at 81;
GEAR sldes at 81. Whlskey at 08. Dressed Hogs
inactive and lower; light 70; heavy 80.
neoeIpts-12OOO Dbls nour, 53,OOO push whea.,107,
goo bash corn, 10000 bush oats 10 600 bush barley,
Shipments-9OOO bbls four 22,C0O bush5wheat. 49,.
0oo bush corn, $4,000 busbsoats, 1900 nash CAREY,
easier at 2ls % 21s seller january 23a seller for
February. Corn is tirmer at AL a 44s seller Febru-
ary 0a Us higher at SIG seller January Pork firm
changed.
TOLEDO, December 21.-Flour is steady. Wheat
is firm; No White Wabah 2S; No White Michigan
seller February at 10; No 2 do "a; No Red VIM
ter on spot Or January 33A; No Red at %; re-
Jec ted held ~ Corn is steady; new high Mixed
new Yellow at 46ac rejected new 44sc Oats are dull
and nominal. Clover seed steady at 90. Hogs at
Receipts-lOO bbls -four $4,000 bush wheat. SO, 900
bush Corn. 0c,OO0 bush Oats, 600 Barley.
Shipments-500 bbIs -four, $1,000 bush Wheat r.
900 bush Corn, 900 bush Oats. g
MILWAUKEE,, December 21.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat is weak No Milwaukee at %;
No 2 Milwaukee at 22s; for seller January at 23
Corn easier and dull No at 44sc. Oats are steady
Eat 32Sc Rye quiet and weak; No at 69sc. Barley
visons-mess Pork nomny at Is 90 cash and Tfo r
seller December; 16 80 seller January. Lard prime
steam firm at.1Oe kettle II co. Dressed Hogs quiet
80.
Receipts-6000 bbls -four 1876 900 busl wheat.
Shipments-3,5O0 -four, 5000 oush wheat.
DETROIT, December 21.-Flour firmly held un.
changed. Wheat is firm and q higher; extra
White Michigan at 49, milling offered at A. 4O}
bid; No White Michigan at 81; milling 1 50 bidf.
Corn is dull; No Mixed offered at size. Oats are
steady; No Mixed 3S1c bid.
Receipts-625 bbls nour, 3,59S bush wheat, 215O
bush corn, 1925 bush oats.
Shpments-620 bbls -four, 800 bush wheat 1888
bush corn, zoos bush oats.
ST. LOUIS, December 2l.-Flour-medium fall ex-
tras 25 a 8 %. Wueat-No2 Red Fall at 1 as "a
36A cash. 37a q 38 seller January No Red FAN
at 81 9 323 cash; 1924 seller January. Corn is
are dull; No at 32Ac asked, Rye and Barley quiet
and unchanged. Whiskey quiet at 1O8
Recepts-4O0O bbls flour, 49, 900 bush wheat 81
900 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley.
5000 bush rye, 900 head hogs, 600 head cattle.
CLEVELAND, December 21.-The Petroleum mark
ct is firm and unchanged.
MEMPHIS, December 21.-Cotton strong and held
higher; Middling uplands 114c.
CHARLESTON, December 21.--Cotton strong: Mid
ding uplands at liz @ 1l5c.
SAVANNAH, December Election, firm and asking
higher; Middlng uplands at 11sc.
NEW YORK, December 21.-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands at 121c.
NEW ORLEANS, December Election active and
strong; Middling uplands 11ac.
WILMINGTON, December 21.-Cotton is firm: Mid
ding uplands at 11s q 113c.
MOBILE, December 21.-Cotton is firm; Mddlinp
uplands 11s @ 11Ac.
GALVESTON, December 21.-Cotton is firm: Mid
ding uplands 11sc.
AUGUSTA, December 21.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands at lie.
- LOUISVILLE December 2l.-Cotton is firm: Mid
ding uplands liz q 11sc.
NORFOLK, December ELECTION steady: Middlino
uplands at 1l!c.