The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-25
Domestic marAers.

DoMchlC H1ArAets
NEW YORK. December 23-5 90 P, M--Ashes are
unchanged with moderate inquiry at IS for pots
Cotton Exchange closed; quotations are nominally
unchanged: Flour receipts 1899 bbls; the market
is shade hrmer, with less doing; sales $4,000 bbls
No 2 at 4 90 "a IS; Superfne Western and State at
5 25 q 80; common to good extra Western and
State good to choice n Western and State
Western extra at 5 go a Z 25; Fancy White Wheat
Western extra at 80 q 25; common to good extra
Ohio at 8 IS q rs; common to choice extra St
Louis at 70 a 25; Patent Minnesota extra good
to prime at go q SO; choice to double extra at
IS @ 30, including 1900 bbls of low grade extra
90; 29O0 bbls OF Minnesota at 90 go; POO bbls
City Mills extra at 65 a g. 10; the market closing
firm; Southern flour irmer; sales 1850 bbs; common
to fair extra at 80 q so; good to choice do at
IS 70. Rye flour is steady; sales of 300 bbs at
40 q Is per Dbl for superfine. Cornmeal steady;
sales $50 bbls; Western, Jersey and Penn at so a
bush; the market is irregular and unsettled OPEN
ing about 1c better, but closing quiet and firm at the
and milling, the advance checking the demand sales
252O00 bush; 05 a 16 for old rejected Spring; %
g 81 81 Tor ungraded Spring; 80 for No Chicago;
Spring Mixed; AZ for Winter Red Western; No 2
Chicago nominal at 81 a 3S. Rye is a shade
Fmer at 81 e SIC for Western CSC tor Jersey
Buckwheat tirmer 1000 bush State at &c. Barley is
dull at CSC q 90 for No2 Canada; 1 O8 q 10 for
NO Canada; 1900 bush four-rowed State at 75c
Barley Malt is quiet and unchanged. Canada Peas
du at SOC in bond. Corn-recepts %, 200 bush; the
market is without decided change, with very meder-
ate export and home trade demand sales 900 bush
59csfor new no grade Mixed; SO "a Coo for new
steamer Mixed; &c for new Yellow Western; SO "a
593c for old graded steamer Mixed; &c for graded
NO 625c for No Chicago in store; 64c for choice
Yellow Western; 61lc for new Yellow Southern.
Oats-receipts 1860 bush; the market is dull and
Western and State; % q Sic for White Western and
State, including rejected at $50; New York No2 at
AZ; MIXED Western at 3s a; White at IS q 47c;
Mixed State at Al "a AGO. White do at 80 q Sic. bay
firm at 65 q zoe for shipping. Hops are steady at
10 q 15c for yearngs; II q SOC for Eastern and
western: 10 q 30c for New York; % a SOC for new
gold for cargoes II % 22c gold for job lots Sugar is
quiet and unchanged at % q 1Oc for fair to good
lining; 1Osc for prime; refined is firm with more in
quiry at ll3c for standard A. 11s a 1lac for pow.
dered III @ 11sc for granulated; i2lc for crushed
Molasses quiet, without important change. Rice is
quiet ana steady. Petroleum dull and unchanged;
crude at 16; refined at 80 seller for December: %
seller for the first half of January; cases nominal:
naptha at 10. Tallow steady; 10000 lbs at 81 a
516. Naval Stores-Rosn is easier at so "a so for
strained. Turpentine is easier at ACC for spirits.
Eggs are steady at 80 3O4c for State and Pennsyl
va1ia; 2s g 29sc for Western; lined dull are dull
q 90 per ton for Anthracite per cargo Leather is
steady; Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande
light, middle and heavy weights at 26 a zoe; Cali
lorna 90 20 "a 29c common do at "a a CSC. Pork is
easier, but there is little better jobbing trade;
futures dull 475 bbls mess II 90 q II 25 seller
- Of ia a9otea at 70 q Il 25 seller tor March at
Tierce Beef is dull. Cut Meats-Western is quiet;
middes quiet at 81 a for long clear. Dressed Hogs
4O ties of prime steam at 10 70 q 10 sO $50 do seller
December at 10 75 1900 do seller for January at 10 so
10 50; 5000 do seller February at 10 923 a 10 974
Butter-choice firm; other grades are shade lower
dull and unsettedat IA q 30c for Western; 20 "a SEC
tor State; Cheese quiet at g 143c for common to
sales % bbls at 134-an extIeme.
Wool is quiet and steady; Domestic fleece at 30 "a
51c pulled at % q 3sc; unwashed at - q 2sc Texas
Freights to Liverpool-tbe market is quiet and
firm; Cotton per sail at 5-16 q 1872 do steam at 4:
Wheat persteam at q SID
CHICAGO, December 23.-Flour is firm and un-
changed. Wheat is quiet and firm; No 2 Chicago
Spring at 2l3 cash; 22s for seller January; "a
seller February: No Chicago Spring 1OA "a / 10a:
rejected SO @ 973c:: Corn dull and shade loweri
44s q AZ cash; 44sc seller for january 445c seller
February; rejected 3Slc. Oats are steady and firm
at 3Ssc cash; 34c seller January. Rye rmer at 69I
"a 70c. Barley is steady and unchanged at GAL "a 65c
Pork is dull and shade lower at is 80 "a is s. cash;
16 45 seller for january 16 70 seller February Lard
is in good demand and shade higher at 10 IS cash;
February. Bulk Meats are Steady and unchanged
shoulders at @ 81 clear rib sides at 81 clear sides
at u. Whiskey isisteady and unchanged at O8.
heceipts-13,O00 bbls nOur 900 bush wheat. &c.
5000 bush Of rye.
goo bush corn,15OOO bush oats, $4,000 pusb barley
TOLEDO, December 23-Flour is steady, Wheat
Is weak; No White Wabash held at l 45; No do
at 70; No White Michigan 81; Amber Michigan
on the spot and seller for February at a; seller for
January Al, at %; No2 White Michigan at p; No2
new high Mixed at 44ac; No at 47c; new at 44lc;;
do seller January at 45ic; new Yellow at 46c; Re,
jected at 44c Oats are steady; No seller january
32c. Clover seed at 9 90. Hogs at go a 6 IS.
Keceipts-oo0 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, $4,000
bush Corn: 2O0O bush Oats, 600 Barley.
600 bush Corn. 1400 bush Oats. =
DETROIT, December 23.-Flour firm; city millers
are asking an advance in some cases. Wheat-extra
bid; No White Michigan at 3Sa bid; milling at
&c asked and "a bid. Corn-No1 Mixed at sic:
old at 49 g Soc Oats are steady; White Western at
Receipts-791 bbls flour, $3.50 bush wheat. 1742
bush corn, 1875 bush oats. '' i''-
Shipments-736 bbls -four, 1903 bush wheat 1880
bush corn, 2719 bush oats. -'o'
MILWAUKEE, December 23-Flour is Quiet and
held firmly. Wheat opened unsettled and closed
firm; No Milwaukee at 30; No 2 Milwaukee at
at1 2is; No Milwaukee 1 10. Corn is steady: No
At 44Ac. Oats are steady and in fair demand; No 2
1t 32ac. Rye is steady; No at &c. Barley firmer;
at &c: Provisions are easier-Mess Pork nominally
At 16 rs cash; 16 IS seller January. Lard nrime
steam dullat 1o3; kettle IL 90. Dressed Hogs are
Receipts-6,5oO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
SPipments-4,9OO flour. $500 bush wheat.
CLEVELAND, December 23.-The Petroleum mark
1t is firm and unchanged
NEW YORK, December 22.-Cotton steady. M6.
ling upands at 123c.
WILMINGTON, December 23.-Cotton is firm Mid
ling uplands at 11sc. A-N
GALVESTON, December 23.-Cotton is quiet: Mid
ling uplands lie ---N
AUGUSTA, December 23.-Cotton steady Middling
iplands at 1lsc.
:, LOUISVILLE. December 23-Cotton is firm; Mid
ling uplands liz a 11.c.
NORFOLK, December 23.-Cotton steady; NIiddling
uplands at 1l3c.
MEMPHIS December 23.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands 11sc.
CHARLESTON, December 23.-Cotton is firm; Mid
ling uplands at l25c.
SAVANNAH, December 23.-Cotton quiet; Middling
lplands at 11ac.
MOBILE, December 23.-Cotton quiet; Middling
lplands 113c.
NEW ORLEANS, December 23.- Cotton is steady;
Iiddling uplands 11sc.