The Portland daily press., 1876-12-20


New YORK Dec. 19-Evening.-Cotton market is
dull; sales 794 bales; ordinary uplands. Alabama,
New Orleans and Texas at 1Of ordinary stained 10;
middling uplands 121c do Alabama at 124; do New
Orleans and Texas at II 516; do stained 111; deliv
cred on contract 400 bales futures in moderate
business, closing 1-32 g lie advance. Flour-Ie-
ceipts Of 1926 bbls; the market is steady with
fair export and home trade demand; sales of 12S00
bbls; No at 500 50 ;Superfne Western and State
at 5 90 q 5 25; extra Western and State at 80 @
5 s.; good to choice Western and State Is g IS;
White Wheat Western extra at 80 q CO., Fancy
White Wheat Western at 05 @ 90; extra Ohio at
80 @ 7 90; extra st Louis at 80 q 25; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime at 50 @ 60; good to
choice to double extra at IS q 50 Southern at so
@S75. Rye flour steady at 35 q 10 tor superfine.
C0rnneal is more active at2 80 a 50 Wheat-re-
ceps 81 900 bush the market is about 1c better with
light export and milling inquiry, also little
speculative saes $4,000 bush IA for rejected Spring.
IA q 80 for uDgraded Spring; % for No 8 ail-
waukee SO called; ; 1 q q 123 for Mixed Spring SO
called 2s for New York No Spring; 40 for Win
ter Red Western and nominally; "a No Chicago;
36 for No Milwaukee hye quiet; $500 bushWes.
tern at so "a SIC. Barley active and lower; as,
900 bush Csc for proved State 76c for 4rowed; 90
for No Canada 09A for No Canada. Barley
Malt is dull ard declining Corn-receipts of 29,2OO
bush; the market is a 1c better with a moderate
tive inquiry sales 600 bush 53c for distillng
Western Mixed; 541 "a 56c for new damaged Western
Mixed in store; 5S @ 59c for new no grade Mixed,
latter by sample; SOC for new steamer Mixed; So q
SOC for new ungraded Western Mixed on track; E93
"a 6l5c for old uDgraded Western Mixed; 6Oc for old
grade Mixed 6lAc for graded NO 4; 50 q Gle for old
No 2 Chicago; 81 a 614c for de afioat 60c for old
steamer Yellow on track Oats-receipts $1,000 bush;
the market is shade rmer and less active sales of
II 600 bush 374 q SOC for Mixed Western and State
~ @ SIC forWhite Western and State, including re-
jected at 3sAc; New York No 8 White at 41c; New
York No 8 White at 42c; No White at 432 @ a4c;
No White sole; Mixed Western 385 % 44c; White
at 42l9 SOC; Mixed State 40 q 5Oc Whiteat 30 a Sc
Cofee-Rio is steady and in fair demand II a 2O4c
nominally unchanged at 81 a 1Oc for fair to good re-
filming; 10sc for prime; refined is firm with fair in
qury at liz g Lie for standard A; 10s q 10ac for
Nh On vrIofn Oh
ed. Moasses quiet at IS q 50c for New Orleans.
Rice quiet and unchanged. Petroleum is dull and
unsettled crude 1Sf refined at SOC On spot seller
Stores-Rosin is higher at 50 q 60 for strained
Turpentine is higher at 47c for Spirits. Pork dull ;
March at II 30 bid, II so asked Beef is dull. Cut
Meats quiet; middles steady city long clear &c.
Dressed Hogs trmer at II for u estern Lard opened
heavy and closed very firm; prime steam at IL so a
10 S5; $50 seller December at 10 77A 1850 seller for
January 10 rs @ 10 S5 1850 seller February at 10 900
10 97a; 500 seller March H. Whiskey is shade tirmer
at lii cash.
Freights TO Liverpool-tbe market is dull; Cotton
per sail at 11-S2 do steam at ! a 1892; Wheat per
steam at Sd; sail Sd
at full prices. Wheat is active firm and higher mo
ry seller for February at 2lt No Chicago Spring
and generally lower; No2 at 443c cash; 444c seller
January 445c seller February. Oats are easier; No
at 334c cash; 331c seller january; 33a a 335c seller
at 64c. Pork is unsettled and generally higher, and
closing firm at 16 80 cash; 16 55 for seller January
higher at 10 40 q 10 80 seller January; 10 623 seller
for February Bulk Meats are steady and unchang-
ed; shoulders at o. s. clear rib sides at St; clear
necepts-1O,OOO opis nour, $4,000 bush wheat, ,112,
900 bush corn, 26O0c bush oats 10000 bush barley,
Shpments-7, 500 bbls flour, 80, GOO bush wheat 9i-
600 bush corn. 47O0O busn oats, 5000 cush barley
$4,000 buab rye.
In fba COLL of fho haar aofta Wy
in active demand and higher at 20 seller January;
l 2is g ~ seller February Corn is frmer ami
higher 4 seller January ~ c seller for
cash or December; 33ac seller January; 335c seller
February. PORK quiet and shade lower at Is 55 for
January 16 rs February. Lard easier at 10 473 for
January; 10 60 Feb.
TOLEDO, December 19.-Flour is steady. Wheat
is quiet; Amber Michigan on spot and December at
80; seller February iOA; No Red Winter at 81;
high Mixed at 47c; new at 444c; No at 47c; new
443e; damaged 424c; new 42c rejected Acc; 43sc.
Michigan 36c; rejected 3Oc. Clover seed steady at
9 90. Hogs steady at 65 q rs.
Receipts-l0O bbs flour, 1000 bush wheat, s., 900
bush Corn, 1900 bush Oats, 900 Barley.
ShipmenIs-10O bbs -four, 5000 bush Wheat, 3d.
600 bush Corn. 5000 bush Oats.
DETROIT, December 19.-Flour quiet and steady
II s %Dg Dgt ere s15s TIS %Ss M'adn ss
! 35 milling nominally 3O3. Corn is nominal; No
Mixed offered at 52c. Oats are steady; White Wes-
tern offered at 413c, 43c bid No Mixed 3Sc bid 800
asked.
Receipts-4s7 bbls -four, 5.s16 bush wheat, 2642
bush corn, 30i0 bush oats
Shipments-599 bblS -four, 3899 bush wheat 6112
bush corn, 2678 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE,, December 19.-Flour dull and un-
changed Wheat opened steady and closed firm; No |
Milwaukee at 25A; No 2 Milwaukee 2Oi; for seller
January at 20a seller for February at 224; No 8
Milwaukee 104. Corn quiet and dull; No nomn-
ally at 45c. Oats dull and dropping No at 32Ac
Rye quiet and irmer; No at 694c Barley weak;
No Spring easier at 76 "a 7SC; No 8 Spring nj 44c
Provisions-mess Pork l6 81. Lard, prime steam at
TO- Dressed Hogs steady.
Receipts-7,00o Dbls flour, $4,000 bust wheat.
Shipments-11000 flour, $4,000 bush wheat.
MEMPHIS, December 19.-Cotton market moder-
ate. demand; Middiing uplands 114c.
CHARLESTON, December 19.-Cotton is steady:
Middllng upands at liz a us.c
SAVANNAH, December 19.-Cortou quiet; Middling
uplands at 11sc.
NEW YORK, December 19.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands at 12sc.
NEW ORLEANS, December 19.-Cotton steady and
in fair demand; Middlng uplands 11sc.
WILMINGTON, December 19-Cotton quiet; Mid .
ding uplands at 11ac
MOBILE, December 19.-Cotton quiet ;Middng up-
lands 11Sc.
AUGUSTA, December 19.-Cotton. steady and in fair
demand; Middling uplands at II &c.
LOUISVILLE. December 19.-Cotton quiet: Mid
ding uplands 114c.
GALVESTON, December 19.-Cotton is quiet: Mid
ding uplands 114c. ''0
NORFOLK, December 19-Cotton is quiet; Middlno
uplands at 1l3c.