The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16
Domestic Markets,

NEW YoRK, Dec. 15-Evening Cotton market is
quiet at &c deelne sales 638 bales ;ordnary uplands
stained 10; middling uplands 12ac do Alabama at
12s; do New Orleans and Texas at IL 5-16; do stain
ed 1l3 delivered on contract 900 bales; futures are
IN moderate business, closing easy at 1c decline
Flour-receipts of 2O,793 bbls; the market is dull
and prices slightly in buyer favor with only limited
sales 94oO bbls; No at 400 40; Superine Wes,
tern and State at 5 90 "a 5 25; extra Western and
state at 20 60 good to choice Western and State
7 90; Fancy White Wheat Western at O5 q 90; eS-
ira Ohio at IS q co. extra st Louis at 50 q 25
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 80 q 5O
good to choice to double extra at rs a 80; South
ern at As q rs. Rye -four quiet and unchanged at
80 g 10 tor superfine. Cornmeal is duh at so a
8 %. Wheat-receipts 5000 bush; the market is dull
and slightly in buyers favor and Scarcely any inquiry
for export and milling sales IS, 600 bush; O5 q rs
TOR ungraded Spring i 20 for New York No Spring;
!! " Tor No Minnesota; 45 for Amber jersey; IS
for Winter Red Western and nominaliy; 80 for No
Chicago; 80 for No Milwaukee. bye dull. Bar
icy unchanged. Barley Malt is dull and unchanged.
Corn-receipts of $40 bush; the market is quite
firm with good active export and home trade de.
mand sales 100000 bush Sc q 563c for new no grade
Mixed; size for new steamer Mixed; 5slc for new
Kansas Mixed; $50 a 6Oc for old ungraded Western
Mixed 50 @ sole for No Chicago in store; 6Oc for do
afioat 6Oc for new White Southern. Oats-receipts
10, LOO bush; the market is shade rmer and fairly
active; sales 900 bush "a a 49c for Mixed Western
and State; 81 g 51c for White Western and State,
3sc; New York No 2 White at 42c; New York 10 i i
White at 4ss q 49c; Mixed Western "a a 4Oc; White
DO at 80 &C. Mixed State 4 q 4oc; White at IS q
Ole; Mixed and White State together at 49e; White
do to arrive at 49c. Coffee-Ri0 is quiet, firm and
scarce; 16a q zoe gold for cargoes; 16a 2ls gold for
job lotsl Sugar Is quiet and nominally at d ioc
for fair to good renng 10sc for prime; refined is
steady and in more demand at 11s q 113c for stand
ard l1ac for powdered; 1os 10ac for granulated;
121c for crushed. Rice steady with moderate BUSH
ness Petroleum nominally unchanged; crude 16c,
refined 32c on spot; seller January at 3Oc; seller for
February at Pie Tallow is dull at 81 @ Ssc, latter
extreme. Naval St0res-Rosin is frmer at 37A "a
40 for strained. Turpentine is rmer at 42S 43 for
Spirits: Pork on spot unchanged futures irmer;
Mess Mess IL 70 g Is 81 seller February at 1s rs 16
mddles hrmer at 81 q Of short clear Western: long
clear 81 February 9. Dressed Hogs steady at II for
10 81 10 So closing 10 5O seller December 10 As a
~ ~ seller January 10 at g 10 52a seller February
s s. ~ az 70 Eli seller rm March Butter
Freights to Liverpool-the market is quiet; Cotton
per sail at 1872; do steam at @ 1882; Wheat per
steam at Sd
changed, Wheat is active. and shade higher; No
Chicago Spring at 1s1 cash1 10 seller tor January;
seller 81 February at Sos No Chicago Spring at OH
ed but some sales rather higher No at 46tc cash
45c seller for January; 45c seller February Oats are
changed at Tic Barley easier at 63a a &c cash; 81
"a 643c seller for January. Pork is active but not
quotaby higher at Is 80 cash. 1 50 for seller Janua-
Lard active and shade higher at 10 17A cash. 10 25
seller january 10 81 10 80 seller for March. Bulk
hiodIS dTe Steduy anu unchanged, shoulders at
6a clear rib sides at ST. clear sides So. Whisky is
in COOP demand and shade higher at 1 S.
Railroad Freghts to New York unchanged, but
Monday.
Receipts-1O,OOo bbsiaour, $1,000 bush wheat. 49,.
goo bush corn, 10000 bush oats 800 bush barley,
Shipments 400 bbls -four, % COO bush wheat. 49,.
ego bush corn $4,000 bush oats, $500 bush barley
On the call of the board in the afternoon-wheat
about 4c lower. Corn 4c lower. Oats nominal Pork
Is strong and higher at 16 IS 16 70 seller Januarv
IL 93 tor seller February Lard strong and higher M
10 27t seller January;lO 40 February.
TOLEDO, December i5-Flour is ouiet. Wheat
Is Is dul u No White Wabah 24t Amber Michigan
a. 81 81 se aH January S Ryd s seller February
December 2S1; seller January 291; No Red 90:
rejected held at 10. Corn is quiet; high Mixed at
40 g 4O4c new at 46lc; No at 4sac new at 46c; No
White at 4Ssc; new 46c; damaged new 42c; rejected
47c; new 454c. Oats are quiet; No at 3Idc: Nichi
gan nomainally at 363c. Clover seed is dull Dressed
Receipts-100 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat 670OO
bush Sh;. Corn. 400 100 bush Oats, 900 Barley.
5000 bush Corn, 1900 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE,, December 15-Flour is quiet but
steady Wheat unsettled and closed dull and steady
No Milwaukee at 233; No 2 Milwaukee 49, for
Hoo milwaukee, at 90. Corn frmer; No at 46c'
Oats are steady; No 2 at 32ic Rye frmer; No at
7Oc: Barley easier: No Spring at 76c; No Spring
at 47c. PROVISIONS quiet and held irmy-mess PORK
16 IS cash and December.
Keceipts-l0: 600 bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat
SPipments-7,OOO -four, 100 bush wheat.
DETROIT, December 15.-Flour is in light demand
steady and unchanged at Esq 50 for choice White
Wheat Is firm extraiWhite Michigan at a.; mill
ing ST. bid, 80 asked; No White Michigan 3i1.
milling att 2S3 Corn is nominal; No 1 Mixed az
552a g 53ec. Oats steady-Whte Western 4lIc bid
42c asked. WV
Receipts-SeS bbls -four, 56O5 bush wheat, 90
bush CORN 1884 bush oats. ' w
Shipment keo bbls flour, 7l6S bush wheat 90
bush corn, 1861 bush oats.