The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-19
vance: closed Liz hello,

vance; closed lie below .ates. Flour
receipts of 12,477 bbls the market is without de-
cided change; demand quiet and light mainly tor
400 bbls No at 40 q 60, latter extreme; Super
fine Western and State at 8 90 a 5 25; extra Wes-
tern teri ana STATE at % g f good to choice Western
at 5 80 q 90; Fancy White Wheat Western at O5
q 90; extra Ohio at As q 90; extra st Louis at
80 "a %; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
so q 80; good to choice to double extra at IS "a
$50; Southern at As q IS. Rye flour quiet at So
10 tor superfne Cornmeal is quiet at 80 q 30.
Wheat-fecelpts 137 $50 bush; the market is a &c
better with very light export and limited milling
demand, also some triing speculative INQUIRY; sales
NJ cheao spring q for
Minnesota; IS for White Western; 1 80 "a / 81 for
New York No Spring; No Chicago at SO bid, held
Barley quiet and unchanged. Barley Malt is I'M
changed Corn-receipts of SO, 1874 BUSH the market
is 1c better with fair demand, partly specula-
Mixed; 59c for new steamer Mixed; 6Oc for new
Kansas Mixed; 5! q 5sc for new ungraded Western
ccaso soc Fra Wits soy Gle fE old
cepts 49, 1875 bush; the market is a 1c better with
good inquiry sales $1,000 bush; 81 g SOC for Mixed
State. including rejected at 81 "a sac; New York
No 8 White at Ale; New York No2 White at 43sc;
No extra 5Gc; MIXED Western 81 4sc; White do at
Mixed and White State together at 5Oc 10, 900 bush
old Mixed Western about 4:c. Coffee Rio is quiet
ob s sugar E at a oe p sa for
good refining; 1Osc for prime refined is rmer with
fair business at ll8e for standard A; lOs a Oac for
powdered; liz @ 12c for granulated 121c for crush
ed. Moasses quiet and unchanged. Rice quiet and
steady. Petroleum quiet and somewhat irregular;
crude 16e refined =; &c on spot 1900 bbls refined
now quoted at 293c. Tallow is frmer at 81 "a 81c,
Naval Stores-Rosin is frmer at 1892 40 for strain
ed Turpentine is decidedly frmer at 45a for Spirits
Pork higher Mess II co. resaIes II O5 seller Decem-
Der II 65 seller February at II 5O seller March II So
Beef is quiet Cut Meat quiet; middles steady; city
lnr,nnl DFnS f,rv, ~ -trT--~
term Lard excited and higher ;cosing easier prime
steam at 10 80 a 10 s74; seller December at 10 rs
10 seller January 10 IS So; seller February
Freights to Liverpool-the market is scarcely so
firm; Cotton per sail at 1872; do steam at a 1882
Wheat per steam at Sd; sail 3d.
CHICAGO, December 1S.-Flour is in LIGHT demand
but holders firm. Wheat is fairly active and shade
higher but unsettled No Chicago Spring 2O3 mo
Chicago sP pr at list CASH lst seller tor Janua-
at OF q os3; rejected s3a q &c. Corn Is in fair
demand and lower; No2 at 44ac cash; 4iae bid for
seller January 4ifc bid seller February rejected at
$3.50 cash; 33s 33lc seller January; rejected at 49,
Rye easier at 7Oc Barley frmer at CSC cash; 66c
seller February. Pork is active and shade lower at
IS 80 @ ls IS cash. 16 As for seller January 16 IS
l6 67A seller February; 16 s7a q 16 90 seller March,
Lard opened strong and higher, closed inside price
for February. Bulk Meats are firm and unchanged
shoulders at 81 s. clear rib sides at ST. clear sides
at So. Whiskey quiet and steady at 08.
Receipts-140 900 Dbls hour, 81 900 bush wheat 10
GOO bush corn, 10000 bush oats 10000 bush barley,
1000 bush of rye.
Shipments-1O0OO bbls -four, 3d. GOO bush wheat
goo bush corn. $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye.
On the call Of the board in the afternoon-W Wheat
Corn frmer at 44sc cash; AT a 4ic seller January
Oats nominally unchanged.
ST.. LOUIS December 1S.-Flour is firm and un-
changed. Wheat inactive; No Red Fall at "a for
cash 81 seller for December; So seller January;
No Red Fall at 80 q 3Ot cash; 80 seller Janu-
ary Corn is active; No Mixed at 4Oa a 41Ac cash
aa n ssE Fsds as d ~ @ bid Pc sas
s3ac bid January; rejected sole. Rye is dull and
heavy at 7oac bid. Barley is quiet and unchanged.
Whiskey quiet and unchanged.
Receipts-34OO bbls -four, 20, 900 bush wheat TO-
goo bush corn. 5000 bush oats, $1,000 bush barley,
5000 bush rye, 900 head hogs, 900 head cattle.
TOLEDO, December 49,. Flour is steady. Wheat
igan at 81; Amber Michigan seller January 1884
No 2 Red Winter at 20; seller January 81; No 8
ksd at do2 2O Tsfse Ss Ratn and Michigan Red
at 44c; new damaged 42c; new rejected 45ic. Oats
are dull; rejected 24c. Clover seed at 80. Hogs
held at TO- 60 offered.
Receipts-300 bbls flour, $1,000 bush wheat 81 900
bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats, 600 Barley.
Shipments-5oo bbls -four, 5000 bush Wheat, %,
600 bush Corn. 5000 bush Oats.
DETROIT, December 1s-Flour is firm. Wheat ia
hrm extra White Michigan at Al bid, 43 asked
milling 379 bid; No White Michigan 351 milling
2ss bid. Corn is steady; No Mixed old at sac
a
500 asked.
Receipts-1O76 bbls -four, IA 1856 bush wheat, 4OOs
bush corn, 65O3 bush oats.
Shipments-225 bbls -four, 7733 bush wheat s44O
bush corn, 1877 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, December 1S.-Flour dull and nm
changed. Wheat firm; No Milwaukee at 25; No 2
Milwaukee 1885, for seller January at 2Os; seller
Tor February at 21a; No Milwaukee 100. Corn
steady mo at 45ac Oats are quiet and unchanged
No at 321c. Rye dull; No 1 at sec. Barley weak
NO Spring at 76a @ TIC; No Spring at 44c. Pro-
visions quiet and unchanged; mess Pork 16 IS cash.
Laiu, prime steam 10. Dressed Hogs steady 9 90.
Receipts-90OO bbls -four, 80 900 DusI wheat.
SfiDments-6,OO0 -four, l, 400 oush wheat.
CLEVELAND, December 1s.-The Petroleum mark
ct is firm at q for standard White.
MEMPHIS, December 1s-Cotton market is easv !.
Middling uplands 11sc.
CHARLESTON, December 1s.-Cotton is oniet .
Middllng uplands at 11sc.
SAVANNAH. December 1s Cotton ouet. Midd,ino
uplands at 11sc.
NE! NEW 9oRK, December 1S.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands at l2sc.
WILMINGTON, December 16-Cotton nncbanood
Middling uplands at 114c eON
AUGUSTA, December 1s-Cotton quiet and in fair
demand; Middling uplaDds at Il &c.
LOUISVILLE, December 1S.-Cotton steady: Mid
ding uplands 114c. ~
GALVESTON, December 1s.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands 114c. N
NORFOLK, December 1S.-Cotton is quiet Middling
uplands at 1l3c. '''' -''''-''is
MOBILE, December 1s.-Cotton quiet and steady
Middling uplands 11ac.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1s-Cotton firm: Mid
ding uplands 11ac. ---N