The Portland daily press., 1876-12-21
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. Dec 20-Evening- market is
steady; sales 2l03 bales ordinary uplands Alabama
New Orleans and Texas at 101 ordinary stained 10
middling uplands 12ac; do Alabama at l21; do New
Orleans and Texas at IL 516; do stained 1I: deliv-
cred on contract 100 bales futures in moderate
business, closing 1872 q 1-16 advance Flour-1e-
ceipts of 1896 bbs; the market is shade firmer with
more disposition to purchase in part for export sales
1880 bbs; mo at 759 81 ;Superfne Western and
State 500 @ %; extra Western and State at so "a
5 s.; good to choice Western and State SIS OTIS;
White Wheat Western extra at 80 q 90; Fancy
White Wheat Western at 05 a 90; extra Ohio at
5 so q 7 90; extra st Louis at 80 q 25; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime at so q 60; good to
"a S75. Rye flour shade frmer at 30 @951f for SUI
perfne. Cornmeal is less active and unchanged at
80 9 90. Wheat-recepts AZ, 400 bush 1.-THE market
is lc better with fair export and speculative de-
bush; % for New York No Spring; Il a IS for
Mixed; % q 80 for No 8 Milwaukee; IS for No 3
Chicago in store; 81 for No Milwaukee; / SO %
40 for Winter Red Western in store; so for White
Michigan. hye quiet; Western at so a SIC. Barley
Is quiet and heavy; $500 bush No Q Canada at co.
Barley Malt is dull and declining Corn-receipts
Tip bush; the market is "a 1c better with fair
demand for export and home use sales al 900 bush
543c for new damaged Western Mixed delivered 5S3
q SOC for new no grade Mixed; sole for new steam
sas Mixed; SIC for old No2 Chicago; 58c for poor
White Western; SO "a Coo for Yellow and White
Southern on dock Oats-receipts of 900 bush; the
900 bush; 3S1 a Sic for Mixed Western and State !:
43 q pic for White Western and State, including re-
jected at $50; New York No White at 4Oc; New
No white 504c; Mixed Western $751; q 4lc; White
at e 4se; Mixed State 4s 5lc bite at 50 q SIC.
goes; II q % gold for job lots Sugar is nominaIiy
unchanged at 81 q 10c for fair to good refining; IUlc
for prime; refined is firm with good demand at 1is
q 12c for graduated; i21c for crushed. Molasses is
quiet and unchanged at 48 q SIC for New Orleans
Rss steady 1ss and in # fan
January at 29c, Tallow is steady at Sic. Naval
Stores-Rosin is frmer at So q 2 IS for strained
Turpentine is much higher at SOC for Spirits Pork
opened excited and higher and closed heavy; Mess
II 10 q II rs; seller for March at II so q IT 65 Beef
is dull. Cut Meats quiet; middles firm; city long
for Western. Lard much higher and active, closing
heavy prime steam part to arrive at II 90 "a II O5
seller December at II co. seller for January y ST. g
closing II 074. Whiskey is firmer at 10.
Freights to Liyerpool-the market rather more
steady for grain; Cotton per sail at sic q 1922 do
steam at 3; Wheat per steam at Sd sail Sd
CHICAGO, December 20.-Flour is firm: Western
extra so q So Wheat is active, firm and higher;
No Chicago Spring at 1873 cash; 2Ot q 20a for
sChicago Spring al o. q osl; rejected 90 q 95c.
Corn easiel; No at 443c cash. Oats at $500 seller
January. Rye easier al 69a. Barley higher at 65 q
Csc. Pork is in active demand and higher at II O5
Lard is strong and higher at 10 55 cash 10 571 "a
10 60 seller january 10 70 seller for February Bulk
Meats are fairly active and shade higher; shoulders
at "a 81; short rib sides at So do clear sides at 49,
Whiskey at 0S.
hecelpls-17 900 bbls tour, 49, 900 bush wheat TO-
zoo oush CORN 22,00t bush oats 81 GOO bush barley,
$500 bush Of rye.
Shipments-65O bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, 49,
Ooo BUSH corn, 21OOO busbAoats,l $500 bush barley
2,400 bush rye.
On the call of the board in the afternoon-wheat
higher at 20s seller January; 22s seller February
Corn is higher at at g 44s seller January; 45sc for
February; 4S1c seller May. Oats unchanged. PORK
steady at 16 81 seller January; 16 So seller February
Lard quiet at 10 g. for seller January 10 II seller
February.
'H,,r
is firm; Amber Michigan at i'll seller January at
4Os; seller February at 10; No Red Winter 80;
January 80; No 8 lied at %; rejected held 1 12b
do Dayton and Michigan at IL. Corn is firm; high
Mixed at 4Sc; new at 45ac; No 2 at 47c; new 45lc;
January 469c damaged 438c; rejected new 44sc Oats
81 T. offered Clover Isssd steady at CO. Hogs at
Receipts-9OOO bbls -four, Al 900 bush wheat Al, 900
bush Corn. $4,000 bush Oats, 0,00sBarley.
Shipments-9O0O bbls flour, 5000 bush Wheat 49,
600 bush Corn, 700 bush Oats
MILWAUKEE, December 20.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed Wheat steady; No Milwaukee at "a
seller for February at 234; Nos Milwaukee ia
Corn weak and dull; No at 45c. Oats are steadier
at SOC. Barley frmer; No 2 Spring cash and seller
December at 74sc; January 76a; No 8 Spring at 46c
Provisions frmeri mess Pork i6 81 cash and seller
at 10; kettle Ii 90. Dressed Hogs firm 90.
Reeepts-11 000 bbs houI. 1000 pusL wheat.
SHIPMENTS, 500 -four, 5000 oush wheat
DETROlT, DeceWDer ZU.-Fl0ur nrm with light
demand. Wheat is steady; extra White Michigan at
AZ bid, milling 80 bid; No White Michigan ] So
bid, 36 asked; milling SO bid; No 2 White Michi-
gan and No Amber nominal. Corn is steady; No
Mixed at SIC. Oats are steady; No Mixed 383c Did,
39c asked.
+. Recepts-595 bbls flour, 6.7S2 bush wheat, OOeO
gush corn, 1000 bush oats.
Shipments-335 bblS -four, 1915 bush wheat 2I2i
bush corn, 1868 bush oats.
CLEVELAND, December 2O.-The Petroleum mark
ct is firm and unchanged.
MEMPHIS, December 20.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands lie.
CHARLESTON, December 2O.-Cotton firm; Mid
ding uplands at l1Rc.
SAVANNAH, December 20.-Cotton dull and BUYERS
offering lower; Middhng uplands at 11sc.
NEW YoRA, December 20-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands at 12sc.
NEW ORLEANS, December TO- Cotton is strong;
Middling uplands l1sc
WILMINGTON, December 20.-Cotton unchanged;
Middlng uplands at lie
MOBILE. December 20.-Cotton active Middling
uplands 114c.
GALVESTON, December 2o-Cotton is steady Mid
ding uplands 1iac.
AUGUSTA, December 2o.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplaDds at II q lie.
LOUISVILLE, December 2O.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding upands life.
NORFOLK, December 2o.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands at 114c.