The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

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Sheep dull and unsettled and nominally lower: re-
celpts l6oo head; the only sale at rs.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12-Evening-Cotton market is
quiet; sales 1883 bales; ordinary uplands Alabama
New Orleans and Texas at 1Os; ordinary stained 1Oa
midding uplands 12ic; do Alabama at 1913; do New
Orleans and Texas at II 7l6; do stained 49, deliver
ed on contract $500 bales: futures in fair business
Flour-receipts of ,526bbs the market is dull and
slight in buyers favor; shippers holding off sales of
10000 bbls; No 2 at 10 a. go; Superfine Western
ana state at 10 g 80; extra Western and State at
40 0 10; good to choice Western and State at 10
g 7 70; White Wheat Western extra at SO "a 7 co:
Fancy White Wheat Western at 7 O5 "a 90; extra
Ohio at 40 g CO., extra St Louis at 50 q Is Pa
tent Minnesota extra good to prime at so a 80;
good to choice to double extra at Is @ so South,
ern ats 45 9 IS. Rye flour steady at 80 q Is for
superfine Cornmeal is quiet at Is a 60. Wheat
receipts si7 800 bush; the market is little more
steady, without, however, any decided change in
Il ~ ed little business done mainly for
graded Spring; 1 30 for extra choice Amber and
White Michigan in store. Barley is dun and decIin-
at S NAT is g1st and
quiet and without material change in prices, with
very limited business doing mainly in no grade;
sales 81 900 bush; 55c for Western Mixed on track
5iac for old grade steamer Mixed SOC for No 3
White; SIC for White Southern Oats-receipts b.
52s bush; the market is firm and quiet: sales $1,000
bush; 33a q 4SAc for Mixed Western and State; 80
q 5O3c for White Western and State, including re-
jected at 332c; New York No at 36c; No White
at at 4le Soi White at as 4ssc Mixed Western at
mixed State at 46a q 4s4c; White do 4s1 @e 5Oac
Coffee-Rio is Quiet and firm; 164 q 1850 gold for
cargoes; 16a q 21t gold for job lots Sugar nominal
at % q 10c for fair to good refining 1Osc for prime
refined is lower and in fair demand at lac for stand
ard A; III 1sc for powdered; liz a 11sc for gram
grades quiet. Rice steady with moderate demand.
Petroleumisrong crude Ice, refined $40 spot 1000
RSs Taoa at a 9So 81 1
Naval SlOres-Rosin quiet at 35 q 40 for strained
Turpentine steady at 414c for Spirits Pork is heavy
seller December II 90 asked seller January at Is %
bid, II 90 Asked seller February 16 81 bid 16 80 ask
ed seller March 1e 55 bid L 90 asked Beef quiet;
middles-City long clear .. Dressed Hogs unsettled
at u q "a for Western. Lard lower closing steady
"a 25 seller JanuaTy p1o "a "a 10 80 Closing 10 80
q 10 32t; seller February 10 40 @ 10 As. Whiskey is
steady at 10. Butter firm.
Freights to Liyerpoo-the market slightly easier
per steam at SID.
CHICAGO, December 12.-Flour is quiet and nm
changed. Wheat unsettled and lower; No Chicago
Spring at lit q L 7s cash; 175 q Is seller for
January 1911 seller February; No 3 Chicago Spring
at os g 1O9; rejected g q 96c. Corn steady and
January; 45sc seller February 4Oc for rejected Oats
are steady and in fair demand; No Q at 33ac cash;
33s g $3.50 seller for January. Rye quiet and
changed at TIC. Barley quiet and unchanged at Csc
cash; 623c seller January. Pork is unsettled and
generally higher at IL So q 16 40 for cash. Is do for
seller January; 16 s. q e7s for seller February;
seller December 10 OBJ @ 10 O5 seller january 10 III
seller for February. Bulk Meats are dull and lower
shoulders at 81 short rib sides at 81; short sides
81. Dressed Hogs in good demand but lower; light
$50 q 6 65; heavy Is q 80. Whiskey active but
not quotably higher at O63.
600 bush corn, DOC bush oats 1900 bush barley
10000 bush OF rye.
Shipments-9,OoO bbs flour, Al zoo bush wheat, ST.
oOO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 ouab barley,
400 bush rye.
On the call Of the board in the afternoon-Wheat
heavy at II q 17s seller January 1Ss for seller
FEBRUARY Corn shade lower at 46ac cash; All q 45c
seller January. Oats steader at 33I q $3.50. Pork
is weak and lower at l6 81 seller january 16 60 for
seller February. Lard easier.
TOLEDO, December 12-Flour is steady. Wheat
is dull; No White Michigan on spot or January at
50; 40t for February; No do at 1 224; No Q Red
Winter at 20; seller January at BOZ; No Red at
46sc; low Mixed SOC No new 46ac; seier for Jan
uary at 47c; No White at soc; No new at 46sc;
damaged new 42c; rejected 49Ic; 46ic. Oats are
dull and nominal. Clover seed firm at 90. Hogs
6S0@70O.
Receipts-125 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, rs, 900
bush Corn, 600 bush Oats, 0,0Q Barley.
Shipments-000 bbls flour, i6, 900 bush Wheat. 27-
600 bush Corn. 1000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, December 12.-Flour is unchanged.
Wheat unsettled; No Milwaukee at %; No 2 Mil
ruary at 1873; No Milwaukee at 09{. Corn ouiet
and firm; No at 45c. Oats are quiet and steady;
No at S2ac: Rye dull; No at SO q SOC. Barley is
VISIONS quiet and firm; mess Pork nOminally is 50
seller December Lard-prme steam at 1Oa
Receipts-9.5OJ bbs Hour, 50 900 ousL wheat
Shipments-12,000 -four, 5000 oush wheat.
ST.. LOUIS, December H. Elour-low grades ara
selling at 90 90, scarce and wanted other kinds
dg III and dropping Wueat lower-No 2 Red Fall at
26 91 q cash; 80 seller january. Oats are quiet
and firm; No at S2.c bid cash; sales sas seller for
s SadaqaH Rys dull to sell at zoe bid quiet
to SELL Pork lower at 16 20 spot and last half of
January; 16 % seller Feb. Bulk Meats shoulders
according to age. BaconEshoulders n "a "a: eIea1
rib sides % q 81; clear sides 81 q q 81.
oo RaeeelPts-2OOO bbs -four, 10000 bush wheat, 2t-
000 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley
1uoO bush rye 900 head hogs, 900 head cattle.
DETROIT, December 12-Flour steady at 6 65 "a
I 90 tor choice White: Wheat is dull; extra White
ing at 28 bid. PSI asked; No White Michigan il
scarce at 2i1 bid. Corn dull and steady; No Mix
ca offered one red 533c Oats are steady; White Western
Receipts-6s9 bbls flour, 6.Os5 bush wheat. 79z
bush corn, 1920 bush oats.
Shpments-1393 bbls -four, 6796 bush wheat Sax
bush corn, 3S0S bush oats. WV
CINCINNATI, December 12-Pork is ouiet and hold
atsl6 20. Lard is in fair demand and lower: steam
rendered at 8 80; kettle do at 10 so "a 10 GA BulS
meats M az are dull shoulders at 50 6; clear lib sides
Meats easier shoulders at 81; sides at go. Hams
q 0 ~ Whiskey strong at O6. Hogs are in fair
to good light at 40 a 60; picking grades at ( 60
g 8 IS; heavy at sOrecepts 10, no head shipments
800 head.
CLEVELAND, December 12.-The Petroleum lark
ct is strong q for standard White.
MEMPHIS, December 1c-Cotton market ouiet.
Middling uplands 11sc. a''
CHARLESTON, December 12.--Cotton is steady:
Middrngl uplands at 10 q 12sc.
SAVANNAH December 12.-Cotton is firm ;Middling
upands at 11ac.
NEW YORK. December 12-Cottol quiet Ni6dlng
uplands at 12ac.
WILMINGTON, December IL Cotton is nominal;
Middling uplands at 1T q 1lsc.
AUGUSTA, December 12.-Cotton quiet Middng
uplands at 113c.
uplands 11tc.
LOUISVILLE, December 12.-Cotton is firm; Mid
ding uplands 11sc.
GALVESTON, December 12.-Cotton is firm; Mid
ding uplands 113c.
NORFOLK, December 12.-Cotton quiet; Mddling
uplands at 11Sc.
i. NEW ORLEANS, December 12-Cottcn is Quiet and
hrm; Middling uplands 1lac.