The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-20

NEW YORK. December 19-Eyening,-(Jortou Il
steady at l-16 decline; sales 1916 bales Mddling
business, steady ats to 10 points decline. Flour
receipts 1921 bbis; the market is shade stronger
for low grades; shipping extra in good export de-
mand other kinds without decided change in prices
sales 49, 800 bbls; No at 90 q 15 Supertne Yves
tern and State go TO-; extra Western and State
at 8 % q 60; choice Western and State at II
a 6 90; White Wheat Western extra at 05 "a rs
Fancy White Wheat Western extra at so q s rs
at 40 q Is; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at 40 q s 25 choice to double extra at 80 a co.
Southern -four unchanged; sales 4700 bbs, nearly all
at 8 rs q 4 80 for Superfne State. Cornmeni i:
quiet; Yellow at 2 IS q 90; Brandywine at 8 90
Wheas-recepts $3.50 bush; l @ better with a
quiry; sales 900 bush, including 2O7 900 on spot
q for No Chicago in store; 80 @ IS for I'M
g for ~ 3GRcag 15 81 for 10 MWauiee;
for No Spring; al q l 55 for White State; Sc
for No Canada Spring in bond; 81 q 80 for No
Spring January, closing at 1 80 bid, q 32A asked
asked No Winter Red December closing at IS bid
At asked; do January at AL bid, 1 Al asked; do
February at IS bid, 80 asked. Rye is quiet and
steady 5000 bush State for export at TIC. harley
dull and unchanged. BARLEY Malt dull and un-
and fairly active; sales $4,000 BUSH including 49,
00o bush on spots soc for poor ungraded Western
Mixed; 54l g 55se for New York No 6Oc for steam
afoat; Sic for Yellow Delaware; Sc a Gle for White
Southern; 60t q 605c for steamer Mixed December,
closing at 6oic bid 6Osc asked Coo do January clos,
ing 6Oc bid 6O3c asked; do February closing at 6Oc
bid 6Oac asked 65ic do January closing 654c bid 65k
asked do February closing Csc bid 66ac asked on
receipts 1904 bush; shade stronger and quiet sales
25,O 900 bush 80 q 4Oc for Mixed Western and State
81 q 423c for White do, including New York No s
White at 81 q S73c; New York No 2 at $50; New
York White at 383c; New York No White at IL %
42e; New York No at 39tc; Mixed Western at 81 q
Csc; Mixed State at 81 q size; White State at 81 a
c q ge at e q a. ss
is firm and in fair demand at II q q for fair to good
refnng 7sc for prime; refined firm with good de-
mand and unchanged at 9Sc for standard A; 81 for
granulated; o. for powdered; 81 for crushed. Mo-
lasses-New Orleans in fair request at 80 q &c.
Rice unchanged. Pefreleum nominal; crude at
Sc; refined at 134c; sales 10000 bbs united at so "a
II 2}. TnilOw at u q GIG. Naval Stores
Rosin higher at 721 g III. Turpcntine easier
at s2sc for Spirits; Eggs firm at 22s Use; Pork is
10 90 @ 10 %; 1850 seller February at IL So q 10 co.
$500 March part 10 %. Beef is quiet. Cut Meats
quiet; middles steady with good demand; Western
scarcely SO frm 1890 tics prime steam at 20 % 25;
200 ties off grade at Lie; $3.50 prime steam seller
December at s 223; 1850 do January at IS "a 30
closing 27t asked; 5000 seller February at 81 "a
40. Whiskcy is steady at 10.
Freights to Liverpool-market is shade frmer and
more active; Cotton per sail at ADJ steam q 932d;
Wheat; per steam at @ 81; Corn per steam Sd.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat is active and firm; No Chicago Spring at
No s at Oh rejected at SOC. Corn strong at 45sc
for cash and December; 42sc seller January; 41s a
42c seller for February; rejected $50. Oats in good
demand at 243c for cash; 241c seller January; 25sc
seller February; rejected DC Rye easier at &c. Bar
ley easier at 5Sc. Pork active and firm at II 80 for
cash; old at II % for Defenders new II 80 seller for
December; ~ 05 seller February Lard fairly active
at 70 cash, 771 January; S7A for February Bulk
Meats are steady and unchanged. Whiskey is steady
and unchanged.
Receipts-l6,OOO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, g.
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye 3d.
900 bush barley.
shipments-16,oOO bbs nour 30 900 bush wheat ,2O,-
600 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 900 bush ryeu ,.
900 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat strong at % q O9s seller January;
10 q 1Oa seller February. Corn steady and un-
changed. Oats fairly active and higher. Pork is
dull at II II 81 q II 80 seller January Lard easier
and unchanged.
TOLEDO, Dec. 19.-Wheat firm; extra White Mich
igan at So; Amber Michigan on spot at 32 seller
January at 300; seller February at 80; No Red
Winter spot and December at 1 III ;January 20;
February at 80. Corn steady; High Mixed at 49ic;
new at 451c; No ? on spot at 49c; new on spot and
seller December at 454c; rejected new 4sc; new at
414c; new damaged 35ac. Oats dull white SOC; No
do 29c.
Receipts-3O0 bbls -four, A. 900 bush wheat, TO- 900
bush Corn, $500 bush oats.
Shipments-2OO bbs flour, 900 bush wheat 81 900
bush corn, 0,0G0 bush oats.