The Portland daily press., 1877-12-18

NEW YORK, December l7-Evening-C0ft0n Is
easy at Lie decline; sales 480 bales Middlng up-
lands at 11s New Orleans at iii; futures in moder-
ate business, closing to 10 points decline. Flour
receipts ,67l bbs; the market is dull and droop-
ing and in buyers favor; shippers holding off, job
bing demand mainly for pressing wants; sales $500
bbls; No2 at 90 "a %; Superine Western and
State 80 g 10; extra Western and State tat 5 60
White Wheat Western extra at 05 70; Fancy
White Wheat Western extra at so a 8 %; good
$40 %; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
1909 %; choice to double extra 80 a 80, closing
dull and heavy; Southern -four q 10 lower; sales
$500 bbls extra at 80 a %. Rye flour dull and
lower at 375 GA % for Supertine State. Corn
meal IS dull; Yellow at 65 q 90; Brandywine at
20 q rs. Wheat-recepts 105 $50 bush; dull and
q lower; scarcely any inquiry tor export city
milling, spectators holding Oft; sales 42,400 bush
on spot; l % for No 2 Chicago; 1 43 for ungraded
ira White; IS for No Minnesota in store; $4,000
bush future delivery including 5000 bush No Spring
seller January at g. closing at % bid 50 asked
Western December at 81 bid1 IS asked do January
80 bid, 80 asked; "A for No Winter Red seller
January, closing at BID, a asked; Rye is dull
Sic. Barley Mali unchanged. Corn-receipts
1895 bush; fully lower and heavy; sales $4,000
bush including $4,000 bush spot 50 q 53c for
merchantable; 80 a 5Sc for new ungraded Western
Mixed; Coo for new and old Western Mixed Gle for
steamer Mixed; 63c for New York No in store; CSC
for old No White in store; &c for White Southern
Oats-recepts 40,70O bush; duh and declining sales
10000 bush; 30 q 4lc for Mixed Western and State
g g 433c for White do; including New York No at
SHE; New York No at $50 do No White 3SIc New
York No at SSac; White Western 81 a Acc; Mixed
State at at BIC; White State at 81 ACC. Coffee
lots at Is q 21s gold: sugar is firm at n Il for
for fair to good refining; 7sczfOr prime; refined firm
with fair demand at % for STANDARD A; 81 for gran
steady. Rice is steady. Petroleum quiet ;crude
at SCI refined at 134c; sales 15 900 bbs united at S64
q 924. TaliOw is steady at q q Z 9-16. Naval
time is dull ana easier at $50 for Spirits Pork is
lower, closing firm; $40 bbls at IL IS. Beef is
quiet. Cut Meals easier ;mddles scarcely so firm
Western long clear 81. Lard decidedly lower and
closing more steady; 70 ties prime steam at 20 a
80, closing at 20 bid; 5000 ties December at 20 q
IT. Closing IS. WhisIey is steady at t. 10.
Freghts to Liverpool-market is quiet; Cotton per
sail at ADJ steam g s-32d; Wheat per steam at Il g
Sd; sail I'd.
and lower; No Minnesota Spring 091; No 2 do at
10e1; No Chicago Spring at o6a q 063; No 2
Chago sP a o % cash and a4 seller De-
steady and in iair demand at 45s @ 43lc cash; age
FsSnay M & oa seaag o n sf ar de
mand at 244c for cash. 24Ic seller January; 24sc for
seller February; rejected 2sc, Rye dull and shade
Dressed Hogs heavy, holders anxious to realize
Pork dull and lower at IL 70 cash; 10 80 a IL 90 for
December; IL TIL "a II so seller January; IL 925 a
IL 05 seller February. Lard dull and lower at I 70
cashIand for January;7 80 for February Bulk Meats
easier shoulders at 41c; clear rib and clear sides
g. Whiskey dull at 06.
Receipts-l30O0 bbis -four, $1,000 bush wheat, ST.
goo bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye, g.
900 bush barley.
Shipments-s5,O 900 bbls nour 900 bush wheat ,25-
goo bush corn. $4,000 bush oats, 900 bush rye, g.
500 bush barley. =
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat Inactive and lower at 064 seller Janua-
ry; OH seller February. Corn inactive and lower
at 4lsc January. Oats easier at 24a a 24lc seller
December; 2asc January. Pork unsettled and gen.
II so February Lard easier at 67a q 20 January;
7774 CT so Feb. :
TOLEDO, Dec. 17.-Flour steady. Wheat steady
No 1 White Michigan at 30; extra White Michigan
l "a; AmNichgan on spot at Is; seller December
PSI; seller January at 20; seller February at 81
No Red Winter on spot and December 27; seller
January at 284; No Red Wabash at IL. Corn
is steady; High Mixed held at 49c; new 45c; No on
spot at 471c; new spot 45c ;seer December at AL
January held 44c and 434c offered; rejected new at
4O3c; damaged 361c; new 36c. Oats nominal
Receipts-0O0 bbs flour, $1,000 bush wheat, 43, 900
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
Shpments-3Oe bbls flour, 10 900 bush wheat II 900
bush corn, 00G0 bush oats.
@MILwAUKEE, Dec. 17.-Flour is quiet and weak.
Wheat is firm and closed active; MOI hard Milwau-
kee at 10; No soft Milwaukee 09f; No Q Mil
waukee at 05a; 06afor January; Oh for Februa-
~; No Milwaukee at OIL. Corn firmer; No2 at
A q 44!c. Oats quiet-No at 24sc. Rye is quiet
No at 561c. Barley is steady; No Spring at Csc;
Pork at II q. Lard-prime steam dull "a; kettle at
st. Hogs so.
hecelptS-ll,U UO bbls flour, 123, 900 bush wheat
Smpments-1l, 900 bbls flour, 124 900 bush wheat,
DETROIT, Dec. 17.-Flour is in good demand 80.
Wheat lower; extra White Michigan at 1 345 cash
No White Michigan at 1 20 for cash and December
294 seller January; 30s q 81 seller for February.
Corn quiet: new at 44c. Oats steady; No White at
305c; No Mixed SOC cash and December.
Receipts-2,SOO bbs -four, $4,000 bush wheat,
LOO bush corn, 1850 bush oats.
Shpments-16,oOO bbs -four, 80 900 bush wheat 900
bush corn, 10000 bush oats.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Ootton Is easy; Middlng
uplands at 11ac.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 17.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands at 10ac.
NORFOLK, Dec. H.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 105 g lie.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 7.-Cotton is easy; Middlng up
lands at 10sc.
NEW ORLAENs, Dec 17.--Cotton easier and lower
Middling uplands 105c.
SAVANNAH, Dec, H.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands at 10 13-16c.
MOBILE, Dec. 17.-Cotton is weak Middling up
lands at 10}c.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 17.-Cotton is quiet; MiddIing