The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-21

NEW YORK, December 20-Evenlng.-COttOn Is
steady; sales 1852 bales; Middling uplands at III;
New Orleans liz; futures opened from to points
higher. portion of which lost before the close.
Fiour-receipts 7736 bbs; the market opened firm
and closed dull; holders rather disposed to
alze; prices, however, are without change; sales
19,4O0 bbls; No2 at 500 q 4 rs; supertne Wes-
tern and State 80 q 10; extra Western and State
at IS a 65; choice Western and State at 5 20
a 90; White Wheat Western extra at 05 "a 75;
Fancy White Wheat Western extra at so "a 25;
good extra Ohio at 500 5O choice extra St Louis
at 40 "a 25 Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at 30 a %; choice to double extra at 80 a 90;
Southern -four firm sales 1900 bbls extra at 80 q
%. Rye -four is steady at 70 q so for Supertine
State CornmeaI is quiet and unchanged; Yellow
at Is q 800; Brandywine at 800. Whens-re-
ceipts 81, 1 bush irregular and unsettled opening
higher, closing with advance about lost sales 24O
900 bush, including 100000 on spot; 1 30 for No 8
Milwaukee; 80 for New York No 2 Spring; 80 q
"a 324 for No Chicago; 344 for No Milwaukee
WIFE, New 9orR wRe 1T at s.
fe eetGs h q ST r No Spring
closing at 80 bid, 80 asked seller for February
December closing at So Did, So asked; do January
at 331 bid, "a asked; do February at OBJ bid
1 SO asked; No Winter Red December closing 43
seller February 45 bid, IS asked. fSye IS quiet
BARLEY dull g. 900 bush at SOC g OO feeding at 81
cole BARLEY x " is dull and unchanged
and closed quiet buyers generally refusing to pay
advance; sales 100000 bush, including 172,oOo bush
on spot; Mixed; 551 q Sc for New York No 8; 634c
for old steamer Mixed; Ga q 64ac for New York No 2
in store; 654c and nominal do aioat; 63Ic for old
Western Mixed; So a sec for new White and Yellow
Southern 5S % SOC for round Yellow steamer Mixed
December closing at sole bid clio asked Gle for do
January, closing 60sc Did,, Sic asked; DO February
closing a ac Pa d Se o Gr mo cosno
Csc bid 65c asked: do February Csc bid, 664 asked
Oass-reeepts II, 7e9 bush q better sales $4,000
bush; S5 q 4Oc for Mixed Western and State; 81 @
42Ac for White do including New York No White
at 800; New York No at 80 q 394c; Mixed Western
at 50 g 3S3c; White Western at 80 g 4Oc; White
State at 40 "a 42c. Coffee quiet nd nominay I'M
ehangedcagoes quoted at 16 "a 20c gold job lots at
is q 214 gold. sugar is quiet and unchanged at u
2 for fair to good refining; 7sc for prms refined
at 9Sc for STANDARD A. 81 for granulated 81 for pow
dered; 81 for crushed. MoIasses-Foreign nomi-
nal; New Orleans steady at 95 g &c.,. Rice is quiet
at 131c sales of 10000 bbls united at 774 q s24.
TallOw steady at u. Naval Sfores-kosin is
steady at 72s g ?73 Tarpsn!ine steady at s2a
10 10 asked seller February at 10 % bid 10 90 asked
Beef quiet Gut Meats-middles are quiet and
firm Western long clear 81 city do at g. I 1a1c is
seller December at III q 20; 1000 do January at
1921 IS, closing 22t; 225O seller February 32s
@s IS, closing at 8 32t asked. Butter is steady.
Freights to Liverpool-market is quiet and firm;
Cotton per sail at Id; steam at @ s-32d; Wheat per
steam at SID.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat is active and lower; No 2 Chicago Spring at
0Sa for cash seller December; 0ss a OSA tor
ID a s e IN ao at oit
for cash; 44sc cash and December 1899 seller Janu
airy; 415c seller for February and March rejected at
35c. Oats fairly active and shade higher at 25c for
cash and seller January; 2iac seller December. Rye
firmer at SEC. Barley rmer at 584c. Pork dull and
lower at II 80 for cash and seller January II % for
seller February. Lard dull and shade lower at 70
"a 724 for cash Z 773 for December and January;
Z so OF s2a for February. Bulk Meats steady
and unchanged. Whiskey 06.
Receipts-12000 bbs -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 3d.
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 2300 bush rye 81,
600 bush barley.
600 bush corn. $4,000 bush oats, 600 bush rye co.,
600 bush barley.
TOLEDO Dec. 2o.-wheat is easier; No 8 White
Wabash at %; extra White Michigan at 36s; No
White Michigan 311 amber Michigan at 80; seller
January at 81; No Red Winter at 80; No Red
Winter on spot at 2sA; seller January 49,, seller
February at 30i; No Red at 13a; rejected Wab-
ash OF; No Dayton and Michigan at 274; MOI
Spring at 121. Corn is steady; High Mixed at 5lc;
No on spot at 5OAc; new on spot and December at
47c; seller January 44ac rejected 49c new at 43c;
damaged 45c; new SHE. Oats dull No at 2Sac
Receipts-OOO bbls flour, IA 900 bush wheat, 900
Shipments ibis -four $4,000 bush wheat, 900
bush corn, 81, 600 bush oats.
Grain in store-Wheat, 100000 bush; Corn, 19S,OOO
ST. Louis. Dec 2O.-Flour unchanged. Wheat is
firmer but slow: No Red Fall at Is q 1871 cash:
214 seller for January; 2i3 g 24a for February;
No do at 1 Is mo Spring 064 cash. Corn steady
for cash and lower for option No Mixed at 45ac tor
cash 40 a Acc seller December; 45s "a 453c seller tor
January; 421c for February; new 34a q S51c: Oats
56Ic bid Barley is dull Whiskey is steady at O5.
Provisions dull and unchanged.
Receipts-2300 bbls nour, Is, 900 bush wheat, 49,
900 bush corn 1000 bush oats, $1,000 bush rye, 900
bush barley.
MILwA0kEE, Dec. 2o.-Flour quiet and unchang-
ed. Wheat is unsettled, closing firm; No hard Mil
waukee at 12a; No soft Milwaukee liz; No 2
Milwaukee at Osa; O8s seller January; IO95 for
Na a 5 NC OATS at S %
quiet; No at 56c. Barley is firm; No 2 Spring at
CSC. Provisions quiet and unchanged; Mess Pork at
II 80. Lard-prime steam "a kettle at st. Dressed
Hogs steady and in good demand.
kecepts-9,5O0 bbls -four, 102, 1000 bush wheat.
Shipments-5O00 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat.
DETROIT, Dec 2o:-Eloqr is firm at at 20. Wheat
Michigan at 80 cash; 29H q 80 seller December;
30s "a 901 seller January milling at 25s q 25A.
frmer; No 1 Mixed at SOC for cash and seller De-
cember.
dRseeceipts-2.3oo bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat,
Shipments-1,9O0 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat 400
bush corn, 1890 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 20.-Pork is in fair demand at
II Is bid but held higher Iard ID is quiet vi but firm
lul shoulders at a Al clear rib at 81 @ 5a clear
sides q 81. Bacon IS quiet and unchanged. Green
meats quiet and firm shoulders t. Hams-light ay.
arage at II. Whiskey steady at O5
Hogs quiet and unchanged ;receipts 1855 shipments
CLEVELAND, December 2O.-Petroeum market is
at III for standard.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.-Cotton quiet; Middng up
ands 1ltc.
NEW YORK., Dec. 2O-Cotton steady; Middling
1plands at 11lc.
CHARLEsToN, Dec. 2O.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
ands at 10sc.
MOBILE, Dec. 20.-Cotton steady ;Middlng uplands
1t 10sc.
NORFOLK, Dec. 2o.-Cotton steady; Middng up-
ands at 10a q 1esc.
NEW ORLAENs, Dec. 20.-Cotton is in fair demand:
Middling uplands 1Osc.
SAVANNAH, Dec 20.-Cotton quiet; Middling ND
auds at 1Osc.
WILMINaToN, Dec. 2o.-Cotton is dull; Middins