The Portland daily press., 1877-12-19

Clayed at p t; refined firm with good demand at 9lc
for STANDARD A; 81 for granuated; % for powdered
81 for crushed. Wolasses-Eoreign is quiet: New
Orleans in good request at 35 q SOC. Rice steady
Petroleum nominal; crude at Sc refined at 13lc;
sales 5000 bbls united at S4l. TaIiow is firm at
67a q 724. TurPentine is unchanged at 33c for
Spirits. Pork is quiet ana steady; $50 bbs mess
at IL 70 g lS 90 seller 1apuary "a Il as bd Y e e 6 j. 9
Beef quiet and steady. Gut Meats quiet; mid
dies steady; Western long clear 6l city do at 81; 500
boxes at TIC. Lard closed about steady; 400 tcs
prime steam at Is a 20; 1850 tcs for December
at 179 200 do January at 8 20 q 8 223. Whiskey
is steady at 10.
Freights to Lverpool-market is scarcely so firm;
Cotton per sail at Id; steam g 932d ;Wheatper sail
7id per steam at Sd.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Flour is nominal. Wheat is
active and firm No Chicago Spring at OF l9 OS;
No Chicago Spring at 06a cash and seller Decem-
ber OH seller January; 084 seller February; No
at 03; rejected at SEC. Corn active and hrm at
433c cash and December; 42c seller January; 4lsc
seller for February; rejected 34c. Oats fairly active
at 24ac for cash and seller january; 24sc Tor seller
January 24ac February; rejected 22e: Kye easier at
SG Barley easier at a 0S az PSrk @ nsW % at
II sOseller January; IL 95 a II 974 seller February
Lard fairly active at 70 cash. December and for
January; 80 for February. Bulk Meats are steady.
Recepts-2, 900 bbsl $4,000 bush wheat, 53.-
900 bush corn $4,000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye, 81,
Shipments~14,Ooo bbls -four 900 bush wheat, H.
600 bush corn. $4,000 bush oats, 900 bush rye, A.
oUU DuSn barley.
TOLEDO, Dec. 1s.-Wheat easier; Amber Michigan
on spot at 2s4; seller December at 29A; No Red
Winter at 30; No 2 seller January at 1 %; No 8
Red, Wabash at OIL; No 2 Amber Michigan at "a /;
No Dayton and Michigan Red 255; No 2 Spring
at IL. Corn is steady; High Mixed at 494c; new at
453c; No on spot at ACC ;new 45c new seller Decem-
De per ned at 4S5a and 9fe rejected new 4c
Recepts-2O0 bbs flour, $4,000 bush wheat, 1s7, 900
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
Shpments-20o bbls foul, 900 bush wheat, 100 600
bush corn, 00O0 bush oats
The markets closed-Wheat strong; Amber Michi,
gan December 2S3; No Red Winter on spot 27i;
No Red Winter on spot 274.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1S.-Flour is dull, but medium
grades readily saeabe at inside quotations; double
extra fall at 80 g 10: family 40 50; choice at
1s1 for cash; 2O1 seller for January; % a 2Sl
for February; No Spring at "a cash. Corn-No 2
Mixed at 45f q 46c Tor cash; 451 q acc seller De-
26s @ 27c. Rye steady at 56c. Barley is unchanged
Whskey steady at O5. Provisions in small jobbing
trade.
Receipts-,OOO bbls -four, 900 bush wheat, 49,
600 bush corn 0o00 bush oats, 1000 bush rye, 1000
bush barley.
MILwAUKEE, Dec. 1s.-Flour inactive. Wheat is
waukee 1 O9l No Q Milwaukee at 67a; OF seller
January; 1 OS3 for February; No Milwaukee at
0la. Corn firm; No 2 at 45c. Oats frmer-No at
2Rc. Rye-No at 55ac Barley is dull; No Spring
weak at 65c. Provisions are shade frmer; Mess
Pork at IL 75. Lard-prime steam u; kettle at 81.
Hogs steady 80.
keceipts-12, 900 bbls -four, IA, 100 bush wheat.
Shipments-1,1 100 bbls -four, $500 bush wheat.
DETROIT, Dec. 1S.-Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat is 1c higher with good demand; extra White
Michigan at 353 cash and December; No White
Michigan at 29s q 80 for cash; 295 a 80 seller
Desmber; 3O4 seller January; 3ls a 31l seller
for February. Corn in better demand; No L Mixed
at sic. Oats steady; No Mixed 30c
Receipts-2,5O0 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat,
1000 bush corn, 2,400 bush oats.
Shipments-2sO0 bbs tour q, 900 bush wheat 300
bush corn, 1890 bush oats
CINCINNATI Dec. 18-Pork is nominal at II 75 "a
IL 80. Lard is in fair demand steam at 75 a 90:
kettle at 80. Bulk Meats dull; shoulders al a. 61
4s; clear rib at 81 q 81; clear sides a 81. Bacon
quiet; shoulders 6a clear rib 74 clear sides at "a
Green meats nominal. Whiskey in good demand at
05.
22OO.
CLEVELAND, December 1S.-Petroleum market is
steady at III for standard.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands at IL 5-16c
CHARLESTON, Dec 1S.-Cotton is dull and nomi-
nall Mddling uplands at 10sc.
NORFOLK, tDec. 1S-Cotton quiet; Middling up
I lands at 10sc.
NEW ORLAENs, Dec. 1s.-Cotton is easy; Middling
uplands 105c.
SAVANNAH. Dec, 1s.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands at 10ac.
MOBILE. Dec. 1S-Cotton is quiet; Middlng up
lands at 105c.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Cotton is dull; Middfng
uplands at 10sc.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 1s.-Cotton quiet and easy; Mid
ding uplands at 104 q 10sc.
GALVESTON, Dec. 18.-Cotton is dull; Mddling
uplands at 10sc.