The Portland daily press., 1877-12-31

f.. NJ IL
at ll6 advances sales 519 bales; delivered contract
1900 bales; ordinary uplands and Alabama at 81;
binary New Orleans and Texas at 9sc; ordinary
stained at 9-16; middllng uplands ami Alabama at
IL Ole; middng New Orleans and Texas at IL 7-l6;
midding stained 10 1876 futures active and irregu
lar, opening 10 to IL points higher; portion lost be-
fore close. Eleur-recepts i5 75i bbls; the market
IS dull grades below without decided change; other
KINDS In buyers favor sales l4,e00 bbls No2 at 90
q 25; Superfne Western and State at 4 85 q 25;
common to good extra Western and State at 30 "a
65; good to choice Western and State at 10 a 00
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
05 q 6 rs; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at
+ 20 q 25common to good extra Ohio at 40 q 80;
common to choice extra st Louis at 45 q s Is; Pa.
tent Minnesota extra good to prime at Z 40 "a %;
choice to double extra at so q 90, including 22O0
63s low grade extra at 80 q IS; 1900 bbls Winter
Wheat extra at 80 a 90; 2S00 bbls Minnesota ex-
ira at 45 90; 5000 bbls city Mills extra at rs
choice for England; IS for West Indies; the mark
ct closing dull. southern Flour is dull and un-
changed; sales 900 bbls common to fair extra at 80
"a 9O;good to choice do at So q s %. 8ye Flour
quiet; sales 800 bbls at 20 q 25 for Superfne and
Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at go a 90;
Brandy wine %. Wheal-receipts SO 240 bush; the
ma market is dull and heavy and g lower sales H.
0O0 bush on the spot; 294 for No 3Miwaukee. so
called 324 reported for No Chicago; 35 for No.
milwaukee, ahoat; 90 for rejected Winter Red; so
Tor White State; also 066 bush No spring sefaf
December at 81 bid 81 asked; do January at 3I4
bid, 80 asked; No . North Western December clos
Winter Red for December at Al bid, As asked; do
January at 431 bid, As asked; do February 1 44i
bid, 4s aseed. Rye is unchanged at 73 q 74c tor
Western; 5000 bush State at 764c. Barley is dull
and unchanged. Farley Malt is quiet. Corn
receipts 6o,1S4 bush; new g higher; old without
decided change; sales of 10000 bush, including 108-
600 on the spot; 3S % 52c for ungraded Mixed
48 @ SOC for unmerchantable; 529 q 53c for New York
old Western Mixed in store; "a q 644c and nominal
New York No 2; 5Slc for Yellow Jersey so a SIC for
ing 5ssc bd SOC asked 59c do January closing at
5o3c bid SOC asked do February 59tc bid. 6Oc asked
do for May at BIC bid. 60c asked; No for December
closing at 6ic bid, 64ic asked do February 641c BIZ,
64sc asked; do May at So bid, 62c asked Oats--re-
ceipts 1868 bush the market is heavy; sales a, 900
bush: 80 q 40c fo; Mixed Western and State; 81 q
424c for White Western and State, including New
York No at 50 q 3Slc; New York No White 385c,
New York No 2 az 39c; do White at 3sac; New York
No at 394c; do White 42c; No Chicago 391c; Mixed
state 36 g 3slc; White State sc q 41c; Mixed Wes-
tern 81 q 3S4c; White Western 81 q 39lc Hay is
unchanged at SO for shipping. Hops steady at 3 a
for yearlings; q 81 for Eastern aud Western; 8 q
Ii for New York. COafee-Rlo is unchanged and i'll
iar demand goo bags t; eargoes quoted al 154 q
far inquiry at It g 74c for fair good retning 7sc
for primes 200 hhds common Museoyado at &c; 10000
bags low grade Brazil at 6sc; refined firm at 81 q 9c
ior standard A. " e SIC tor granulaed; 81 q 9sc for
powdered; 81 q 9sc Tor crushed. Molasses-groce-
ny grades dull at 80 So tor Porto kico 2s q 55c for
English Island; New Orleans at 80 a 4Sc. Kice is
quiet and unchanged. Petroleum. is dull and low
er; crude at It refined at IA 10000 bbls of united
724 a 80 tor straied Turpentine quiet at 32ae tor
Spirits. Coal firm at rs q rs per ton for An
tnraclte per cargo. Leather dull and unchanged;
Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light,
middle and heavy weights at % g 24c; California 40
at ~ g 2S4e; common do a TIA q 23c. Pork quiet
aud steady at 12 so g II S3 for mess $50 bbls seller
April at Il 90 seller Jahuay at II 70 bid 3 10 asked
February at II 50 BID, 3 90 asked; March at II 70
bid. 18 OO asked Beef quiet, Beet sa aanis duh,
Fierce Beef quiet. Dressed Hogs steady at 90
tor Western. Cut Meass-Western duh; mddles
rmer at 81 for Western long clear 6s q 81 for city
seller January quoted at 10 q t23; 800 tcs seller
February at ~ g 224, closing at 20; 1850 cs for
seller March 80 g 80, closing at 80 Cheese is
unchanged at g III ior common to prime. Seeds
--Linseed quiet at 07t q 10 gold Gime Whiskey
nominal at TO- SoOi duiet and firm.
kTeigbts to Liverpool-the ioarket is quiet and
firm; Cotton per sail 1d per steam at q 9-a2;
Wheat per steam at SD.
CHICAGO, Dec, 29.--Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat 1 is dull weak veal and lower; Mop Chicago Spring
09S seller February; No do at 01t Corn dull
weak and lower at 42sc cash. seller January at AT;
seller for February at 42c rejected at sac. Oats are
dull and shade lower at 24ic cash and january 2sc
seller February. Rye steady and firm at 56c. Bar
ley dull but hrmer at Sc Pork is fairly active and
shade higher at II 80 for cash; Ii 25 a II 80 seller
December; II 621 q II s. seller for February. Lard
generally unchanged but somr sales higher at 57a
rs for March. Bulk Meats steady but unchanged.
Whiskey at 105.
900 bush corn, 1900 bush oats, $50 bush rye, II,
900 bush barley.
Shipments- 900 bbs flour 81 900 bush wheat, s.
900 bush corn, $500 bush oats, 400 bush rye, a..
900 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, Dec, 29.-Flour is active; low and me-
dunn grades scarce and wanted; Supertne iall at |
Is q 5 35; family 5 70 q 90 Wheat is dull; No 8 |
Red Fall at i9t for cash; 20 g g 2Os seller for
January S1a naetye od NS SpFns P g
cash. 43a 9 44c seller tor January; 421 42ac seller
February and March; new BIC. oats-No2 at 29!c |
key is quiet at O4. Pork frmer II 70 a II s5 for
cash. II S7t Tor February Lard is dull; offered at /
50. Bulk Meats dull; clear NIB sides at S.; clear
m sat6 x
March. Bacon dull; clear sides at I'll Sweet picked
hams for 12 lbs average.
600 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye, 26o
0ush barley.
TOLEDO, Dec. 29.-Wheat is frmer; No 8 White
Wabash at 1 27 extra White Michigan at So; Am
80; No Red Winter 3It mo 10 on spot at 27t;
seller January at 27a; February at 80; No Red
and Michigan at rs; NO. Spring at a. Corn is
easier; High Mixed 5le new at 4sc; rejected at
seller Decenber 2sIc Michigan 2sSc 'p'' cow
Receipts-lO0 bbs flour, 24OOO bush wheat, 1900
gush corn, 1000 bush oats
Shipments-100 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 4,500
bush corn, 90 bush oats.
MILwAUKEB, Dec. 29.-Flour is quiet but nomi-
nal. Wheat is weak and closed firm; mol Milwau-
kee at 1i14a for hard; No Milwaukee 1871 for soft;
No 2 Milwaukee at 094; seller December at 1 %; |
January 0S5; February 093; No do OFT. Corn
scarce; No at 4iie oats is easier; No at 2i3c.
Rye wanted; No at SIC. Barley is MINER; No 2
Spring, cash and February at 64ic. Provisions
steady; Mess PORK at II 50 cash. Lard-prime at
81 a 8. Dressed Hogs steady at 4 30.
Receipts-6,5OO Obls flour, 5000 bush wheat.
Shipments-4500 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
DETROIT, Dec. 29.-wheat is steady; extra White
Michigan at 56; No White Michigan at 81.
Receipts-000O obs nour, $4,000 Dnsn wheat, 900
olsh corn, 000O bush oats.
Sbipmenls-OO9 bbls four $500 bush wheat, O,OOO
bush corn, COCO bush oats.
CINCINNATI, Dec 29.-Flour quiet and unchanged. |
Wheat dull and nominal. Corn is dull at SO a SOC. |
Oats dull at % g &c. Pork dull al IL 70, Lard is
quiet; prime steam at " asked, 65 bid, kettle at
10 "a 30. Bulk Meats dull; shoulders al Al; clear
ribs at 53; clear sides at g. Bacon dun; shoulders at
g 6t short lib at g II; clear sides at II q II.
Green meats shoulders 50 g A. sides 81. Whiskey is
quiet at 03.
Hogs are fairly active and shade higher; common
st 81 q So; light at 80 a 05; packing at 10
g 25 butchers at % g 81; receipts 300 head.
GALVESTON, Dec. 29.-Cotton steady ,Midding up
lands at 1OSc