The Portland daily press., 1877-12-29

200 "a 20; butchers easy; Cows at 200@D 90;
Bns at 30 @ 2 rs; Steers at 3 90 q 8 %.
Hogs-receipts 80 900 head shipments $40 head
market is dull and lower; mixed packing at 3 90 a
o.; heavy shipping at Is q 425; light at 4 O5@
Sheep-receipts 100 head; market nearly nominaT
at 3 % g 8 ST.; shipments $50 head.
Domestic maraess.
NEW YORK. December 28-Evening-CO,fop il
firm; sales 919 bales; Middling uplands 1l1c; New
Orleans 11sc; futures more active, closing firm at
to points advance Flour-receipts 1885 bbls:
market tor grades above 6 90 rather easier; other
at 90 q Is; supertine Western and State at IS
@5 25; extra Western and State at IS a. s.;
Choice @6ss+ Western Western and State at White
Wheat Western extra at 6 so a S25; good extra
Ohio at 90 q 80; extra st Louis at IS a 25;
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 40 q rs;
choice to double extra at 80 a 90; Southern -four
is dull; zoo bbls extra at so q 25s. Rye -four is
steady. Cernmsai steady Yellow at 80 q 8 90;
Brandywine at 25 Wheas-receipts lis, 800 bush;
the market opened heavy and closed firm, with q
decidedly more active export demand sales $685. 900
Spring; IS for No 2 New York Spring; / 33I "a
81 and nominal for Mo- Chicago; "a q 81 for
No No I'm MEw 0 81 g 40 for No Spring; 48
No 2 White; 49A a 1 80 for No White; 553 for
extra White; 50 g 56 for White State; 49 for
December at 1 321 "a 321 closing at 32A bid, SO
de February So bid, / s4a asked; No. North
February $50 bid, 81 asked; No Winter Red
seller December 40 bid, Al asked; do January at
asked. Rye is in fair request for export; TO- 900
bush State at 763c. Barley unchanged. Barley
Malt is dull and unchanged. Corn-recepts Of
72,56s bush; market lie without decided change,
with very moderate export and home trade demand;
sales 200 bush. including 1900 bush on spot 40
q 55c for for ungraded new Western Mixed; 52J "a
Mixed e4s q 64ic for Network No atloat; steamer
Mixed December, closing at 5sc bid, 6oc asked; do
airy, closing at 59c bid, sole asked; No December
closing 63c bid. 65c asked do January, closing at
asked a bys b. o oe 1 ana mac
changed sales of $4,000 bush; So a 4Oc for Mixed
Western and State; So q age for White do, nclud-
at @ New York No. ga At ss new York M
White at 395 q 39ac; Mixed Western at SO a 3sAc;
White Western at 80 g 4oac; White State at asi g
"a 41c Conee-quiet and unchanged Sugar is
for prime; 1900 hhds Centrifugal at 7-l6 q Sc; re-
ia I'd A; % a 9ac for graduated: 81 9s for pow
dered; 81 q 95c for crushed. MoIasses is NOM
inaily unchanged: Rice is unchanged, with mod
crate business. Petroleum is dull and heavy;
crude at 7sc refined at 13bc 1900 bbls united at
61s g 7os Tallow steady at y. Naval Stores
steady. 81 q 35ac for Spirits Eggs heavy at q
q 2rc Pork dull and heavy at II 625 q IL s73 for
mess 800 bbls seller for April at - 81 % 10 co. do
February at II so bid and 70 so asked. Cut Meals
Western quiet; mddles heavy at 81 for Western
IOuS Cledr Guy 10 dC Lard n6aVV and decided
lower, but more active 1900 ties prime steam part
late yesterday, 10 q 20, closing at 10; 1900
les to arrive at % g s10 1900 ties January at o.
9 10 closing at OFT; 1000 do February at 20 "a
q Ito. 'a
Freghts to Liverpool-the market is firmer; Cot
ton per sail Id; steam at q $780, Wheat per sail at
81 @ Sid; do steam at SD.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S-Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat is in fair demand; No Chicago Spring at
IVA; NO 2 chicago Spring at 09i cash and seller
December; 1O9s q 1 6Oa seller January; / iOI a
1os seller February No do at OF; rejected at
Sc, Corn Is dull and weak at 43c cash and seller for
at &c. Oats are dull and weak at 24sc cash 2isc
seller 1s January ;2asc for February rejected c
active but weak at II 40 for cash and seller for
January; II 55 seller February Lard is active but
weak at so for cash and seller January: 62k 6D
IS for February. Bulk nGeats~dnl; shoulders al
q; a for clear rib; for clear sides. Whiskey at
keceipts-13OOo bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, 49,
eco bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye 49,
600 hush barley.
shipments-15OOO bbls nour 1900 bush wheat. 49,
O00 bush corn, 1900 bush oats, 400 bush rye, g.
700 bush barley.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 2S-Flour is in good demand, with
light supply. Wheat is dominal; No Red Fall at
january; No at ora bid. Corn-No2 Mixed at
453 g ACC for cash; 43t a 44c seller for January; 42a
G s active ana I g 5 fSE
January. Rye easier at 564c cash 56sc seller for
January. Barley quiet; choice at rs q 7Sc. whis-
cash; y So q Ii s. February. Lard is dull and
offered at 81 Bulk Meats dull; car lots clear RIB
SIDES at 50 g &c. deIivered long clear middles at
Of. Several hundred thousand pounds later sold on
p. t. for February and March. Bacon nominal.
Recepts-l,700t Dbls nour, 10000 bush wheat, o.
QUO bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 20O0ibush rye 5000
nush barley.
TOLEDO. Dec. 2s.-Wheat is dull; mol White
Michigan at 81 9 3i3 extra White Michigan at
| January at ST.; February 334 No 2 Red Winter
on spot at Isl; seller JapparE 2Ss: Esbrparz
III; No Spring held at is and / l4k bid Corn is
January at 44sc; rejected old held at 4sc and 4Sc
offered; new at 4l4c; damaged old at 43c nav $50.
Oats dull; No at 2ssc
Receipts-000 bbls -four, 38 900 bush wheat II 000
| bush cprn, $500 bush oats
Shipments-20eb bls hour, 900 bush wheat, IA 600
| bush corn, GO bush oats.
| MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 28.--Flour is quiet and IN
| changed. Wheat is firm; mol Milwaukee at l41
| for hard: No Milwaukee II for soft; No Mwau-
| kee at 10 cash and seller December; January at
No at 43c. Oats dull; new at 2isc. Rye is quiet
and unchanged at 56c. Barley is quiet; No Spring
at &c. Provisions dull and easier; Mess Pork at
at 425 q 4 so.
| keceipts-5,5OO bbls -four, "a, 900 bush wheat.
Shipments-12,0 600 bbls -four 81 600 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2S.-Pork is dull at II rs asked.
| Lard is dull prime steam at 10; kettle at 90 a
| 3d. Bulk Meats dull; shoulders al Al; clear ribs
at 70 g So; clear sides at g 81 Bacon dull and
| clear sides at II q II. Green meats are nominal
Whskey is dull and dropping at % q O4.
Hogs are in fair demand and steady; common at
| 30 q 80; light at So @ co.; packing at O5 90
AS; butchers at 20 q rs; receipts 20,93i head
| shipments 1926 head.
CLEVELAND, December 2s.-Petroeum market is
| unchanged.
SAVANNAH, Dec, 2S,--Cotton quiet; Middlng up
lands at 10sc
NORFOLK, Dec. 28.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands at 10ac.
l AUGUSTA, Dec. 2S,-Cotton quiet; MiddliDg up
lands at 104c
| GALVESTON, Dec. 28'-Cotton easy; Middling up
| lands at l0lc
| WILMINGTON, Dec. 28-Cotton nominal; Middling
uplands at 104c.
MOBILE, Dec. 28.-Cotton is steady; Middlng up
| lands al 10sc.
| CHARLESTON, Dec 2S.-Cotton strong; Middlng
| uplands at 10sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec U.s. Cotton quiet; Middling
| uplands 1b3c.
| MEMPHIS, Dec. 2S.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
| lands at 10kc