The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-17

Sole bid, Gle Asked SIC do for May, closing 56ac bid
5sc asked 64lc for No December closing at 64c Did,
sic asked do for January 63sc bid, 64lc asked do
asked. Oats-receipts 34,46s bush; the market is
dull and IN buyers favor sales 81 900 bush: 50 a 41c
for Mixed Western and State; So a 43lc for White
Western and State, including New York No White
at 37c New York No 2 White at 388c; do No at
3sac; old Mixed Western at SIZE in storee; Mixed
Western 37a g 3sc; White Western 3S q 40 Hay
steady at Gu tor shipping. Hops firm with a fair
export demand. CofeeeRIo is quiet and unehang1
21Ac gold. sugar stronger with better inquiry at
Il g 73e for fair 70 good refining; 7s for primes $50
trifugal; refined is firm and in good demand at 81 q
81 for standard A. 81 q 9tc for graduated; 80 9ac
for powdered; % q % for crushed. Molasses quiet
and unchanged Rice quiet and without material
change in price, Petroleum is quiet; crude at Sc;
refined at 13lc; $4,000 bbls of united at s7a q 9Os
Rosin is quiet at s7s @ 72S for Strained. Turpen
tine quiet at 33tc for Spirits Eggs firm at 26 q &c
for State and penn % g &c for Western; % q 26c
at Q so a IS per ton for Anthracite per cargo.
Leather unchanged; Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres
and Rio Grande light, middle and heavy weights at
% q 24c; California do as % a 231c; common do at
~ g 23c. Pork opened heavy and closed firm at
Is 90 for mess
Wool firm with moderate demand domestic fleece
at 50 9 54e pulled at Is q 42c; unwashed 10 3Oc;
Lexas IA q Csc.
Freights to Liverpool-the market easier; Cotton
per sail at ID: per steam at q 9-32; Wheat per
steam at 7ad.
CHICAGO, Dec 15.-Flour is quiet and unchanged
Wheat is in fair demand and irregular; No Chica-
go Spring at 075 q 0S; No 2 Chicago Spring at
| 05t cash and seller December; 90 seller January;
0St seller February; No at %; rejected at soc.
Corn in fair demand at 43c cash 4Isc bid seller JAN
uary; seller February rejected &c. Oats in fair
demand at 24sc bid for cash and seller December 24s
seller January; 24sc seller February Rye dull and
unchanged at Soc. Barley dull at Gle. Pork unset
tied at II Is q II so cash; II 90 for old December
II s5a gil 80 seller January; 2O5 seller February.
Meats dull. shoulders Ale. clear rib 6.
sides st. Whiskey at 06.
Receipts-l4,Oo6 bos -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 54,-
900 bush barley.
shipments-9,5OO bbls hour, 5000 bush wheat, 49,
coo bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 900 bush rye, l..
GOO bush barley.
TOLEDO, Dec. 15.-Flour steady. Wheat steady ;
No White Michigan held at 30s and 80 bid Am
Michigan on spot and seller December at 29a seller
January at 3O5; seller February at 313; No Red
Winter on spot 275; seller January at 20; No 8
Red at 10. Corn is dull; High Mixed held at 4sIc;
January 43c; May held 47ic and 47lc bid; rejected
new Ale; damaged at 45lc; new 343c. Oats dull and
nominal.
Receipts-OOO bbs -four, Is 900 bush wheat, 49,,
bush corn, 900 bush oats. =.
shipments4Oo bbls -four, IT 1000 bush wheat, 81 600
bush corn, O,OO0 bush oats.
changed. Wheat is unsettled and closed steady mo
hard milwaukee at II mo soft Milwaukee 10;
No Milwaukee at O7a; O7A for January; 0ss for
February; No Milwaukee at OIL. Corn frmer;
No2 at 434c Oats dul-No2 at 24tc, paaas
Receipts-11, 900 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat.
Shipments-21, 900 bbs -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
DETROIT, Dec. 15.-Wheat. is lower; extra White
Michigan at 344 No White Michigan at 294 for
cash; 29s q 29s seller December; 304 a 30k for
seller January; No Amber Michigan at 265 Corn
quiet and unchanged; new at 43c. Oats in good de-
mand; No Michigan 3Oac cash; No / Mixed 3O1c
seller January.
Receipts-2.O0O bbls -four, 27,eC0 bush wheat,
100 push corn 1000 bush oats.
Shipments-ls5O bbls tiour, 5000 bush wheat 1900
bush corD $500 bush oats.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 15.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands at 105c.
NORFOLK, Dec. 15.-Cotton easy; Middling up
lands at lie.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 15-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 10Ac.
NEW ORLAENs, Dec. 15.-Cotton in fair demand; ;
Middling uplands lie.
SAVANNAH, Dec, 15.-COttOn dull; Middling ur-
lands at 10ac.
MOBILE, Dec. 15.-Cotton is quiet and easy; Mid
ding uplands at 10sc.
WILMINGyoN, Dee. 15.-Cotton is dull; MiddlinR
uplands at 1O2c.