The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-07

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-5 P. M-Ashes are dull anu
unsettled at 90 q % for pots Cotton market is
dn sales 274 baesi delivered contract 800 bales
ordinary uplands and Alabama at 90 ordinary New
Orleans and Texas at 9ac;ordnary stained at 7-16
mddling uplands ami Alabama at IL 5-16; lnddlipg
New Orleans and Texas at IL 7l6; middng stained
10 1116; futures quiet, closing easy 10 to 10 points
decline. Eiour-receipts 1854 bbls; the market
is shade easier with only very limited demand for
export and home use; sales 1880 bbls; No at co
q 30; Supertine Western and State at So q TO-
common to good extra Western and State at 25 a.
S. good to choice Western and State at GO as O0
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
6 05 q 6 IS; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at
80 q common to good extra Ohio at 50 q 30;
common to choice extra st Louis at 40 q rs; Pa.
tent Minnesota extra good to prime at 40 a Is;
bbs low grade extra at 20 "a 5O $500 bbls Winter
Wheat extra at 90 g 90; 1900 bbs Minnesota ex-
ira at 525 90; 23Go bbls city Mills extra at 25
q so for West Indies; the market closing duh.
Southern EiOur is dull and in buyers favor; sales
100 bbls; common to fair extra at so a go; good
to choice do at 90 q IS. aye Flour unchanged;
sales 425 bbs at IS q 20 tor Superne State.
Corn Meal dull and unchanged; sales 200 bbls;
Yellow Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at co
bush; the market opened dull and heavy and closed
shade stronger with better export inquiry; sales of
Spring; 20 q % for ungraded Spring; l 294 for
No 3Milwaukee; "a @ S49 Tor No2 Milwaukee;
Rel Western; Sit for No Spring seller January,
closing at 5O4 bid, 34 asked do February 80,
closing at 81 bid, 80 asked; 81 for No North
Western seller january, closing S54 bid, "a asked;
do February closing at 334 bid IS asked; do Tor
March at $40 bid, 35k asked; No Winter Red Tor
January closing at 40 bid 431 asked; do February
80 bid, 10 asked do March at AZ bid, 46 asked
Rye is dull at II q 74e TOR Western; rs a. &c for
State. BARLEY is dull and unchanged; $500 bush
common proved State at &c. Esariey Malt quiet
and unchanged. COra-receipts 81 $50 bush; the
market is without decided change with a moderate
export and home trade inquiry; sales 1610OO BUSH
including $4,000 on the spot sac for unmerchantabe
and ungraded 521e for New York Mo- 63ac for New
York No q 60c for steamer Yellow: 57S "a SOC for
Yellow Southern 583c for steamer Mixed; 5SI IA COO
or new and old Mixed; steamer Mixed seller Janua-
~ closing at 5sc bid, 5s4c asked; 58l do February,
asked do for May at 56c bid 5Sc asked 63sc for No
January, closing at 634cbid, 64c asked do February
634c bin, 644c asked 64c for do March, closing 63sc
Did, 644c asked; do May at 584c Did, Gle asked; &c
for kiln dried Western Mixed on spoi. Oats-re-
ceipts 1891 bush; the market is shade firmer sales
$1,000 bush; So q 40c for Mixed Western and State;
So q 43c for White Western and State, including
rejected at 3z3c; New York No at 39t a 39Ic New
s No Wausse az 4o liked d0 Wes SIC az az
ACC: White Western Sc q 4O4c; Mixed state 3S a 40;
ping Hops firm at q for yearngs; a - for
Eastern and Western; 5 g Is for New York Il q IA
for Carolina. Coffee-Rio is quiet and steady; 1900
lots 154 q 20a Sugar is strong at e a 7sc for fair
good refining; re for prime; Transactions of
any magnitude reported; refined quiet and firm at 81
q % for standard Al 50 g 9Sc for granuIated 9lc for
crushed and powdered. MOIasses-Foreign grades
nominal; New Orleans quiet at 80 a 4Sc. Esfce Is
quiet and steady. Petroleum. is duh and heavy;
crude at @ "a; refined at l2s: cases at l52 a Is;
10000 bbls Of united at 49, q 514 TaIiOw is
SCOoNJ 1O,VoV ibo az o-Aos NAVAa StOFes-
Rosin is unchanged at 72k a III for straed Tur-
Turpentine quiet at 32a g 33e for Spirits Eggs are
quiet at 223 e 24sc for State and Pennsylvania; 20 0
23ac for Western; 20 q 23e for Canada Is "a II for
lined. Coal unsettled at so q 3 so per ton for
Anthracite per cargo. Leather quiet; Hemlock
sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light middle and
heavy weights at % q 24c; California do at % a.
233e; common do at 213 q 23c Pork ia dull and
easier at IL $50 IL 60 for mess; seller February at
II 80 bd u 65 asked seller March at 70 As bid IL 6
asked; seller April at - So bid. IL rs asked. Beef
quiet. Beef Bums dull. Fierce Receives
pIiaf rtuan mid
for Western long cear 81 for city do 500 boxes long
clear February at So. Lard lower, spot more ac-
tive; 1900 ties prime steam at 925 a 95; 1900 tcs
deliverable in two weeks at 95 2500 seller January
at 921 1850 tics seller February at 974 "a clos
ing at 974; $3.50 tcs for seller March 65 q OF 800
ties seller April Is. Ruiter-choice firm; common
grades dull at q &c Tor Western IL G32c for State
cheese is steady at q 122 lor common to prime
Seeds-Linseed quiet and nominal at Oh "a 2 10
gold, Whislksy lower; sales so bbls at 09.
Wool quiet and firm; domestic fleece at 80 a. 5Sc;
pulled at Is g 43c; unwashed 10 g 2se; Lexas IA q
Freights to Lverpool--the market is scarcely so
firm; Cotton per sail at 1d per steam at ID; Wheat
per steam at sd.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5-Flour is quiet and unchanged
Wheat active but lower NO Chicago Spring at O8i
a Os3 cash and January; 085 q 09 seller Febrn-
airy; o9a seller March, No 3 do at Of g O11; re-
jected $50. Corn unsettled and lower at 423 "a 43Ic
cash. 42sc seller January; 415 q 41sc seller Februs-
ry rejected at 35c. Oats dull and shade lower at 24sc
cash. 244 q 24se seller January; 24tc for February:
rejected 22A q 222c Rye fairly active and a shade
higher at 56ac. Barley irmer at 57k q Csc. Pork is
dull weak and lower at IL 20 cash: IL Y2k
February; II 10 seller for March. Lard is d1l and
shade lower at 81 cash; 421 seller February 30
seller for March. Bulk Meats steady and I'M
changed; shoulders short rib at So; short clear a.
Whiskey steady but unchangedat 05.
kecepts-l00O0 obs flour, $1,000 oush wheat, o.
OoO Dnlh corn, $4,000 bush oats, $50 bush rye, 49,
shipmenJs-IOO 900 bbs nour OF 900 busn vheaf, L.
9O9 bush corn, 1,lOO bush oats, O0OO bush rye, g..
800 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 5.-Flour is quiet and unchanged;
Super6ne fall at rs q 40; extra family at 81 a
800. Wheat is inactive; No Red Fail at 193 for
cash. 194 seller for january % seller February;
No Spring at OF bid. Corr Inactive; No Mixed
at 424 q 425c for cash; 42s g 43}c seller January
~ g 42ie seller February; 42a q 422c for March
bid. Whiskey is quiet at Oh. Pork dull at IL so
cash. II 65 Tor February. Lard is nominally at 25
Bulk Meats weak; lots loose at 81 a 81 10 and
80 q IS for shoulders, clear lib and clear Sides
Green Meats-clear rib sides IS.
Receipts-26O0 obs hour, 1900 bush wheat, &c.
900 bush corn 1000 bush oats 5000 bush rye 2OCO
Dash bsrley.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-Flour is strong and higher;
family 80 q co. Wheat scarce and firm; Red at
steady and firm at 2S g Bic. Pork in fair demand
and firm II 80 q Ii 70. Lard is strong; steam at
and steady; sales in salt 10 to 20 days shoulders at
q @ II; clear at 90; boxed meats in fair demand
for short clear 6; long and short clear So Bacon
quiet but steady; shoulders at 6; clear lib ats
sides at II. Green Meats are rmer shoulders at 81
sides at As q 30; hams at q II, as to average
Whskey is quiet at O3.
Hogs are steady and in fair demand; common at |
so q go; light at 4 00 q Is; packing at 10 "a
425; butchers at % g 30; receipts 1870 head;
shipments 375 head.
TOLEDO, Jan. 5-Wheat is dull, weak and lower; /
Amber Michigan on spot and seller for January at
294; seller February at 80; No Red Winter seller
January at 253 do February at 2s4; No Red is /
held at Ill rejected Wabash held at &c., Corn is i
dull;aNo on spot at 49ac: new at 44c; rejected at
49c; new at 414c nsw damaged at 33lc; new Day /
ton and Michigan at 1890. Oats dull No2 at 2SIc. |
Dressed Hogs IS.
Receipts-OO bbs -four, 10000 bush wheat, 2s 600
bUsh corn, 1900 bush oats
Shipments-000 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat 1000
bush corn, 1850 bush oats.
MILwAUKEg, Jan. 5.--Flour is steady. Wheat is /
firm; No Milwaukee at Il for hard; No Milwau- /
kee 13 for soft; No Milwaukee at 09S; No do |
at 05. Corn is dull; No at $780, Oats are Quiet:
No at 24Ac Rye is firm No at 56lc, Barley dull;
No 2 Spring at 63Ic.
Keceipts--7 800 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat.
Shipments-5OOO bbls -four, 80, goo bush wheat.
DETROIT, Jan. 5. -Wheat is heavy; extra White |
Michigan at 354 g Sc; No White Michigan at
1 3Uf "a 800.
Receipts-OOOo bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 900
Shipments-0OO bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, O,OOO
bush corr, COCO bush oats.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 5.-Cotton is quiet; MiddIIns |
uplands at 105c.
NORFOLK, Jan. 5.-CottOn is quiet; Mddling up
Savannah, Jan. 5.--ootton easy; Kidding up
lands at 10Sc.
CHARLESTON. Jan. 5.--Cotton is steady; Middling
uplands at 10s q lie.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 5.-Cotton Is quiet; Middng up
lands at 10lc.
Ngw ORLEANS Jan. g.. Cotton slightly easier;
Middlng uplands 10ac.
MOBILE Jan. 5.--Cotton quiet; Middlng uplands |
at 1Gac.
NEW XoRk. Jan. 5.-Cotton is dull; Kidding
uplauds at IL 5-16c.
Havana Market.