The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-20

NEW YORK. December 9-Evening.-Cottou is
quiet ana Lice higher; sales 80, bales; middng up
laO q a. SC; DO Orleans at 9se forward deliveries g
bbls the marker is dull and prices tending in buyers
favor; sales $4,000 bbls; No az 225 q IS; Super
fine Western and State at 30 q 3 10; COED extra
Western aud State at 8 go a ! %; GOOD 10 choice
Western and State at 05 q 50; choice White WI eat
Western extra at 455 a %; Fancy White Wheat
5 90: choice extra st Louis at 20 a rs: Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime at 55 a 20: choice
to double extra at o. q 90. including 100 bbls
City Mills extra at IS q co.; BOO bbls low grade
extra at 8 60 q 90; 1900 bbls Winter Wheat extra
at Is g 80; $500 bbIs Minnesota extra 3 70 a 90,
changed; sales 700 bbls. Ry- -Four duiI at 3 90 "a
3 10. C0r0mesl dull. Whrat-receips 1882
bush; Winter q &c betteri spr ng without decided
very moderate city milling demand sales 49, 100
bush. iucluiing 1872 BUSH SPOT rejected Spring
1sc; u9graded Spring at 9oc; No 10 at 80 q 30;
graded Red at CT g 07a No do at O23 a / %;
81 amber At Is, 81 10 40 at 81 s S5s t an-
No do, $4,000 buso at Osa a g. mainly at %
for boa! Loads; extra do $500 bush at n; White
State At At vs g 10; White Canada az O3a to
sc, closing at sic bid, 973c asked; MOI amber for
Dece nber, 10000 bush at O5i, closing at O4a bid,
closing at 81 a asked s % eSs
Der, "a 800 bush at l Is q 0S5, closing at 0S Did,
0S asked; do January $1,000 bush at 90 a O9l,
closing at Ivy BID, II asked Rye quiet at 61c.
Barley quiet and unchanged. Be- riley N In Il duh
ors-recelDts $4,000 bush uufet at close and prices
tending in puyer. favor 10000 bush inclunlDg
900 bush on The spot 45a @ 46ic tor ungr .ded As
70 No 8; 46.c Tor steamer; No at 'sc closing 47ac
new round Yellow at sc; NV southern, yellow at
4e3c bid 46sc asked do fr January at a5ac, closing
at 45c biz, acc as .ed; No 2 for December at 47ac
4sc closing at az; bid, 47sc asked. ".;s-recei,ls
1858 bush Irregular. n,etted and more active ;sales
l4s, O9o bush: &c for No g. SIC for do Whlte 29A
White; No at Bic; No " bite at 50. q sac; Mixed
Western at 20 9 31e; White Western at 50 q Csc
Mixed Sae at 800 q Bic; White State az 33 q CSC.
astfre is quiet and eady. Sugar quiet aud
heavy refining 81 81; prime 81. M .la-.-- qule
ami uuchaased Rec is steady. p-.roi cum IS
u 8; refined at sac T.i.Sw steady at 6 Ills.
MAYA Stores-tk" ssn is quiet. surpe sss.e is
steady at ssc Eggs frmer at is q lie. Coal dull
anu IN buyers favO'. r0rs Opene heavy, closing
firm and quiet; 6O bbls mess on spo: part at IS
quoted at 20 q rs. latter choice; lOuo bbs for ach
| new at 8 Is. Bet quiet and steady. Gu. Me-. /.
more active; picked bellies 81; fresh ANS 81, aid
dies Quie and firm; sales Western long steam 10
long and short clear at Is. I'd faitiy active,
opened heavy and closed firm; 30 ties prime sleam
Oh spot 81 q s2a q, for December at 80; $40
do January at 80; $500 les for Febru,ry at 95
~ fes city ts tea@ At so o. t:s 40 do ~
vest 1nies 20 B1a.r is unchanged. WINS
x 5 lieL at e9a bid asked.
steam 81 q STD. ~
CHICAGO, December 19.-Flour steady. Wheat &C.
tive firm and higher; NO Red W utter at SO q 9Oc
No2 hicago spring II SO q sssc for cash s3a sSsc
Tor January; $40 s44c tor February; No Chicag
Spring 724c; rejected o4Ac. Corn uuli and shaHe
lower al 3lac cash for January; 31Ac for February;
rejected 2Sc Oats nominally unchanged at 2uc cash.
Rye steady.
kecelpts-l25oO bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat g.
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush OATS 5000 bush rye QUO
shipments-i5.o0O bbls flour, 1000 bush wheat,
1000 BUSH c.rn, $4,000 bush oats. 5ouO bush rye,
10,tOO oush barley.
At the afternoon call OF the board the marker closec
with Wheat inactive and lower at 83c for Decen Der
S3t S3ac for January;St SIC for February Corn
frmer but not higher Oats unchanged Pork un-
changed. Lard frmer at 55 a 57S for January
s 65 for February.
ST LOUIS. Dec. 19-Flour higher and drmer; double
extra fail at 80 g s.; treble extra fall at go q
sneal higher and strong No Red Fall at 92S cash
81 sse s for December 90 s2e for January No
and so cs SSrn Ss9r
January. Oats higher and active No Q at 2a as 21sc
tor cash; i4c for December Rye stronger at 43 a
o.. Provislons-P"rk is steady; jobbng at Z IS.
Lard frmer at s ~ q AZ. Bulk Meats quiet and
firm. Bacon dull and unchanged. Green meats are
quiet.
Recepts4,OOO bbls -four %, 900 bush wheat, 25.-
/ GOO bush corn, 1000 bush oats. 1000 bush rye,
shipments 900 bbls -four 81, 900 bushIwheat.
bush barley.
| MILWAUKEE, December 19.-Flour quiet and un-
No Milwaukee hard at s3sc; No Milwaukee soft
at $50; No Milwaukee at 83c on spot and for De-
cember; January at ssac; February at size; No 3
5l3c Corn is quiet; No at 31c Oats steady; No 2
at zoe. Rye quiet and steady; No at 42sc Barley
buoyant; 20 Spring cash and January at ssac sc
ior February. Provisions quiet and steady-Mess
Pork duh at 8 g for old; new at 30. LARD firm
dressed hogs steady at 3 10. 0'
Receipts-9,5O0 bbls -four, n, 900 bush wheat
Shipmeats-i6.0OO bbs -four 5000 bush wheat.
Toledo, December l9,-Wneat quiet; No White
Michigan at DC; amber Michigan on spot at 95Ic;
Red ksd seo on
quiet new High Mixed 53c; No at 34sc; new 90 at
SAG; January at 33c. Oals duh and nominal; No
heeepts-0 900 bbls dour 49, 900 bush wheat 1e OoO
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
Shipments-0,00U bbs -four, $4,000 bush Wheat.
10000 Dush corn. O. 900 bush oats
DETROIT, December 49, Wheat stronger. extr.
White Michigan at 96sc; No White NcLigan at "a,
g 94sc; December at 94ic; February s5sc, -
keceiDts-2U,0 900 bush Wheat
Shipments 900 bush Wheat.
PHILADELPHIA, December 10 Cotton firm Mid
ding upiands sc
ST. LOUIS. December 10 Cotton higher for best
grade; Mlddung upIands $50.
BALTIMoRE. December 19.-Cotton firm Middne
upands al 81 q Ssc.
CHARLESTON December 19.-Cotton firm; Mid
ding aplands at g Sac
NEW RLEANs. Decer Der 19.-Cotton firm offer
ing light; Mindiing upIands at SEC.
LOUISVILLE December 19.-COtuon is Quiet and
steady; MIddiIDg uplands &c.,
NoKFoLK, December 10 Lotion steady; Middlins
lVlaDds At 81 q So
MOBILE. December 19.-Cotton firm; Middling up
ian Is al Vt q SIC.
WILMINGTON December 19.-Cotton firm; Mid
ding 0panus Al 5-l6c.
SAVANNAH, December 19-Cotton quiet and firm ::
MiddlIng upands al SIC
GALVESTON, December 1s.-ootton firm; Middline