The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-19
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. December Is -Evenng. Cotton is
at 10 l6; do Orleans at l-16; forward deliveries 10
"a 10 points hisher and fairly active. Flour-re-
ceipls 15 s43 bbIs the market is in buyers and with
out decided change with moderate demand for
export and home use; sales 1880 bbls; No 2 at
225 @ 80; Superfine Western and State at
30 @ 70; good extra Western and State at 65 a
90; good to choice Western and State at O5 a 50;
choice White Wheat Western extra at IS a 5 rs;
Fancy White Wheat Western at 80 q So; good
extra Ohio at 70 @ 60: choice extra st Louis at
so q IS: Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at so co.: choice to double extra at o. "a 90.
including 1900 bbls City Mills extra at rs q 90;
5000 bbls low grade extra at 8 10 % 10; 1850 bbls
Winter Wheat extra at 80 q 20; 51OO bbs Mnne-
sofa extra 3 20 9 co. closing heavy. Southern
Flour more active and prices unchanged; common
to fair extra at q rs; good to choice do at $50
100. Rye -Four unchangedat 90 q 8 Is. Corn
meal dull. Whrat-receipts III, 40 bush; Winter
heavy and &c lower; Spring without decided channe
and rather more doing for export saes 4i7tO0 busb
including 279,0OO bush spot; rejected Spring 7sc
uugraded Spring at rs q 90; No do at SO 9 9O No
Chicago at 96Ic; ungraded Red at 97tc q 07a; No
do at 013 q O23 No 2 do at 071 a 07s; No do
at o.; ungraded Amber at 90 @ l 0s4: No do at
04k "a 05; ungraded White 05 q tS3 mo do at
0i3 a 053; No do, 81 900 bush at OS "a 0SI;
extra do, 800 bush at 1 103a; White State at 10.
Cers-recelpts 80, 1902 bush; opened 0 &c better
including 104 900 bush on The spot 46a a 47c for I'M
graded Az q 45tc for No g. closing at Az a Z; acc
Tor steamer; 4esc for No 2 Western; 4sc do afoat;
southern Yellow at 46c; steamer for December at acc
bid 47c asked; do for January 45lc closing at 45sc
bid &C asked; No for December at 47ac, closing at
1Izo 1co dehcu, Oduudry 4lHc closing at
47ac bid, 4sc asked. Oats-receipts 4blS bush mod
eratey active without decided change; sales g. O9O
bush; so,c for No 2; SIC for No White; No at sic;
No White 34b "a 35ca Mixed Western 30ae White
Western at 81 a Ssc; Mixed State sic; White State
at 50 @ 36c, including 10000 bush No White first
halt January at &c., Coffee is quiet and steady.
Saxar &c lower. Molasses unchanged. Rice is
steady. Petroleum quiet and steadicr; 2O,O 600 bbls
at sic. Tafiow Steady at 6al@ 81. Navai stores
.kcsin is quiet. TurpenIne is lower at CSC.
Freights to Liyerp0ol-market nominal Wheat per
steam 81 q 53d.
CHICAGO, December 1S.-Flour dull and unchang-
ed. Wheat in fair demand and easier; No Red VIM
ter at s9a g GOO; No Chicago Spring at sac for
cash; 624 q s2sc for January; $3.50 tor February;
MOB Chicago Spring Tic; rejected 54c. Corn firm
at S13c cash or for January 313c for February;
ected 2sc. oats dull and dropping at 2uc cash; 20c
for January. Rye unchanged.
Receipts $4,000 bbs -four, 1877 900 bush wheat, H.
600 bush corn S6oOObush oats, $500 bush rye 1000
shipments-lo,OOO bbls -four, ia 900 bush wheat.
1000 bush ctrn, 1900 bush oats, 2sOO bush rye,
$4,000 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat fairly active and shade higher at S2}c for
December s3e for January ;s' &c for February Corn
mand and advanced at 80 q S2t tor January; 80
60 asked January; s 81 for February.
MILWAUKEE, December 1s.-Flour in fair demand
and unchanged. Wheat advanced ac and closed
quiet; No Mllwaukee hard at 93c; No / Milwaukee
soft at SSc; No Milwaukee at sac on spot and for
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Milwaukee at 7Uic; No Milwaukee 6Oic; rejected
at 573c Corn is steady mo at sic. Oats are steady;
No at zoe, Rye steady; No at 42sc Barley is in
and hrm-Mess Pork dull at 10 for old new at 80
Lard-prime steam at 55. Live Hogs easier at go
@ 275: dressed hogs easier at O5 "a 8 10,
Receipts-7, 800 bbis flour, "a 900 bush wheat
Shipments-5000 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
TOLEDO. December 1S.-Wheat is firm mo White
Michigan 953c bid; No do at 92c; Amber Michigan
for January at 96c asked 95sc bid February at $780,
No Red at &c Corn steady; new High Mixed $50;
aew az 3 bb Hats onp mo at & nm
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
Shpments-O,OOO bbs -four, 1000 bush Wheat,
$4,000 bush corn. O,OO0 bush oats
DETROIT, December IS. Wheat is easier; extra
White Michigan at 96.c; No White Michigan at "a;
December at 81 % SAC.
Recelpts-25, 900 bush Wheat.
Shpments-12,0O0 bush Wheat.
PHILADELPHIA, December IS Cotton quiet; Mid
ding uplands &c.
ST. LOUIS, December 1o.-Cotton quiet; MiddIing
uplands SIC.
BALTIMORE, December 1s.-Cotton dull Middling
uplands at SIC.
CHARLESTON, December 1s-Cotton steady; Mid
NEW ORLEANS, December 1S-Cotton strong Mid
ding upands at SIC.
LOUISVILLE, December 18.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands Ssc.
NORFOLK, December IS Cotton quiet Middling
uplands at &C.
MOBILE, December 1s.-Cotton quiet and steady;
Middling upands at SIC.
WILMINGTON, December 1s.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding uplands at Sic.
SAVANNAH, December 1s.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands at 7-16c.
GALVESTON, December 1s.-Cotton easy; Mddling
upands Sic.
CINCINNATI, December 1s-Cotton quiet Middling
uplands Ssc.
MEMPHIS, December 1S.-Cotton quiet; Middling
upands sac
AUGUSTA, December lS.-Cotton quiet and steady;
Middling uplands at q SIC.