The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-16

Winter Wheat extra at 8 IS @175: 74OO bbs Minne-
sofa extra at 50 g 90, ths market closing about
900 bbs, including Sc bbls for export at 70 q 50;
common to fair extra at go q u.s. good to choice
extra at s. g CO. Rye -four quiet; sales 200 bbls
sales $50 bbls; Yellow Western Jersey and Pennsyl.
vania 20 g 50; Brandywine at IS. Wheat-re-
celpts 22so59 push Inc market is shade tamer but
including 143 600 bush on spot; No Spring at soc;
ungraded Red at O7s; No do at O3; Mop do at
oss H. No do SS n S No A do e. ::
ungraded White at OF a l9I; Mo- 60 051; No /
DO ISe 600 bush at ii. o. g 0s extra White
No Amberitor December, 5000 bush at i Isl, clos
ing at o5 bid Os asked: do January. 165, 900 bush
Red tor December, $1,000 at Is a esi. closing OS
bid, 90 asked DO January so bust at oct. CLOS
ing at % bid l 10 asked; DO February at 10 bid.
State at 81 q 60. Barley is steady: $500 bush 4.
rowed State at CSC. barley Malt dull and I'M
changed COrn-receipts Al, 116 bush; market a
&c better and scarcely so firm sale, 1856 600 bush in.
GLIDING $1,000 bush on the spot ungraded at l6 a
47c 43sc for No 81 a q 45ic tor steamer AT q 47sC
at 46c steamer White at i5c: steamer for December
at 45ac closing at 45ac bid, 45ac assed do January
at 45lc bid, 45lc asked; do February at 45c bid 46c
bid, 47ac asked; do January AZ q 4Sc closing 47ic
bid, Age asked; do February 47c Did, 472c asked
and very auet sales 4s 900 BUSH 80 a 3Oac for No q
333c for No2 White; Mixed Western at 29A q sic;
White Western at 80 g 35c; Mixed State 81 q sIac;
for January at 3Oic. Hay-prime rather scarce and
firm poor unchanged and dull shipping at IS a 4Oc
Wsss,a ana q "a yean Es at and
to choice. Coffee fairly active and steady sales A.
2l4 bags Rio on t: 27S5 bags Santos on tp t. su-
go. agi and almost IT. nominal fair to good refining
Moiasses duh and nominalIy unchanged. Il lice
uncna a ana quiet Perele1m is dull heavy;
u q &C.; refined at Sc Taiiow firm; sales co. 900
lbs at 60 SIC; $50 bbls for January on pit, Naval
st STEADY at 81 49, Potatoes dull
Peerless at 90 g So; Sweets at Q 90 q rs. Tur-
peptine lower at 2Sc. Eggs heavy; State and Penn
% 2Isc ordinary stock at 20 q &c; lined at 10 a.
Nc. Coal dull and nominal; Anthracite at 81 a
Ss5 per TON. Hides about steady; wet sailed New
ed 30 and 80 lbs at % 94c. Leather is quiet and
unchanged: Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres light mid
GesH at 2 Gaon na do at
S6s ior FsDipay sid It IS; 1zSo bbs DO new at at
Beef quiet and unchangeu Beef Il aims about
| steady; western at IA SO q Is 90. Tierce Beef
Sees zoe r% bs
fresh hams at &c; o0O do bellies at 81; mddles
quiet and firm; Western ana city long clear at u;
short clear al long and short clear half aud half Al
sales 25O boxes OF long and short clear Western u.s.
! Lard shade frmer anu fairly acive sales 1873 ties
OF prime steam on spot al 50 q 97A; 500 ties for
Il
w; $500 ties for February 07A q I2,; 5000 tcs
for March at 612l q 15z25 city sleam az IS; 100
NO DO at 80; $50 ties refined est Inuies at 20.
Butter about steady State at 8 a &c; Western Is
Z1c. Cheese Gull; State at g &c; Skins at 8 a 4c
western at q g st. ssed:n!inseed is dull, and nomi
| Wool quiet and steady; domestic fleece &C 2S a
aSc pulled at IL 35;unwasLed at 10 q Csc Iexas at
trelghts to Liverpool-market lower: Cotton ner
san at a. 40 per steam at q 931; Wheat steam I'd
asked, 81 bid.
CHICAGO, December l4.--Flour is quiet but firm.
Wa ne steady VIII fair demand; No Red Winter
AZ o. (a sVc; NO Chicago spring at S3a a 83ic for
eash S5s s33c Tor January; SAC tor February;
no CIiesg, Spring 69i q 70tc; rejected 533 SIC.
or January; 81. q 3lBc for Februafy; rejected 26sc
Oats quiet put steady at lc cash; 2O.c for January
AYE @se s'eaay ana n,Gasnged Barley firmer at IS
for cash; % g 81 for January: 1871 for Februa-
~. Lard Is in good demand and shade hgner ~ 50
cash; 60 2 BOA Tor January; 70 q 3 ~ for Feb
ruary BULK Meats firm; shoulders at 26O; short
rib 20: short clear at 3d. Whiskey at e5
Recelpts 2,goU bbs -four 1874 OOo bush wheat, a.
Ousb pIsn oooo bush oats 5000 bush rye
shipments-I2,ooO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
| 1900 bush barley. ~
81 Louis. Dec. 14.-Flour is quiet; double extra
fall at a. q 55; treble extra TALL at rs 90:
iamly at 4 70 g IS; choice at 4 % q So ~n-at
for December; s0ac for January; s9a ic tor Feb
fnaIy No Red Fall s6A "a s6sc; No Spring at 500.
Ool 1 niene1i no MIXED at 293c tor cash and De-
cemper ZSsc for January; 800 q Bic for February
32e for March; 81 @ SAGE for May Oats higher No
al 2o,c for cash and December 2Oic bid tor January
/ Rye Is stronger at 43c.
Recelpts-4O0O bbls -four, q, 900 bush wheat. 49,.
oOO bush corn, 1000 bush oats. 1000 bush rye,
shipments 5000 bbls -four 1000 husb wheat j..
oOO bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye loco
| bush barley. wv 1''''
MILWAUKEE, December 14.-Flour quiet and un.
cnanged Wheat, market opened at &c advance and
nkpAb ard Al 4
YANKEE soft at No Milwaukee at s3.e; Deem
per at S3ac; January s3c February s44c; No 3 MIL
| 5lsc. Corn is nominaly unchanged; No 8 at SOa aS
ots. Oats are trmer NJ at 2o4c. Rye quiet and
shade fr%er No at 421e Barley strong and high
Mess Pork firm at 8 rs for old new at S.. Lard
prime steam at 8 IS. Live Hogs nominal at 10 "a
aS0 dressed hogs steady with fair demand at 90 a
| Recepts-s,5oo bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat.
| ohlpments-2O,0OO bbs -four 10000 bush wheat.
| TOLEDO, December 14.-wheat is steady; extra
White Michigan at SIC; Amber Michigan on the spot
Red al at s? sts February
firm High Mixed at s5c on spot NEW ~ ss C S
at SIC; new on spot 323c; January 80, Oats dull and
nO RsnsltsH HSg' h held at 10, and bid.
BUSH corn, $1,000 bush oats "A'"'' -''00'
S Snpments-ooo0 600 bbls -four, II, 1000 bush Wheat.
f,Oo0 bush corn. O,000 bush oats.
| DETROIT, December 14-Flour is firm but Quiet
sales 400 bbs White at TO- Wheat is HIGHER. ertr,
Whlte Michigan at 9e4c; No White Michigan at 95c
January at s5ac February at 971 q 974c march at
NO Yellow 400; High Mixed 3Ssc; No Mixed 3sc
~ Mo Mixed d1 S5ic Oats firm but dull; No white at
y 2.tc; NO Mixed at 25c. Cloverseed-prime at
@305. ""n az ""
Receipts, 500 bbs -four, 1900 bush wheat, 2CcO
bush corn. 500 bush oats. "
g, Shipments 800 bbls flour, 1900 bush wheat,
la0O bush corn. 1000 bush oats
CINCINNATI, December 14.-Flour nominaIly nm :
enangei. Wheat is IN fair demand and market firm
hed and White ~ q 9Oc. Corn steady and in fair
demand at 3l3 9 &c. Oats in good demand at full
Pilces at ~ q 26c Rye is in good demand ag SIC.
fork IN good demand at 90 q co. Lard is active
dull aud nominal. A AWAITS
OLEvELAND, December 14.-Petiolsum is steady ::