The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

NEW YORK. December % 3-Evening.-Cotton is
dn rss1 sass 6 y bass; midling upla;nds at 1871
points lower and m0derattively active Flour
receipts 27.lIO bbls; market dull and heavy and in
No At aSs@as5 supsrfne saw Western stern 0s'S snG
State at 1925 q 8 60; good extra Western aud
State Sta at. At $50 @4eo good to choice Western
Western extra at 4 55 q 525; Fancy White Wheai
Western at 30 q s 80; good extra Ohio at 8 70 q
SoO: choice s.ifa s. Louis at 50 @ 575; Patent
to double extra at 705 g 500. including 90 bbls
City Mills extra at IS g 500; 14oo bbls low grade
at 70 q 50; 800 bbs Minnesota extra 65 a 90,
closing dull and heavy Southero Flour is quiet
and heavy sales 1900 bbls extra rs q 50; choice
slo. CeS"meal dull Wh.st"receipts % SS SSsss :
400 bush; Winter red q &c better and very active,
mainly specuaiiye ", account @ other kinds UNCHANGED
on spot: rejected Spring at 77c ungraded 60 at SIC
No 8 do ssc q SOC; ungraded Red at 100 @ Os; /;
do O8 g os: No i at o. q o.; uhs1aded Am
ed White O6 g tss; No 2 Do at io6i @ i67: 80 /
at ii q iii; White State at IS q %; No 'a 2
amber for December, $4,000 bush at O43 q O5,
closing oaa bid o.a asked; 90 January 24o4
TO December 16 900 bush at Os3 q % closing at
osibid. 10 asked; January, 10000 bush at % g
0Oo bush at I 10 q lOi, closing at l 10 bid, OA
asked. Rye dun and heavy at 81 q $50 for No 3
Western; 81 q 59c for State. Barley nominal
moderate business; sales 252 00U bush including 124-
600 bush on the spot; a63 q 48c for ungraded; 43 q
43ac 70 No 8; 45a for steamer; No at a6A in store
474c afoat; round Yellow at &c; Southern do 49, q
a; steamer No Q hite at As; NO 4s3c; steamer
for December at As bid 453c asked; do fr February
a 44tc blu, 44ic asked; No for December at 47sca
AZ 7@A73c. closing at 47ac bid, 47sc asked; February
at 45ac bid 463c asked. Oals-recepts 26.1O0 bush;
White a % ss Ne VIII WSe sdse %sea Vest Ne
White State q, g g CSC ss.ar quiet and Iia IN
and in moderate inquiry argoes at 10 "a 15;c. M
lasses is unchanged. Rsce is sIeady.. P~sro-
lsum is dull: united at s3a; crude in bbls "a a s;
MAYA, steres-RosIn is dull. rnrpeosaoe Is
quiet at 27Ac. 4sorh lower and very light trade
=. Fregnts g to Liverpool-market steady; Wheat per
CHICAGO. December 23-Flour is steady and un-
changed. Wheat seady and in good demand; No
Red Winter al S9A q 90c: No2 Chicago Spring at
szsc for cash; g ss,c for January; $50 g s3sc fol
February: No Chicago Spring al 69Ac; rejected at
52c. Corn dull and shade lower at 3O7c cash and
bid for Jauuary 3lc bid for February; rejected 27Ac
February; rejected 1910 Rye dull ami lower at a.
Barley quie, aud firm at 9n3c cash 99c& for January
P.Ik in fair demand and lower at 80 for cash;
Lard Is active weak and lower a. 40 for cash Or
January. 54,3g so for February. Bulk Meas ac
tive ana shade lower; shoulders at 50 clear rib at
277A92 so bid Whiskey unchanged
Receipts 1900 bbls -four, 62 00O bush wheat, ST.
ooolb1sn corn $1,000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye 900
shipments-1o.ooo bbls fionr, $4,000 bush wheat
3a,o0O busbtctrn, $4,000 bush oats. 5000 bush rye
AT the afternoon call OF the board the market closed
with Wheat flrmer and advanced 2c. Corn and Oats
steady and Unchanged Provisions firm and uD-
changed. There will be mo, sessions of the af-
ternoon board until January I'd.
ST LOUIS. Dec. 23-Flour is firm and unchanged
Woeat inactive and lower; No Red Fall at 913c
cash; 81 = slsc for DECEMBER; q q slac for Jan
Corn easier and; high mixed at 2sa 29s for cash;
2o1c for January. Oats tirmeri p az sc for cash;
in air demand and lower; 42i age for cash 42,c
for January Barley dun and unchanged WDis-
key unchsngea; Provisons-Por dull; tobbing
easier. -
Receipts-4,ooo bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat. 49,.
e00 eOoo bush corn 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye
Shipments 200 bbls FOUL 900 tushIwheat, ss.
bush barley.
MILWAUKEE,, DecemberI 23-Flour quiet and
steady Wheat opened dull and closed finn; No
Milwaqkee hard at 93c; No l Milwaukee soft at
ber; January at s3c; FEBRUARY at s35c; No NIL
wankee at 7o4c: No Milwaukee at 60ic rejected
at 50ac Corn Is quiet and unchanged; No at 3Osc.
Oats quiet mo at 1890. Rye steady; No at 42sc
Barley is quiet; 10 Spring cash at ssc3 Provfs-
ions quiet and easier-Mess Pork dull at 80 for old
new at so. Lard 6rm-priDe steam at u.s. Live
Hogs quiet and weak at $50 q 2 60; dressed hogs |
easier at 80 a 90
Receipts $500 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat.
SbipneDts-l0,000 bbls -four. 81, 900 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, December 23.-Pork quiet at 90 |
Lard in tar demand; steam 545. Bulk Meats are |
luII shoulders 5OG2 81; clear rib s5@3 65; clear
des IS. Bacon quiet new shoulders 5; clear rib |
q clear sides at a. Wbskey is steady and in fair
lemand at 05
Hogs quiet; common at 22o q 2 IS; light at So
IS; packing at 260 q rs; butchers at 275 "a |
S5; receipts 12,s10 head; shipments IL, ,OO9 head.
TOLEDO, December 23.-Wneat is quiet; Amber
Michigan spot at 93ac; January at S4Sc February
It 953c; No Red Winter for January at 95c; Feb |
nary at 95sc; No Red at SOC. Corn IL steady: No |
at 33a q 33c; new 80 q 32tc. Oats dull; No 2 at
Sc.
keeeipts-o,0 600 bbs -four, 900 bush,wheat, $4,000
ush corn, 5000 bush oats.
shipments-o,oOO bbls -four, 1000 bush Wheat,
5000 bush corn. 0,000 bush oats.
DnrRoIT, December 49, Wheat steady; extra
vbite Michigan at s6lc; January 961c; No i white
licbiganat 933c; December at 93a; January 94}c.
Recepts-a3,0 900 bush Wheat.
Shipments -32 900 bush Wheat
MEMPHIS, December 23.-Cotton quiet; Middling
plands SIC.