The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-28
Domestic ysapketa.

Donsestic Markets.
NEW YORK. December 27-Eyening-Cottou
quiet and steady and 1 higher; Orleans at 9sc
Fionr-receipls 1871 bbls market dull and
prices s. in buyers fayer; sales 1850 bbls; No
q 60; COED extra Western and State at 80 "a
80; good to choice Western and State at 4 05 "a
W; ,z eh9Ice White Wheat Western extra at s.
good extra Ohio at 8 20 q 90: choice extra ST
Louis at 80 q Is: Patent Minnesota extra good
TO- 90. including 29OJ bbls City Wills extra at
s. q 90; 1900 bbls low grade extra at 8 60 "a
8 80; 1900 bbs Winter Wheat extra at 8 rs a 30:
$500 bbls Minnesota extra 65 q co. closing duii
and heavy. Southern Flour is quiet with de-
Ginning tendency; sales 900 bbs. Rye Flour is
dull. Coromeai is quiet brandywine at 80.
wheat - receipts 5S,050 bush; Winter "a 1 lower
and in only moderate demand, mainly speculative;
Spring UNCHANGED, exnort inquiry iimiled sales
Spring at s0e99oc; ungraded Red at fO1 q Os;
No 8 do at 03(9t CAT; No 2 do 1 1O5 a lOa: No
40 40 at lo59l Il ungraded Amber at 90 q OsA:
No do at 065 a or; No do, 1900 bush at 091
81 10000 bush extra do at Il g III; White
State at 81 Osa; No 2 Spring for December 1900
600 bush at 06, closing at 05A bid, 06a asked;
January sOoo bush at OCT closing at / O6 bid,
Q, asked; No Red d, for December. 5000 bush at
bush at O919l 10a, closing at i0i Did, III asked;
February 10000 bush at lO3G1 Il. closing at l IL
mand; GOO bush State at SOC. Barley steady;
10000 bush ungraded Canada at "a. BARLEY
Malt unchanged. COr.-reeelpts l26 6s6 bush;
new about &c better; old tirmer and quiet; sales
$4,000 bush, including $1,000 bush on the spot;
a6@ 41c for ungraded; ~ a40ic for No 8, closing at
4ic: steamer w at 45tea6c; No at 47@47le; New
round Yellow 50c choice old do at 67csteamerfor De
cember at Acc BIZ 46k asked; do for January 45ac,
at 45 bid, 45A asked; No for December at Ana
47sc, closing 47ic bid, Age asked; do January Old
at 471c, closing ati7e4 bid, 47sc asked; do new at
closing at 46sc bid, 45!c asked tSats-receipts g.
525 bush; without decided change and dull; sales
$500 bush; 3la@32c; No White 32sa33c; No 2
do 343 No do Mixed Western at 29t q 81; White
Western at BIO sac; Mixed State at Sic; White
State at 50 g 35c. Coffee is trmer and fairly
quiet firm 400 hhds Centrifugal at 7ic 800 hhds
Muscovado 6s@ea; fair to good refining 64a6Ic;
prime CSC; ,etned fairly active. Mala-ses is I'm
sSanssa .eS ssesay rs:.sls" Dos i al fHs
81 refined at So Tl.ow steady at eaas 1is16
tatoes easy, Turpentine firm. Eggs Steady.
Coal nominal aud unbalanced asora in buyers
q 20; 1000 bbls for February at 80. Beef quiet
andsteady. Cut Messs fairly aetiv; picked bel
lies a smoked hams at u middes duh and heavy;
Western and city long clear at &c; short do isc;
long and short clear at OO@4 O64. Lard buyers
favor and more active; 1850 tics prime steam on
spot at 65@5 72a $3.50 ties for january 65 III;
1850 ties for February at 723@5 Isl $50 tcs cit,
steam at 10. BuIser is quiet. Whislkey firm:
l u, closing nominal at ID.
steam sgd.
CHICAGO, December 27-Flour is steady and un-
changed wheat inactive aud lower; No Red VIM
ter al SOC; NO l Chicago Spring at s2sc for cash
Szsc LOT January; S34 q S3sc for February: No 5
Chicago Spring al zoe; rejected at sic. Corn dull
Tee6 and o lever hd Sosc for cash. e bid fol
weak at 1885, CASH; 1896 Tor January. Rye steady
and unchanged. Barley weak and lower at 95 tor
cash cash Pork active and lower at 80 for cash;
acClV6 ana lower at 3Za for cash. = for
February. Bulk Meats active and lower; should
e sns se short T TS 90 sh1rs clear Dressed
Receipts 10000 bbls -four, Is 600 bush wheat, 49,
600 bush corn, 1900 bush oats, $500 bush rye
shipments-1O,oOO bbls flonr 1900 bush wheat.
5000 bush ccrn, $4,000 bush oats 300 bush rye,
1890 bush barley.
ST LOUIS. dec. 27-Four is higher; double extra
Fall at 5t93 So; treble do at S5a3 95; family at
4 2Oa4 80; choice 35a45 NnesI inactive and
lower; No2 Red Fall at 81 for cash; 91a a 914c for
i4c bid. Corn dali and lower; No q mixed at 2gS
Tor cash; 293929s tor January. Oats frmer; No at
2ls "a 21sc for cash; 2A q 2lsc bid for January
sales. Whiskey lower at o.. Previsions-Pork is
inactive and lower 40 9755 Lard is quiet IS
BID. Bulk Meats dull car lots of loose shoulders al
1922 5O short clear 80 a3 60. Bacon inactive
and lower; shoulders, 81 clear rib II clear sides A.
Green meats dull; 81, 81 and 3sc for shoulpers clear
RIO ana clear sides; hams Al q acc; sweet picked
Receipls-2,OOo bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat. 6 :
0oo bush corn, 1000 bush oats. 1000 bush rye,
Shipments 5000 bbls iour, 600 bush wheat, o..
goo bush corn 1000 bust OATS 5000 bush rye OO0O
bush barley.
declined &c and closed steady; No ] Milwaukee hard
at 93ac; No Milwaukee soft at SIC; No Mil
vaukee at &c; on spot and December at s3sc; Jan
uary at Sic; at size; No Milwaukee at 7OIc;
No Milwaukee at 6O4c; rejected at 5Osc. Corn
Is dull and lower; No at 30c. Oats lower; No at
293cc. Rye frmer No l at 425c Barley easier at
S7kQ82c: for FehruaIV 22lEDsQp
and weak Mess Pork dull az 10 for old w at 7 49,
Lard-prme steam at 40. Live hogs steady at so
@260. Dressed hogs easier at 2 80.
Receipts III 900 bbls -four 10000 bush wheat,
Shipments-s,500 bbls -four. $4,000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, December 27s-Pork inactive att s7b
q 90. Lard in fair demand; steam 5 40. Bulk
Meats are dull and shade lower; shoulders Q Asa
2 %; clear rib so as3 go; clear sides 10; Bacon
duh and unchanged. Whiskey in fair demand and
Hogs quiet and unchanged; receipts 1886 head
shipments 1876 head.
TOLEDO, December 27,-Wheat quiet; Amber
spot and January at 955c; February at 963c Western
Amberat 933c. Corn is quiet; new No 2 at SIC; new
Lake Shore Sla. Oats dull; No at 23c. Hogs dull
Receipts-O 900 bbs -four 20 900 busbIwheat 81, 900
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
Shipments-0,000 bbIs -four, IL 600 bush Wheat
1900 bush corn. $1,000 bush oats.
-, DETROIT, December 27.-Wheat lower; extra
siSas4sc; December at sig G94Ic; January s4sa9ii
Receipts-27, 900 bush Wheat.
Shipments 900 bush Wheat.
GALVESTON, December l27.-Ootton quiet; Mid
ding upands SEC,
SAvANNAH, December &c Cotton is firm;
Middlng uplands at &c.
CHARLESTON, December 27.-CottOn firm Mid
ding uplands at 9i(99ac
WILMINGTON, December 27.-Cottoa quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 83c.
CINCINNATI, December 27.-Cotton is firm; Mid
ding uplandss5c.
ST. LOUIS, December 27.-Cotton strong and
higher; Middlng uplaDds SIC.
AUGUSTA. December 27.-Cotton strong; Middling
uplands at 8s@Ssc.
MEMPHIS, December 27.-Cotton in good demand;
Middling uplands SSc.
soRFoLR, December 27-Cotton is firm; Mddlinp
nplaDds at Sc.
uplands at DC
PHILADELPHIA, December 81 Cotton firm; Mid
ding upands 9sc.
MOBILE. December 27.-Cotton active and finn;
Middlingupiands at SEC.
NEW ORLEANS, December Election active and
higher; Middling upIands at 9lc
LOUISVILLE, December 27.-Cotton is Fouiet: