The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-31


NEW YORK. December 30-Evening is
quiet and 1116c lower; sales 69s bales; MiddIing up
lands 7.16c; do Orleans at 916c forward delive-
receipts 21725 bbls dull and heavy; sales s4oo bbls
No2 at 20 @ Is; Superfne Western and State 90
q 55; good extra Western and State at $500
80; choice White Wheat Western textra at IS
% 25; Fancy WhiteiWheat Western at 80 q so;
good extrai Ohio at 20 q 90; choice extra st
Louis at 8 so q Is: Patent Minnesota extra good
to prime at 50 "a z 90: choice to double extra at
705@80O. including 400 bbls City Mills extra at
So; 1900 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 65 a $50;
$500 bbs Minnesota extra 60 a co. closing heavy.
Southern Flour is dull and in buyers favor sales
Rye Flour is steady. CornmeaI is quiet and
steady; Brandywine at 2SO @2s5: Wheat--re-
eeipts $3.50 BUSH Winter Red &c lower and dun;
including fsocc BUSH ID % GFq s asa AZ
75c; ungraded Spring at SO a 96c No Spring So a.
9Oc; ungraded Red at OF q OS; No do at O3 a
am DO at at O 5; No No % 1t ~ g1
I 05s; ungraded White 05 q 1Q93; No do at / O6S
@l97; No d. 1900 bush at osa 10; extra do,
December at 105 bid, 06 asked; do January 5000
bush at 06, closing at OBJ bid, O6 asked do for
February at 06A bid, os asked; No Red for De-
bid, 10 asked; January 56 900 bush at OSi a Oss
closing at OBJ bid, 500 asked; do February $4,000
duh. harley steady; 10000 bush ungraded Cana
da at 90 a Of. BARLEY Malt unchanged Corn
receipts II 24 bush market very quiet; sales 81
for ungraded; 445c for No 3; No at 473c; Round
Yellow 64c; steamer for December at 46sc closing at
46Ac bid 47c asked do for January 45c, closing at
4a4c bid, 45ac asked; do February at 441c bid 45c
asked; No for December at 47c bid, 48c asked; do
January at 47s 47ac closing at 47c bid, 47lc asked
1859 bush; shade firmer and very quiet; sales g.
900 bush; 32c for No White; 3Oac for No q 33c for
No White; 3o4c for No /; SIC for No White Mixed
Western at 29A q 30Ac; White Western at 80 q 33Ic
White State at 81 q Sec. Coffee more active and
frmer 1923 bags Rio on p t.; quoted for cargees at
~ ess Els Job lots at ~ & Sugar moderate
Gsc fair to good refining s. 6sc; prime 6ac refined
in fair demand and easier standard at S4c; gran
& 5 psGderss ses sushes 49, Mo.
unchanged; 2,0u0 bbls united at 96i q s65c; crude
at 70 g Sc; refined at Sic T.llow easy at 60 q
heavy. TurpentIne frmer at 27S a 2sc. 4ora
frmer and rather quiet; $50 bbls old mess spot at
pt; quoted at 10 g 80; 1000 bbs at s.; Beef
lies Al q 5; middles hrmer; Western and city long
clear at 4c long and short clear at OBJ a or sales
4. Lard higher and moderately active; 275 ties
prime steam on spot at rs q s0 100 ties to arrive
at 49, $50 ties for January IS; 1850 ties for Febru
airy at s2a; $3.50 ties for March at So q 9O 29O ties
city steam at ~; refined for continent 224 But
ser is firm. Whislkey is nominal at l - bid, 1871
asked.
Freights to Liverpool-market shade easier; Wheat
per steam sgd.
CHICAGO. December 3O.-Flour is quiet and un-
changed. Wheat quiet aud firm; No . Red Winter
at 90c; No Chicago Spring at 82& q 82sc for cash:
s2sc for January; s3sc for February: No 8 Chicago
Spring at 7Uc; rejected at Sic Corn dull and shade
lower at 3Osc for cash. Sole for January; 30Ic for
rejected 17c. Rye unchanged: Barley sf1us higher
higher at 40 for cash; 40 q 42b for January: 50
CT 424 for February. Lard active and higher at 40
Tor Tor cash; So 40 for January; 542f@55o for
$50; clear rib at IS; clear sides at 65. Dressed
hogs shade higher at 295. Whiskey steady at / O6.
Receipts IL 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat 49,
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, $500 bush rye 600
bush barley.
Shipments 600 bbls foar $4,000 bush wheat
1l,OOO bush barley.
ST LOUIS. Dec. 3O-Flour is quiet; double extra
Fall at 1908 65; treble do at IS a IS; family at
40 g go; choice at So "a 80. Wheat opened
No Red Fall at 91ac for cash; e1sc for December
settlement; 500 a Ole for January; 91s "a GIG for
February; No Red Fall at SEC. Corn easier at 29s
@ 29lc for cash 29lc for January ;30s a 303c for Feb
ruary. Oats dull and easier; No at ut a Hsc for
cash; 2Isc for December and January; Rys steady
o.. Pork nominaly unchanged. Lard is quiee at
5 32I "a 35-small lots.
Receipts-3,OOO bbs flour, $4,000 bush wheat. 49,
GOO o bush corn, 5000 bush oats. 5000 bush rye,
5000 bush barley.
shipments OcO bbs -four 900 bushwheat, 49,.
Goo bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye, LOCO
bush barley.
MILWAUKEE,, December 3o.-Flour STEADY and in
fair demand. Wheat steady at opening and closed
firm; No Milwaukee hard at s2Sc; Ne1 Milwaukee
soft at s6se No milwaukee at s2ac December s23c;
waukee at 59c; rejected at 49Ic Cornquiet; No is
nominal at SOC. Oats steady; No at p1 q 1890. Rye
fair No as Bar dull
Pork dull at 90 for old; new at o. Lard-prime
steam at 40. Live hogs steady see 60. Dressed
Reccipts-s,OOO bbls flour, II, 900 lush wheat.
Shipments-l1, 900 bbls flour, &c, 900 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, December 3O.-Pork Iquiet; jobbing
at co. Lard in good demand and shade higher;
10000 and 3 so q 8 80 and IS for shoulders, |
clear rib and clear sides. Bacoa steady; shoulders
g g 3; clear rib q Al clear sides II q 49, lWhs-
Hogs active and higher; common at 22O@255;
light at o6 q rs; packing at Is q 200; butchers
at % 9o receipts AT head shipments 555 head.
TOLEDO, December 3O.-Wheat is firmer; No2
White Michigan at 9llc; extra White Michigan 96c
asked. 95c bid; Amber Michigan on spot at 9fIc for
January at 9ic; February at csc; No2 Red Winter
ruary 96c; No Red Winter Sic; Western Amber at
93c. Corn is quiet; No on spot 3ic January at 32
new on spot at S2sc. Oats dull; No 2 at SIC. Hogs
keceipts-O,OOO bbls -four 1900 bush wheat 20 900
bush corn, 5000 bush oats,
Shipments-0,000 bbls flour, 0000 bush Wheat.
5000 bush corn. $1,000 bush oats
DETROIT, December 81 Wheat easier extra White
gan At ssac; J am s a &C. February s5s
Shipments-2,0OO lush Wheat.
NEW YoRK, December 3O.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands at 7-l6c
GALVESTON. December 3O.-Cotton steady; Mid
ding upands Sc.
SAVANNAH, December -Cottdh--nothing doing;
Middling uplands at sc.
CHARLESTON, December 3O.-Cotton is quiet and
steady; Middling uplands at 9ac.
WILMINGTON, December a0.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding uplands at DC.
CINCINNATI, December 3o.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands8ac. 1