The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-01

market is inactive and unchanged
Domestic Markets.
New YORK. December 31-Evenng.-Cofop
Exchange closed; quotations nominay unchanged.
change; other descriptions in buyers favor demand
moderate; sales 49, COZ bbls; No2 at 90 a %; Su-
perfne Western and State at IS q 25; extra IVES
tern and State at 80 q 65; choice Western and
State at 70 a 90; White Wheat Western extra at
s05 g Is; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at
so q 25 good extra Ohio at 45 "a 80; extra St
Louis at 45 g 25 Patent Minnesota extra good to
prime at 40 g 25 choice to double extra at 80 a
OO Southern flour is more active: 1900 bbs extra az
550@s25. Rye -four quiet and unchanged. Cora
meal dull: Yellow at so q 90; Brandywine Is.
Wheat-recepts 255, 200 bush; the market is shade
stronger with good export inquiry, checked by the
frmness of holders; sales 1877 200 bush on spot 81
for No Milwaukee, 324 for No New York Spring;
35t for No Milwaukee; l 40 for No Spring IN
store; 431 q / 45a for New York No Winter Red:
81 g 555 for extra Whits 56 for White State;
jected Winter Red Western; also 40 900 bush No
Spring . seller January Gd % g S25 closing at ss
at No North W eS reOlsa n9arv 81 Clos
at 81 bid, So asked; do for February 1 IS bid,
35a asked; No Winter Red sellerJanuary at 433
Ii We is dull. Harley dull. BARLEY Malt is dull
and unchanged. Corn-receipts 4666O bush; / "a
214 900 bush, including les, 900 bush; Sc for un
merehantable and ungraded; SO q Doc for New York
No 3, closing at Doc; 5Si @ 59ic for steamer Mixed
Western Mixed in stores sole for Yellow ;59a
for steamer Mixed January closing at SOC Did, 598c
asked; do February at 59ac bid, 6Osc asked No for
January closing at 64e bid, 65c asked; do February
at 641c bid, 65c asked. Oats-receipts 1860 bush
dull and heavy; sales Of $4,000 bush; IS g 4Oc for
Mixed Western and State Sc a 42ac for White do
| including New York No White at 800; New York
White at 39ic; New York No at SOC; New York
No White at 42c; Mixed Western at 3S1c; White
Western at 3S5 q 40c; Mixed State at 3St a 39c.
Co9ee-quiet and unchanged. Sugar is stronger
and in fair demand at u q for fair to good refn-
asses grade refined is strong at 81 q 9i for stan
| gard A; 9sc for granuated; % for powdered; 95c
| for crushed. Moiasses is quiet and unchanged
Rice is quiet and steady. Petroleum is duh and
heayy crude at 7se refined at 1870; 49, 900 bbls of
united at 5St g 5s3. Tallow steady at r. Ma
| val Sfores-Rosn is firm at 724 01 80. Tur-
pentlne is shade tirmer at 33c for Spirits. Pork
dull at IL 80 q IL Is for new NESS 100 bbls old mess
at IL Is bid, 10 10 asked. Beef quiet. Dressed Hogs
| steady at 90. Cut Meats-Western quiet: mid
dies quiet at 81 fer Western long elear city do at 6s
160 boxes long and short clear seller January 9-l6
Lard opened hrmer and closed scarcely SO strong;
400 ties prime steam at 10 q 121; 500 ties January
at 10, closing at III; $3.50 ties do February s253
1 q 8 323: Whlskey is nominal at 1 O95 a Ito.
Frelghts to Liverpool-the market is quiet and
firm; Wheat per sail at 1Cad.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Flour is nominal Wheat is
higher; No Chicago Spring at / lOa a Ii; No2
Nos do at o.; rejected SIC. Corn higher at 42sc
at c at ss Eye fm a. sf ol B
higher but unsettled at Il IS tor cash; IL 521 IL IS
7 629 seller JANUARY. Bulk Meats steady. Whisky
! as4oo.
900 bbla flour, 50 900 bush wheat. 49,
00O DIsn corn, $4,000 bush oats, 700 bush rye, 81
| 900 bush barley.
shipments-14 900 bbls tour, 900 bush wheat, g.
4 600 bush corn, $500 bush oats 400 bush rye Ia
| 600 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 3i.-Flour firm; extra fall at 65
9 90; double extra 10 q 35. Wheat is higher;
No 90 Red Fan at 2O1 g 2O1 for cash; closing at
lower; No Mixed at 453c closing at 443c seller Tor
January Oats lower; No at 2scc cash; q q 27Ie for
Ruof q
1 unchanged Hogs heavy at 20. Provisions dull,
| only small jobbing trade.
Receipts-2,9oO Obis nour, 5000 bush wheat, 3d.
600 bush corn, 1900 bush oats 0OOO bush rye 1000
/ bush barley.
TOLEDO, Dec. 31-Wheat is steady; No White
Michigan at S5l; extra White Michigan at 363;
rejected Wabash at OIL; No Dayton and Michigan
at u. Corn is dull; No spot at SOC; May 471c:
new on spot at 4Se seller January at 443c rejected
aSc; new at 4l3c newidamaged $500. Oats dull No
eller January at oslo.
Recepts-oGo bbls hour, $4,000 bush wheat, 10, 600
1 oosh c)rn O0O0 bush oats.
Shipments 900 bbls Hour, 1900 bush wheat, So, 900
| bush corn, 60 bush oats.
1 MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31.-Flour is Quiet Wheat is
firm; MOI Milwaukee at l lat for hardin 10 Milwau-
kee IA for soft; No Milwaukee at 103; seller for
January lO3; No 8 do 1O5s. Corn is scarce and
wanted NO at ~ g &C. Oats firm; No at 24ac.
at 6fie; January and February 65Sc Provisions are
hrm and unchanged; Mess Pork at IL 80 cash. Lard
prime at og C@ .. Dressed Hogs at 4 so.
kecepts-6,00O bbs -four q 900 bush wheat,
Shpments-1l, OOO bbls -four, $500 bush wheat.
| DETROIT, Dec. 3l.-Wheat is frmer; extra White
| Michigan at 36s; No White Michigan at 3lI
4 Recepts-OO00 Dbls -four, 80 2O6 bush wheat, 600
| ocsh corn, 0000 bush oats.
Shipments-000 bbls -four, 2S 500 hush wheat O oO0
bush cord, 00,O0 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 31.-Pork Inactive al IL IT, Lard
dull ana lower; prime steam at GU; kettle at 90
q 70. BULK Meats dull; shoulders at At; clear ribs
at 81; clear sides at g. Partly cured loose boxed
meats tirmer; sales snort rib light average g.: LONG
clear q futures quoted, shoulders 4s short rib at s.
| long and short clear 6t-a January. Bacon quiet;
shoulders at g.; clear nib at clear sides at II CASH
O. % and ior January. Green meats quiet Shout
ders 81 @ sides 81. Hems II pounds average at z;
10 90 81 "a %; 16 do g. Whskey is steadyat / o.
Hogs are active, firm and higher common at $50
g 90; light at 1910 25 packing at 20 "a 35;
Dutchers at % q 40; receipts 4451 head; ship
l mcnts 1873.
| CLEVELAND, December 31.-Petroleum market ia
steady and IN fair demand; standard White at liz.
| GALVESTON, Dec. 3l.-Cotton firm; Middling up-
/ lands at 103c.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 31.-Cotton nomnal MiddllnQ
4 uplands at 101c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. Notwithstanding upiands
1iac. NpiA-'N'
SAVANNAH, Dec 3l.-Ootton is firm; Middling up-
lands at 10ac.
NORFOLK, Dec. s1.-Cotton firm; Middling up
4 lands at lie.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 3l.-Cotton quet Middling up
lands at 10s a 10ic.
MOBILE, Dec. 31.-Cotton is steady; Nliddling ND
lands at 104c.
| CHARLESTON, tDec. 3t-Cotton is quiet and firm;
Middling uplands at 105c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-Cotton in fair demand:
| Middling uplands 10sc
MEMPHIS, Dec. 31.-Cotton is firm; Middlng up-
lands at 10sc.