The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-30

NEW YORK, December % Evening.-Ashes are
quiet and steady; pots at IS g 500; pearls at co.
Couon is quiet and Unchanged sales 2l3 bales;
forward deliveries fairly but un .eltl d ordi
nary upands at 7sc; ordinary New Orleans 7ac; ord
mary Texas at 7sc; ordinary stained at 7s middling
uplands at 9Ic; mildIing New Orleans at 9sc; d,
Texas at 9sc; mddling stained sac Flour-re-
BUYERS favor who2a Hss is dun and strongly ana
bbs; No at Is a 275;Superfne Western and State
State 60 q co.; good to Choice Western and State
at 05 g 30: common to choice White Wheat Wes-
tern extra at 55 q rs; incv extra White Wheat
Western at so q 80; common to good extra Ohio
al 70 q co. common to choice extra St Louis at
3 so @ 70; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at 50 g co. choice to double extra O5 q 90. in
Guiding 500 bbs City Mills extra at 4 e5 a D; L.
500 bbs low grade extra at 80 a 80; 2700 bbs of
Winter Wheat extra at go g 30; 400 bbls Mime
sofa extra at 8 60 q 90, tn. market closing dull
and heavy; Southern our quiet and heavy; sales 700
bbs; common 10 fair extra at Is q So good to
choice extra at 81 q 600 Rye flour dull and un-
changed; sales $50 bbs at IS q s for Superfine
Cora Neal is atDer more active sales 1ltO bbs !;
Yellow. Western Jersey and Pennsyl vania at 20 a
50; 6randyame at2S @285. Wheas-'ecelpt,
$500 bush the market for Winter Red is ac lower
and rather quieI /; Whlte steady with moderate in
qury: Spr ng shade frmer with little better ex-
at sss Gle; No do at SO a Gle; No do at s6bc in
Stores uDgl AIDED Red at OF a %, No do at OBJ
migrated Amber al at 06; No do at o5t q O6;
ungr AIDED WHITE at % a 70; No Go Ota 9 Os,
including 10000 bush No to arrive; No do ls OOG
bush at O91 q ~, extra do, SUU bush at ia.
wo',. State at 19sa g / lot; eovo bush No While
at U5a do January. 5000 bu h at 06; NO
Red tor December at 10 bid, lO3 asked; do Janu-
10. asked: do February, s,ue5 bush at Ii, closing
at IL bid 1T asked. dye quie an steady; No 2
"es,erD quoted a. 56 q HSc; sales 14OOO bush state
at SOC. B.riey is quiet and Unchanged ;sales 1000
bnsh 4 rowed STATE on PIT. Bare, Mai. dull;
sales 5000 bush Old Canada on pit. COrn-recep,s
H. $50 bush cash quiet and shane frmer; futures
~ and tri7e lower: sale- 200 bush, including
a. 90 bush tue spot. ungraded IS "a 4Sc; IA "a
Ale Tor NO 3;4 g 52c Tor steamer; 47s q s79c tor
NJ q; Jersey Yellow 47c steamer Tor January at
45c. closing 44tc BID, 45sc ed do February az
Se, closing at IA bid, 45c asked; No for De ember
al i7ac. ciosine AZ 41tc bid 4s asked do January at
q 46.c, closing al 45ic did, 46ic asked Oai.-Ie-
Geipls 9475 bush the market is unchanged and dull;
sale oe o. bush s sl:c y tor Nc White sot sosc
BIC; White Western 1T 3i4 SAC; Mixed State 3lA a
BIC; White safe at 80 g S5c: White Jersey at Soc
steady: yearlinss nominalsat q 6; eastern and
Western at q Il; new New York q 10 Tor poor
to CHOICE Coffee fairly active and firm; sales 5000
fair demand; sales 800 hhds Cuba at &c: 1000 hhds
aoasses Sugar at 81 &c; fair to good refining at
81 q esc; prime at t2c; reiined firm. nl:ia..e. is
quiet and unch nged. u ice quiet and steady. Pc
iroleum quiet; 10000 bbls united at 961 a 9Sac:
crude 7s q SC; refined at SIC. saIiow Quiet and
,.ore.-kosln dull at s. a 57I. Potatoes firm:
Peachbow at 200 q o.; Peerless at 2 on a 2 81:
Sweets at 90 g 2 50. rurpeDtine dull 27ac Eggs
tern at >6t 27c Sontnern 26 q &c; ordinary stock
at % q 2ic; lied at 10 q Is Coal dull aud en-
trely nominal slides UNCHANGED; wet sailed New
Orleans selected As @ 70 lbs at a 81; Texas selected
80 and 80 lbs at "a 9ac. Leather steady ;HemIock
sole. Buenos Ayres light, middle and heavy weights
at 70 &c; California do at 10 PIC; Olinoco at 10
%. Pork frmer but raj her quiei; sales 375 Dbls
mess spot part at 90; $50 bbls for January at
SOS. Beef ls very qulet and unchanged. Beef
a ans dull; Western at II 80 a is 10. Tirrcr
Beef quiet and steady Cui Meats firm: sales of
$1,000 lbs picked bellies at 81 44c 500 lbs fresh 90
Sc; 80 boxes bellies at 4sc; middles firm Western
Inr,r rlanr Df fn bod.
100 boxes long and short clear at &c. Lard mouer-
ale active irmer; sales ITO ties OF prime steam
on spot 70; 500 ties for January at 70 q IA,
1900 ties for February 75 $500 ties for March at
SO 500 ties for April at 50; 800 ties city steam ar
5 70; 400 ties refined for continent at 12k Butrer
unchanged; State at q &c; Western at a Soc.
Cheese Gull State at Q SC; Skins at "a &c; Wes-
tern q 81. s-eds-Linseed is dull and nominal at
O5 gold, time. Whislk-y is a shade firmer; sales
" DOL about steady; domestic fleece at % "a 42c:
.ued at II g S5c; unwashed at 10 q 2sc; Te1a at
rreghts to Liverpool market quiet; Cotton Der
sail at Id: do per steam @ 9-a2 Wheat steam SD
CHICAGO. December 2s.--Flour is steady and un-
changed. Wheat dull aud shade lower; No Red
Winter at 9Sc No Chicago spring at s2sc for cash
S2Ac bid for January; S3i q $3.50 FOR February; No
C6icag Spring al 69sc; rejected at sic. Corn duh
and shade lower at 364c for CASH 3Oc for FebIuar,
34lc for March Oats nominaly unchanged at 1873,
Barley quiet and weak at 95c tor cash 95,c for auu-
AIRY P TX steady and in good d-mand at 7 80 for
cash; ~ "a SO Or january: % 42A for Feb
ruary so bid for March. LAID trmer but not quot
.bly higher 52A for cash; Az a 42A for Febru-
try 5 Al q 5 50 for March. Bulk Meats easier;
shoulders As; short rio 50; short clear al 65
Dressed hogs in good demand aud sha lie higher at
2 80 O. So. Whiskey steady and unchanged at O6
Receipts 1870 bbls flour, 1l6 900 bush wnva, &c.
600 bush corn $4,000 bush OATS $500 bush rye, 600
shipments-s,oOO bbls honr, $4,000 bush wheat,
$500 bush c,rn, 140O0 bush oats.I 500 bush rye,
$3.50 bush barley.
ST LOUIS. Dec. 2s-Flour is quiet; double ex' ra |
fall at 81 D3 65; treble do at s. a 95; family at
4 20 ~ 30; choice at So q So Nn-.t dull out |
closed &C i've; No Red Fall at 91lc for Cash; u
q 9tsc for Januar, 91a a 91ac for February; N
Red Fall at S6a q 8bAc; No Spring l4c. Corr easier
but active at 2yt 294c for cash; 29s a 295c tor Jau-
uary 3O4 a 3O3c for February 3ls "a SAC for March;
s2sc for April; 1884, ,3ac for May. Oats dull and |
iower No at 223c fol- cash; q &c for January Rive
drmer aud better at Az 4lsc. Barley du,l wbis-
kew 81 e4dy at o. Provisions quie ana unchanged |
with only jobbing trade Laro easier at 30 "a IS
Receipts-200O bnls -four, 35,vUO bush wbea. 3d. |
900 burh corn, 5000 bush oats. 1000 bush rye, |
5000 bush barley
Shipments 900 bbls flour 900 bush wheat. a..
900 hush corn, 1000 ust oars 5000 bush rye 1000
bush barley
MILWAUKEE. December 2s.-Four quiet and I'M |
changed Wheat opened dull ana declined ac, closed
steady; No Milwaukee, ,Td at 92ac; No Miwsn-
Ka. soft at 864c, No 2 Wwauke. on spot and De-
cember at S21c January at S2.c; Februars at s3tc;
No Milwaukee at 69Ac; No Milwaukee at 59S "a |