The Portland daily press., 1878-12-23
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, December 21-Evening-Ashes are
dull and nominal; pots at IS g 90; pearls at IS.
bales; forward deliveries fairly active and a 10
points higher: ordinary uplands slice; ordinary
New Orleans 5-16c; ordinary Texas at &c., ordina-
rystained at 5-l6; middng uplands at 91-16; mid
ding New Orleans ut 3-16c; d. Texas at 3-I6c:
middling stained at l1-16c FI0ur-receipts 81
ZIG bols; market is dull strongly in buyers favor,
prices however without decided change; sales 13 900
bbls; No at rs 80 ;Super6ne Western and State
at 8 3o@ 8 65; common to good extra Western and
State so g 90; good to choice Western and State
at 4 % g 3d. common to choice White Wheat Wes-
tern extra at So q rs; Fancy extra White Wheat
Western at 5 30 q 30; common TO good extra Ohio
at 70 q 8 90; common to choice extra St Louis at
3 so q 575; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at so "a co. choice to double extra O5 q co. in
eluding 800 bbs City Mills extra at e5 a 20; g.
Winter Wheat extra at 10 0 50; 1900 bbls Minne-
sofa extra at 8 65 q g. 90, the market closing dull
and heavy; Soqthern.our heavy sales $500 bbls, in
Guiding $500 bbls for Southern delivery at gu a
5 70; common to fair extra at 375 a so; good to
choice extra at 60 q 90. Rye flour dull; sales $50
bbls at ZSo g 10 10 Tor Superfine Corn Neal is
and Pennsylvania 2 20 g 90; Brandywine at 2 8. a
IS. Wheat-receipts l26,770 bush the market for
Spring steady ant moderately active; sales $4,000
bush, including 406 900 bush spot mainly for No
and No White; rejected Spring at 77c ungraded do
@ lO7; No 9 do at 90 g los; No 2 do at / OS a.
] 0s4; No do at ] OS q | 0s4; ungraded Amber at
t0z@ 10; No 2 do at 1O45 9 1 o5; ungraded White
@ 06t Corn-receipts $500 bush market is sc
lower and dull: sales 1871 900 bush including SO 900
bush on the spot; ungraded at i6 q Tc; 49, g 44c
round Yellow; steamer for December at acc asked.
Oat,-receipts 1855 bush; the market lis without
No 3; 31as for No White; SOC for No q 33c for No
White; Mixed Western at 20 q Bic; White Western
at 81 q 34c; Mixed State Sic; White State at 32A
iOc Hops quiet and steady: yearlings nominal at
4 @6; Eastern and Western at s q 70; new New
York 100 l5 for poor to choice. Coffee quiet and
in buyers tavor sales 1900 bags Cenifugel at &C:
800 hhds Cuba at st Gle; refined unchanged stand
ard az s. 81 graduated q q SIC; powdered at
du aHd absTt steady and 9s s
quiet; sales $4,000 lbs at 60 q 6ac; 240 bbIs on
Naval stOres-Kosin steady at IS a 40. Pota-
steady PsaGhSiow 62 o. Early Rose
So rurpeptine dull at 27s q 2sc. Eggs firm State
and Pennsylvania at 16 q &c Western at 25A "a 26;
Southern q g 253c; ordinary stock at 20 q 23c lin
ed at Is q 17sc. Coal nominal; Anthracite at 20
q 3 50 per ton. Hides dull; wet sailed New Or
leans selected IS IS lbs at q 81 Texas at selected
sole, Buenos Ayres light, middle and heavy weights
at % s2ac: California do at 10 q 2lc; Oinocoat IS
g %. Pork lower and very dull.
% q 42c; pulled at II q IS; unwashed at 10 a Csc;
Texa at Is q 23c.
Freights to Liverpool-narket quiet; Cotton Der
s'ii w No PS ooe1AD o-oAs WutdC sUedm OaQ.
CHICAGO. December 21.-Flour is nominally I'M
changed. Wheat in good demand and shade higher
NO Red Winter al s9A 9Oc; No2 Chicago Spring
at s2s sac for cash; No Chicago Spring at 7Oac;
rejected 52tc. Corn dull and dropping at 30ac cash
Bic for January rejected 27sc. Oats dull and shade
lower at 1890 cash; 2uc for January Rye steady aud
Receipts ii 900 bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat 81.
600 bush corn $4,000 bush oats. 5000 bush rye GOO
oush barley.
shipments-7,oOO bbls aoar, $4,000 bush wheat.
| 33,UUU DuSl ID 600 hnah 14O0 hushr
$4,000 bush barley.
ST LoUIs.De 21-Flour is firm and unchanged.
Wheat dull and lower; No Red Fall at 92Ac cash
No Req Fall at Ssa a ssac; NJ Spring at 7tsc bid,
Corn duh and lower at Soc for cash and for January.
Oats inactive and lower No at 2oac for cash; 2Osc
and unchanged Whiskey steady and unchanged.
Provisons-Pork inactive and lower at z so "a s.
cash. LARD is quiet at 42A. Bulk Meats easier
Receipts-S,O0O bbs Hour, 5000 bush wheat. 3d.
GOO GOO. bush corn 5000 bush oats. 1000 bush rye,
Shipments 5000 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat. o..
bush barley. oN'
MILWAUKEE, December 21.-Flour quiet and nom.
inal Wheat firm, opened and closed finn; No Mil
waukee hard at 93ac; No l Milwaukee soft at SIC :;
No Milwaukee at S2ac cash and for Decem Der Jan
uary at S3ic; February at SIC; No 3 Milwaukee at
!oac; No Milwaukee at 6Oac; rejected at 55c. Corn
Is quiet; No at 30ac Oats steady; No at 1896 Rye
firmer; No at 42ac Barley is excited and higher
80 Spring cash at $50; 9OAe for February Proyis-
cdci6I-1leSS b
new at Z 70. Lard 6rm-prime steam at so. Live
Hogs dull and depressed 50; dressed hogs steady
with fair demand at 8 O5
Receipts IA 900 bbs flour, 1000 bush wheat.
Shipments-l3,000 bbls -four, 81, 900 bush wheat,
TOLEDO, December 21.-Wheat is steady; Amber
Michigan spot at SAC February at 96}c No Red
Winter on spot and December at 951c; February at
96sc. Corn is quiet; No at 323c; new No White
1890. Oats dull and nominal
kecepts-O,0O0 bbls -four Il 900 bush. wheat 20 ono
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats. 'N'
Shipments-0OOO bbls -four, 5000 bush Wheat.
$4,000 bush corn. O,0OO bush oats
DETROIT December 81. Flour dull with limited
demand Gales $50 bbls White at u.s. Wheat steady
extra white Michigan at 96lc; No / white Michigan
at 933 q 1890; December at 93A a $3.50; January is
held at 943c Corn irregular and lower; No yellow
S9c; High Mixed 3SAc; No Mixed 374c; No Mixed
&c. Oats dull and lower with moderate demand;
No 1 White at q q 27ac; No Q White at 253c. Go,
verseed dull and oMer-prime at 80 "a 93: choice
4 90. Dressed Hog4 steady at 90 q 05.
Receipts 600 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat, 23O0
Shipments 1900 bbls flour, $4,000 ibush wheat,
100 bush corn. 300 bush oats.
ST. LOUIS, December 21.-Cottonlstrong; Middlipg
uplands SIC.
CHARLEsToN, December 21.-Cotton firm; Mid
ding npands at 94c
NEW ORLEANS December Election firm; Mid
ding uplands at &c
LOUISVILLE, December ELECTION is firm; Mid
ding uplands SIC.
MOBILE, December 2I.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands at SIC.
SAVANNAH, December 21.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands at Sc
GALVESTON, December 2l.-Cotton firm; Middling
upands SIC,
CINCINNATI Standardization is firm; Mid
ding u.,lands SIC.
AUGUSTA, December 21.-Cotton steady; Mddling
uplands at Sac.
MEMPHIS, December 2l.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands SIC.