The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-05

Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. January 4-Evening.-COftom is
steady; quotations revised; sales 345 bales; Middlng
uplands ii slice; New Orleans IL 16c futures are
quiet closing at point advance. Fi0ur-receipts
12,470 bbls market still in buyers favor, with only
very limited demand for export and home use; sales
1900 bbs; No2 at 8 90 a 10; Supertne West
ern and State So a 10; extra Western and State
at % a 55; choice Western and State at 5 60 q
600; White Wheat Western extra at 6 05 a rs;
Fancy White Wheat Western extra at 6 so q s 25;
good extra Ohio at $50 q so; extra st Louis at
40 a rs; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
7 40 a rs; choice to double extra at 80 a 90;
Southern -four heavy; sales 1400 bbls; extra at 30
@ %. Rye Hour steady at 3 g. q Is for Super
Wheat-recepts 71,10O bush; market 1c lower,
with only very moderate export and limited milling
demand; sales 1900 bush on spot; 271 for un-
waukee; 81 for New York No Spring; "a a 341
No 2 Milwaukee; l 45k for New York Nos2 Winter
Red; IS for extra White; 3s for No Milwaukee;
55 fer White State; sales Of $4,000 bush No 2 Chi
cago last half January and first half February at
81 q 324; No 2 Winter Red seller January, clos
closing at 5ii bid % asked; do February, i s2a
bid, 80 asked; No 2 North Western January, clos
ing at 33a bid, 3is asked do February closing
"a bid, 80 asked Rye is dropping; $500 bush Of
No Western at 74c Barley dull and unchanged.
Barley Malt is dull and unchanged. Corn-re-
ceipts 1874 bush: without decided change, with a
very moderate trade; sales $4,000 bush including
$4,000 bush on spot; 55c for ungraded new Western
Mixed; 553 az Sc for New York No s.; 57a 5ssc for
steamer Mixed 633 q 635c for New York No 2; 5sc
for Yellow Southern; 5Sic round Yellow; 81 a 53e
for unmerchantabe 5Slc for steamer Mixed seller
January closing at Sc bid, 5Slc asked SOC do Feb
ruary closing at 5sac Did, 59c asked; $50 a 64c for
No January, closing at csc bid, 6ic asked; Sic do
February, closing 63sc bid, 643c asked. 0ats-re-
$1,000 bush; 80 q 4Oc for Mixed Western and State;
SO q 43c for White do, including New York No at
ss4 g ssIc; do No White at s95 @ 4Oc; New York
extra White at 43c; Mop Chicago at 391 q 4Oc;
Mixed Western at 81 @ 39c; White Western at 3si
g 4Oc; Mixed State at 3sc; White State at 500 q
scarcely so firm; 5000 bags t.; cargoes quoted at
5A q 10 gold; 15a "a 2Oa gold for job lots. sugar
72c for prime 1870 hhds low Muscovado at 73c; refined
active and firm at o. q 9sc for standard A. SIC fer
Unchanged ssice IS quiet and fm
is dull, crude at 71c refined at 1870; 10000 bbls
united at 575 q | ST.. Tailow nrm at Z GIG.
Naval Sf0res-Rosin is firm at 724. Turpen
tine is firm at 35c for Spirits. Pork opened lower
and closed quiet and firm at u 35 - 80 for mess;
seller February - 80 bid, IL 50 asked Beef quiet.
Dressed Hogs lower at 81 tor Western. Gut Meats
dull middles firm at Ga fer Western long Rlear
city do 81. Lard opened lower and closed strong;
$50 tcs to arrive at s5; 1000 tcs seller January at
ST. 95 closing at 50; 1850 ties for Fcbr uary at
92a a co. closing at 90 bd 500 ties for March at
sO23 g 8 10, closing at 10. Whisky is dun
Freghts to Liverpool-the market is quiet and
firm; Cotton per sail Id; steam adj Wheat per
steam at q 93d.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Flour nominal. Wheat quiet
and steady; No Chicago Spring at OsS cash; 091
seller February; l0a seller March; No do at L OF;
rejected soc Corn in fair demand and higher at AZ
a 43sc cash; Age seller january; 42l q l2so seller
Februarq rejected at 35e Oats quiet and unchanged
Rye is rer at 565c Barley steady at 574c. Dressed
Hogs dull and firm at 625 q IS. Pork is un-
settled and generally higher at II 80 for cash. 10
@ IL 424 seller February; II IS seller tor March
Lard is unsettled and generally higher at 40 cash;
424 q As seller February; 7 30 q 52a seller for
March. Bulk Meats steady and unchanged:
shoulders 4 short rib at 81 short clear g. Whskey
Receipts-13O 900 bbls -four, 4s 900 bush wheat TO-,
900 onsh corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye, s.
Shipments, 50Obbs -four 3S 900 bush wheat, a.
900 bush corn. 5000 bush oats 00O0 bush rye, d.,
7a0 bush barley.
81. LOUIS, Jan. 4-Flour firm and offerings light
Superfne fall at % a 40; extra family at 81 a
OF. Wheat is trmer; No 2 Red Fall at i 2l8 for
cash. No do at 204 g 2Oa cash; 2O4 seller for
january; No DO at 10 cash; No Spring at 1 GS4
cash. Corn is easer-No Mixed at 43a "a 44c for
cashc. Oats-No at 2Ss a OSLO Barley is quiet at
60 g zoe. Whiskey is quiet at o.. Pork at IL so
81 50 and IS for shoulders clear lib and clear sides
Bacon dull; clear sides at u. Green Meats are dull
shoulders at 3D. clear rib sides As
Receipts-1300 600 DDls OuE, II, 600 bush wheat a.
900 bush corn, 900 bush OATS 5000 bush rye 1900
bash barley.
TOLEDO, Jan. 4-Wheat is dull and lower; No /
White Michigan at 800: extra White Michigan at
36A; Amber Michigan on spot at 29a; seller for
January at 80; seller February at / 32i No Red
Winter held at Sls, and 80 bid; No do on spot
at 26; seller February at 30; No2 Spring at H.
Corn is dull; No on spot at 49ac: do new January
at Ale; new rejected at 41sc; seller for january
at Ale; new damaged at 3eac seller January CSC.
Recepts-00 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, u, 600
bush corr $500 bush oats
Shipments-000 bbls -four, 100 bush wheat 10 O0O
| bush corn, co bush oats.
MILwAuKEE, Jan. 4.--Flour is quiet and I'm.
| changed. Wheat firm and closed quiet MOI Mil
waukee at 144 for hard: No Milwaukee 133 for
09s; No do 05t Corn is quiet; No2 at 931e,
Oats are steady; No at 243c. Rye is nominal; No
at &c.. Barley-No2 Spring at 633c. Provisions
frmer but unclaimed; Mess Pork at II 49, Lard
prime at 745 a Z S75.
Receipts-6,0OO bbis -four, "a, 900 bush wheat.
Shipments, 800 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI; Jan. Pork dull at II so. Lard is
Z 45; kettle at "a a 81. Bulk Meats dull; sb0nl-
ders at ~ At; clear RIB at s. "a s0 clear sides
at 90. Boxed Meats are generally unchanged. bnt
some sales are rather lower Bacon scarce and firm
shoulders at 6; clear lib att clear sides at IT, Green
Meats are unsettled anu lower shoulders at 81 sides
at 40 9 45; hams, IA lbs average at 90; 13 do
at 20. Whiskey is quiet at 03.
Hogs are quiet; common at so q 30; light at
05 "a 20; packing at Is a 25 butchers at 25
g 80; receipts $3.50 head; shipments 1858 head.
| DETROIT, Jan. 4-Wheat is weak; extra White
Michigan at 363; No White Michigan at 3l3,
Receipts-00G0 obls -four, IS, 900 bush whesr, COO
Shipments-000 bbls flour, 0000 bush wheat 0o00
bush corn, 0,G0 bush oats.
CLEVELAND, January 4.-Petrolsum market is
aTm; standard White at Ill.,
WILMINGyoN, Jan. 4.-Cotton is quiet; Middlins
uplands at 103c.
NORFOLK, Jan. 4.-Cotton steady; Middling up
lands at lie,
s4vANNAH, Jan. 4.--Cotton quiet; Middling up-
lands at 1876.
CHARLESTON. Jan. 4.-Cotton is quiet; Mddling
uplands at 10s q lie.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.-C0tton is quiet; Middlipg up
lands at 10ic.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands 105c
MOBILE, Jan. 4.--Cotton is in good demand; Mid
ding uplands at 103c.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Ootton is quiet; Kidding
uplands at II 5-l6c.