The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-01
DOmesfic Markets.

so. ''''''>''
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. December 31-Evening.-- Cotton is
dull and heavy sales 1876 bales; Mdding upands at
s7-16c; do Orleans at 9-16c forward deliveries 3s9
10 points higher and moderately active Flour
receipls 1o,S46 bbs duh and declining; sales 1000
bbs No al rs a 10 ;Supertine Western and State
q 55; good extra Western and State at so q
80; choice White Wheat Western extra at IS
a 25; Fancy White,Wheat Western at 30 q so;
Louis at 80 7S Patent Minnesota Mn aV extra good
to prime at 50 q Z co: choice to double extra at
% 9 90. including 500 bbls City Mills extra at
8 IS; 300 bbls Winter Wheat extra at Go q 25;
400 bbls Minnesota extra 60 9 co. closing dull
Southern tiour is duh and heavy; sales $50 bbs;
extra at 8 rs a so; choice do at 60 a 6 rs. Rye
Flour is quiet and unchanged C0rnmeal is
quiet; Brandywine at so q IS. Whrat-re-
ly active Spring is firm and more doing for export;
sales 322 100 bush, including 2ioO 900 bush on spot
Spring at 50 "a &C. No Spring SO "a sosc unsraded
Red at l O6 q 0S; No do at 034 a ca; No do
at % g 0st: No do at 0sa q 10; No Amber
at O5a g l05i; ungraded White O6@ %; Nos
do at 05; No do at 063 g or steamer No do
at 0S No do, $4,000 bush at 90 10; extra do,
ZOO bush at II g ia; Mo- amber for January
asked; do for February, 5000 bush at OF, closing at
06a bid, 1917 asked do March at O7a bid, 90 asked;
CLOSING at % bid 9Oa asked do february 5000 bush
at lo5 closing a. lot bid, l0A asked. Rye quiet
dU 90 " 0oc I0r eSCern: Do 0l 6JC State, Bar
Icy steady. Barley Malt unchanged. .orn-re-
celpts 81 $50 bush; market slightly in buyers favor
and moderately active; sales Z36 00U busb including
i4c for No 8; steamer 46lc; No at 46Sc IN store
47ac afoat; No Whie at Acc; southern Yellow 46t;
S at Az in DO tor
February at 44sc, closing 44sc bill, 445c Asked No
for January at Al 47sc, closing at 47ac bid, 47lc
49, bush market without decided change and very
dull; sales 25,O9o bush; BIC for No Whue 33c tor
White Mixed Western Mi1aa at 2s alc White
White State at 35 q 35c. Coffee is in fair demand
and steady Rio quoted for cargoes at III 16.c; job
qury; 500 hhds New Orleans at 5Ic 2OO Centrifugal
7sc fair to good refining 81 6sc prime SIC; refined
trim, standard at SIC; granulated 50 q SIC; pow
Rice unchanged. Petroleum steady; As Quo bbls
united unite a. g. s65 sSsc crude at 70 Sc in bbls re-
hnea az isc ouef steady e MAYA, stsr sss
forh quiet and steady; $50 bbs mess on spO; at D
t. quoted at 10 q 3O 100 bbls for February, new
unchanged Beef hams steady CuI Meats finn;
picked bellies 70 II, do shoulders at 81; do hams
81; bellies a middles irmer; Western and city long
405@4 10; sales Tor February at IL Lard opened
frmer and closed weak 975 ties prime steam on spot
airy at s24 q SO 1900 ties for March at SAG 80
800 tcs city steam at IS 774; refined for CONT
nent 224. .Bnisrr is firm. WhIsikcy nominal
at 1 IA.
rie,ghts to Liverpool-market dull.
CHICAGO, December 31.-Flour s3nomnally I'M
changed. Wheat dull. weak and lower; NO Q Red
Winter at sss sSie; No chicago spring at So q
ruary No Chicago Spring 6S3c; rejected at 51Ac
Corn dull weak and lower at 29ac for cash; 303c for
February. Oats dull aud unchanged at 1899 cash 20
for February; rejected tic. Rye is steady and
changed. Barley dull aud shade lower at 94Ac; ex-
ira No at 50 "a 55ac Pork unsettled and generally
lower opened strong and higher and closed at inside
prices; 80 for cash; 80 q 32t for january; As a
q Al for February. LAID is in lair demand and
January, az q 50 for February. Bulk Meats are
fairly active and shade higher shoulders 55 short
rio a. 60; short clear al 70. Dressed hogs in good
receipts $1,000 bbs -four l49 900 bush wheat, 1877,
900 bush corn $1,000 bush OATS 5000 bush rye, 0O
shipments-Is,ooO bbls aoar, 67,OOo bush wheat,
| 5000 bush barley.
| ST LOUIS. Dec. 3l-Flour is quiet; double extra
Fall at 5t@3 65; treble do at IS q s5 family at
4 70 q 80; choice at 4 50 q 4 so. Wheat opened
for Cash and December settlement; on oasis Of
cash safes; 81 @ 9iac for January; 91s g 92c for
February; NJ Red Fall at $50 @ sslc; 80 Spring
at lac bid. Corn quiet ant steady No Mixed at 20
29ac for cash; 500 @ 3OAc for February. Oats dull
and lower; No at 2oi g PIC for cash; 10. q 1890
and lower at 424 q 4z3c. Barley duh. whiskey is
quiet at "a. Pork inactive at 80 asked. Lard is
firm at 5 50 q 40 Bulk Meats unchanged; one
firm SOLD over million pounds dry salted for future
| on 1t. Bacon unchanged, Green meats unchanged.
Receipts-2,000 bDs hour, 30, UOO bush wheat o.
OOO bush corn, 10000 bush oats. $1,000 bush rye,
5000 bush barley.
shipments bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, A..
600 bush corn, 60oO ousb oars, 1000 bush rye 1000
| bush barley.
| MILWAUKEE, December 3i.-Flour is nominal
Wheat opened quiet and closed quiet; No Milwau-
kee hard at CSC; No Milwaukee soft at S64c; No
at ss; December NIB SAT- January ss;
jected at Soc. Corn quiet; No2 IS nominal at 3Oc
Oats quiet and unchanged; No at 19s q 1890 Rye
4 of Rorlnu NJ
at 94ac. Provisions quiet and frmer. Mess PORK
frmer at 10 for old; new at 50. Lard-prime
steam at As. Live hogs higher 65. Dressed hogs
| tirmer and higher at 90 a 8 O5.
| Receipts-1l,O0O bbls flour, So, 900 bush wheat,
Shipments-14,O0 900 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat.
| CINCINNATI, December 31.-Pork is dull; jobbng
| at 45 q 30. Bulk Meats nrmer but ouotably
higher; 80 @ g. and so q 60 and ~ for shout
Ie aq 9saT eesr ssas dull
key steady and In fair demand at Oa.
| Hogs in active demand and higher; common at
225 9 260; light at 2 gu q rs; packing at IS "a
90; butchers at 80 a 95 receipts 1915 head shin
| ments $40 head.
TOLEDO, December 3l,-Wheat ia firm: extra
| White Michigan 95ac; Amber Michigan on SPOT and
January at 944c; February at CSC; NO Red Winter
on spot at Soc; December at 954c for January oslo
| February s6ac: Western Amber at 93c; No Dayton
and Michigan Red at $3.50. Corn is quiet; new High
Mixed 39t q 39sc; MOI at 3zc. Oats dull; No . at
23c; Michigan at 25ae. Hogs-al weights O5 choice
keeelptsooOo bbls four, 900 bush wheat, 900
| bush corn, 1900 bush oats.
DETROIT December 81. Wheat easier extra White
Michigan at 95sc; No White Michigan at $3.50; Jam
| uary at 935c February 95Ac.
Recelpls-41,00O bush Wheat.
Shipments-2,0 900 bush Wheat.
| GALVESTON. December 31.-Cotton is easy; Md
ding upands Sc.
| SAVANNAH, December 31.-Cotton quiet; Middling
| uplands at &c.
| CHARLESTON, December 31.-Cotton is quiet and
| dull; Mlddling uplands at Oh q 9Ac
WILMINGTON, December 31.-Cotton dull and low
| er to SELL Mlddling upands at &C..
| CINCINNATI, December 31.-Cotton is weak; Mid
| ding LANDS SIC.
ST. LOUIS, December 51.-Cotton quiet; MiddHng
| uplands SIC.
AUGUSTA, December 3l.-Cotton quiet and nomi-
nal; Miudllng uplands at 81 @ SIC.
| MEMPHIS, December 31.-COttOn quiet and easier
Mddling uplands SIC.
NORFOLK, December 3i-Cotton quiet; Middlins
| aplands at 81 q &C.
BALTIMORE, December 31.-Cotten quiet ;NIiddlinp
/ uplaDds at 81 "a 94c.