The Portland daily press., 1879-01-08


NEW YORK. January 7-Evening.-COit0R more
active and steady; sales 1896 bales forward delive-
rles moderately active and 10 "a Is points lower.
Ftoof-receipts 54S9 bbls; without decided change
with very dem ana Tor export and home use; sales
1880 No al 1908 90 ;Superfne Western and State
20 % SO; coed extra Western aud State at 60 "a
20; good TO choice Western and State at 05 q
So; choice White Wheat Western extra at 55
% 20, Fancy White Wheat Western at 80 q 80;
good extra Ohio at 8 70 q 90; choice extra st
Louis at so q 5 IS: Patent Minnesota extra good
to prime at 50 q Z co.: choice to double extra at
o. a GO. including 1909 bbls City Mills extra at
4 90 e 90; ll00 bbls low grade extra at 3 60 %
3 So; 400 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 3 rs q 8 80;
$500 bbls Minnesota extra 10 co. closing steady
ing 1000 Tor export. Rye Flour is unchanged at
2 70 q 20. COrnmeai is quiet; Brandywlne at
2 rs q 2 80. Wheat-receipts &c, $50 bush; opened
export and very moderate speculative trading;
$50 200 bush, including QUO bush on spot rejected
Spring at re; gngraded Spring at 50 g SCI ungrad-
ed Red at % "a 0S; No DO at O3; No 2 do at
1Ot q 10s; NO do at 100 q IL ungraded Am
Der at o. 9 II; No do at O53 q c64; unsraded
do at O71 q O1s; No do 10000 bush al 10 q II,
White state iO9 g i1oi; No 2Sprips for January
asked; No 2 amber for January 10000 bush at 95h
g &c bid, asked; No2 Red for January, $4,000
bush at 100 g ioa, closing at 10 bid, lei asked
do february $4,000 bush at IL q III, closing at
II bid, LII asked. Rye dull and heavy at So q
57ac for Western; &c q 5sac for State. Barley is
unchanged. Barley Malt nominal. eoru-re-
celpts 49, $50 bush; shade frmer and moderately ac
tive; sales 22O0O busb including l2S00O bush the
spot; 46 q 4ec TOR ungraded; AL @ 44ac for No 8;
adoat; No White at acc; new round Yellow at 4Sc
steamer for January at 4ia a 45c closing at 44c bid,
45c asked do February at 44ic, closing 4i3c bid
44sc asked; No for January at 47sc, closing at 475c
bid, 47Sc asked; do February 45ac closing 95lc
bid, ACC asked OaEs-receipts 1880 bush shade
stronger and less active; sales 6s0oO bush; 81 q 3lc
for No 2; 1854 q 1890 for No2 White; 35c tor No
White; Mixed Western at 800 a Sic; White Western
at 32l q S5e; Mixed State al BIZ 32c; White State
nj " IL incl dtr.O1 h,1sh No
&c; White 40 at &c. 5000 bush No White first half
January at $3.50. Coffee quiet and steady. su-
gar sc higher and in good demand; 1860 hhds Cuba
Ct ST. 400 hhds Melado at 81 10000 hhds Centrifugal
fair to good refining 60 q 6sc; prime lei; refined
frmer. Moiasses unchanged. Rice steady. Pc
.roieun, higher; united at OBJ q o5; crude in
bbls a 81; refined 81 bid. Taliow steady at 81 a
&C. Nayai Stores-fSosin is quiet. lurpen-
line steady at CSC. Fork in buyers favor and dull
$50 bbls new mess on spot at Is q IS for old 80
q 60 for new. Beef is unchanged. Cut Meas
very quiet; picked bellies Al @ Al fresh do 5; mid
dies easier; Western and city long clear at All short
clear at sic; long and short clear 20. lard in
buyers favor and rather quiet; 625 ties prime steam
spot at 80 "a 92a; 1900 ties for January at So
s7A; $500 ties for February at 81 q 90; 100 ties
city steam at s24 100 ties refined for West indies at
Is Butter frmer. Whisikry nominal at l III
Freights to Ldverpoo-the market is shade tirmer
Wheat per steam 81.
CHICAGO, January Flour steady aud unchang-
| ed. Wheat is steady and in fair demand; NO 2 Red
Winter at SIC; No Chicago Spring at s2Sc for cash
Chicago Spring at SO q zoe; rejected 90 a So. Corn in
good demand at full prices at 2ssc for cash. 304c for
FebTuaryc Oats is quiet and steady at 1893 q 1890.
| Rye unchanged. Barley is finer at 9lc. Pork is
generally unchanged, some sales rather higher eles
ing easy at 30 cash; 574 q 81 Tor February 67i
| CT ~ for March. Lard easier and in fair demand
al as q 473 for cash; 523 q 30 for February
| go q 65 for March. Bulk Meats are in good de-
nand and shade higner shoulders at 2 65; short rib
uneh anged at O5 as 10. Whiskey steady at o.
Receipts $500 bills flour, 10000 bush wheat, Ill ),
600 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats, $500 bush.rye, 40C
Shipments-5,O0O bbls foar $4,000 bush wheat
93,0uO bush ecrn, $4,000 bush oats, OoO bush rye
l 1900 bush barley.
AT the afternoon call OF the board the market closed
| with Wheat easier and declined &c. Corn unchanged
oats steady. Prosisons-Pork easier at 90 bid iel
February; IS BID for March Lard is easier at 52
| Tor February 60 bid for March.
| ST LOUIS, January Flour firmly held. Wheat
| higher; No Red Winter at y3c for cash; 925c toI
January; 93s g 93s for February; NJ Red Fall al
| $50 q SSac: NO spring i6c bid. Corn higuer; No
Mixed at 29a SOC for cash; 800 q 3Osc Tor sFebrua
ry. Oats active trim and higher; No 2 at 2OA q 20i
dull and unchanged. Wnlskey is steady at / o. Pro
vlsions-Pork dull at 65asked. Lard steady at 8;
60 4O. Bulk Meats nrmeT car lots loose at Is g
| 90 and 8 45 q 5 90 and TO q 3 IS for shoulders
| clear rib and clear sides. Bacon dull
Receipts-3,OOO bOis Hour, 26,0UO bush wheat H.,
goo bush corn, 1000 bush oats. 1000 bush rye
Shipments 5000 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat T..
200 bush corn 1000 oush oars 1000 bush rye, 40O
| bush barley.
| MILWAUKEE, January 1.-tlour quiet and steady
l Wheat opened strong and closed steady; NO Mil
waukee hard at 93ac; No Milwaukee soft at SIC
No 2 Milwaukee, at e33c; January at $50; Febru ar.
Milwaukee at 6OIc; rejected at 4sac Corn is quie
| and unchanged; No 2 nominal at 293c. Oats quie
and unchanged; No nominal at 1s4c Rye is Quie
| and stea ~; No at 42c Barley quiet; No 2 Sprn
fresh at SStc. Provisions quiet ana steady. Mes
Pork firm at 6 10 for old; new at so. Lard-stean
90. Live hogs easier at IS q 2 rs. Dressed hog
| in fair demand and less firm ats 10.
Receipts-9,0O0 bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat.
Shipments-7,5OO bbls hour, $4,000 bush wheat.
| CINCINNATI, January Pork firm at co. Lar
So and 20 q and 50 g 90 for shoulders, clea
rib and clear sdes-those prices asked. Bacon il
Stronger; shoulders 8; clear rio Al g 4s; clear side
| A. Whskey in good demand at l 03.
Hogs in lair demand and easier out not lower
common at % q 60: light at IS "a 50; pack
ing at 2 so q 2 95; butchers at 95 g o.; receipt
7l29 head; shipments 1900 head.
White Michigan at 96s q 969c; No White Michigan
at 94sc; February 96c; March at 97ac.
l Recelpts-21 900 bush Wheat.
Shipments-20, 600 bush Wheat.
TOLEDO, January 7.-Wheat quiet; No Red Win
ter on spot and January at 954c; February at 96sc
NO Red Winter at 9uc. Corn lie steady; No on spo
| at SIC. Oats nominal,
| GALVESTON. January 7.-Cotton is steady; Mid
| ding upands &c.
SAVANNAH, January 7.--Cotton quiet; NIiddlin
| uplandS at 1-16c.
CHARLESTON, January 7.-Cotton quiet; Middlin
uplands at 81 q 9sc.
WILMINGTON, January 7.-Cotton dull; MiddIin
| uplands at Sc.
CINCINNATI, January 7.-Cotton demand active
| Middling uplands Sc.
ST. LOUIS, January 7.-Cotton is quiet; Middlin
| uplands DC.
AUGUSTA, January 7.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 81 q SEC.
| MEMPHIS, January 7.-Cotton quiet; Mddlin
| uplands Sc.
NORFOLK. January 7.-Cotton easier; Mlddlin
uplands at 9sc.
BALTIMORE January 7.-Cotton is firm; Mddlin
| uplands at 9sc.
| PHILADELPHIA, January 7-Cotton steady; Mid
| ding uplands &c.
MOBILE, January 7.-Cotton easier; Mddling up
| lands at 81 "a Sc,