The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-23

December, 4S 900 at l IS; No / White for Decem-
Der, $4,000 at l 3d. Rye quiet: State at 81. Corn
exports lbs, 1862 bush; receipts 1856 32 bush the
market is unsettled and prices without decided
change; sales 254 900 BUSH including los, 900 bush
on the spot; ungraded at 62G65c; No 3 do 81 12@
steamer Yellow 6314 a631ac; steamer December at
62s4c C, closing 621ac bid 63c asked; No for De-
eember 64As964!4c closing &c bid, Soc asked;
bush heavE and about 1ac lower;sales $4,000 bush;
49c for No'3;50c for do White @5O14c for No 2:
511ad52c . White; soc for No 1; 53c do White;
Mixed Wess1n at 49G5Oc; White Western at 49a
Slice; White State at 52c including 5000 bush
No 2 January soc; 1000 do February 81 Zee. SUI
gar firm and quet;f to good refining 75sa7Bc;
Centrifugal 8is984s refined less active but steady
We iasses-Foreign nominal; New Orleans firm
and quietsat 35G47c. Petroleum quiet; crude in
bulk nominal; bbls 71498ssc; retined'at S$s. Tai
low quiet and unchanged. Pork stronger, rather
quiet; 450 mess on spot at II 371a@12 so. Lard
rmer and fairly aetive;o5o prime steam on spot at
Z 7212 for old, 50 new.
Freights to Liverpool dull; Wheat p steam f.
CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Flour quiet Wheat is quiet
and weak; No Red Winter 305s cash; 81 1sd
l 31M for January 321s bid for February No 3
dull weak and lower at 1894 for cash 40c for
uary; 401ac February; 4614c May rejected 37s4 C.
3412c for January:35 February; 391a for May; re-
jected sc. Rye frmer 1919. Barley easier 08e
Dressed Hogs stronger at 2Oa5 05. Pork active
firm and higher, 13 Is for cash; 15@171a Janua-
ry; 3593712ifor February; $1,000 March. Lard is
moderately active and higher at 40 cash: 7 471a
al so for January; Z 60@7 621a for February
4 3O short rib 6 65; short clear at 6 TO-
Kecelpts-2O, 900 bbls -four 104 100 bush wheat
10000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. -. 300 busl
rye 10, 600 bush barley.
Shipments L 900 bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat
10000 bush corn, 1900 bush oats, $500 busi
rye, Ii, 600 bush barley.
AT the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
firmer but not quotably higher. Corn firmer ant
1Sc higher Oats stronger and 1ssa1ae higher. Porl
fairly active and shade higher at IL 20 bid January
Is 40 bid February. Lard tirmer, not higher.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Flour steady and unchanged
| Wheat dull and lower; No 2 Red Fall l "a cash
| 1 357s al 1914 for January; ] 40a1 4O5s@Dl Al
| for Feb; No 3 do at l %. Corn is lower at 1914 q
| $3.50 cash; 361sC9361ac for January; 1915 03814
| Feb Oats lower at 361ac for cash; 3Sc Febroary
95@30c. Pork firmer 10 25 asked cash sales 13 81
| Feb. Lard firm % bid. Bulk Meats slow.
Receipts 900 bbs flour, $4,000 bush wheat
| Shipments 900 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat
| 10000 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 1000 bush bar
| ley 0000 bush rye.
DETROIT, Dec. 22.-Wheat easier; No White a
1 SO cash and December: 361a January; 4OA
February; A March; No milling 81.
| MoBIL.,. Dec. 22-Cotton quiet; AIiddling upland
| at 111291issn.
! NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22-Cotton in fair demand
| Middling uplands 11%c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 22.-Cotton dull Middling upland
| 11Mc.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 22-Cotton quiet; Middling up
| lands at lie.
| NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Cotton quiet and steady
| Mddling uplands 1212c.
European Markets.
LONDON, Dec 22-12.3O P. M.-Consols 81 81
for money and 81 5-l6 for account
| LONDON. Dec. 22-12.30 P. M.-American secu
rities-United States bonds, new IS, 1865; Az
| at 1924; As 106; Erie Al.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22-l2;3 P. Motion marae
Of
orleans 15-1 3D. sales s 900 bales; for speculatio
and export 1000; receipts 1900, American IA
| 500.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22-12.S0 P. M.-Flour 10 Ga
IS; Winter Wheat IL 6911 10; Spring Wheat 10
| oil; Calforni average 10 8d11 6; club do at IL
| GIL 10 Corn at 10; Peas at 7. Provisions, &c
| Pork 60; Beef 80; Lard 81 6; Bacon at 3S93s
Cheese at 65. Tallow at 81 6, at Lor Ion at As.
PARIS, December 22-Rents 81f. 571ac