The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-18

NEW YORK.. January 17-Evenng.-Cotton is
quiet and &c higher; sales 947 bales; Mddlng, up
lands at I-16c; New Orleans at 9-16 forward de-
lveries IL a IS points higher and fairly active
Fiour-receipts 1858 bbls; the market is quiet
and unchanged with very limited demand for export
and home use; sales 5000 bbls No at 80 q co.
Superhne Western and State 20 q 60; extra
Western and State at IS @3 90; choice Western and
State at 95 GA 30; White Wheat Western extra at
80; extra Ohio at rs a co. including 5000 bbls
City Mills extra at 70 00 1870 bbls low extra at
8 so; 1900 bbs Minnesota extra IS a co. South
ern Flour is dull and unchanged; sales 55u bbls.
Rye Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn meal
steady. Wheat-receipts 5,452 bush; Spring quiet
and firm; Winter Red dull and scarcely SO firm;
White shade tirmer with fair export demand; sales
$4,000 bush, including 22s 600 on SPOT; rejected
Chicago at go q 93c for choice ungraded Winter Red
at 99c "a 10; No do at O33 q "a; No do at O9s
at 1 O5 Oil; No 2 do at O6 a 67}; ungIaded
White at % q liz: No do at Us q 08B ;steam-
No do (2s 900 bush) at 1o4 IL extra 40 $4,000
Der Tor January, Q6Oo0 bds at ", closing at O6t
bid o7l asked; 90 February 600 bush) at o.
closing at OIL bid, 07s asked; No Red for JAN
uary $4,000 busb) at 10. closing at O93 bid, iO4
asked; DO February 10000 bush) at TO- closing at
10 bid, 10A asked; March $4,000 BUSH at IL,
quiet; choice Canada reported at 20. harley
Walt unchanged. Corn-recelpUs q ,652 bush the
market is without important change with moderate
demand for export and home use sales $4,000 bush,
including $4,000 bush on spot; ungraded at At az 4Sc;
No at 454c steamer at 455 q 45s No 2 at 465c in
store, 47ac afoat do at 46ac; Jersey Yellow at
673c; round Yellow at 47c; steamer for January 453c,
closing at 45sc bid, 451c asked do February at 4isc
bid 44ac asked Mo- for January at 45c, CLOSING at
46tc asked; DO February at 453 q 45ac, closing 45sc
bid, 45sc asked. 0a!s-receipIs S,7Oj bush; very
dull and declinng sales Is coo bush; sllc for No Q;
34sc Ter No White; size for Mol; 35,c for No
White; Mixed Western at 3O5 q 3lsc; White do at SO
a 353c; Mixed State at 323c; White do at 34a "a 36c.
Coffee fairly active and unchanged i4SS Santos and
or n f.. SnUar Ouiet hhds nj
Centrifugal at 7ac. MOIasses unchanged. Rice
is steady. Petroleum firm and quiet; sales $4,000
IN NIB bbl 81 rened at o. 3D. Tilow steady At g.
Navai stores-ResIn is quiet and finn at 374.
Turpeniine steady at 2l5 g 2s. Fora opened
spot at Z 60 q Z rs for old; s S73 q 925 for new.
Beef steady and quiet. Cui Meas unchanged and
very quiet.mddles Western and city long clear at
at 42a. Lard opened irmer and closed quiet and
heavy; S70tcs prime steam spot at 80; s. ties for
January at 6 III q 20; $500 ties for February at
617a q 9o 1900 ties for March at 22s q 27a; l.
800 ties city steam at 15 Butter is unchanged.
Cheese steady. Whiskey lower at 10.
Frelghts to LiverpOOl-the market is lower; Wheat
per steam 81 @6.
CHICAGO, January 17.-Flour steady and unchang-
ed. Wheat fairly active and shade higher; No Chi
sag9 sparng at s2sc cash. ss s33c for February;
rmer but not higher at 29a 29sc for cash. 3Cc for
February; 3Otc for March Oats nominal at 195c TOR
Pork strong and higher at is cash, 1924 "a 2S far
FebrqaIy;S 81 q 20 tor March, sales at s 22} a
424 for March Lard active and higher at GA for
cash.. $50 g 5 S2A for February; 59O@5 92f for
March Bulk Meats strong and higher; SHOULDERS at
90; short rib at 10; short clear sides 90 Dressed
hogs active and higher at 8 80 q 323. Whiskey is
steady at o.
kecepts-s, OOOIbbls -four, 92 1000 bush wheat, 6l,-
600 bush corn 900 bush oats, $4,000 bush rye TO-
600 bush barley.
Shipments-5,5OO bbls hoar, $4,000 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush cCrn $1,000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley.
LOO bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat dull and SHADE lower at S3c bid for Feb
ruary; SAC asked for March Corn easier but not
lower. Oats nominal. Pork in good demand and
lower at 17A 9 20 for February; 8 32k a IS for
March, Lard easier at so asked for February IS S7a
80 for March,
ST LOUIS, January 17.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
higher and nactive No Red Fall at gu a 94s for
cash; 9lc for January; 94sc for February; No Red
Fall at 81 g S99c; No Spring at 7Sc. Corn higher
and active tor futures; No Mixed at 298 "a 29sc tor
cash; 295 q 800 tor February; ST. a 3isc for March,
Oats easier; No2 at % @ z25c FIR cash; 2isc for
March Rye is higher and inactive at 44c. Barley is
unchanged. Whiskey is steaiy at o. Pork higher
at %. Lard easier small lots at 10. Bulk Meats
higher, strong and inactive; 10 and 20 days-shou-
ders 275 q so cash; 90 for March; do clear ribs
IS q 90; at Quincy 10. Bacon higher and active
for INJURIES; shoulders at 80; clear ribs % q 1O