The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-20

NEW YORK. Dec 19-Evening. -FIour-Reeeipts
20915 bbls opened very dull and closed rather more
steady with little better export inquiry ;saleS 900
bbls; No 2 at 2505 10;Sup Western and State rs
as 5O;extra Western and State at S5G6 20; good
to choice do at 30@3 20; White. Wheat Western
ira Ohio at 10G7 rs; extra st. LOUIS at 6 COG
s 90; patent Minnesota extra at 25G9 90; choice
City Mills extra at 6 1907 90; 1900 bbls No at
2505 10; $50 bbl5 Supertine at 25@5 80; 600
bbls low extra at 9o9S 90; $500 bbls Winter
extra O009 90, closing firm. Southern flour dull
and unchanged; sales 400 bbls; extra at 1896 50;
choice at 90dS 80. Rye Hour dull at 3O@5 70.
Cornmeal quiet; Yellow Western 2593 20; Bran
dywine at 30a3 30. sVheaf-exports 166, Al
bush receipts %, III bush; opened heavy and rath
er easier closing 12c better and fair1 sctivesaes
10S5, 900 bush, including 133, 900 bush on spot
ungraded Spring at 29a1 SO; No do at 300
| So latter No 8 Chicago; No do nominal at / 43
al Is; ungraded Winter Red at / 4491 81; No 2
do 1 5514(91 1914 No at SIS 1aa1 56; ungraded
Amber 521a; No 2 do at 54G1 5412; No ! do
at 1 551a; ungraded White 50: No White, 81
900 bush at l 62,d1 50; No Red December, 32
900 at l 5514601 1914; No 1 White for December
10000 at l 521a@1 52s4. Rye is qu1et;s State and
ceipts 59, 900 bush; without important change and
dull sales 210 600 bush. including 162, 900 bushlon
the spot; ungraded at 61@65c; No 3 do 61@61Ae;
ahoat 641a 66434 c; No White at &c; new round
Yellow &c; steamer December 62a6214; January
603l c; No 2 for December 641406412c; January
615s96134c. esafs-recelpts 1892 bush; shade
stronger and quiet sales 49, 600 bush rejected 4Sc
1874 for No 3; 5014 for do White; 5o@5o14 c for
No2. 526152Ac do Whites Mixed Western at 499
501sc: White Western 49@521ac; White State at
511ac. Sugar firm and more active; 1900 hhds of
Muscovado at 7$s d1758; 1000 New Orleans REIN
ing ga az: Ga hhds Melado 61s 5000 bags Brazil
11-16; 1900 bags Engifh Island 75S; fair to good
refining quoted 75s@7zsc; refined firm and in fair
demand. TEoiusscs-Foreign dull; New Orleans
firm; sales 500 hhds at 35945c. Petroleum. dull
and unchanged united at l 3$4 crude in bbls 71a
G081ac; refined at Sss. Taliow steady at 65s@
Ga Pork rather easier with moderate trade; 600
mess on spot at - 25012 so. lard feyerish and
unsettled closing steader 1850 prime steam on the
spot part new at 1874.
Freights to Liverpool quiet and steady; Wheat "
steam 334 9I4.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Flour nominally unchanged.
Wheat is active. higher and unsettled; No 2 Red
Winter 80; No 2 Chicago Spring 295S91 80 for
cash; 1 3O78 January; l 321B91s3214 February;
rejected 96c Corn unsettled and generally lower
at 4O14c for cash; 4012 G405sc for January; 1874
0D467s May; rejected $50. Oats tirmer.
keceipts-15, 00O bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat,
105,000i bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1900 bush
Shipments-S, 500 bbis -four, %, 900 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush
At the afternoon cali of the Board. Wheat closed
frmer 81 rs January. Corn frmer, not higher.
Oats frmer and irregular at 351sc january; 1894
February Pork in good demand and shade higher
IL S5 january; Is 05 February. Lard in good de-
mand 21a95c higher.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat dull and weak No 2 Red Fall 1919 cash;
I 1914 for January; 40@1 40ss for Feb; 449
l AIS for March; No do at l 25121 30. Corn is
uull az O014 Z cdSH, QUAY loi oduusi ,ooEo0ooZ2
Feb; 4014c March. Oats are slow at 1864 al 81
for cash. Rye firmer Sic bid. Barley dull; choice
85@eOc Pork dull ~ 70. Lard-none offering.
Bulk Meats dull.
Receipts-5000 sbls -four, 55 900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, 49, 600 bush oats, 1000 bush
rye, 10000 push barley.
Shipments 900 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat,
1000 bush corn, 1000 bush toats, 5000 bush bar
ley, 0000 bush rye
No White at l 80 for December: 1 1914 for Jan
uary; 1924 February; 1875 for March; No 1
milling 1 80; No L Amber l So.
MILWAUKEE, December 19.--Wheat is higher;
l 1855 for january; 1 3O1s Feb.
TOLEDO, December 19.-Wheat dull; No Red at
l 3914 cash and December; 40 January; 43 fol-
Feb; 1914 March.