The Portland daily press., 1879-12-09

NEW YORK. Dec. S-Evening.-
30,624 bbls; 1o925 higher and more active trade,
both for export and home use; sales 70 800 bbls;
No2 at 4o95 25;sup. Western and State at 20
@5 S0extra Western and State at 90g6 25; good
to choice do at 3o9s 90; White Wheat Western
extra at DOGS 50 fancy do at 2O90 20; ex-
ira Ohio at O0@7 TO; extra St. Louis at COG
8 %; patent Minnesota extra at 25y(97 Is; choice
City Millssextra at 3 95a6 90 for England: SOC
5 90 Fl S9 e B bb So 1000 bis at
9o06 90; 67o0 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 90
as O0 1900 bbls Minnesota extra at 00@9 rs.
closing strong. Southern -four is fairly active and
stronger: sales 2100 bbls; extra 6 25d6 co. choice
at 2508 rs. Rye -four more active at $500 80
for Superfne. Cornmeal quiet; Yellow Western at
2 SOd3 l B; Brandywine at 30(93 80. Wtfeat
exports 1891 bush; receipts l59,200 bush; fe-
versh, irregular and unsettled closing about bet
ter with fair business; sales 346 600 bush including
/ 500; No do 1861 351a; No 2 do at l 411
/ 43;ungraded Red at 32gl 81 1a; No 3 do AS;
No 2 do at l 541a@1 Sc, latter extreme No do at
/ SO; Mixed Winter / So; No White 5000 bush
l 511a01 50; No l White for December, $4,000 at
l 514 81 521a. Rye is firm; State at S8992c.
Corm-exports 50, 996 bush:receipts LIZ, 1873 bush:
1aa11ac better fair trade cash lots; light business
in options; sales $4,000 bush, including 235, 0o0
bush the spot: ungraded 6396412c; No 3 do at
611a@62 1ac; steamer at so 12 @63e; No at 63$4
6l6412c; new do SO 4c; Delaware Yellow at 62 do
White Soc; No for December 631aa64c, closing
at 641ac bid, 64$4 asked; January $685. g63s4c,
closing at $3.50. ssats-recepts 29.743 bush about
lie better and fairly active sales L., 900 bush 49c
for No B; 50G5o18c for No 2: 5I452c do White;
soc; Mixed State ole; White do 52@541ae includ-
ing Is 900 No Chicago 1884 in store. Sugar
raw dull and neutrality-suspicious. nomlnal;refned
etstandard A at 37a q l0cgranulated at 1O1s@
10Ac; powered at 1923 d1012c; crushed at l01a
9103sc. Wciasses is quiet and unchanged; fe-
ts0leaEn nominal; crude i'll bulk nominal,in bbs at
712GS12c;refned at Ss4 asked Ta1lOw is fairly
active 69s 067s. Fork higher and fairly active;
600 bbls mess on spot at II 70@13 90; $50 for Feb
IA 40. Reef unchanged. Cat Meats firm and
quiet; mddles Unchanged long clear at so; short
clear at 75 Lars is higher and strong, fairly
ro5o. coll tna at
8 050S 10; 1900 ties to arrive at 1879; 1900 for
January 8 1o9@8 Is for old;S 171a@S % for new;
new; 500 for March at 4Oa8 As; 1000 April at
8 so to- new 280 ties city steam 90; 1875 No at
7 1897 80; refined continent quoted at 459S 90.
Butter dull and heavy; Western l4936c; State at
17,d36c Cheese is quietsand unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool DULL Wheat p steam at 5.
CHICAGO Dec. 8.-Flour is firm, not higher Wheat
Chicago Spring at 275s for cash; 2S December
1 1913 for January; 3o1s91 30A for February;
Mo- do 1917; rejected at 9614e. Corn strong
421Ac February; 471sc for May; rejected at 3Sc.
Oats strong and higher at 35a4c cash; 361sc fer
January SSSe for fs6 Sae for Nay Rye
Dressed hogs quiet at 259 545. Pork is in good
demand and shade higher at ID oOa13 90 for cash.
IS S0013 S21s for January; Ia O21aa13 05 for
February. Lard quiet and firm at 7 70 for cash.
Z 821a for January; Z 971a February. Bulk Meats
firm; shoulders at rs; short rib at 80; clear at
80.
keceipts-23,o 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat
154, 900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. $500 bush
rye, 26, 900 bush barley.
Shipments-17 900 bbls -four, II 900 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, 49, 900 bush oats, 400 bush
rye, $4,000 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
firm and unchanged Corn is firmer but not higher.
Oats tirmer, not higher. Pork 21@95 lower Lard
212 lower.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. S.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened higher but declined No Red Fall
at l 38189I 3S12 cash;1 331ag1 1878 December;
35Hs91 361a for january; No do at l 241al0
1 2434 Corn trmer at 3712(0376sc for cash; 3712
for December; 3S@3S1s for January. Oats frmer
at 3S1a93Ss4c cash; 3S93918c January Rye is
higher 7Sc. Barley is firm. Pork higher at IA 90
asked cash; ID 70 January. Lard nominally at SO
OF IS. Bulk Meats are dull.
Receipts-8,00O bbls flour, 81 900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 5000 bush
rye, 1000 push barley
shipments 600 bbls -four, $1,000 bush wheat,
1000 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 5000 bush bar
ley, 0000 bush rye
DETROIT, Dec. S.-Wheat'excited and higher; ex-
ira at l 1914 No White 1 1854: 3518 for De-
cember:1 1874 for January; Al February; 431A
bid Sarch; No milling l 81; No Amber 1854
No 2 red l 357s.
MOBILE, Dec. S.-Cotton firm; NTiddling uplands
at 1886.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.-Cotton is strong; held
higher; Middling uplands 121Ac.
SAVANNAH, Dec. S.-Cotton easier; Middling up
lands at 12$sc.
MEMPHIS, Dec 8.-Cotton is firm and held higher;
Middling uplands 12c