The Portland daily press., 1879-12-17
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK Dec. observation-disclosures
limited export and home trade; sales IA, 400 bbs;
| No at 25l95 25;Sup. Western and State at 5 so
| @6 O0;extra Western and State at 9096 40; good
| extra at 2596 70; fancy do at S0@S so; ex-
ira Ohio at 1897 70; extra St. LOUIS at O0@
to double extra at 1905 90, including 1i60 bbls
| City Mills extra at 1896 80; 1900 bbls No at
25@5 20; 1900 bbls Superfne at 5095 80; l.
Wheat extra at 6 1o6s IS; 400 bbls Minnesota
extra at oo99 90, closing dull; Southern -four is
du a. and droopng sales e99 % bRs extra at 25
3Od5 rs. Cornmeal quiet; Yellow at 1898 %;
Brandywine 8 3o93 35. Wheat-exports 15s, ;
tied, closing heavy;sale $4,000 bush, including
217,00O bush on spot; ungraded Spring at 329
4$ No DO at 5s@1 81 IN Mo2 at 4 42q5 4$
1 3d. No do l 541a@1 30; ungraded White 1 48
bush at i 81 81 NJ White tel for DECEMBER "a
900 at 1 511811 50; No 2 Spring, December 40.
Rye frm Canada, May at 90; State and Canada
bush receipts SO ,342 bush; about Zee lower, clos
ing rather steady and fairly active trade sales
ungraded at Go1a@65c; No 8 do at 6OM @611ac;
steamer 621a963c; new No at 64cold do in store
64c; do afoat 64965c; new round Yellow 6312 old
do zoe; steamer December &c; January Gle; No 2
for December 1884 96414c; January by GENITAL at
l 10; Feb by GENITAL l 11A. Onts-receIpts 81 ,814
bush dull and heavy and 192c lower; sales Sc, 200
for No 2: 52g521Sc do White;5O1ac for No 1; SAC
do White; Mixed Western at 481s @b0c;White Yves
No January 49c; 5000 do Feb SOC. Sugar
raw dull and unchanged; sales late ySaturda 1000
hhds New Orleans within range of 61a@7c; refined
steady and fairly active; standard at g 9sc;gran-
ulated at 914 @9ssc; powered at 95s99$4 G; crush
ed 97s aloe. Moiasses-Foreign quiet New Or
leans steady and in fair demand sales 500 within
range. Petroleum is dull and easier; united at
1 1884 crude in bbls at 71a@S1ac; refined at $685.
,Eallow dull at 6$4 az 1916. Pork is lower and
d
extra prime 10 so; 1000 old mess January II 80;
1000 now February 10 5oa13 So. Beef unchang-
ed Cat Meats firm; mddles dull: long clear 678;
short clear at 71s. Lard heavy and lower with an
active trade; sales 2750 prime steam the spot at
55@7 60 for old. Z 70 for new 1000 December at
Z 5212007 %; 1880 January at 5Od9 6212 for
old, 4 671aC07 721a for new; 5000 for February at
7 621a@7 671s for old, 1901 s5 new; $50 for
steam 4O $50 refined at 0Ocontinent. Butter
dull and unchanged; Western 1Ad36c; State at II
@36c. Cheese steady; State at 9913c; skins at
7l18c; Western So l3c;skims 7t0Sc.
Freights to Liverpool lower; Wheat " steam 33
"A.
CHICAGO. Dec 16.-Flour is dull and nominal.
Wheat is in fair demand but lower and unsettled;
No Red Winter 29G1 80; No Chicago Spring
at 27149 q! 271A cash; u 2s1s91 2s5s January;
for cash; 397Sc for January; 457s @46c for May;
rejected SIC. Oats dull and shade lower; fresh at
uary; 800 May. Rye steady 10. Barley is dull and
lower S5@S6. Dressed hogs 5 O095 20. Pork is
actiyelbut weak andtoWer;l 5U Tor cash ana asked
January; IL 1914 asked for February Lard active
but weak and lower; z 15 for cash; 20 bid Janu-
airy; 80 1a@7 50 for February; 745 for March,
Bulk Meats are dull, weak and lower; shoulders at
%; short rib at 40;cear at so.
Keceipts-22, 900 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. $500 bush
Shipments 23, 900 bbis flour, 81 900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats $500 bush
rye, IL 900 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the Board. Wheat closed
dulliand shade lower at PITS for January; 2914
February. Corn steady and unchanged Oats easier
but not lower. Provisions frmer, not higher.
ST. LOUIS Dec 16.-The Flour market is lower;
double extra at 65@5 80; treble do at COG
90; family at 6 O566 10; choiceto fancy at 10
96 TO- Wheat lower; No Red Fall l g. for cash;
/ 331491 33ss for january 1901 39A Feb;
Corn lower at 35s4 C cash; 1854 a36c for December;
1914 (d37c for January; 3Sd3S1sc Feb. Oats are
at Soc for cash; 351ac Jan; 37cFeb. Rye dull SOC
bid Barley steady; choice Soc. Pork is dull and
lower at II so. Lard dull and lower 90 bid cash;
sales 20 Feb. Bulk Meats dull and lower.
Receipts-5, 900 bbls -four, 40, 600 bush wheat,
5S, 600 bush corn,i $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush
rye AZ 900 push barley.
Shipments 900 bbls -four, Is, 900 bush wheat,
1000 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 1000 bush bar
ley, 1000 bush rye
DETROIT. Dec. 16.-Wheat lower; extra at "a;
No l White at l 331 Il 1914 for December:1 341R
for January; SO February; 41for March; No
milling 80.
MILWAUKEE. December 16.-Wheat weak; &c
for January; PTS Feb.
MOBILE, Dec. 16.-Cotton and irregular; Mddling
uplands at IL 5Sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-Cotton is easy; Mid
ding uplands 111ac.
MEMPHIS Dec. 16.-Cotton easy; NIiddling uplands
1850.
SAVANNAH, Dec 1G.-Cotton weak; Mddling up
lands at 7Sc.