The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-12-25
Domestic Markets.

(Bv Telegraph
NEW YORK. Dec 24-Evening- EIour-Receints
1882 bbls; exports 1857 bbs; l5c lower with
very moderate export and light jobbing trade in
quiry;sales 1890 bbls No at 9Od3 IS; super
fine Western and State 3 0O@3 rs; extra Western
and State Soe 75 White 20 WSes Western
extra at O006 90; fancy do at 1907 90: ex-
ira &C Ohio at l5g6 20; extra St. LOUIS at 4 15@
to double extra at 30a8 20, including 5000 bbls
City Mills extra at 4 e0@5 40; 100 bbis No at
Ky So SEs 50; 500 bbls SIperfine at ooa3 75
Wheat extra 1903 90; 1900 bbls Minnesota ex-
ira at 4 0098 90, closing heavy. Southern flour is
choice at 3Oa6 so. Rye Flour dull and weak
at 2595 60 for Superfne. Buckwheat flour is
heavy and lower; quoted at 9O@2 15. Corn
as 10; Brandywine So. Wheat|reeeipts i if6s.
846 bush; exports SO, 818 bush; and 1011s lower
with very moderate export demand, checked by
scarcity OF freight room: sales 500 900 BUSH in
Guiding 232 600 bush on spot; rejected Spring 99c:
No Milwaukee, %; nngraded Red lO9l l3;No 8
90 90 al at 1 l29 Rib lSNo Red at a4N 81 6 No
liz; No do, 76, 900 bush 1884 al 10; steam
e eS do ll@l "A; Rye quiet and steady at $50
lower; receipts 81, 2b0 bush; exports "a $50 bush
sales 81, 900 bush. incluolng Ga 900 bush on the
spot ungraded 53@57c; No s at 53@531 " c;steam-
er at 53@54c; No nominal at sa5es4 {; No 2
White 561ac; low Mixed Soc; Yellow at SIC; No 3
for January at 56A c; February at 56s4 (057c; do
May at S5M d Oats heavy and A@1sc lower; re-
d
1hac; do White 42c; No 2 at 42c; do White 43N
@44cu at 42c; do White Acc; Mixed Western
h NIX "a White do ct 4s94 ncgding
February 1885 O431sc. sugar quiet but strong:
fair to good refining quoted at 75s ia; prime at
74s rehnedshrm but quiet; powdered at aB gran
ulated at 9ss. MoIas.es is firm with a moderate
inquiry. Petroleum is nominal; united at 81 "a !;
crude in bbls at 614 (@714; refined 9A. Tallowis
inally and in buyers favor 200 old mess on SPOT at
" 20: nothing in options. Beef is steady. lard
opened about lower closing firm and decline re-
covered; sales 1853 prime steam spot at S2h;
1000 for DECEMBER at 1905 771s; $500 do for
January ly s771s@s 80; $500 for February 8 COG
ter nominal State at 1S@34c; Western at 13027c
Cheese quiet but firm.
Freights to Liverpool frm-Wheat steam ia.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-Flour is dull Jand unchanged
Wheat is active, weak and lower: No Red Winter
921sc bid, 931ac asked.
Receipts 1000 bbls flour. 63, 900 bush whea,
ll7,o00 bush corn, 3d. 900 bush oats. 1890 bush
Shipments 16, 900 bbls flour, 20, 900 bush wheat
10000 d bush corn, 81 900 bush oats $500 bush
At the Afternoon Call of the Board-Wheat closed
1or NO Chicago Spring at 931sc bid 94c asked for
December; 1888 @93S4c January; 94ss @94ec for
February 95% for March. Corn active but lower
at 35Ac cash; $3.50 for January; 36@361sc for
s, ebSrua1ry 4OM @4o%e for May. Oats dull and
Rye-market is dull and tending downward at SIC
Provisions.Pork closed firm at u 221a@12 % for
January; II 421a@12 471s February. Lard active
Nv - " oiu cdhusiy, y tA72 EeDruary.4
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24.-Flour is firmer but not high
err Wheat unsettled and lower; No Red Fall at
1854 @97c cash; 96@97c for January; No 8 do at
94c; No do 87M @88c. Corn is lower at 371s(0
37Ac for cash; SIC for December; 375S@38c for
January. Oats are lower at 291sc for cash. soc for
January. Rye dull at s2c Pork nominal for cash
at IL 45. Lard nominal at Is.
Receipts-7,OO0 bbls fiour, 10000 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, IL 900 bush oats 1000 bush
rye. 5000 push barley.
Shipments 900 bbls -four 81 900 bush wheat
5000 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, O.OOO bush
barley, 5000 bush rye.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 24.-Cotton quiet Middling
uplands 111ac.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 24.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands at 111ac. ga =
MEMPHIS, Dec. "a Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 11Ac
MOBILE, Dec. 24-Cotton is easy; Middling up
lands 1850.
Havana Market. - -
(By Telegraph.)
HAVANA. Dec. misunderstanding done during
the weeO; stock in the warehouses at Havana and
Matanzas &c, 200 boxes, $500 bags and 64OO hhds;
receipts for the week 800 boxes, 45O bags and l.
800 hhds; exports 500 bags and 5000 hhds, all to
the hhds to United States.
Freights dull, loading at Havana for the United
States " hid Sugar 1892 rs currency; loading
at ports onithe north coast Outside ports for the
United States W hid Sugar OO@3 25.
Spanish gold .05A @2.061s. Exchange is fiat;
United states 90 days gold at Sas@SM prem; short
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