The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-16
Denae.nc Markets.
fBs Telegraph,


Nrw YORK. Dec. 5-EveninR.-Fieur market
rather more active with doing, both for export
and home use, prices however without decided
Receipts OF Flour 6, 1I8 bbls: exports 1897 bbls;
sales 19, 500 bbls; No at 8 00a4 30; Superhne
western and state oOa6 90; GOOD to choice wes-
terri extra at 1919 90 common to choice White
Wheat Western extra Esq 25;fancy do at 8 30
common to choice extra St. Louis at 2og 10
Patent Minnesota extra at 1907 20; choice TO
uble extra at 8 6o@9 60 includns 4S oo Boz
No 2 at 0Ot@4 80; 1400 Supernne 20q5 10; IL
200 bbls low extra OOa5 90; $500 bbls Winter
sys.s & dull sood
$500 bush exports 4s, 297 600 bush; unsettled,
pes sepye IN
tions;sales 1896. 900 bush, including $4,000 out
on the srot: ungraded Spring 00Gl "a; ungraded
Red 25la1 A.; No do 81; No 2 Red 4Us4 "a
1 Al new; 426Dl 42A old Mixed Winter at 8. ;
ungraded White at 2S@1 38; No 2 White at 80;
No do. 500 bush at 80. Rye easier at 9os4 9.
wards recovered and closed shade better With med,
crate trade receipts 81 400 BUSH exports TO- ~
@701sc: White Southern at 7714c dochc; No for
December at 69G691sc, closing at $50: do Janua-
r. siosIns ~ MAJ ons
fully 1 and moderately active;recepte 1900 bush;
saier $4,000 bush; No at 4s1ae; White do BOG
old; do White 51c; No at SOC: do White at $50,
Mixed Western 49@51c; White do 6ng53c; Mixed
State at 5l54@5l 1ac: White do 6,@54c including
January 49M @497sc; LOT, 900 do February 6oA
@E0ss May at 60Ts. snsar is tirmer; fair 70 good
refining M ss@y refined ~ Y sssongsG
A at 9G91s; crushed at 9s4 @91sc; powdered VA
granulated at 914c: standard at SO; Cubes at
iea@ is nominal united s41sc. Tallew trmer;
sales Sc, 600 TBS 714@71a. Pork Is duh and weak
without decided change. Lard opened about re
8 10 ties prime steam on spot at IL 20G1l 20; 167
city steam at IL 10ll 12Ha; refined FOR Continept
quoted at IL 421a. Butter weak; State 2og4oc;
Western 12G4Oc. Cheese firm.
Freights to Liverpool steady; ~oaat " steam 3h4
CHICAGO. Dec 15.-Flour Is dull and nominal.
Wheat unsettled and generally lower; No Chicago
ae q sss a i' for
No 8 do at I l21a rejected 80G86c. Corn shade
higher at 6Os4 a6ic for cash; 6OA for December;
rejected $50. Oats shade higher at 4eb4c for cash
and December 44zsc for .ianusrv:4' sac February
Rye and Barley steady and unchanged. Pors unset
cash e am and December: 16 s0als s2Is for january;
IL 021s for February; IL 20 March. LARD q shade
higher at 10 9O910 96cash and December;ii ~ ~ p
all 10 for january IL Q II for February IL S71s
all 40 March. bulk Meats easier shoulders 20;
short ribs SO; short clear 10.
higher at / 279s 70 December; l 2S1s january
1855 for February; 291a March. Corn higher
at 81 1s G61 n January 61s4 g6l " Q for February.
Oats Hrmer but not higher. Pork higher. advanced
2La. Lard shade higher IL 10 for January; IL 20
all 271a; February; IL 40 bid March.
KecelpJs-14 OOO pole nouf "a U nush whe ~
rs OCO bush corn, IL goo bush oats. 5000 bush
rye. 26, 600 bash barley.
shipments 15 600 bbls 6cur, Is 600 bush wheat
69, 600 bush corn, 1873 OO0 bush oats, 5000 bush
rye. $1,000 bu h barley.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-F1our nominally unchanged
Wheat opened lower, declined, then recovered and
closed firm with Febr uary options active; No he'd
Fall at 1855 for cash;i 36ls for January; SSee
for February; 4Gs4 for March. Com is dull al
62s4 for cash 641 sc Janua y 90 1sc for February
661z March. Oats very slow at 47Mc for cash.
Receipts A, OOU Dbis nour, 24,UOo Dash ~ eas
81 OoO bush corn, 1900 bush oats, LOCO nus
rye 81. 900 bush barley.
Shipments 8 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush whe o.
1900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 100000 b. Oh
Barley. 0.OC0 bush rye.
DETROIT, Dec. 15.-wheat easier; No White al
80 asked; December at "a asked; January S5;
February 36M al 36zs March 1875.
Receipts 5000; shipments 5000 bush.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands 11Tsc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.-Cotton quiet Middlins
uplands 1880.
MOBILE, Dec. 15.-Ootton is quiet; Middlipg up
lands AZ l11s@11Ac.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 15.-Cotton dull; Middling mp
lands IL 1sc.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 15.-Cotton quiet: Middling up
lands st 1885