The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
Domestic Markets.
Bv Telegraph.l


Nav YORK. Dec. S-Eveuing.-Flour market
dull and strongly in buyers favor with hmited ex-
port and jobbing demand.
Receipts of Flour 1 ,436 bbls; exports $50 bbls;
sales Is, $50 bbls; Nc 2 at 3 1oa4 go; Superhne
Western and State 25@5 2O;common to good ext.
Western and State 0O@5 10; good to choice Yves
Wheat Western extra 25@ fancy do at 80
G9 co. common to good extra Ohio at 35ia5 %
common to choice extra st. Louis at 25g9e0
double extra at 6Oa9 90, insludine 270O bbls
o ty Min extra at 0n07 rs W !; 1900 bbls No
i04 so zee Sh. 2S@s Nv Wb sst oDis
at 1898 90; 1900 bbls Minn' s,ta extra LOG
90: southern -four dull and dropping. Wheat
receips 80 900 b1sh exports 81, b4 tsh ;unsf II led
opened shade better, became depressed and fell
off "a c. closing with little more strength and mod
crate export trading and active business in options
the se"t; No Spring at / 25;No Milwaukee So
in store; upgraded Red at 2591 4213: No 3 do at
/ 3a1a0l So No do 42@I 421s new; 43@
27S1 40; No do. 5000 bush j 1884 al 40l4
Rye dull and lower at 96@99c. Corn opened shade
stronger, declined "a 1ac, closing firm with limited
export demand and moderate trade in options r
ceipts 53, 575 bush; exports - bush: sales $780,
600 bush, including "a 900 on spot; ungraded at
6s@72c: No 3 at 7oAc; No2 at 70s4 91i : e.
December at 70s4 @71c closing at 70s4 Q; do Janu-
airy at III 70 72ssc. closing at 721sc; February at
1874 a74 closing aac Sa1 g.. SHADE hsS higher s ana
600 bush; No at ACC; do White Doc: No at rug
81 FAC new; 51M@52c old: do White at 81 ~ 952c;
Sc: white do 62054c; Mixed State 51s4 @521sc
White do 52a 55c, including 20 900 bush No z Tor
January at 5Oslt@5Osc; So, 900 do February at
to good refining quoted at 79sG7s4; refined firm;
white Exc at ga "a S1a; Yellow do at TIA 9o 1sc;
Confectionery at 91A: crushed 10; powdered at
931 G: granulated at 9ss; Cubes at 98c. I0-
Insses-new Gro New orleans firm 4OG6lc. Pc
sroseum is nominal; united S3N. TnItow about
steady: sales ii5, coo ibs. 7A@7%s. Pors about
1hc lower and dull mess on spot quoteu at II 2501
II so old, 1S 0O918 25 new; sales 25O February
at i 90; January quoted at IT 90@lS w. Larss
closed firm; sales ITO tcs prime s1eam aa fa
State Is@4ic. Cheese unchanged.
traights 70 Liverpool frm' "besi " steam ga.
Chicago. Dec. 8-Flour is steady and unchanged;
common to choice Western Springs at 50a6 20;
common to fancy Minnesota at 2kg7 PC; Patents
5Oa9 %: fair to choice Winter Wheats at BOG
7 so: fancy IF; low grades 6OGb 90. Wheat
unset led and generally lower: No Chicago Spring
! 2S@1 28A cash; 2a14 for December; 29h@
] 291a for january 3O$sgl 30ns for February,
at 6OJs a61c cash. 60zsc for December; 81 B@
6114c for January: 61N February: rejected 691s.
44M 045c for January and February. Rye steady
and unchanged. Barley easier On. Dressed Hogs
steady at 3n07 90. Pork lower old at IL 30; new
II rs for ash and December: IL 2n9I7 22ls for
January: IT 4O00 42Is February; IL 62!sIGl7 %
for March. Lard unsettled and lower at III 90 cash
and December; II 26eI1 2zas January n11 n aS5
nix Meats steady: houlders at 30; short ribs at
OO;s ort Gear 92E.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
Irregular at 1854 for December; 2914 al 29ss
TO January; l 301sG1 3014 for February: Corn
easier at 5sc for January: $3.50 for February.
Oats irregular and generally frmer 4ec December;
44MG4hc for January. Pork irregular at IL 90(G
16 971a December: IL TN January: II 42Ia for
February: ~ So March. LARD higher at / 071s q
IL 1914 December; IL 271a@1 30 for January;
J. 421a Feb; / 571a@11 go March.
REQ rpts 900 bbs uour, 3S,u,O bush whess,
rye AZ 900 hnsh barley.
Shipments Is, 900 hblR -four 20 600 bush wheat,
$4,000 hush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush
rye $4,000 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 8-Flour nomlnally unchanged;
family at 00a6 20; choice to fancy at y 4nt97 %.
Wheat opened tirm, then broke and closed hrmer
with partial recovery: No Red Fall at 351s for
March Tor Do do
slowiat Csc cash; 631sc for December; 64Lsc for
January: 65iAc Feb 661ac March Oats slow at
cash 471sc January; 47Mc Feb uary. Pork ow
Receipts 5000 bbls nour 2O,vUu bush wnos.,
80 600 bush corn, z 600 bush oats. 600 bush
rye 10000 bush barley.
Shipments 10. 900 hbls -four. 1000 bush wheat.
Barley, 1000 bush rye.
DETROIT. Dec. S.-wheat dull: No White spot
and December at 80 bid January at 3S1a;
February at 401a March AZ.
Receipts 1000; shipments 5000 bush.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Cotton heavy; Middling up
lands 12c.
New ORLEANS, Dec. s.-Cotton quiet; Mlddllr q
uplands 11asc.
MOBILE. Dec. S.-Cotton is dull; Middling up
lands at 1115c.
SAVANNAH. Dee s.-Ootton quiet; Middling up
LANDS 11Ac.
MEMpMs, Dec. s.--6otton Is dull: hiddling up.
lands at l1$sc.