The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-31

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NEw YORK. Dec. 30-Evening.-Flour market
quiet and prices without Quotable change with light
export and moderate jobbing trade inquiry.
Receipts OF Flour Is, 635 bDls; exports 1896 bbs;
sales II, 200 bbls; No 2 at 3 1904 50; Superfne
Western and State 1895 00;common to good ext.
Western and State oOg6 90; good TO choice IVES
Wheat Western extra z 25@ 25;fancy do at s 30
a 800: common to good extra Ohio at 1o@8 %;
common to choice extra St. Louis at 1893 90;
Patent Minnesota extra at DOGS so; choice to
double extra at 6OG9 90, including 200 bbls
City MIL extra at 90a7 90 for " I; 1900 bbls
No 2 at 3 1904 80; TOO Superine 1905 0O $50
bbls low extra 5 00d5 40; 470 bbls Winter Wheat
extra 1908 U0;5h00 bbls Minnesota extra at 10
@9 90; Southern -four is steady; common to fair
extra at 65G6 10; good to choice do 1893 90.
Wheaf-recepts $4,000 bush: exports 4354Z
bush opened shade stronger, became weak and fell
off bdA c. closing about steady at decline; export
business very light but active trade in options sales
2,501, 600 BUSH including ISL 900 bush on spot:
gngraded Spring st ri No % az zS
/ 43s4 al A for old; No Red at AZ; ungraded
White 32@1 40. No do, $500 at l 40s4 al Al:
firm became and declined 14tg1ac, closing heavy
with light export and moderate speculative trading
1235, 600 BUSH including 152, 900 on spotiungrad-
ed 67s4 C@72c; No 3 at 681s@6Ss4 C; No at 701s
971ssc; No 2 White q Zee; Southern Yellow 6S1s;
No 2 for January at 701sG7o11 16, closing 701sc;
February at 72a721ac, closing 72c March at 1874
d97414c closing 734e; May at TEA @76c, closing
at 1854 C. Oats 12034c higher and more active;
receipts i6, $50 bush exports 1910 bush sales 497
600 bush; No 8 at 50a5114c; White do at 501sc;
Nc 2 at 6O051c new, 6214c old; do White at D. zee
Mixed Western 48051c; White do 5Oa53c; Mixed
State 50@5114c; White do 51a54, including llb,-
900 bush No 2 for January 1914 g5ee; 13e, ooo 90
gar very firm; fair to good refining at 7as98s ire
fined scarce and firm; White Elk 1854; Yellow
SO ssc poSderea at S9gss granuated at sc;
standard A at 8s4 Cubes at 91ac. Moiasses-
New orleans tirm 5S9e5c. Petroleum. no aan aS
Tbs 7s4 OTIS, Pork not quotably changed Lard
unsettled, closing steady at slight advancesales $50
ties prime steam spot at IL 25 225 city steam at
II f7Ih; refined for Continent quoted at IL 55.
Butter firm for choice. Cheese is quite nrm on
fine stock. ..l
CHICAGO. Dec. 3o.--Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat is steady; No Chicago Spring at 211a for
cash and December; 27s4 for January; 28B9
at 151s; rejected at SlGS3c. Corn is generally
lower regular at 61sf c; gilt edge 61$sc cash 5s
@61s4 for December and January; e21aaa931 1c
at 4414c cash, December, January and FeDruary;
44ssc for March; rejected at Ale; Rye steady and
at 4 IOal7 20. Fork easier; old Is 50 new Is 80
cash and for December; l6 80@16 81 for January
o5@17 o7 for Fs6rnaEy ~ he 1Sa z IA for for
January;ll 15@11 171s February;1l 321A@il 30
for March. Bulk Meats steady; shoulders at 10;
short ribs 80; short clear 10.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
irregular at 27ss@1 271a for january; ISIS
February; 80 March. Corn easier but not lover
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er and advanced 21s. Lard advanced 21a.
Hecelpts-20 600 bbls flour, 10000 push wheat
$4,000 bush corn, 10000 bush oats. 4,5o0 bush
rye Al 900 bash barley.
Shipments % 600 bbis -four, 16. 600 bush wheat,
10000 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 10000 bush
rye, IL 900 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS Dec. S0.-Flour is unchanged Wheat
higher and unsettled No Red Fall at 3415 cash;
/ 351s January; l 37s4 for February; Al March,
No 8 do at 2S1a; No 4 do at 211a. Corn high
er 665sc for cash 6614o for January and February;
67 nc March. Pork is firm at 16 00g16 30 bid for
january; II 1919 bid February.
teceipts-5 600 bbis tour, 10000 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush csts.l 0,o00 bush
rye, 90, 900 bush barley.
Shipments-7 900 bbis -four, $1,000 bush wheat
AZ 600 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush
Barley, 0.O00 bush rye.
DETROIT Dec. 30.--Wheat steady;N No White on
spot at L 351a; January 1874; February 37sz;
March 1894.
Receipts 5000; shipments 10000 bush.
NEW YORK, Dec so.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands lie.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. so.-Cotton quiet; Enddling
uplands 1896
MOBILE, Dec so.-Ooston is weak; Middlipg up
lands at lilac.
SAVANNAH, Dec. so.-Cotton is easy; Middling
uplands 1114c.
MEMPHIS, Dec 3o.-0otton easy; Middling up
lands st 1886.