The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-21
Domestic Markets.


WV YoRK. Dec. 20 Evenng.-Flour market
dull and still strongly in buyers favor with very
light export and jobbing trade demand.
Receipts of Flour Is 065 bpls exports 1918 bbls;
sales 900 bbls; No 2 at OOd4 30; Superhne
Western and State 00@5 00;common to good ext.
Western and State 40d6 90; good to choice Yves
tsrs exJrs at Ioas 90: common to choice White
Wheat Western extra 25@ 25;fancy do at 8 30
40 90; common to good extra Ohio at S5G8 20
common to choice extra St. Louis at 25@ 90
Patent Minnesota extra at 25GS rs; choice to
double extra at 8 30G9305, including 200 hbls
10 s at o e 40; $50 Superane 2oa5 90; 700
bbls low extra 90G5 80; 800 bbls Win or w t
ezra at $500 90; 400 hbls Minnesota extra at
81 1921 Nush: exports 1o7, $40 bush; feverish and
unsettled, opening GAG sc higher, advance lost and
declined ~ ale but closed with more strength
scarcely anything doing for export and less active
business in options sales .274oOO bush Including
1872 600 bush on the SPOT New York No 2 Spring at
8FQs1 So; No 3 Red at 1901 491s; ungraded
White at 3l6l1 80; No do. 60OO bush at $50
395a. Rye steady at 93d961ac Ba ley hrmer
hrmer and less active trade; receipts 66,l75 ousb
exports "a 724 bush; sales 1853, 900 bush includ
s S So sp9 at e7M@sse !: southern Yellow
new 81 1a17Oc; No for December at 671a@67%
do January at So 6sSsc, closing At 6s1se; seb5g
Y21sc; May at 1914 @73s4c, closing 73s4c On,-
iAaLsc lower closing dull and weak; receipts 16,-
No 3 at 47c; White do at Acc; No at 4s@491ac;
do White at 40 l2 a49s4 c; No at 4S1ac: White do
at 51Ae; Mixed Western 47S@tsc; White do o,.e
clufing 25, 900 bush No for January 4S94S14e c.
10000 do for February at 4SLs 0sotsc sDs1s
is steady fair to good refining sG91 Vs Tenneo go
At 71sC0Sc; Confectioners at 9G9Hs; crushed al
95A69a G; powdered 91369s5: graduated at U B.
sssinnses firm new crop New orleans at 55a64.
Petroleum is weak; united at 1914 Eaii0w is
very strong sslss lbs ss st 3 sd mess At
quoted l6 e2Es@I6 TO- new 90 at Is 90; old for
December rs rs; do January at l6 621s9lo 75;
new for February II 15 II 49,. Lard unsettled
opened 5io07L ~ higher advance lost and declined
trie closing weak and decidedly better speculative
trade;sales 1883 ties prime steam on spot at 10 81 ~
tinent quoted IL 20. Batter dull and unchanged;
State 20940c; Western 12940c. Cheese firm for
choice.
Freights TO Liverpool firm; Wheat " steam ga.
CHICAGO. Dec 20.-Flour steady and unchanged
Wheat steady No Chicago Spring at 2ogl 2o1s
for cash; rs for December; 25Ss for January;
/ 26140 q ss for February; 271s for March;
No 3 at / IL; rejected SoaSsc. Corn frmer 59A
60s4 cash 69sl for December and bid January
603sc for February, rejected at 6SD5SA. oats
shade higher at 44c cash and for December; 4312@
435sc for January: 43iac for February. Rye and
Barley steady and unchanged. Dressed hogs weak
and lower 6 S5a6 80. Pork easier old 10 90; new
8 371a ash; 16 271a@16 30 january: 16 hOa
Ii 521s for February; 10 7o@lS TN for March.
10 s2Is Clio 9s for February; IL o71s@11 10 for
March. 0ulk Meats easier; shoulders 3d. Short
ribs 70 short clear 30.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
lower at l 251s for January; l 26A al 1885 for
February: 1884 al 26Ts March Corn lower at
591a a 59s4 c for December; $3.50 January; 604
@sOss c-for February. Oats strong at 1875 g44s4c
December. Pork is unsettled at 16 80 fori January;
16 421a bid for Feb; i6 623A bid for March, Lard
easier.
heceipts-19 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat,
126 OC0 bush corn, 600 1ush OATS. $500 bush
rye $4,000 bash barley.
Shipments-l 8. 900 b5ls -four, $4,000 bush wheat,
164 900 bush corn, 44000 bush osts, $500 bush
rye 26. 600 bush barley.
ST LOUIS, Dec 90 Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened better, declined, reacted and closed
higher: No ked Fall 81 for cash; $3.50 for
January; 1914 February; l 80 for March mo 8 a.
j 27s1 No at / IT. Corn slow at 62aso for cash;
R2sl for .Iannary: R46Ac for February: 6b9hc for