The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-29

NEW YORK Dec. % -Evenng.-FIour market
shade better With improvement, m inly on common
grades with fair export inquiry and moderate job
bling trade demand.
Receipts Of Floar IS, 403bbls; exports 1915 bbls;
~esternsand State ioa5 90 common to good ext.
Western and State 0d6 90; good to choice Yves
terri extra at 1913 90: common to choice Wbits
Wheat Western extra 25@ 25fancy do at 80
5000; common to good extra Ohio at 1908 25
common to choice extra st. Louis at log 90;
Patent Minnesota extra at DOGS so; choice to
Oity Mill extra at 1897 90 for w L: 1900 bbls
No at 1894 $4,000 superdne 1895 90; 500
bbls low extra 00G5 40 6400 bbls Winter wheat
sxrrs 1Oa9 0O;69O0 bbls Minnesota extra at 90
f9 90: Southern -four firm: common to fair extra
orecsipts 5s 800 bush exports los, 1871 bush; ir'
regular and unsettled, opening 19c lower recovered
and advanced "a gI 4c, closing with less strength
options sales 2,547. 900 bush, including $4,000
bush on the sFot; ungraded spring st 2i .g %;
Rss at ksa II ns N0 p 1a ~ for
old No 2 Red at 80; No Red at AT; ungraded
White 3l@l 40 No do. 1900 bush at 1894
changed. Corn opened ast9I ac lower, recovered
and advanced trifie. closing very firm export trad
ing fair with moderate business in options @ s
bush, including 81 900 on spot; ungraded at CSC
721sc: No 8 at es$4 06sc; No 2 at 7oss@7os4c
new, II 1sc old; New York Yellow 73s4 g; Southern
do sec docck; No for December 7n@7014 CLOSING
at 7O14c; January al 7014 97o7A closing at TOYS
February at 721s@72 ls,isc, closing 7ys4 g Msr s
closing at 76c. Oats shade stronger and more
more doing; receipts 16. 40 bush;exports - bush:
sales 25 | 900 bush; No at 48c, White do at 50@
501sc; No 3 at 499491sc new, 5os4 oslo old do
White at 50s4 new, DC Old; No at 491zc: White
do at 52c; Mixed Western 47As 9s White DO 30
Guiding 25 900 bush No for January 49@4914c;
S5, 600 do February at 49Mc. sugas steady; fair
e esq yellow &c e;ecS
ers A 91s; crushed sssc; powdered 91a99ss; gran.
ulated at 914c; standard at 8A; Cubes at 95sc.
CSC fair to fancy. Petroleum. nominal; united at
So. Tallow is very firm; sales $4,000 TBS 7% a
a Sr opened sn 1oi9 STsr c aa ~ for
new: do February II So II 80; March at IL 40@
II 60. Lard opened steady, declined 71s@lO and
ties prime steam on spot at 25@ll 271a; 49,,
city steam IL 20; refined for Continent quoted at
1920 Batter firm for strictly tine. Chee-e is
Frsights 90 Liverpool dull; Wheat " steam ga.
CHICAGO. Dec. % Flour nomInally unchange'.
Wheat is tirm and higher: No Chicago Surfing at
January, / 2S14 for February 29ss for March;
No 8 at ] 1914 rejected 80a85c. Corr is generally
higher at 6za62% for cash; 62Mc for December;
6218@a214c for January. Oats irregular at 449sc
cash. 1870 for December; 44ssc .lanuarv 441ac
for February and March; rejected Ale. Rye steady
9615. Barleyssteady 02@l 0215. Dressed Hogs
steady at s0@7 90. PorE lower; old is so: new
at 16 70 ash and December: l6 721s@16 IS for
January. 16 9211@16 SO February; II 10 March.
IL 02@1l 90 january; IL 2o@l1 221s February,
IL S5(dIl 371a for March. Bulk Meats steady;
shoulders g To- short ribs 80; short clear 8 90.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
frmer % TO January; 28s4 al 287s February:
j 1884 March. Corn stronger 62G621s December
6214c for January; 62s4 a62#o February. Oats
higher at 45c for December; 44ss January and for
February. Pork shade higher 16 rs for January;
Ii 971s for February; IL 221a March. Lard is 21a
Psscsipts-19 900 bbls -four, 81 goo bush wheat
103 60C bush corn no, 000iSush oats. $4,000 bush
rye, 10, 900 bush barley.
shpments-2S 600 bbls four SO GOO bush WHEAT,
178600 bush corn, 1900 bush oats. $500 bush
rye, $4,000 rush barley.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S Flour is unchanged. Wheat
Fall at 1914 for cash; Bass January; BIN
for February; 1885 for March: No 3 do at 49,
No A do IL. Corn higher for cash. lower for op-
lions 65Nc for cash; 66c for January: 661sc for
February; 68zs March. Pork very slow: jobbing
at II O0 cash; 16 2Ia bid for January; 16 So bid
February. Lard nominaly at II.
Heceipts- 1900 Dolls uour 12,O00 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, 16, 600 bush oats 5000 bush
rye Is 600 bush barley.
Shipments-4, 900 bbls four, 10000 bush wheat.
$4,000 bush corn, 1000 bush oats 10000 bush
Barley, O,O00 bush rye.
DETROIT Dec 28.-wheat frmer; No spot at
/ S5@1 3514; january 3513; February 371s:
March 3912.
Receipts l7,000 shipments 5000 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.- Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 111zc
MOBILE, Dec. 2s.--oOtson is quiet; Middling up
lands at l1SSc.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 2s.-Cotton is dull;l Middling
uplands 1114c.
MEMPHIS Dec 2S.-Cotton is dull; Middling up
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