The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-19
Domestic Markets.

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Nav YORK Dec l7.-Cotton closed steady at lZc
for middling uplands and and IL 6-l6c Tor MD
F1eonR~The market closed easy; No at 8 0o@
A 5o:sunerfne western and State = 2o@5 10; com
mon to good extra Western and State oogo 20:
good to choice do at 1098 50 common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at 2G9S 20; Fancy
do at 8 3O0S TO- common to good extra Ohio 5o
as 90; common to choice extra st Louis at b BUG
$40: Patent Minnesota extra 9O9 oo;cno11ce 70
double extra at 40G9 90; Southern flour dun ana
weak sales for the week have been $4,000 Dds.
WHEAT-market closed weak; No Red WINTER
on spot 1884 q 401a: January sales at 4oS4
Fehr ary sales at 1 1874 No Chicago nominaiiv
at 32a1 36;No Milwaukee at $50 1 80 NO l
White j Al asked December; sales for the week
h1 Corp"cIosed heayy;No on spot at ss@e9c; soc
asked forsDecember; sales 6S1se for january safes
7o6S@70s4 for February; sales at 1S1Sc Tor May
OAIs-closed quiet and easier No White 81 1a G;
No 2 do at 5Oa 5,14c; No at 4994912c. No do
at 49049I4c c; sales for the week ,9l7Ooo bush.
Pork-market closed weak and nominal at ~ w
0i7 Is for old mess ON spot 10 @l8 20 for new
do; sales for the week 1850 bbls on spot.
Lard-elosed dull and heavy; prime steam on inc
Il 12t@11 Is for January; II 30e1l 3252 for
February; IL 40911 421a for March, IL 6z1s for
May.
BUTTER-in moderate demand and steady best
grades firm.
CHEESE quiet and steady.
CHICAGO. Dec. 17.-Flour is quiet. Wheat active
and lower mo z Chicago Spring 2bsat4l Zb1e foi
cash; / 26Ia for December;1 257s@l 26 January
/ 1854 al 2o7s for February; 27es for March
rejected 3OaS6c. Corn loves at 6O06v12e cash
soc for December; 6O14c for January 6Os4c fol
February 65M Nay; rejected at 5oAc. oats are
lower at 441ac cash; 44s4 for December; 44sst
for January: 4414c February. 1850 May. Rye Il
easier 971s. Barley easierat O3. Dressed hogt
easy G 871aCd7 90. Pork lower; old at Ii 20; new
is SO cash and December; 16 45@ln 90 January
Lard active and lower 10 SO leash and December
10 921al1O 80 January; IL O7ls for February
III 20 for March Bulk Meats uilishoulders . w
short ribs 70; short clear 90:
Receipts-16, 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush whese
81 OCO bush corn, 81 ,0e0 1ush oats. 5000 bus'
rye 81, 600 bush barley
Shipments 13 600 bbls -four, IL 600 bush wheat
90 600 bush corn, 41.0O0 bush oats, 1900 ousi
rye 49, 900 bush barley.
ST LOUIS Dec. 17.-Flour dull. Wheat lower AM
yery unsettled; No Q Red Fall 321s for cash
81 for January; 1 1854 for February; 3oas 10
March: No 3 at l 271a; No at TIA. Corp Il
lower at 62I9c for cash; 63s4 for january; o4%s
| February; 6614c March. Oats are lower at 4I14
| for cash; 47sSc December; 49i4c for May; PTo
visions very dull lower to sell, no demand and notn
Secelpss-4OoO bbls -four, 5000 bush whes.
| SO 600 bush corn, IA 900 bush osts, O,Uou Gus
| we IL Oo0 bush barley.
Shipments 6, 600 hbis -four, 5000 bash wheat
| 90 OGO bush corn, 1000 bush oats. 100000 bus
| Barley, OOO0 bush rye.
| DETROIT Dec. 17.-Wheat unsettled and lower
| No White at 1924 al 33 cash and December
| "a January; SO February: 381s for March
| 401s April; 411s May; No Red at 30; NO
White 30.
Receipts IL, 900; shipments 1000 bush.