The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-24
Domestic markets.

fBy telegraph,
New YoRK Dec % Evening" marKf
in BUYERS favor and rather more doing export with
a light local trade demand n,,..
Receipts OF Flour 16.5S2 Dds; exports c--. uSn
western and State 8 90@5 00.common to good ext
western and State 85a6 on; good to choice Wee
esa At loas 90 oS az cnSl o at
as 90; common to good extra Ohio at 8 l0GS ~
common to choice extra St. Louis a. DUG w
4 mile extra at 6Od 90 including $500 bbls
itv MIN extra "a $500 bbls No at UO(94 70;
900 Superfne 9OG5 90; 100 bbls low extra 4 80
,06 40: 4lUO bbls Winter Wheat -xtra OOa9 80;
67OO hbls Minnesota extra at 90G9 co. Southern
-four unchanged; common to talr extra oo'0o ~
good to choice do at 1898 90. Whesi-receipls
$4,000 bush exports $3.50 bush: unsettled, open
ING as6a1%c higher advance lost and declined Title,
closing strong at shade over yesterdays prices Win
rather more export trade and good business IN P
tions sales 2426, 900 bush. inciudin2 ZS2U.O ou'
on the srot: ungraded Spring at 95c9l 40; No . dc
20 ungraded Red 211a9l AZ; No 90 zoA
No do at s6ta Nc Red At S Was ~ ~ new G
40; No do l 364. No do. ~, y bush 1914
al 38la Rye steady. Ba ley is strong Corn Il
1s@1c higher, closing very suTUng % W on,ions
ceipts 1876 bush; exports 500 bush; sales ooz
900 bush, including 202 600 on spot; ungfsdea al
671bS07Oc: No at 6tis4 (06Sc; No 2 at 6S14@7 {
new and old: No White TAG; No for January al
6ssl n69Ac, closing at 69l4c; February at 7,lS4 g
7IMc.closing 714c: March at 21a@ IA CLOSING
at 1884 G May at 7414 9741ac, closing at 74z2c
sSats shaoe better, closing strong; receipts 6oo
hnsh. exports - bush: sales 2oi 900 bush; No :
at 471aci White do 49c; No at 481a 9sS1ae new
do at Sic; Mixed Western 471z@5oc. White do 81
D5 21ac: Mixed State 49a50c; White do 5l952ba
including q, 600 bush No for January at $50
steady fair TO good refining at 1885, refined steady
White Ex q 81sla 8M; Yellow do at7h08c; Con
feetioners at s1s crushed at Ssse pows s g
Cubes 9Izc. MOiasses-Foreign and ana noml
mai New Orleans firm and active. 800 bbls at 689
Tailoxx il steadv: sales rs, 600 TBS 7s4 a.. PORK
dull IT'S old mess on spot l6 70; new mess II 20
old mess for December II 90; do January at 10 "a
0l7 90; new for February at IL 70 ~ %. Iara
unsettled: opened strongs declined 5G71a, closing
with more strength; sales $40 ties OF prime stean
on spot at IL 1sa@1i 20; 175 city steam at ! %
refined for Continent quoted IL 40 BntIef-Statt
IS04Oc; Western at 1zta40c. Chee-s firm
freights to Liverpool frmer; ~besf y steam ..
CHICAGO. Dec. 3D. Flour unchange. Wheat ii
higher: No Chicago Spring 25aa cash l. and De
/ 275sa1 274 for March; No at ~; rejected
S0aS4c. Corn is firm; regular 0Mc; 81 edge al
S6Gss1Sc for May; rejected at 5Sls@5ss4c. Oats
at 44c cash; 43s4c for January: 4Sl2@43ssc fol
February; 45s4 9 May. Rye is easier 9o1s Barley
easier at O36l GA. Dressed Hogs hrmer Sua
95 Pork lower; old at 10 25:new D 20 ash ant
for December;l6 459l6 471a for January ll6 ooa
10 62ls February; IL S2taglS 90 MaTcn LAT laIS
for January; IL 00@1l OILY for February; II q
IL TN for March. Bulk Meats easier; shoulders
20 short ribs B TU.Fp0rt clear q 10.
y At the afternoon call OF the Board Wheat CLOSED
tirmer. Corn trmer but lot higher. Oats hrmer anc
advanced 1sc. Pork moderately active and higher
at Is 40 " for January: Is 6713 for Feb: 10 oT12
Gl6 95 for March. Lard is strong and higher a
70 821a bid December; 10 o71a January; IL 2og
IL 22Is March
Rece,pts- 5 900 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat
1875 OC0 bush corn 102 900 oush oats. IL, 600 busf
rye $4,000 bush barley.
Shipnents-l 200. bble hour, 81 600 bush ~heat
IA 600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. 800 bnst
rye. 900 bush barley.
ST LOUIS, Dec % Flour quiet. Wheat opened
higher but afterwards declined; No 2 Red Fall ~
32Aa for cash; 1915 for January; 81 fol
February; 381afo March: Al "a May;No 3 do al
%. Corn is higher at $3.50 for cash: $3.50 FOL
January: 6s14c for February; 6ec March 50 1s FOL
Nav Oats lower at ~ G for cash and January
asa February. Pork quiet at 8 DO for January
Receipts 5000 pDls nvui l9,vvo Onsn wheat
70 600 bush corn. 10000 bush oats, LOCO bust
rye 20 600 bush barley.
Shipments e, 600 bbls nour, %, 900 bush whsst
5000 bush corn, 1000 bush oars, 1000 bust
Barley, LOCO bush rye.
DETROIT, Dec 23.-wheat quiet and steady; cast
at 331s; 8 rs for january; 3oS February
/ 80 for March; l 1915 April; Al May.
Receipts 10000; shipments 1000 bush.
New YORK, Dec. 23.-Cotton inactive; Middlins
uplands 12c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-Cotton quiet: Middlins
dplands IL ssc
MOBILE, Dec 23.-Ootton is quiet; Middling up
lands at 1iss9111ac.
SAVANNAH. Dec. 23.-Cotton is queti Middlins
uplands IL 5-l6c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 23.-Ootton is dull; Middling up
lands at IL 1ac.