The Portland daily press., 1881-12-03
Erornessrc Hzarkets.

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NEW YORK. Dec. 2-Evening.-FIOur market
more active and shade stronger without, however,
any decided change in prices, with more doing for
export and somewhat better local trade demand
Receipts of Flour l3, 527 bbls exports 1883 Dbls:
sales 81 700 bbls; No 2 at 20a4 IS; Superfne
Western snd State 25@5 25,common to good ext.
Western and State O0G6 10; good to choice Wee-
terri extra at S0a9 90; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra 25@ 25; fancy do at s 80
90 90; common to good extra Ohio at 35a8 ~.
Patent Minnesota extra at 1897 20; choice to
double extra at 8 6O@9 90, Including $500 bbls
lily Mill extra at 0oG7 ! 5 W 1; 1900 bbls No 2
at 5 20@4 rs; $50 Superfine 1895 25; 1900 bbls
low extra 0015 50;4400 bbs Winter Wheat extre
at 25@9 20; $500 bbls Minnesota extra 106
$40 oush: exports 1877, TAT bush; 1a@1 higher, fe-
verish and unsettled. closing weak and declining
with little more doing for export and brisk business
in options; sales 3,55S,UU0 bush. including 292,-
0n0 bush on the spot: ungraded Spring 1091 16;
No do 35; No Spring "a ungraded Red 81
al 4ls4 No 8 do at 1 37@1 37l4 No 2 do ALA
al 401a; No 2 do 81; No / do, "a 90 bush at
l 331aQ1 40%. Rye steady 98c9l OIL. Corn
less strength and moderate export and active specu
lative trade. receipts 80 6u4 bush; exports 1877
9Se bush. sales ,907 900 bush including 287, 900
No 2 at 69G691ac for new; 7O1aa71c old; No 2
White at 73c No 2 for December at 6S1aa7014c c,
closing zoe; do January at 70s4 721sc, sciosng at
May at 749s 075c. Oats 19@1c higher and fairly;
active; recslpts 10000 bush; sales 4o5 900 bush;
@4914 new; 5014 @5Os4 c newc; do White 511s@
52c; No at 1870; do White 531ac: Mixed Wes-
tern at 4719tG52c; do White at 50G541sc; Mixed
State at 6l052A White do 52G65c. including 49,
00o bush No for December 4Ss4 @5014c; AZ, 1000
do January 501s9501ac; 1900 do February at
5l@5l14c. sugar nominally unchanged; refined
easier; " hite tx at 3ssldS1s; Yellow do at IT'S
@o14c; Confectioners A at GA; crushed 10; pow
dered at 97s610c: granulated 91a; cubes at 10c.
isoiasses-Foreign nominal; grocery grades firm.
Petroleum dull uni ed at 82Is; refined at 71sc
Faiiow easier sales $4,000 Tbs. 7SsG71s. PORK
scarcely 30 strong sales 20 hbis old mess on spot
II 30; new do at 8 25018 30; do December at
IL 25l17 90 do January and +, b. 8 Is. Lard is
less activesand unsettled, opening about &c lower
became strong and recovered. closing weak aud
declining; sales $50 ties prime steam spot Ii As
GIL 80; 100 city steam IL 371a; refined for Con-
eat quoted at l. 671s. Rn,ier firm for choice
99llM poor to choice.
FreighJs 70 Liverpool firm.
CHICAGO Dec. 2.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
wheat active firm higher and strong; No Chicago
ber;l 291s for January; 3o1s for February, No 8
do at 1917; rejected at SS992c. Jorp active, firm
and higher at Gle for cash and December 81 for
January; 62A@62ssc February, rejected 1884 q
60c. oats fairly active and shade higher at 4514c
for cash and December; $sa4412c for January.
Rye and Barley steady and unchanged. Porl steady
and in fair demand new at Ia % cash and Decem-
Der; ~ 471s a17 so January; II 6748a17 10 for
February. Lard in fair demand at III l7Ia cash;
II l712@11 20 December; ii 40 for January and
February. sulk Meats steady and unchanged houl-
d-rs at Is 30; short rih. at 8 05 acrt clear . 80.
AZ VIC aiso. noou cdh "a tno DodIu W neat cioseu
easier at 1 2s for December; 20 January; 1888
February; Corn easier and B q a lower Oats are
easier and declined 1sc. Pork declined 219C00c.
Lard i easier but not lower.
keceipts- 1000 ohis nour, 27,0t bush wheat
134 600 bust corn 1000 )usb oats, / 300 bush
rye 46, 900 bush barley
Ship aents-12 900 hbls -four / 26 600 bush wheat.
81 900 bush corn, 10 00O bush oats, 22,O0O bush
rye Al 900 hush harley.
ST L U.S. Dec. 2 Flour firm and higher; double
extra 6096 70; fami y 5 8 as Ouchoce to fancy
6 1907 90 Wheat active and higher. No z ked Fail
at 325s cash; 32A December; 1888 january;
1 1919 for February No do at / 1855; No do
at 171a asked Corn higher 641 lac TO cash; Gao
for December; 6614 for January; $3.50 February:
66a4 for March Oats higher at Al 1se' cash and
for December; 47c for january; 477sc for Februa-
ry. Pork hrmer IL 90 bid January; sales IL 671a
Feb. Lard firm IL 8.
Recepts 1900 bbls nour, 2l,OOO bush wheat,
~ 000 bush corn, IL 600 bush oats, 5000 bush
I'VE 10 OG0 bush barley.
Shipments Ii, 900 bbls -four, 1900 bash wheat
10000 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 1 900 bush
Barley 1000 bush rye.
DETROIT, Dec. 2.--Wheat frmer No White at
/ 341a cash; 1854 for January;l 3S1a February;
No 2 White 81.
lands l21sc
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.-Cotton frmer; Middling
uplands 111ac
MOBILE, Dec. 2.-Cotton is steady; Middlbg up
lands at l1$sc.
SAVANNAH, Dec. Q. Cotton steady; Middling up
lands l1$sc.
MEMPHIS Dec. 2-Cotton firm; Middling up,
lands at 111aes