The Portland daily press., 1881-12-28
Don,essic Markets.
By TelegraDh.l


Nrw YORK Dec 81 -Evening.-Eiour market
more active and low grades shade stronger Win a
little better export inquiry and moderate local troe
Receipts of Flour 40 4s7 bbs; exports 5244 bbls;
sales l9. $50 bbls; No 2 at 8 1894 80; Superhne
Western and State doa5 o0;common 70 g DocW ss
wheat western extra 25@ 8 25;fancy do at % o.
40 90; common to good extra Ohio at OO9S ~;
common to choice extra ST. Louis at OO99 90
Patent Minnesota extra at OOG0 bOi enoice y
double extra at 6o@9 90. including 4SOO ps,.
Nty Mill extra at 1877 90 for z.o ~ o ooe
No q at 8 1914 go; 1900 Superfne lO96 W; 9ou
bbls low extra 4 9505 40 1900 bbs Winter Wne an
00G9 00;57oo bbls minnesota extra az SS
as 10: good to choice do at 75(gS w, " noMD -
receipts 8 900 bush exports 277,s23 bush; Mg
lac higher closing with scarcely So muc hy msed
supply of cash offe ng fairly active business IA r
lions ;sales 1881 900 bush, including 2ol o9sn
uneraded Red / 22@1 42; No 4 do 25@1 26;No
do at 371s@1 So: No Red at ! 4ozaCgll a1 e
new; 42141 43 for old; No Red At I, 4a So II. E
new and old; Mixed Winter at 371s@l 80; IN
graded White / 3291 40 No do, $4,000 bush az
| 1901 40la. Rye dull 93@96c Bailey Is nrm.
Corn is higher closing scarcely ls % ao sIron
options receipts 1O4, 2S1 bush; exports l2S, So3
bush; sales 1895 GOD bush. including 197 ,ooo on
No 3 at S9M @7IIS No 2 White 741ac; southern
White nc; No for December 691s@7Oc, closing
at roc: January at 1894 @7oTsc, closing at IO34 9;
7S54a74iIc closing at 741sc; May at 75@76, clos
ing at 1850. Oats about 10 higher ana ralns !
quiet closing fr reselpts A 91o Dusni WIFI
do 49l1 as G; No at 48s4 @4914c new, 5O9bo1a
old: WhiJe do at 5034 new, SIC old:No a. 4S12c,
~ w 5 aS e. Mixed IKE State white do 50
asa, including 26,000 bush No 2 Tor January 4oEs
(a49c; 40 900 do February at 1889 5oc. susn =
sseady: White * s1sa ga Yellow do 81 71s@
Sc: Confeetioners A 91s, crushed $3.50; powdered
91s@9ss: granulated at SAC; standard az Sac
duil: united at S31a Tallos is strong; sales ~.
600 TBS 7gs, Pork held 1920 higher; trade yer!
slack IT'S old mess on spot 10 new ess =,
IL rs new mess for February II so II %; Marcn
at is G5G9i7 10. Lard I2is@15 higher and more
active closing very firm; sales 1877 ties prime ssea n
on spos at y 2zAa9ll 81; 20. siIy sSsa Ru,te.
Fregnts to Liverpool quiet. = beat % steam y.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Flour normally unchanged
Wheat is higher No Chicago Surfing zogl zoas
cash and December: 269f @i 2es4 for January
No a. X 81 f fsescted soa &c. corn is active and
higher; regular ic; gilt edge at &c cash; oIsss
la6714c for May; rejected at 59c. Oats active and
higher at 1850 ash; 44s4 for December; 441s
4oI rye Is u nps Barley easier
l 02@l OF Va. Pors strong and higher; old l6 90
new at IL on cash: IS 75al6 g january: 16 81 "a
strong and higher at IL 00la11 90 cash, December
and January, Ii 171a@1l 20 for February II . g
IL 81 "a for March. oulk Meats hlgher; snouluoii
6 10 shor4 ribs 80; short clear 90.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
active and shade higher ats1 2e1a@l ~ December
PITS TO. january 2SA 81 2Sss Tor February
/ 29 March. Corn higher at 6lssc bid December
Isc for January; 6714c for May. Oats higher a
44s4 @447s for January; 44s4 February; 45% g
461sc for March Pock irregular at 10 40 bid for
December; 16 771ai0l6 80 for January. Lard is
tirmer at Il 221a911 % for Feb: II 40 March.
neeepts TO- 600 bbls noul, 5000 ouss a whs sas
rs OGO bush corn, $4,000 3ush cats, 4,OOo push
rye 30 600 bush barley.
Shipments-14 600 bbls -four, 80 900 bush whsat
ISL 900 bush corn, IL ,OC0 bush oats, 5ooo ousn
rye %, 900 bush barley.
ST, LOUIS, Dec. 27. Flour quiet. Wheat higher;
No q Red Fall at 80 for cash; 1888 january
l 36ls for February; 1885 for March: 4Oes fof
May;No 3 do at 251A; No do LAY bid. Corn
strong and at 637sc for cash; 64ssc for January
6 SAC for February; 6634 March; 60 May. Oats
slow at "a c for cash; BIC January 4oAc May.
Pork hrmer at II 90 asked cash; IL S71s bid for
February; II 90 bid March.
aeceipts 5000 pbls nour, 5000 nnsn Wneas,
SO OsO bush corn, 5000 bush cats, 1000 bust
We II 600 bush barley.
Shipments s. 600 bbis -four, $4,000 bush wheat
.53, 0CO bush corn, Is 600 bush oats, O,oOO pusf
8a.ley, O0T0 bush rye
DRraorr. sDec.s27 Wheat quiet; spot at 33N
January 1 34A February 361a: March 81 70
April t401s; May a 4las; No Red S41s; No
White 20.
Receipts 5000; shipments 900 bush.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Cotton quiet and nominal;
Niddling uplands 12c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-Cotton quiet; Middlins
nplands ll1Sc
MOBILE, Dec 27.-Cotson is quiet; Middling up
'ands at 1885.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 27.--Ootton is dull; Anddling
aplsnds ! 5-16e.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 27.-Cotton is quiet; Nuddling up
lends at 1885