The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-21
domestic Markets.

1Sy Telegraph.)
NEW YORK., Dec. 20. Flour market-receipts
1887 bbs; exports 40e1 bbls; still in buyers ia
vor and in instances shade lower; export and home
trade demand limited: sales ! $500 bbls.
Flour quotations--No 2 at 2 O0G3 0u; Superlne
Western and State at Q S0R3 35; common to good
extra Western and State 45a4 90; good to choice
do at o696 IS; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 25G6 so; fancy do 6 6O@6 70;
common to good extra Ohio at 45G6 20; commo
to choice extra st. Louis at 5, (l6 20; Paten
Minnesota extra good TO prime 3 6o96 90; choic
to double extra do 80Q7 TO- including 100 bbls
City Mill extra 3505 SO - bbls No at 2 90
as 90; 700 bbls Superfne at 2 SNCa3 40 500 bbls
low extra at 45a3 80 34O0 bbls Winter Wheat
extra at 45@6 75 80 o bbls Minnesota extra at
3 45o7 10;Southem f1ou about steady; common to
fair 1894 so; good t. choice O0o6 20. Wheat
receipts 7l44 bush; exports 1858 bush; spot
lots shade better but quiet; options closed rm at
best prices; export demand light; speculative trade
decidedly less active; sales ,224OoO bush futures
~ 600 bush on spot; November Red 99c; No 3 ked
at O3s4 No Red 1874 in eev; No Red State
i 19;No White State l 8. Rye is steady. ern
spot ~ al and options I4mI8c higher clio ing
firm: export demand light; speculation very slack;
receipts 15,026 bush; exports 59,2S3 bush; safes
100000 bush futures $4,000 on spot. No at
5219dh312c; No at CSC store and in elev No 2
White CSC elev new Del Yellow 5Sc ssats-spot
receipts 5000 bush; sales $50, 90 bush; futures
17S,OO0 on the spot; No at 3912c; White do at
4OM c No . at 4O43 @40A c, do White at Al a
41Tsc No at 40s4 Q do White 43c NIixei Wet n
3912fd 42c; White do 40 n44c; White State at 43c,
Sugar markee dull refined IS quiet at 6Qa61s;
Elk G GA @69s; White do GA @6A C; Yellow 5s4 a
bHs of 717$sc standard at 7Ss al s c; pow
dered at Sl4 SIZE; graduated at 9-16c Confec-
TONERS 1915; cut loaf at sac; Cubes 8 1sa IA.
PeirOleuml-unted at l 12Es Taitovy is firm;
sales 10000 fb at 71ae. POrs stronger mess on
spot at l5 90; extra prime 10 80; clear back so.
Beef steady. lard 10 po nts higher and more
active; sales western steam spot 321 refined for
continent 55 A 8 n212C09 60. Butter steady;
State at l8@30c Western l0a34c Elgin Creamery
400 42c. Cbeesefirm State 914@1*c
Freights to liverpool firm Wheat 99 sim 3D.
CHICAGO, Dec 2o-Flour dull. Wheat is lower;
December closing at $3.50. January 991sc; Febru
airy 001s No Chi. ago Spring at 1917 c No at
Sl@S5c; No Red Winter at 1874 al OF. Corn is
higher; cash closing at 81 &c December at 81 1ac
january at 81 y c; February at $3.50. Oats shade
January at 345s(0s4s4 February 1sc. RIVE is
finer at 90 A2c Barley is in good demand at b6c
Pork is higher; cash at IA 21aQl4 25 for old and
IA 75d14 S712 for new; Decembe IA 2O0l4 -;
January at 4 o21sGl4 SO; February at Is O21a01
L. %; March at 10 2h@l5 30. Lard higher; cash
at 95d9 90; December at s 95 for old 8 o new;
a o 0 March at 8 3519 40. Bulk Meats in fair
demand; shoulders at rs: short ribs at 60, short
Keceipts-Flour IS 600 hbis, wheat 1o4 600 bush.
corn 141 900 bush. oats 600 bu rye 10000 bush.
Ship lents-Flour %. 900 bbls. wheat Of 900 bu.
corn 80 600 bush. oats 10000 bush, rye 1000 bu.
barley $4,000 bush
Wheat declined 1sc for February. Corn advanced
lac for December and de lined 1sc for February
Pork declined ga for February. Lara unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20-Flour quiet. Whea higher;
No 2 Red Fall l 026s0l 0312 cashs1 O25a bid for
December; 0414 al O41a for January: / 06s4 "a
071s for February closed at inside, No at 80 r
(l941ac. Lard nominal.
Receipts-Flour 4 900 bbls, wheae $4,000 bush;
corn II 900 bush, oats 1000 bush rye 1900 bush,
barley 1000 bush
Shipments Flour 5000 bbs, wheat 10000 bu,
81 .000 bush, oats 1000 bushry oO0, goo bu,
barley 0,0oo bus
DETRom, Dec 2n.--Wheat dull; White fall 1 O5;
No White at 961ac; No Red 05.
Wheai-Receipte 10000 bu; shiDmt MS 8 900 bu.
NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 2O.-Cotton s. eadier MiddliDg
upands 91sc.
MOBILE, Dec. 2o.-Cotton. quiet; Middling uplands
93z g.
SAVANNAH, Dec 2o.-cotton quiet; Middline up
lands 9s4 c.
Mnslms. Dec. co. Cotton steady Middling W
lands 94c.