The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-18
mainIy Coz home trade: prices without much change

mainly for home trade prices without much change
sales IL. 100 bbls,
rT Flour quotations-No2 at 2 2o@s 90; superfne
western and State at SO93 40; common to good
extra Western and State 3 45a4 90; good to choice
40 at O696 IS; common to choices White Wheat
western extra at 25d6 so; fancy do s 6OG6 70;
common TO good extra Ohio at 3 5oa6 %; commo
TO choice extra st. Louis at 5tG6 20: Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime 6Og6 so: ehoic
City Mill extra 1905 so 1900 bbls No at 20
yG3 O0;S00 bbs Superhne at S06l3 40; 1900 bbls
low extra at 3 1893 so 1900 bbls Winter Wheat
extra at 50@6 rs; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at
3 50d7 10; Southern -four quiet steady; common to
fair 5 1894 80; good to choice 0Og6 IS. Wheat
receipts 16, 500 bush; exports 1898 bush; spot
afterwards lost part advance, closing Ss ga under
outside rates; export demand light and speculative
trade moderate; sales 100000 bush futures, l56,-
600 bush on spot;spot No Red at 9019c; No Red
at 0414l11 043A elev; No Red j l614tQl 1917
in elev; No Red State 90 No White do 20;
No 2 White 05. Rye arm. Gern-spot lots "a q
lie better: options opened 1a@ssc lower afterwards
advanced 10Dl12, closing firm at 19aA under best
figures trade moderate; receipts II. 27S bush; ex-
191, 600 on spot, No at 52G63c; No at 66966c
in elev; No White 70e low Mixed 6nc. Oats
spot lots N 34 c; options 1al19sc higher, closing
with slight reaction; trade moderator receipts A.
224 bush; sales $4,000 bush futures $4,000 on
the spot; No at 391sc; White do 401A @4O12c;
No 2 at 401ac; do White at l14@4lAc; No at
40Iac; do White at 43c, Mixed Western at 391a@
42o; White do 40d44c; White State 4212 G431a.
sugar-refning 61s9614 refined lower 6(061s;
Elk G 6A4 S065s White do 6s4 518Tsc; Yellow ga "a
57s, off A 7d7ssc standard at 7ss 17s4 c; pow
dered at 814 as ac;granuated at &c. Confectioners
troleuns-united at 1875. TallOw steady sales
$1,000 ID at 73s17 7-l6c Porl firm; mess spot
at IA 75915 %; clear back IL 509l7 S712. Beef
is firm. lard opened 64S point higher, after
wards fell back 3G6, closing firm; trade moderate:
city steam 90; refined for continent at 3d. A
621299 65. Butter barely steady; State at $50
3Oc; Western 1OQ34c' Elgin Creamery $50 42c
Cheese firm State 914Cdl3c. skins 2Cd7.
Freights to Liverpool dull; Wheat y sim Sd.
CHICAGO, Dec 17.--Flour is dull. Wheat closed
11sc higher cash closing at 98ssc; January 99ssc
February at oOSs; No Chicago Spring at 1884 G
No 5 at Sl{d9S4c; No 2 Red Winter at $3.50 al OIL
Corn higher; cash closing 59Ac; December 5919c
January at 5934c; February at 5S13c. Oats Ss6gss
higher; cash at 34934 December closing "a 1sc;
January at 341ac February 3A$s G34Ysc. closing
34Mci May 3SG3SSs, closing 3Sssc Rye frmer
at 5S1ac Barley is hrmer at &c. Pork is higher;
cash at 10 1913 871s for old and IA 25 ola 3719
for new; January closing at IA 90; February IA 80
@l4 67aa; March at IA s71aG14 so. Lard easy;
airy at 05d9 071a; March at 20G9 80. Bulk
Meats teady;shoulders at %; short ribs at "a;
Receipts-Fiour 26 600 bbls wheat Il. 600 bush
corn So 900 bush oats l1400O bu, rye 1000 bu.
shipments Flour 5000 bbls. wheat 81 900 Du
corn 1876. 600 bush. cats 20 900 bush.rye $500 bu
barley AZ. 900 bush
At the closing call of the Board this afternoon
Wheat advanced 1s for December, declined 1sc for
January and "a for February Corn advanced " for
December and 1s for January. Oats declined Use
for February. Pork declined sc for January and
21s for February. Lard advanced 21a for dan.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l7.--Flour quiet. Whea higher
No Red Fall 00@1 03 for cash; 0212 for De-
cember; / 031s9 al 045s january; 06 AL 065s
for February; 1 0S5s for March; No 3 at 9212(1
9414c. Lard quiet at 4 90 bid.
Receipts Flour 5000 bbls, whea, $4,000 bush;
corn 10000 bush oats "a 900 bush, rye 5000 bu
barley 1000 bush
Shipments Flou 10000 bbs, wheat 80, 600 bu,
corn 900 bush oatsg34. 000bush, rye 1000 bu,
barley 1000 busl
DETROIT, Dec. 17.-Wheat frmer No White fall
cash ! 04Sz, January 06sz February OF; No
White at CSC bid; No 2 Red 041a.
Wheat-Receipts 81 900 bu; shipments 5000 bu
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17.-Cotton steady Middling
uplands Zoe.
MOBILE, Dec. 17.-cotton quiet; Middling uplands
sac.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 17.--cotton is easy; middling up
lands 9sz c.
MEMpHIs, Dec. 17.-cotton steady NIiddling ur-
lands ga c.