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


NEW YORK. Dec. H. Flour market-receipts
43,794 bbls; exports 1908 bbls; less active and
rather weak, prices. however, without quotable
change: export and home trade demand moderate;
sales 15,S $50 bbls.
Flour quotations-No 2 at 2 2o@3 90; superfne
Western and State at 2 S003 40; common to good
extra Western and State 3 1904 co. good to choice
do at 05@6 rs; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 25G6 so; fancy do 60@6 rs;
common tosgood extra Ohio at 50616 20; commol
to choice extra st. Louis at 3 45G6 90: Paten
Minnesota extra good to prime 5 60(d6 30: choice
to double extra do 8O97 10. including $500 bbls
City Mill extra 40@5 So; 800 bbls No 2 at 2 20
@3 00;2000 bbls Supertine at 84013 40.1600 bbls
low extra at 1898 80 3400 bbls Winter Wheat
extra at ) 50D6 rs; 37OO bbls Minnesota extra at
3 45d7 co. Southern fou- weak; common to fair
3 1904 90 good to choice 8 o0G6 70. Wheat J.
receipts Is 300 bush; exports 169361 bush; spot
lots b21% higher; options closed steady at about
inside speculative inquiry less active sales 1896
600 bush futures, 1oS, 900 bush spot; No 3 Red
at O4a1 041s elev; No Red 13lsG9l l414 in
elev; No Red State at 20; No White do 20
Rye firm. Cern-spot 19@1c higher closing weak
options closed steady and less doing receipts % 625
bush; exports l07, 5I9 bush; sales 3,240, 900 bush
futures 81, 900 on spot; No g at 551s0065M emo q
at 67sl 06S14c eleV; old Yellow TIC; new White
Western 62c; White Southern @ssc White and
Yellow do at 63c. Onis-spot @12c higher and
stronger; options 1a@6sc lower and unsettled, clos
ing steady; trade less active; receipts 500 bush
sales J, 2s5 600 bush; futures 81 900 on spot;
No at 3912c; White do 4Uc No 2 at 40G140A G;
do White 4lG42c; No / at Ale; do White at 43c;
Mixed Western 35G4lc; White do 40a45c; White
State 441ac Sugar quiet: refining 6 3-16@6 5-16;
rehned dull G 61s01614; Elk G $685. 1858 White do
6N a7c; off A 71s al IS 9 standard 715i17 9-16;
powdered at S14 gS5sc; graduated at SOS 1-l6c
a9Isc5 Cubes size Molasses is steady. ascGro-
leum-united at L 1414. TaIiow easier; sales
10000 Tbs at 7126l7 11-16c. Pork rather weak;
spot mess IA 871sI015 90; extra prime IS 90 clear
back at II 25017 10. Beef is steady. Nnraa-spot
shade higher and more active;optons unsettled and
14016 points lower and less doing; prime steam
spot at 30@9 3712 mainly for export; refined for
continent at so; at 8 621a@9 II. Butter
declining State l8035c; Western IoG37c Elgin
Creamery 3f0 A3e (hAeSa 91Mm
l3c skins 2006.
Freights to Liverpool firm Wheat " sim sad.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1l.-Flour is dull. Wheat lower,
closing at SIC for December; 9814c for January
$3.50 for February; No Chicago Spring at 81 1a a
97sA c; No 3 at Sl@S4c; No Red Winter at CSC
al 90. Corn is lower; cash 591a "a c; Decem-
Der 59s4 c; January at 604c; February fol- 59sz C.
Oats lower; 35Hsc cash; 3514 C for December; 35Ss
fr January. $3.50 for February. Ryeis quiet at
@13 871e for old and IA 5O914 621a for new;
J3 70013 rs for December; IA 45Gl4 ALA for
January; IA 65914 671a for February; IA 85@
IA 95 for March. Lard is lower at 65608 80 cash;
8 8719@Ss90 Decemher;8 921aG8 95 for January;
8 05G19 U7As for February; 1898 80 for March.
Bulk Meats in fair demand; shoulders at 50short
ribs at As; short clear at 55.
Receipts-Flour g 600 bbls, wheat 212, 900 bush,
corn $4,000 bush oats LA 900 bu. rye $4,000 bu.
barley n 900 bush.e
Shipraents~Fiour 90, 900 bbIs. wheat 81 900 blu.
corn l20, 600 bush oats 1900 bush,rye 1900 bu.
barley 43. 900 bush.
AT the closing call of the Board this afternoon
Wheat declined $50 for December and January.
Corn declined s for December; January anu Febrl-
airy advanced l4c Oats declined 1sc for January
and February. Pork advanced soc for January.
Lard declined 10 for December
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.-Flour quiet. Wheat opened
higher, closing inside; No Red Fall at l Obs q
Oz4s for cash Ola for December; Q34 for
january; 05A for February; OLA for March
No 3 at 90 y (d94ss. Lard weak at s 80dS IS.
Receipts-Flour 1000 bbls, whea. $4,000 bush;
corn $4,000 hush, oats 5000 bush, rye 1000 bush
Shipments Flour 5000 bbls wheat 5000 bush