The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-19
Domestic Markets.
by Telegraph


New YORK, Dec 10. Flour market-receipts
44,485 bbls exports 2091 bbls; dull and heavy
some cases showing slight decline export and home
trade demand limited; sales %, $50 bbls.
Flour quotations-No 2 at 2093 90; Superfne
Western and State at S0@3 80; common to good
extra Western and State 1893 80; good to choice
do at Dogs 70; common to choices White Wheat
Western extra at 25@6 so; fancy do 6006 rs:
common to good extra Ohio at 1905 20; commo
to choice extra st. Louis at 81 az 70: Paten
Minnesota extra good to prime 6006 80: choics
to double extra do 1907 10. including 27o0 bbls
City Mill extra 40@5 80 1900 bbls No at 20
@3 oo;t- bbls Superfne at 80@3 So 14Oo bbls
low extra at 45G3 80 81 90 bbls Winter Wheat
extra at 45@6 70; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at
45a7 10; Southern hou dull; common to fair at
1904 80: good t. choice 0066 rs. Wheat-re
ceipts 800 bush; exports 80 033 bush; spot lots
1s1lc lower and dull; options opened 1s@5s high
er, afterwards weaker and declined al lsc, closing
heavy at lowest points; export demand very moder-
ate speculative trade rather slow; sales 1888 900
bush futures, 142 900 bush on spot; No Red at
0$Ts01 O4 elev; No Red / 1914 in eley: No i
White 1917. Rye is steady. Gern-spot 120lc
lower; options opened A01ac better, afterwards
fell back " a Ac, closing barely steady with mod
crate export demand; speculative trade fairly &C
tive; receipts IL ,303 bush; exports $4,000 bush
sales zoos, 900 bush futures IS2 900 on spot Nos
at 520h31ac; No 2 at 5312c; No White 69s4 a
zoe; Yellow Southern poor 57c;old White Southern
at $40. Oats-spot lots A@1xc higher; options
closing dull and weak; receipts 23 400 bush; sales
$4,000 bush. futures $4,000 on the spot No 3 at
391ac; White do 4lc No 2 at 4014@401ac do
@43A C, Mixed Western at 40a4l14c; White do
40G44c; White State 43c sugar barely STEADY; :
refining at zs96A; refined is dull G at 6@61s
Elk 614 966s White do 63 1967sc Yellow 5Sz IA
51s, of 7@7ssc; standard at 7ss 97s4 c; pow
dered at SA ds6 1sc; graduated 7.94@8c; Confec-
Pesroieum-united at f2zs TaIiow firmer:
sales Sc, 900 fbs at 7ss@71Rc. Pork weak; mess
spot at IA 75@15 90; clear back II 50@l7 STA
Beer Is firm Lard opened firm, afterwards de-
clined 5t97 points, closing dull and weak; Western
steam spot 1919; choice at 20; refined for CONT
nent at 90, $ 9 c21s@9 10. Butter firm for
al Vl-s.,
Creamery 35@42c Cheese dull State 914@lac.
Freights to Liverpool dull; Wheat }8 stm 31z d.
CHICAGO, Dec 1S.-Flour is dull. Wheat opened
higher, closing inside; December at 1914 aS91sc
January 1894 1894 c; February at $685. cs5lOoA
No Chicago Spring at 1914 G9S5sc. No 8 at 81l9
Sac; No Red Winter at 99c al OF. Corn lower;
59s4 c; February at SIC. Oats weaker cash closing
at 1856 33s4 c; January at 34c Febru7
&c. Pork irregular, cash at 10 7o@f3 s7la for
old and IA 81 "a a14 so for new january closing at
IA 4z1sRl4 40; February IA 621a OLA 81; March
80 January closing 9z15aS 95; February O5
@9 071a; March at 8 %. Bulk Meats in fair de-
mand; shoulders at %; short ribs at so, short
Keceipis-Flour 20. 900 bbls wheat 1877 600 bush.
corn 1874 900 bush, oats LAG 900 bu. rye IA coo bu
barley 90 600 bush
ship1aents-Flour Al 900 bbls. wheat as 600 blu.
corn 122 600 bush, oats 81, 900 bushrye 5000 bu.
barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1s.-Flour quiet. Wheat opened
HiSnoi3 CiOScu lohcE No q hou FAIL OZh4dl OOIS
cash; 02tGl O212 for December; ! o4A al 045s
January; 06 aG1 OF for February; No at 93@
93A C. Lard nominal.
Receipts-Flour 1000 bbls, wheaa SO 1000 bush;
corn 10000 bush, oats 5000 bush, rye 5000 bush,
barley 5000 bush
Shipments-FloC 1000 bbs, wheat 16 900 bu,
81 900 bush oats 10000 bush rye o0, 900 bu,
barley 5000 busl
DETROIT, Dec. 18.-Wheat-No White fall cash
and December O4sz, January l O5sl February
L O712; No White at 95s4 C; No 2 Red 05.
Wheat-Receipte % 600 bu; shipments 600 bu.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.-Cotton is easy; Middling
uplands los.
MOBILE, Dec. 1s.-Cotton quiet Kidding uplands
9Ac
sAvASNAH, Dec. 1s.-Cotton quiet; Middiing up
lands 9s4c.
MEMPH1s, Dec. 1s.-ootton steady Middliuy NJ
lands 9Mc.