The Portland daily press., 1884-12-24
RSnesStc Markets.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-FIozr market-recsipts
1871 bbs; exports 1881 bbls livery steady with a
fair export demand mainly fer good common extras;
Flour, No at 3 oO02 e5; Sup. Western and State
st, 2 3002 80; common to good extra Western and
states2 eo93 %; good to choice do at y 3og4 9oi
4 50t04 75; fancy do 80@5 90; common to good
extra Ohio at 90@5 co; common to choice extra
good to prime 50tG4 5: choice to double extra
do at a S0@5 co. including 1900 bbls City Mill
extra at 25@4 80; 1900 bbls fine oo92 SO; 800
bbls Superfne at 30n2 80; 5000 bbls extra No 2
at 60@3 20; 2700 bbls extra No at 2O@4 80;
A, 100 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 7696 20; 4,
500 bbls Minnesota extra at 76:gb 90; Southern err
good to choice 90C@5 40. Rye -four weak at %
as so. Wiessa receipts 49, $50 bush; exports
active speculative trade quite moderate sales 27S
600 bush spot; No Spring at 8212c; No Red
76Mc; No Red 82s4 @83c in elev;No Red Stale
at soc; No White State at 85c. Kve is nominal
Barley dull. Germ No 2 was 10D1a lc lower, 9th
ers firm; receipts sc, 800 bush; exports 1854 bush;
sales 1S9, 900 bush on spot; No at 4SsA case; ;No2
activerecepus = bu; exports - bush: sales ii 900
bush on spot; No at 321ac; do White at 341ac;
No 2 at 32s4 0331sc store, 334 s@S4c eley; No
White 1914 03512c No at 34c; do White at 38c;
Mixed Western at 32l13414c; White do at BAG BIC;
White State at 3403712c. Coffee dull. sugar dull
and n mlnal; refined steady; 9 4ssc; Extra AZ g
Cn5c; White do 51s061Ac: Yellow 414 G412c;oH
5ssc; standard A Sac; Confectioners 5 13-16c;
powdered at 61s9613; granulated 5Ts@5 lb.l6c;
PetroseuSa-unitsd 1880. TaIlow quiet. Pork
very steady; clear back 5 00@t6 00; family mess
at IL 256l2 80; mess quoted IL so. Beef dull.
Lard 4d6 points higher with moderate business,
closing with advance partly lost refined for contl-
nent at 50; s. A. 90. Butter firm for choice.
Cheese about steady.
CHICAGO, Dec. % Tho market for Flour quiet;
Winter Wheat at 8 25@4 90; Michigan Wheat at
26a3 75;Spring Wheat at 8 0003 50;NIinn. bak-
ers at 0093 76;patents at 00g4 so; low grades
RVa al x in and
80 in sacks. Wheat lower; December at 71Ss0
71sc; No 2 Chicago Spring 711a97lszc; No 8 do
Cornllower; No 2 and do Yellow at 3519@35% c.
Oats nominal; No at 245s@24s4 c. Rye quiet;
No at SIC. Barley in better demand;No at 56c.
Pork steady at ii 109l1 ID. Lard steady 671a
696 rs. Bulk Meats in fair demand; shoulders at
631S@4 65;short rib at 7ut96 70; short clear at
1895 10. Whiskey steady at 1S.
hecspts-Elour 13, 900 DDls wheRt 188, 600 bu,
corn $1,000 bush. oats 7l.000 bush. rye 1000
bu, barley 64 900 bush.
Shipments-Flour 200 bbls, wheat 80 600 bush,
corn 7,000busb, cats $4,000 bush, rye 1000 on
barley 81 600 bush.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23.-Flour unchanged. Wheat is
higher; No 2 Red at 791a980c Corn lower 3314
35s4c. eats higher at 25s4 @2614c. Lard higher
= Reeeipts-Flour 1000 bbls. ;whea. 1900 bush,
corn 3d. 600 bush, oats $4,000 bush. barley 5000
shipnents-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 600 bu,
corn II 900 buah, oats 1000 busb rye 0000 bush,
barley 0,000.
DETROIT Dec. 2s.-wheat duh, No ! White at
76z G; No 2 Red 7Sc; Michigan soft Red 7Sc.
NEW ORLEANs, Dec. 23.-Cotton strong; Middling
utlands 10 5-16c.
MOBILE Dec. 23.-Cotton is firm; Kidding up
lands 10 3-163
SAVANNAH. Dec. 23.-Cotton firm; A6iddling up
lands 1896.
CHARLESTON. Dec 23.-Cotton is firm; sSriddlins
u2lsnds 10 l69101ae.
MEMPHIS. Dec 2s.-Ooston steady; Middling up
lands l01ac.