The Portland daily press., 1884-12-23
Dsssaeatsc Markets.
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NEw YORK. Dec. 22.-Flonr market-receipts
2g,5ls bbls; exports 34s1 bbs; rather more steady
mon grades; sales IS, 800 bbls.
Flour, No at 00G2 SO; sup Western and Stats
ats S092 so, common to gooc extra Western and
State e5@3 %; good to choice 40 at g 3O@4 80;
common to choico White Wheat Western extra at
A 50@4 70; fancy do S0d5 90; common to good
extra OHIO at Q 90a5 90; comlno to choice extra
ST. Louis at 90a5 90: Paten Minnesota extrS
eood to prime 5094 8: choic to double extra
DO at 8O@5 90, Including 40 bbls City MIL
extra at 26Gp4 80; 800 bbs fine 2 0002 So; 500
bbls Superfne at 2 3oal2 so: 3lOo bbIs extra No 2
at 60t03 %; 1900 bbls extra No at 3 2014 so;
$500 bbs Winter Wheat extra at 2 75G5 90; 8,
30 bbs Minnesota extra at 65gE6 90; Southern
flour heavy; common to fair at 00n3 S5, good to
choice 9O@5 40 Rye -four weaker at 25@3 so.
yyAeat -receipts 22675 husb. exports 40 O0Obusb:
shade easier and dull closing stronger saIes 40
600 bush on spot; No Spring at Sz18c; No 8 Red
7554e; No Red S2sl in elev. No Red State at
9Oc; NO White State at S5c. i've is dnH. Barley
dull. Corn 1491ac higher with moderate export
demand; speculative trade rather t8me receipts
lIS,5So bush; exports AZ, 632 onsh; ssies 1885, 600
bush on spot; No at 49c; low Mixed 491s; graded
yellow at 521s I52sz C. Oass unsettled and Ata
1sc lower, closing with decline mostly recovered re-
ceipts 5000 bu, exports = bush sales "a 0O0 bush
on spot: No 3 at 32fsc: do White at 341sc: No Q
at 331L333z c;No 2ssWhite 35G1351acNo / at 1894 /;
do White 38c; Mixed Western at 32@3414c; White
do at 33G3714c White State at 33037 1ac. Coffee
dull. sugar quiet and unchanged refined is quiet
and steady;lC 4ss@4s4c; Extra G AS a5c; White
ard Sac; Confectioners A l3-l6e;powdered at
64RG615; granulated at SOB 16-16c; Cubes GA
as 5-J6c; cut loaf and crushed at 61z @6Ssc. Pc
troteuM-united (4ssc TallOw quiet. Pork
neglected; quoted at IL 25611z 80. Beef is
quiet. Lard 4d6 points higher and less active,
closing weak; Western steam spot 10; refined
for continent at 40; S. AT Co. Butter steady.
Cheese firm.
FreighSs TO Liverpool easier.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The market for Flour quiet;
Winter Wheat at 3 25@4 90; Michigan Wheat at
3 25@3 75;Spring Wheat at 00n3 b0;Minn. bak-
ers at 0Oa3 76;patents at 0Oto4 30; low grades
L 1892 90. Rive iour at 00@3 10 in bbls and
80 in sacks. Wheat lower; December at 7lA@
re No Chicago Spring TIA Oh zs G; No 8 do at
59@6Oc No Q Red at 73c; No 3 do 6o@6lc. Corn
moderately active;- No and do Yellow at 1874 a
36sz C. Oats dull at 245s@24s4 c.. Rye dull; No 2
at 62c. Barley is firm; NO z at 55c Pork higher
at 10 90110 3d. Lard is higher at 4Z121o 65.
Bulk Meats steady; shoulders at 4 6259a4 5;shoft
rib at 621a@5 So; short clear . l0a6 l5 Wits
Seceiuts-alour 5000 bbls, wheat 157 900 bu,
e0rn $1,000 bush oats $4,000 bush, rye 5000
bu, harley AZ 900 bnsh.
corn 6s,OoOibush, oats $4,000 bush. rye ooo0 ous
barley %, GOO bnsh.
st. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Fiour frmer. Wheat lower;
No Red at 79@791sc. Corn lower 3414 @341sc.
Oats lower at 251a Lard higher at 6 so.
Reoepts-hlour 4,00v bbls. wneas Fl 600 bnsh
corn 12S, 900 bush, oets $4,000 bush, barley O00
shipmesntg-FIour ls. .Ooo bbls, wheat 3 GOO bu.
rs 600 bush oats 1000 bush, rye 0,000 bush,
barley 0,o00.
DErRoIT, Dec. 22.-wbeat easy, No White at
1850 askedi No 2 Red 77s4c c asked; Michigan soft
Red 77szc.
NEW oaIEANs. Dec. 22.-Cotton is firm; Middlng
uVlands 10 $780,
NopIIE, Dec. 29.-ootton is firm; Kidding up
| lsnds 101so.
sAvANNAH. Decs22.-COtton quiet; Middlins up
lands 10I4c.
| CHARLESTON Dec. 22.-Cotton is firm; MiddIine
uplands 10Ss 9lo7 16c.
MEMPHIS, Dec, 22s-ootton steady; Kidding up
| lands lo1sc.