The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-16
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK, Dec Is. 13S5.-Ffour market
Receipts II ,045 bbs; exports 10,979 bbls and s.
206 sacks; weak and in some cases shade lower
with very little doing; sales 3 800 bblS.
Flour quotations-No at 2 3093 25 ;ssuperfne
Western and State at 00d3 so; common to good
extra Western and State at 8 40Q3 rs; good to
choicesdo at 3 S0a5 50 common to choice White
wheat Western extra at 0OG5 20; fancy do at
at 30d5 so; common to good extra ONO at . %
as 60; common to choice extra st Louis at 3 30d
so; patent Minnesota extra good to prime al
25a5 so; choice to double extra do at B GOO
So, including 2500 bbls city millIextra at 80a
4 90; 500 bbls fine do at 2 3093 rs; 300 bbls sn-
perfne 3 00a3 so; 400 bbls extra No at 40@
3 $50; $500 bbls winter wheat extra at BOG
8 so; 1900 bblS Minnesota extra at 30G5 65.
Southern flour is weak; common to fair at COG
90; good to choice at 05G5 30. Rye Flour
steady at 25@3 CO. Wheaf-Receipts $50
bush; exports = bush; 1291c lower shippers stlll
holding off ;sales 81 0o0 spot; No Spring 9312c;
No 2 Red 9434 afioat; No Red State at 9o1ac
Corn declined la@S4 closing with recovery of
A@112c with fair export demand; speculation
quite moderate; receipts 49, 3S bush; exports
5846 bush; sales 1900 bush spot; No 3 at Ala
D42c No 2 at 5014 5034 in elev. Oats 1sdA
lower and less active; receipts $4,000 bush; ex-
ports = bush; sales $4,000 bush on spot; No at
341bc, do White 3S14c; No at 34s4 G35c; do
White 39a3914c; Mixed Western at 341sa37e;
White 40 370421ac; White State at 39g41 1ac.
5lA151Sc; Extra G 5ssCa5slc; White Extra at
sac; Yellow at 50514e; Mould A at &c; on A at
SC; Standard A at 16@63sc ;Granulated ga q
67sc; Confectioners A at 6sA ld67sc; cut loaf and
Crushed 7ssc; Powdered TC97ssci Cubes at 7c.
Pork steady; mess at 8 S71ag910 371a. Beef is
dull. Lard shade lower and fairly active contract
grade spot quoted 40 refined 65 for Continent;
90 for S. A. Batter firm; State 19G31c; Wes-
tern 1882; Elgin creamery at 32934e. Cheese
steady
Freighfs steady Wheat steam 31.d
CHICAGO, Dec. 151S85.-Flour quiet southern
Western at 4 50d5 90; Wisconsin at 0na4 70 /;
Michigan 4 5o@4 90; soft Spring 3 1905 SO; low
grades 0Oa3 90. Wheat lower; december 8414
id85c; No 2 Spring at S41a@84S4c; No 3 at 66Gl
691ac; No Red SIC Corn higher at 4OG 1sc.
Oats steady 2s5sc Rye du NO at zoe oc17d B ar
Lard lower at 00d6 %. Boxed meats steady
shoulders at 3 70d3 rs; short ribs at 1904 80 /;
short clear 2Od6 20. o
Receipts-Four, 10000 bbls; wheat, 5000
bush corn, 81 900 buSh oats. 112O0 bush; rye,
1000 bush; barley, 81 900 bush.
ShipmentS-Four, 5000 bbls; wheat, 5000
bush corn, So, 900 bush; oats, 81, 600 bush; rye,
5000 bush BARLEY, $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10, 1885.-Flour dull. Wheat
higher: No Red at 9315c. Corn declined; No
Mixed at 1880. Oats firm; No Mixed 28s4c
Lard easy at So.
Receipts-Flour, 1000 bbls; wheat, 900 bu;
corn, AZ, 900 bush oats, 10000 bush; rye, 5000
Shlpments-Flour 1000 bbls ;..wheat 26000 Blu,
corn 10000 bush oats, 5000. bush rye 900 bu;
barley 1000 BUSH
DETROIT, Dec. Is, 1S85.-Wheat-No 1 White
81 1sc asked No z Red 92s4c.
Receipts, 5000 bush
NEW ORLEANS Dec. Is, 1ss5.-Cotton quiet
middling 8 11-16c.
MOBILE, Dec. 10, 1Ss5.-Cotton is easy; mid
ding 11-16c.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 10, 1SS5.-Cotton is dull;
middling 85sc.
CHARLESTON Dec. 15,l1SS5-Cotton is quiet;
middling S5s08 11-16c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. Is, 1885.-Cotton quiet; mid
| ding Sac.