The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-24
Domestic Markets.



NEW YORK. Dec. %, lSS8.-Flour market
firm; receipts 1909 DIS exports $3.50 bbls, and
lo.7oS sacks; sales 22, 900 bills.
Floui quotations No at 2 1908 90; Superfine
Western and State 5Oa3 rs; common TO GOOD
extra Western aud State at 2 90G3 40; good to
choice 40 al 5Oa5 10; common to choice White
wheat western extra at GOA 10; fancy do al
AT S0a6 10; common to good extra Ohio at 2 sc
95 90; common TO choice extra st Louis at 2 80 q
5 10; patent Minnesota extra good to prime al
5oa4 rs; choice to double extra do at 80st
%, including 100 bbs city mill extra at 4 Goa
A 75;l3o0 bbls fine do at 2 1893 90; $50 bbls su.
3 40; 1900 bbls winter wheat extra 2 90a6 %;
5000 bbls Minnesota extra at 2 9Od5 70. South
ern flour lrm common to fair extra 8 40a3 80;
good to choice do at 00a6 o. Rye -four steady.
Whest-rcceipts Y 6, $50 bush; exports SO OPS
bu; higher, sales 343, 900 bush; No 2 Mil 9J15 +;
No hard 9499434e; No Red Ss34c. No 2 Red
90G9Ol4c elev; No Red at 93c; No White al
S9gS9lsc; extra Red 81 Iac Rye is quiet. Bar-
ley dull. Corn is steady: receipts Z so o bush
exports 26oal bu; sales 1o4, 600 bush NO at : s
G4614c new IN elev NO at 472sc In elev, ANA C
ai1oat. Oats higher; receipts 47,300 bush ex-
ports 46lO bush; sales 10000 bush; No at
90 ac WHITE Ms az 49, No No W a az Mze
Western 35937c White Western 37a4lc; White
State at 40c. Cofee-Fair Rio firm at 4I4c. su
gaf weak; refined dull; c at ass acc; Extra c
46sa47sc; White Extra c at &c; Yellow at 41Atd
4L4c; off A 51s@5Ac: Mould 57s a5 1876;
standard A at 6ssc; granulated at i-l6a5s4 C;
614c; Confec A 11-16G534c G: Cubes 634 a Is
Ice. Petroieum-uniteda at 666sc. Taiiow is
nrn. Fork easier; mess quoted at IL 7OtCl2 %.
Beef dull. Lnrd lower-Westen 6 521sCa6 So
refined quoted at 30 for Continent, 10 for 5. A.
Batter is firm; Western cream 2Oa2sc. Cheese
quiet.
CHICAGO. Dec. %, ISS6.-Flour is Quiet
Winter patents 25,d4 so; Southern Winter al
7oGa 90 Michigan and Wisconsin winter s Coz
90; choice TO fancy Minnesota patent AT 25a
So soft Wheat patents 4 O0a4 20; MINI. bak-
ers IN sacks at O@G3 20. Wheat is quiet and
S strong; No Spring az 751sc; No Red at 77ss c
Zoe. Rye--NO2 at 63c. Barley-NO at 62c.
Provisions weak-Mess PORK is steady at IL 25ca
ii 30. Lard is lower at IL " Dry sailed Shout
ders sega SO; Shor. clear sides at 00a6 o5.
hecepls-FlouT, 81 ,0OU bDls; wheat. 81 900
bush: barley, 2S.0uo bush.
Shipments Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, IA 600
bush; corn, 10000 bush; oats, sIS5 900 bush
ryel ,Ou,' tush .bariey $4,000 bush.
ST LOUIS, Dec. % ISS6.-Flour is firm;
xxx at 50G2 90; family at 1892 80; choice
8 20e3 80; fancy 50a3 IS; extra fancy SUd
! 90; patent at 1oG4 so. Wheat higher No z
Red g lac Corn higher; No Mixed at 351 ac.
Oats firm; No Mixed 1884 bid Lard barely
steady at q O606 10.
kecelpts-Flour. 1000 bbls; wheat, 10000 bu
corn. $4,000 bush ;.oats, 2e,00o bush; rye, 1000
shipments Flour II 900 bbls ;wheat 80, 900 bu
corn, 10000 bush; oats 5000 bu; rye 1000 bu
barley 1000 bush.
DETROIT Dec. %: 1sse-Wheat-No White
S0Ac; Mich Red 81 1a C NO 2 Red Soc
Receipts, l46,ooo bush.
Freights steady.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %. 1SS8.-Cotton quiet;
middlinR &c.
SAVANNAH, Dec. %, 1886. Cotton is dull;
middling 1870.
CHAkl. ESTON, Dec. 20, lss6.-Cotton steady
mlddling &c.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 20, lsse.-Cotton firm mid
M0BlLE, Dec. %. lsse.--Cotton qulet mid.
d'ips 15l6c.