The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-26
Thursdays Markets.

NEW YORK. Dc. "a, 1991.-The flour market
receipts 26.s77 packages;, exports 244l 6hls
and 81, aE3 sacks; quiet and unchanged; sales
%, I50 bblS.
Flour quotations-low extras at 6o@4 10
city mills extra at O@5 %; city mills pat
ents s 25@5 3D. winter wheat. low grades at
3 50G4 Is fair to fancy at A 10@4 80 F; patents
at A 6095 IS, Minnesota clear a 15@4 30
straights do at 4 45@5 10; do natents Goa
1905 rs: fine sb@s 70. Southern fr foa u
unchanged and dull. Rye flour firmer and more
active at 0. 90 80. Buckwheat flour is dull
at ec@2 0. Buckwheat at 60@63c. Corn
mea! unchanged and quiet; Yellow western at
lO@3 so. Wheat-receipts 225, lao bush;
exports 1S9, s96 bush ;sales 900 bush quiet
and stronger;N Red at 06@t 065s in store
and elevator, 0714@1 8 afoat, UoTs al Q9
o b; No red at l O2@1 021a No Northern
No Northern 03sz@1 o414; No spring at
tern o0@l 0S. Barley dull and steady; No 2
Mil =. Cerm-receipts 2O6. 925 bush: exports
1884 bush ;sales $4,000 hush; weaker, and
a 5e14c afioat; ungraded mixed 461sG5614c;
Nos at Doc; steamer mixed at 1854 00h514c
seess-receipts FL, SO lush; exports % bush
sales 81 900 hush; frmer and moderately &C.
tive No 8 at 3914s@ 39s4 do White 3as4 G; No Z
at 40G4014c; do White 4o14G4 NJ No at
401ac; Go White at 4l15c: Mixed Western 80
@4l1sc; White do at 40a43Mc White State
41@431ac; No 2 Chicago Ut 41@4iAc. Si~f.
fee-Rio dull and lower; No at l3@13Ac
suger-raw dull and nominally lower: rennd
Is unchanged ana quiet; Nos at 8 1l-16; No
at s5sc: No at 39-1ec.. No 8 at 35sc; No 1o
off ss4 as 1916; Mould A 4ssc STANDARD
4 3-16c; Confectioners' at A 1-16c; cut loaf al
Sac, crushed 51sc: powdered at 4ssc; grams.
lated at z1s@414c: Cubes at 4ssc. pesro
lemm STEADY and quiet; united 5914c. Pork is
quiet and unchanged; old mess at 8 20; new
8 5000 % Beef quiet; oeei hams slow terced
and dull. Lard firmer and quiet Western steam
So 3715 city at SO 0C@6 05; refued fairly ac'
tive and firm; Continent at So 50G6 771a; s. A.
at 81 30. Enster quiet and steady. Cheese
Freights 10 Liverpool weak and dull; grain
per steam 35sd.
CHICAGO, Dec. "a, 1891 The Flour marke,
is barely steady. Wheat stronger and dull
Corn strong aud heher-No at 411ac. Oats
quiet and firm; No at 3214c. No Rye al
81 1ac.. Noz Barley at 59c. NO Flaxseed 94c:
6 o21s@S o, Short ribs sides at 5 1O@5 20
Dry SAT- meats shoulders at 81 371a@14 so
short clear sides at SIS 45@5 so.
bush; corn 26o, 900 bush. oats 122,000 bush
rye $4,000 bush. barley $1,000 bush.
Shipments3Flour 2l,000 bbls, wheat 46 DOC
rye 1000 bush barley $4,000 bush.
STLOUIS, Dec. "a, 1891. The Flour market
is flmer; family at 5 30@3 40; cho ce al 2(
O. 30; patens az 4r@4 so. Wheat CLOSED
firm; No 2 red at 921ac. NorD-cash weak: fu
u
Oats firmer; No 2 at Sic. Barley nominal ;Minr
C: Iowa =. Provisions are very dull; pork Al
70 for old and IL rs for new. Lard at So 80
at So 521s short clear at 65. Bacon~shoui
GERS at 20 p; longs and ribs 2b; short cleal
Hams OO@1O so.
Receipts-Eionr 5000 bbls: wheat $4,000
bush; corn $4,000 Dush: oats ] 600 bush
rye 1000 bush barley 10000 bush.
shipments-Elour 5000 bbls: wheat $4,000
bush corn 10000 bush. oats. $4,000 bush
rye 5000 bush: barley 1000 bush.
DETROIT. Dec. "a --wheat-No White al
Csc: No 2 Red s51ac. Corn--Nc at 43c. Oars
Mo 2 at 34::NO 2 White at 35c, Rye $50.
Receipts-Flour 600 wheat 16, 900 bush ;corr
/ 300 bu; OATS $500 unsh,
NEW YORK. Dec. "a The Cotton market
quiet and unchanged; sales LAT bales: ordinary
uplandS al 9-16c; do Gull at 8 1876: gooC
ordinary stained l-16 paiddling uplands 10
16c; Gulf do at 5-16cc; do stained 719
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.-CotJon market i:
easy; middling att 3-I6c
CHARLESTON, Dec. "a, 1s91.-Cottcn mar
ket quiet, middling at 1885,
SAVANNAH Dec. "a, 1891 Cotton marke
steady; middlings at &c.
MOBILE,Dec. "a S91.-The Cotton market
quiet ;middlinRs at 71se.
MEMPHIS Dec. "a, 1891.-The Cotton mar
ket steady: mlddllngS at 7Mc
LIVERPOOL, Dec a. 1881 Quotations
Winter Wheat IS Sd a IS 41ad: Spring Whea
at IS 9d@Ss AID; California average atg8s 9d0
IS 91sd; Mlxec American Corn at 5s 2s4 d.
Cheese at 56s.
LIVERPOOL Dec S4.i1891.--Cotton market
moderate; middhDg at 414d. sales 5000 bales
speculation and export 1900 bales; receipt.
- bales.
CHICAGO, Dec. "a, 1891 The Cattle marke
Receipts 90; shipments 10000, active anC
higher; prime steers 5006 90; good to choice
4 O0@5 Is; others 65@3 7b; stockers z OO@
3 co. Texans -; cows at 1903 o..
Hogs-receipts S4,0OO shipments 5000
steady to strong trough and common 5003 go
mixed and packers at 3 66@3 80; prime, heavy
and butchers weights at 3 80a3 90; light 3 AZ
as 1914.
sheep--receipts 5000 shipments 900; steady
native ewes 0O@4 25; mixed at Ia 2F@4 rs
wethers 4 z as go; Westerns 75@t So.
Lambs 3 E0a5 70