The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-04

9sasl co. and near the close small lots sold at 81 Oo
o. and dealers not disposed to sell large lots for
less than our outside quotations. 81 90 was offered
and refused yesterday for $500 bushels Barley has
advanced and is active at 81 05l 25 the latter price
being offered and refused for choice article
Thursday last. Oats in brisk demand at 5sa60c
for large lots, and market quite barren. Shorts and
Fine Feed are without any change as that branch of
trade continues 70 be almost wholly restricted in con-
sequence of the baroness of the market
GUNPoWDER.-wc continue to quote Duponts
and Oriental Cos Rifle and Sporting at So 5oa7 %,
and Blasting has recently advanced. We now
quote Buckfield Blasting 4ld5
HIDES AND SKINS.-we notice an advancing
tendency on Hides and skins. We quote Bnenos
Ayres Hides 30d3lc. Western 2la22c and Slaughter
Hides 64a7jc; Green Sailed 81 s5a2 90 and Dry 20
al 30; Calcutta Cow l.9Oa2l0; and Calfskins IL
Ml3c
HoPs.-We quote growth OF 1852 at 14dl5c
IRON.-All grades of Iron have undergone a
large advance and the market unsettled and prices
still tending up. Pig Iron is worth s3sd42 D
ton. cash, aud Common Bar lag. Refined 4fa5c;
English Blistered do 19G2oc; Spring do IldI3c;
English Sheet Iron is worth 6a7c; Russia do Is
G2lc; Imitation do 13ldl5c cash.
LEAD.-There is but little doing in Pig Lead Mt Q,
@lo. Lead Pipe and Sheet Lead are selling at lld
lie y ID.
LUMBER.-The market for Dry Pine Boards is
Gently made at full prices. We continue to
quote Shipping Lumber at 81 q Is y "; No.
Spruce Dimension is worth from Sl0all; and
Spruce shipping Boards s1la12. and Hemlock ssa
10 y VI. Capboards. Heart Extra selling at $685.
Cleardo sa3o; No. l. s13d15; Sap, Clear s23d25; ;
do Dds S20a2l, and No. S10d13 Spruce Extra are
worth sl2al5, and No. sl0all. Shingles, Extra
Pine are quoted at 50 5oas IS, and Clear Pine 50 IS
(d3O Laths, Pine are selling at 81 so q so. and
Spruce at 81 15a1 20 p NJ.
LIME--We notice an advance New Rockland
Lime, and now quote l5as0c y cask, with a very
moderate demand at this season.
LEATHER.-All descriptions of Leather within
the range OF our quotations have further advanced,
and prices have an upward tendency from the follow
iDgguotations, viz: New York light 3od32; medium
aud heavy do, 80 d33c; Slaughter do 3id33c: Amer
can Cafskins 81 a9lc. There is a disposition with
buyers to hold of and only purchase for immediate
use.
Hogs has had tendency to increase the prices for
Lard and we now quote tierces. bbs and Kegs at IL
ollie y ID.
METALs-AIl kinds of Metals are very firm at in
creased prices. All sizes Tins continue very scarce
in market. Char. G is now quoted s13 50; TX sf6
asl650. and Coke sl2ai2 So and very firm at the
increased prices Banca Is worth 4sa56c and Gopher
Bottoms 5oc ID; Sheet Copper Tined SOC q h, and
Straits Al q acc. Sheet Mosselmann Zinc we
are cash.
MOLASSES.-The market is very firm at advanced
prices We now quote old Cuba Cayed 34a35c, al
thou h were holding good article of old YES
terday at 31d3sc. The first Of new crop Clayed ar
rived during the past week and is held c-35 was
offered and refused yesterday II was reportst that
part of cargo was sold to Boston partiesat 35c
cash, to be delivered here. There a sale of loo
hhds old Tart Cayed for distiling at 3lc aud 10000
gals Trinidad sold Yesterday at 4oc Portland syrup
NAVAL SToREs.-Turpentin has advanced =
Sales are now made al SO l0d3 20 y gal. We quote
stockholm Tar slsai4. and Coal Tar Pitch s4a4.25;
OAkUM.-we continue TO quote American Oak.
um s3asi.
oNIoNS-The market is still lightly supplied with
Onions the stock not being sufficient to meet the de
mand, and Silver skins very firm at SO 3sd3 so y
bbl or 81 3oa1 80 y bushei.
OTLS.-kerosene Oil remains very quiet and dull
with but little demand except for shipment The fac
tory price for Portland Kerosene is nominay 55c
Linseed Oils are firm at sl.3Sd 80. Boiled 4e
ol42 Sperm Winter remains steady at SO 0Sd2 10
| y gal We quote Lard Oil O5al 10; Bank
and Bay Fish Oils s26a29, and Shore s24a26 y Dbl
PAINTS.-Al kinds Paints are firm at higher
| prices. American Zinc Is worth IS a
| 81. and French do l0Gl0l Boston and Portland
Lead have advanced aud are now selling at sli 5O
| Lewis Lead ii 50dsl2. Litharge and Red Lead have
also advanced. and we quote lie. We now quote
| Damar Varnish 80 1854 co. and Coach SO 25d5 20.
| PRoDUCE-Potaioes in fair demand at i'm
proved prices We now quote 81 62al rs y Dbl. oil
55ds5 y bush. The stock in market is quite light
We quote Eggs At l5el7c p doz.. and Chickens a
9allc. Turkies II q lic. and Geese 9dl0c p ID
| PROFESSIONALISM is held with much frmness
the late heavy demand for side Pork for European
markets, together with the advanced price of rouuC
hogs, have combined to give the market bnoyan
tone. New prcked Pork is hedlw tn much confdenc.
Mt about 50c advance. loo bbs. New Clear sold Wed
ncsday at SIS Round hogs have now advanced il
this market to 7a1tc. We notice the receipt of 2Os
hogs on tuesday. City Smoked Hams have advanc
ed lc. We nov quote 9tel0lc, and Western do %
1 l0c y h. Beef remains steady and prices unchang
ed.
| PLASTER-Has undergone a decided advance
since our last in consequence OF the scarcity in othe
i markets. We now quote son 50 25d2 80, and Hard
81 O0a2 Is " ton; Ground s6a6 Is
| RUM-We notice advance on Portland distilles
Rum which we now quote at 60a62c, with an upwar,
tendency. as the diminishing stocks cannot be repiac
| ed at present prices.
SUGARS.-There has been considerable animatio,
in the Sugar market during the week. On Thursda,
and Friday of last week sugars much excited
and Crushed Granulafed and Powdered underwear
decided advance. reaching 15dl5f on Friday an,
NJ the close of our review prices were yery firm a
l5ial5lc. with strong tendency upwards. Raw
| Sugars are also firm at 2a3e advance. Portland Su
gars advanced TO l0ie for A A. There is sin gle
| IN market, and but very light stock on hand at tn
factory.
SALT.-The market Is firm for both Liverpool an,
Turks Island AT our last advances. 20G0 sacks Lv
erpool sold during the week at Soc. PAYABLE in Cana
dian funds. Fine ground Table and Butter Salt re
main steady at &c in bags or Boxes.
| SEEDS.-The trade in Grass Seed continues quit
active, with continued speculative feeling in tn
market Timothy or Herds Grass Seed has advanc
ed sales having been made 80 SSd3 on Friday last
aud 5000 bushels sold early the present week AT 81
| We now quote Clover Seed lIai2ic y ID. and Re,
Top s3a3 IS u bush.
SPICEs.-The Spice market still entertans stron,
advancing tendency for nearly all descriptions. W,
have increased our quotations for Cloves, which ar
| hrm AT 3Sd3Sc and Ginger 3pa &c, and Nutmegs 81
a95c.and Pimento 23a25c. Pepper has also advanc
| ed, sales being made at 2Id2sc.
SOAP.-Castile Soap We now quote at 16I a lie ans
Leathe Cores Extra Ole, Family 81, and No. y
Chemical Olive 9. and Soda l0c. Other Soaps ar
firm at increased prices
TEAS.-The market IL more active, and dealers ar,
generally holding for advanced prices and offering
their stocks very sparingly, further advance
confidently looked for. We quote fair articlI
of line oolongs at 20 abe; and Choice do. ga SOC
Souchong, Ankoi, and lower grades 50a55c y "a.
TOBACCO-The market is more firm and price.
continue to improve. and holders daily gaining
confidence with disposition to sell in large lois a
present pr.ces. We notice the sale of 10000 pkg.
manufactured in New York at advanced prices which
has had the effect to improve the frmness of the
market and dealers generally holding on fol
better prices.
RElGHTS.-Eng agements continue TO be re
stricted in consequence of the scarcity of tonnage
All vessels that have arrived during the week have
been taken up Immediately, The going rates for Gu
ba range at about Doc for box shocks for vessels
The new bark Annie W. Lewis of about L. 600 boxes
capacity, has been taken a Soc for boxes to Havana
brig & II Crowley. for Havana. gets SOC for boxes
5sc for hid shocks 3c tor molasses shocks aud
Sl2 y NJ for hoops on deck brig Milwaukee for Rem.
edios at 53c for molasses shocks 55c sugar hid
shocks, 30c for boxes and Sl2 y NJ for hoops on
deck, with lighterage paid brig Proteus, to come
from New York to load here for Havana, at &c for
boxes sch Active gets 30c for boxes Havana; sch
j. H. French gets So IS out TO Havana and back, for
molasses.