The Portland daily press., 1863-01-07

OF what may be considered the actual quantity of fish
bought in this market the past year.
5000 barrels Mackerel. $500 barrels Herring
$1,000 quntels Dry Fish. 25,OOo boxes Herring
1000 barrels Picked Haiibut, Cod, &c.
In addition to the above may be mentioned as con-
nected with the Fish business,
1900 barrels Fish Oil.
800 barrels CLANS fused by the fishermen as bat)
There is also large business done in fresh Fish,
winch are sold in large quantities for the Western
markets, passing over the Grand Trunk X. II.
The quantity of Mackerel the past year has been
larger than last but the present stock some 10000
and2. The purchases of dry fish have been lighter
than last year. and the present stock is smaller than
1t has been for the past five years. at this
FLOUR.-we notice some improvement in the
nour market since our last. Prices have advanced
full within the past week, end dealers are firm at
our increased quotations and there was considerable
animation apparent in the market Monday and
Tuesday. The stock of -four in this market on the
first Of the present month by careful count amounted
to 5IsS4 brls in addition to which there is the
The average prices of -four in this market on the
first of each month during the year. taking Portland
January, s600d6I2 July 525d5.37
February, 5S7ta600 August 525a55o
March, 600d6.25 September 550U5 T5
April, 6.O0a6.25 October 575a6OO
May 5s7a6i2 November. wa9 X
June, 550a575 December 675a7 90
There has been shipped from this port to foreign
countries during the past year. 81 900 brls -four not
including shipments per steamers to st. John.
GRAIN.-Prices continue to improve for Corn, "a
S5c being the prevailing prices early this week for
Choice Western Mixed and s4qS6 for Southern Yel-
low. The stock in this market on the first of the
present month was l40.572 bushels The foreign ship
ments of corn amount to 060 bushels Oats contin-
ne very scarce and prices increasing. We quote
55d5sc !, bush. The supply of Oats have been very
light IN this market since early in May when prices
ranged at 31a40c, but advanced in June to 4Sd50c,
and subsequently to 50d55c, the ruling prices at the
close of the year. Shorts and Fine Feed have been
in brisk demand, but the sales for the entire
have been light in consequence of the extreme
city. Wequote nominaliy s22d2i. and Fine Feed
S25d27 y ton. The shipments of Wheat from this
port have been large, amounting to 57s $50 bushels
for the year. There have also been shipped during
the same time q 7,497 bushels Oats.
GUNPOwDER.-we continue to quote Duponts
and Oriental Cos Rife and Sporting at s5 5Od7 25,
and Blasting has recently advanced. We now
quote Buckfeld Blasting 4Ia5.
HIDES AND SkINS.-we notice an advance on
Hides and skins. Slaughter Hides are now quoted
6td7lc, Green Sailed 81 coal IS. and Dry 200
30 Calcutta Cow 80 q 90, and Calfskins II
al3c.
HOPs.-we quote growth Of 1862 at l4a15c.
IRON.-An grades are firm at recent advances
Cast Steel is now worth 22a24, German Halle and
English Blisered do. 16a17. and Spring 9a10c.
Common Iron is worth 3l,a3'. Swedc 6a6i and Nor
way 6d7. English Sheet Iron is held at 53d6l; Rus
sia l1als, and imitation do 123 a l3c cash
LEAD.-There is but little doing in Pig Lead at 81
l0ic y ib.
LUMBER.-Shipping Lumber is in fair demand at
17d1s M,and No Pine, ,S36 p NJ ,No.2 s34, and No.3
Spruce Shipping Boards s1ld12, and Hemiock ssa
10 p VI. Clapboards Heart Extra selling at S33;
Cleardo S2Sd30; No. /, S13d15; Sap, Clear S23G25;
do Ids S20a21, and No. Sl6dI3 Spruce Extra are
worth sl2al5. and No. s10all. Shingles, Extra
Pine quoted at 80 50d3 75 and Clear Pine 50 IS
(d3 90. Laths Pine selling at 81 so a. l 50, and
Spruce at 81 l5al 30 p NJ.
About 6o,O0o00 feet of long lumber has been re-
ceived in this market the past year, and including
box shocks, cooperage, and all other kinds, would
amount 10 about l00,010000 feet II is sestimated that
the prices obtained during k62 have netted dealers
Dper cent more than the prices of former years,
while box shocks and cooperage have yielded in
creased profit OF not less than 80 per The local
consumption has been perhaps much less than for
some other while foreign shipments have large
ly increased. The shipments to Europe are largely
in of any former year. The shipments to
eign ports the past year have been 092 fl deals
l62 977 feet deal ends 29 0S feet plank ASS 500
16 l65 24l feet long lumber III 315 palings; 11i25
pickets
LIME.-New Rockland continues in steady active
demand. and prices unchanged at 65a70c y cask.
LEATHER.-Al descriptions remain firm. We
quote n. \. light 2Sd3n, and mediums and heavy 30
,d31, Slaughter asa, and American Calfskins 15a
Soc.
LARD.-Has declined. We now quote lOJ allc in
bbls, and kegs l0aGlllc.
METALS-All kinds Metals are very firm and prices
tending upwards. Large sizes Tins continue scarce
in market Char is now quoted Sl4 a II 81: :
TX SIS 75asl6. and Coke Sll I5al2, and very firm
at the increased prices. Banca is worth i04c cash.
and Straits 37j a 40c. Sheet Mosselmann Zinc we
now quote ii dl2c.
MOLASSES.-The market remains dull and mac
tive and prices have undergone decline with the
jobbers and importers and quote nomnally 31d 80
for sweet Clayed, and 2Td2S for Tart, tfor which
there is scarcely demand just at this tmel Mus
covado quote 81 a 33c and Cienfuegos and Trim
dad 80 d36c. The amount of Molasses in the hands
of importers the first of January, 1853 was unusu
ally light amounting to only $50 hhds, "a tres, and
SIS brs; agninst 1895 hhds and $50 brs Jan lst 1852:
and 400 hhds Jan 1st. 1860. The imporfations for
the past year amount to 3S IA hhds 4355 tres ls4
puncheons and 1874 brls. The importations for the