The Portland daily press., 1864-11-23

HAT quick ana In active demand 81 better prices
been coming In very slowly for several DAYS past -
Straw 10 in quick demand ct SIs0Dl5 % tom tor good
sales have been made At even higher nenres.
IRON-trices are easier and the market gener-
ally quiet At slight reduction for English common
and refined, which We now quote at ssdaa9ic D H.
LEATHER We quote NY Lights 40a43 Mediums
and Heavy 4l@44; Slaugheri50960 ;lks ugh 4O@42.-
ces French and Anne ric an Calf Skin7 continue in
fair demand, and prices bout the same a. ra.
ported IN our hast EE E8TF .lrr'-
LUMBER-Shippng Lumber continues n a. hs
Influenced by the huctaa ion of gold, but the de-.
mand is moderate and prices are without moterisl
change. Olapboards, spruce Extra and Pine do
are higher as will be noticed by quotatiops:-
Laths are also higher; White Pine No. and a S4s
1850. No. $38@40, and No 4, 28@28; Shipping
S25027, Spruce S16@lS; Hemlock l1@l3 % M
Cedar Shingles Extra. s4,25&4.50; No / do sSas,-
so; Extra Pine S5@5,50; Laths, Spruce $lS7(12;
and Pine do, 81 ,0092,50 per NJ. Box Shocks and
Cooperage will be found under the appropriate
heads.
MOLASSES-The market has been quite active
with jobbers and sa'es have generally been at i'm
proved prices and the market coses firm at slight
advance over previous prices. ClaYed being held at
about 1880; prime other grades steady at previous
quotations. Receipts are light and importers hold
their stocks with much teDacity,
NAILS continue to rule quiet and steady OF $l0@
10 go per cask.
NAVAL sTORES-Spirits Turpentine has rallied
from the dr0oDing tende 10Y previousl noticed, and
is now held at 2,e293 90 gal Tar. Pitch and Ros-
=
OILS-Kerosene oil was ADVANCE at the factory
&c early in the week, but the subsequent decline in
gold rendered the market dull at 95-97 and 81 %
Ger ga. Shipments for the week exceeded so 900
gals; Linseed more firm in the early part of the
we. but eased off to previous prices. Crude Fish
DIS are lower we now quote Ora nd Bank aud Bay
S35@38; Shore 1905, and Pogie S0@33o Whale
Oils steady with moderate sales at previous pri-
ces
sPLASTER.-Rock, plaster is dull and nominal at
our quotations with good stock on hand. "
PAINrs.-Lewis' Lead is flrmer and we now
quote $l8 30 @l9 and Portland Lead in Oil SIS 500
IS per 100 lbs, Cumberland do II 50@l8 and fure
Dry $l8 French and American Zinc Rochelle Y ell
low andEngish venetia Red &c, and Litharge and
Red leadhave declined 10 and are now quoted Ice.
PRODUCE All kinds of proiuc is sctive with
a ready at fair ices Eggs are in good request
at BIC q 40Der doz The marker for rotatoes is more
Rb ar good aeIsons We ana ehetens pgs
10 fair supply at lS92Oc Wells and little
higher we quote ll9l2 per Id. Oaions are firm at
full prices. o3 y
PROvISIONS.-Porkis firm at about 81 advance
from cur last quotations. as the demand exceeds the
limited supply in this market Extra clear is held
at S47, 948. 80; clear do 47@47 50; Mess S4S944,
and Prime $40@42. Round Hogs come forward spar
ingy andeales lnimpor tant. Beef rule. quiet and
steady al quotations elsewhere.
RICE-Thsre has been nothing of mement done
since our last; holders are hrm. but the demend is
! light at advanced prices. We now quote India
49l5c P ID.
RUM ortland distilled remains steady and quote
| at 81 10 and q per gal
| SUGAR-Immediately following our last issue
prices steadily advanced to 294a3l for refined but
the ste dy rapid decline in go effected reaction,
and prices receded to 2S@29s the current pri of
yesterday market firm at these prices.
HPICES-The demand has been quite active for
country trade for all kinds snicss; Cassia advanced
| to IS 087k and Cloves st 5000; Nutmegs remain
steady at the recent Decline and we continue to
| quot 81 1901 IS. Ginger &c.
SALT-Prices are without any change to note and
we continue to quote steady marketat Sc 2597 for
Turks Island, Caglari and Liverpool.
SEEDS-All descriptions OF seed remain quiet and
steady at our previous prices.
| TEA-Prices are frmer but the limited demand
at present keeps up steady market and prices con-
tinue to rule at about 20@l Is for choice Oolong
and Il0t@ll5 or common and ordinaryi Souchong
TOBACCO-Prices continue firm with a growing
confidence for the future; contiare our quotations
again ithout revising sales continue within our
yange for the various grades, though with moder.
ate business
TIN-The decline in gold has rendered the market
duh and prices weak though we continue to quote
Char $2Ia22 Char x 26a21; Coke l9a24 Straits
81; Banca 20 cash.
WOOL-The market for all descriptions is very
strong and prices have an upward tendency with
gold Foreign continues to move slowly, the prices
demanded being generally ABOVE the views OF buy
| ers.
FREIGHTS-The Ship Brokers and Masters net
being disposed TO accede the terms of char re
Gently adop cd by the shippers. have turned theil
|
and most of the engagements OF the regular Cuba
packets ealing from this post for the past week
have all loaded owners account. The engage
ments Of the regular shippers have been chiefly
| British vessels that have taken up under the pre-
| scriEed terms of the shippers Following the
| engagements for the week Brig G II Kennedy
with Box Shocks, for Havana on owners account
brig Renshaw for North side port out and home al
IS y ITO gals for Moasses 70 reign port charges
paid-vesselto becleaFed Dec LIST; Br bark Dunkeld
for Matanzas, with Box Shocks, at 800 delivered Oh
shore by vessel; Br brig America, with Box shooks
for Maianzas, deliver d on shore by sci; Br bari
Agnes Fraser, for anne port with Box Shocks. Oh
the same terms; brig III Dillingham;, with Box
Shocks to North side port at zoe, cargo delivered
alon gside; brig Curtis, to North side Cuba and
hack il to Portland5G0 if to Boston $780, If to
! New York $5 " ITO gals for Moasses deliver
ed charterer paying foreign port charges pilotage
and lighterage brig Ada Carter, chartered Sd mat
for Card mas with Box Shocks, at 28c to be receiv
ed from alongside free of expense TO the SELL bills
laden signed accordingly on 10th inst Br brig Snow
| Bird for Cardenas. Box Shocks at 800, cargo re-
ceiged alongside (new charter; sch Village Belle
| 100 tons), hence to HsVana and back to New York
with cargo fruit for round of $3.50, charterel
paying foreign port charges; sch Adele, with BoS
Shocks. to Havana. cargo delivered on shore by
sci at 30c; bark Norton Slower, to load Box Shocks
for Matanzas on private terms. Coastwise, VIC
would name the engagement of brig Ambrose Light
$3.50 tons to take Hay to Fo tress Monroe, at Sl05t
| " ton.
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