The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-15

PAINTS-Union lead is firm at SIS So Pure dry
iead is at the same figures Other paints are
steady and without change In price. Demand good
PLASTER-The market Is steady at 50 5093 "
ton for soft Stocks light ANA demand increasing.
Ground plaster is held at 80 with moderate sales.
PRoDUCE-The supply off fresh meats is very good
and prices rule without material enange we 9S9se
Poultry continues to come in freely. Chickens are
quoted at 14g16c. turkeys 15a1Sc, and geese at
f4016c. Eggs very scarce and have again ad-
vanced to IS a42c " doz. Potatoes are steady at
65975c Fbu. Sweet Potatoes are selling at 5000 oo
bril- Onions steady ts yo at 2oeS 90 y bri. cram
berries easier at Sl2 60113. Era.
PROvISIONS-Them market here is firm, with light
stocks and moderate consumptive demand. In New
York heefis steady; the pork market however, rules
dull with increased receipts and disposition to real
ize the part of Western holders account of the
abundant CROP and the anticipated difficulty OF
packers in controlling the funds necessary to move
and prepare the new crop. Round hog is now in the
market and is held at about 16et17c y 10. Lard is
little lower; we quote at 3o931c p lib in kegs.
RICE Has recently advanced to 12914c for India
and Carolina.
RUMAPrices are nominally unchanged; there is
SALT-Prces are firm and we continue to quote
Turks Island at 81 25G5 " hid and Liverpool and
Cadz at SAG 3d. Table salt remains steady al $50 "
box. = az - - =
SOAP-American CASTLE is firm at &c., For prices
of Leathe d Cores soaps see quotations.
SPlCES-The market is quiet, and we have only
to notice decline Of &c tor nutinegs, quoted at
81 IS y ID. ~ = y a - -
SUGARS-The market is quiet and we con-
tinue to quote Muscovado at i46916c, and Havana
brown at 16G17bc. Refined sugars have receded to
2okg2Oac tor crushed, granulated and powdered.
TEAS-Stocks are light and the market continues
very strong. We quote Souchong at T5ll90c % H.
Dol ongs at s5c9$1 Is, and Japan at 81 20Sg1 80.
TINS firm at 45c y ib for English pig and $3.50
Is 80 y box for l. 9. plates. Demand good
TOBACCO There is a steady demand from the
trade and prices continue to rule very regular quo
ted elsewhere.
vARNISH-Prices remain steady, with moderate
sales, at quotations.
WOODLAND wood brings at retail s11a12 y
cord, and soft wood Sc 5Ga7 3d. Manufactured kind
ling wood is still quoted at 35G50c ID box (contain-
ing about a barely for soft and hard.
WOOL-The market continues very dull Fine
wool is pretty firm, but there is little in the mar
ket. Medium wool is not much wanted at this sea-
son, and could hardly be moved without reduction
OF the present nominal quotations.
FREIGHTS-There is now quite demand for the
Cuba trade, butwith abundant tonnage Offering rates
following charters during the last fortnight: Brig
katahdin, to load salt at Bonaire for Portland,
at 14c y bu. Sch c L Young to load humber at
to Bonare load salt for Portland on private terms
New brig Lise Houghton to load at st. John, B,
Der at 80, free of lighterage. Bark A G York and
brig Clara M Goodrich to load at st. John, b. for
Havana with box shocks at CSC, free Of ighterage.
Bark WinslOw for Cardenas ON private terms. Bark
Colcord (700O box shocks capacity for Havana
at $1750 round sum. Bark Chalmette inew) to load
ice at Boston for Point do Gale and Kangoon, and
back to Boston, with rice and paddy at "a sterling ~
ton, ice loaded and discharged, and foreign charges
paid by charterers. Bark Philena, hence to port
north side CUBA, with box shocks at 23c free of light
erage. Brig Lincoln Webb, hence to Cardenas and
back to Portland, for 81 70 payable hid molasses.
Brig Sarah Crosby to load box shoess at St. John,
b. for Matanzas, at csc, free of Eghterage. Brig
Sally Brown to load at Ellsworth for Havana, with
box shocks at 25c, and lumber at So so M, free of
lighterage. Brig Castilian for Matanzas and back
with molasses at "a 30 ~ hid.
Coastwise freights are active at previous rates.
For lumber to New York, $393 % " nj to Boston,
1922 rs; to Baltimore S6 to Richmond, Va, SO 80.
Hay to Boston, 50 50aA W ton. Coal, from Phi
iadelphia to this port So 3d.; from Baltimore, SO 81
"a. To Ellsworth, Machias and other ports reaches
by vessels of the Eastern Packet Co., 15@20c " br
for -four; 20d25c " brl for beef and pork, 81 %
hid for molasses and 50 50aA y ton for hay.