The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-21

There is large amount of foreign goods IN me new
YORK market and many OF them are sou " aucIioh
for less than the cost of 1mportailoh'
DUCKS held at 81 tor No. 8, and CSC for No. 10,
with good demand. "a
FISH-The market for Goldfish is quiet and there
is reduction of prices for large Bank and Pollock
The stocks are light. Mackercl rule firm with light
stocks. Picked herring have declined to S596 bri
Box herring steady.
FLoUR-The demand is good, and the stock Of low
grades is fair. Choice grades are not plenty mere
is better supply Of Canada and prices are firm On
the low grades prices favor the buyer. large por,
ton of the Canada is held Canadian account; and
an advance upon the high grades is anticipated.
FRUlT-Lemons are now selling at 81 p box, and
oranges have advanced to 81 oa9I5o The market get
for Mala rasins is steady at 81 2594 90 " box TOR
bunch, and 81 51a4T5 for layers.
GRAIN = There is fair demand for corn, and
sticks are light. Western mixed is shade lower.
Rye is dull at slight Decline In oats there is no
change though they have been coming IN ireeiy from
Canada the past week.
GUNPoWDER-ls steady at So 80 for blasting and
IS so for sporting. .. s..-. e. g.. ....e. L.
HAY-Pressed hay still rules very dull at about
s13G15 and straw for S10912, There is more demand
Tor shipping. Ryestraw commands $40 " ton, and
is scarce .,'ifs 'i..u at-
HIDES AND SKINS - The market has been
We continue to quote Buenos Ayres at 27(0 Csc,
Western dry sailed at 1S919c and slaughter at 995c.
Calf skins are worth 22g2z. Lamb skins steady
at $1(91 30.
IRON-Stocks are ample and demand fair. Russia
sheet is lower and we reduce quota ions. Slight re-
AUCTIONS have been made in steel as will be noticed
by our quotations. Nails steady at 81 2r@7 80 y
cask. shade lower than they have been.
LEAD-Sheet and Pine is lower and we reduce our
quotations to 1591ec y fb. 80 .
r. LEATHER-Che market is still dull We reduce
ale, and holders are unwilling make further con-
cessi ms. ,.. .-.L
LIME-The demand is light and the supply good.
We reduce our Quotations to 81 7o91 rs cask for
2ockland. go, IT,. .r .t ~ 'fif H
LUMBER-The supply is ample, and quotations are
unchanged except laths, which are higher. There
IS tair demand for home purposes, but the de-
maad for 1apRng is dull Shipping boards are
Glapboards S26 9T for extra spruce; No extra pine
IN market. Laths at So 1894 70 for spruce and "a
0f50 for pine.
MOLASSES-Dull. The demand BY grocers il
very light as hey purchase only their necessities
equire; while for manufacturing purposes, distillers
Ind Others demand greater concessions. We quo.e
Cuba cayed at 41a46c, tart 35c, North side husca-
yado 4595lc. Tae Is little Cienfuegos, Trim
lad and Porto Rico in market. The stock has been
encargoes, and dozen more are daily expec ed.
NAVAL STORES-Southern turpentne is selling
in small lots at 81 IL ~ GAL Rosin ranges
from SO for common to $50 for No. l. Southern pitch
Tar is held at$5d5 80 and Wilmington at s7aS 30
oakum steady at 12a15c p ID. 80
OILS = Portland kerosene has declined to zoe for
1000 gals, 72tc for brls and 75c for BRIL- from the
i
81 " brl for Pogie. Shore and Bank. Linseed oil
ias dropped again to 81 80 or raw, and ST Al TOR
boiled. Whale remains steady. tx
PAINTS-Desirable brands of dry leads continue
carce and firm. Pure ground lead is still quoted at
ZIG 80. Rochelle yellow has shaded to 4c " h.
other paints are steady and without change in price,
Demand more active. @ rI 49,. Its, En-
PLASTER-The market is quite bare, and prices
IRE firm at 81 for soft So rs tor hard, and 50 509$1o
ground, % ton. The demand for ground is as good
Is usual this month.
- =
,ood Beef is selling at fOa14c y ID by the side,
md veal which is coming in quite freely, brings Ia
l4c. Poultry is steady. Chickens are quoted &C
,Oc. Eggs are more plenty and lower at 2oc y doz
Potatoes continue 10 bring 70gs0c ~ blu. Onions
rave declined to 1902 %, and cranberries are dull
1t S11@12 W brl 1i.-- a..Ji" ~ ,'ii" =.
PROVISIONS : Dull; the demand is moder-
te and stocks are light. Beef is quiet. =.
We reduce our quotations of extra mess at
ness s3N931, clear S32a33, and extra clear s33934
Iams are worth 19921c Receipts OF round hogs
sre falling OFT, but prices rule without change at
.4915c V fb. Lard is a shade higher at 21Aa22c
II ~egs. -t --f ,les--1f, szrfr II 5 go
RICE-Is steady at 12914c for India and Carolina.
RUM-Portland distilled is dull and demand light
1t 50 40 y gal. -' W io'i'-' S'''' no '''' -1
SALT Stocks are light, and quotations unchang-
3d There has been good demand the past week for
ishing purposes. ..I b.. :, .s,i1
SOAP-American CASTLE is shade lower. Leathe
Cores have reduced their prices for family soaps
for which there is a fair demand. See quota ions-
SPICES-Prices are irmer without change Sales
United to small jobbing lots. See quotations.
SUGARS - Refined sugars have been selling
turing the week at 1649164c for crushed, granu- J
ated, and powdered. b xsugars are in limited de-
nand at this time, and prices nominal to great
,xtent. We reduce our quotations
The Portland Sugar House commenced operations
asst and on the ist OF April will turn out Sugar
Iouse Molasses and by the middle of the month its
iarious gra les OF sugar. rs .fi-' +--. .
SEEDS-The demand is good and prices firm. Cana
la herd grass is quoted at 81 25, and Western
It $4G4 25. For clover, Northern New York is SELL
-ng at l4c, and Yves ern at lie.
TEAS-Stocks are light and prices are well sus-
aned tn ugh the demand is limited. We quote Sou
;Long at 1880 " tb, Oolongs at 95c0$1 Is, and
Japan at 81 2091 81.
TIN-There is slight reduction in pig tin and we
reluce our quotations. &c plates are scarce, and
very nrm at our quotations. ''t.
TOBACCO-There q steady demand from the
irade at about our quoted rates. The market is firm
and buoyant. 20. IE-E
VARNISH-Pricesr remain steady, with moderate
ales at quotations. s<e1.t tl - p 20 %
WOOD-Hard wood brings at retail s11@12 %
eord, and soft wood Sc 5097 80. Manufactured kind
ing wood is still quoted at 3595oc " box tcontain-
ing about a barely for soft and hard. A cargo of
Nova Scotia was sold last week at 50 Is on the wharf
WOOL-The market still continues unsettled. The
emand for manufacturing light, he unsettled state
of the market for wooens ieading manufacturers to
purchase sparingly.
FREIGHTS-We note the following engagements
;incs our last: Brig Waccamaw hence to Vera cruz
1t 'S13 z M tor lumber; schooner Anne Gardner
dom Bath to New York, at S. per NJ for lumber;
Brig George Harris hence for a port North side Of
Tuba at TIC for box shocks; Bark Ellen Dyer hence
North side Cuba box SHOCKS at 1Ic; b. brig strang-
If Hatteras at Sc per hid. ,or molasses, Br. Brig
Neva, hence for Matanzas box shocks at Tic; Br.
Jrigs Iris and Alpha b nee Tor st. John, N B., at
DC " Dbl for flour; schr Arizona hence for Cardenas
oox shocks at lie; schr j. F. Carver, hence for
Georgetown, s. c. at 80 80 out under deck, and IA 9
NJ Tor hard pine timber back. 8. -