The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-01
G O M M ERCTAL
81 Boston sso, ana shoe Market.

fho c Is HFtie more movement IN the Boot and
Shoe market, yet there Is lack of animation in he
demand which should caracterize the opcnInQ OF
me Spring trade. CT buyers,.we have hi mesket
tang e s number fSr he season but they
to made oge II woae = Is s and i asa s sSps
and there Is every prospect Of an early advance ,os
the stock OF goods On hand is small aud the nrics oS
serges, with $ht supply in market, Is voiy firn
VITA the execution of tlfs class Of goods the trade
stands neariy IN tle same position at this time As If
did at the same period last year For the General
iinet OF goods the prices wiino doubt rule little
lower than last Spring, the cost OF part of the
materials for manufacturing lower than Il WAS last
year; tbs, however. aaay last but few DAYS. and
the M ii ac Of t Some Of III tae F Bassr ssi Ss
iena 70 until atef In ihe seas9a,-[Shocand Leather
fsP9rtsearSfLL ST. i U69IISUA uII0FI
Dsrnesfic Markets.
NEW. Yorg, dan, 31.-Cotton &c biel,er. saie. ofo
baits tIidding uplands igIc -Four unnans
safes 1900 bbls.; quotations unchanged; SoutBsrp
ssssuy. snnsat ntIn; sales log.SQo bilsh.s White
e SAFE 5000 bnsh #ssfsT1 ~ q e aess b ssr
y a ans , S9aeEn q 81 Oats lc lower; sales
ira mess Is - "a y %, Pork qui.t; sales as bbis
neN mess z 81 g q 30. LarI rrm sales 800 bbls
at ny 9 li'e; Sugar active; sales 800 hhds. Museo-
yai9 iat ~ g l23c; 500 boxes Havana at 13Je and
$50 bags Java at f1se Coffee enet: sales oil bags
vt Dom ngo at i0c in bond. Freights 10 liverpool
firm. ,ssf,5g Il - - - " - iooi u
NEW YORK. Jan 3l.-Tbe regular ,nonthjy sa,a
OF Scranton Coal from the Lacsawana REGIONS took
place at New YORK Wednesday. Forty tbousand
tons were offered. The attendance OF purchasers
was about the same IS usual, bat the bidding was
decidedly dull showing great depression in the trade
sas!ern purchasers were not Terres nted, and the
suburban purchaeers. Steamship and kteainboat
companies were the principal bidders. The sub
Joined tabular statement ssows the prices obtained
Yesterday compared % w,th these Of the sth inst:
Jan. -, Acuc Jan 3. fSf0
Crate. va s ca a asa 3S@t a. Ss7t
SSsSsTs s. sss dalsi s. ~ e
Only few large lois wers taken 'S rkkere ,r 20
slight decline IL Stove and steaiaboat Goa Coal sns
small small adv anee IN Lump, Crate, Egg ond Chestnut
BUFFALO, NY, Jan. 29.-Flour quiet and un-
changed Wheat duh but shade firm er sales two
car lots Port Washington club at 30; one car lot
hite Canada o6 spring wheat UNI uneh ian Cd.
Corn shade brmer; sales ten lots at O5 a ca
oats and KY unchanged. Barley steady; no sales
Gaasda sac Of I've car lots State at IS on the
CHICAGO, Jan. 3f.-Flour firm al o on a N Tor
Spring extras. Wheat quiet and advanced 1 a lac:
sales at lofor MOI, and 05I a EOS for No. ~
Corn-old inactive and nominal at &c for No new
moderately active and declined 90 &c; sales at 81
Barley auil and declined q Sc; sales at 2U5 Pro-
Visions firm butless active Standard Mess PORK AZ
orn slass afs g = % 2 mess a.
active; country llic city nc. Bulk Meats moder-
ately active; dry salted shoulders 73c loose rough
short ribs 1oc loose. Lard advanced lei prime steam
III q 12tc, ,ia'hs5tF-15P '.'E'--7l -
oISoINKATI; Jan st.--Ness Pork-21 rs offered
for new city; - DO held at q 90. Bacon held 1Oe
or shoulders, &c Tor sides re for clear rib and l2se
Tor clear sides Lard held at 1899; sales at 1Stc
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 29.--Tobacco unchanged
F F1r ase Tor s " generally held higher
a 90 ior treble do to fancy la eb ~
Red and White Fan 265 e 275. Corn heavy ct SC a
choice. Barley frin at : IS q 50 for Spring aps
Fail, Rye fat. Provisions heavy ana nominal. PorS
lo;c rib sides. II @ 1tc for Clear do. and III 3
i2c for clear sidesi IL iSc ORPHAN hais and II d
isc for sugar cured hams Lard Grm ct ia a isc fei
choice steam and kettle, Aogs 81 a sc.
LouisvILLE. Dan. Tebseco steady: lrys .o n
6oo; Ioedlum leaf 3 90 q Is 90. FIour-supersna
20 g 90; fancy Y 30. Wheat 40 Oats CT a Sc
shoulders SIC; clear sides i24c.' Cotton i5 6D Isc
| MEMPn!s, Tenn, Jan. aO.--Cotton active at II q
llsc; receipts 2,oog bsles Flour-no superiine i
market Mess Pork e oc q p 90 Bacon firm; eea
sides l25e. Bulk shoulders SIC; SIDES i2c Lard /
/ @ 13sc. Corn s2t a Csc. Oats Il a 36c -
4 AUGUSTA, Ca. Jan. So Cotton advanced -
sales 1ae bales receipts $40 bales; Middngs Isle.
NOZZLE, Jan. 3O.-cotton-sales 1854 bales; Mid
eeipts2si5 bales exports !, sSe bales - 'e
WILaISGroN, n. C., Jan. so-Sririts Turpsntin
sd ~ and arn Of go. Resin steady; straine.
| Tar in good demand at o., -..-rr 80 >3
CHARLEsToS, s. c., Jan. 60 Cotton active; bet
ter grades arc weak lower grades strong sales l30
| bales. ''' Wv
new oRLEAxs Ja,.- 81. demonstrating 1s4 a
1896 sales to-day 1920 bales; yesterday not quote
LOO bales receipts $500 bsles exports si51 bales
sales OF the week $500 bales receipts of the wee
zZ,Seo pales; exporls Tor the week, coastwse $50
Sugar ruling upward; coInInon 10 a. lie: fair i9ic
Moiasses active; common 60 G c8c; prime 50 e Sc