The Portland daily press., 1868-10-27
EOrei.n Markets.


HAVANA. Oct. 24.-1he foil wing are the closing
quo.a ions OF merchandise for the week ending to-
da, :-Sugar-hos 10 to ~ firm at Z; @st reais ~
arrobe; Nos. Is to 20 quiet at q 10 reals the low
er grades have improved most. Molasses Su gar
quiet; small bus ness and prices urchange' !. Mus
eovaao Sugar steady ct 7 q y reals for inferior
mmon quiet ct a a A reals y gal. Lard buoyant
Dbl Butter firm at 30 a &c. Tailow q,iet at Isl "
lie. BAG u firm at 1St (9 &c., Honey heavy at "a
q reals g gal Petroleum dan a, st @si reals %
ie g Ice y ib. c. eese lie. Lumber s24 q 25 y M
tor While Pine and SzS 9 20 for Pitch Pine " NJ.
HAv MA Oct. 26.-Sug ,r-Muscovado advancing;
sales i6, tOJ boxes at 81 q 81 reals % arrobe.
LONDON, Oct. 26-Forenoon.-Con s4b for
money.
American securities States 5-2o's 1884; Il
linois Central shares ST; Erie shares PSI
5.zos excited anil large business doug; prices are
higher al 7ss q 1871.
LaLy,ERro%!, 9ct 2e-Forenoop:- buoyant
bales.
LONDON. Oct. 2s-Evening -Consols closed at ei}
foi money and 9i} for account.
American seeuritics--Uniiel States 5-20's at Ia;
illinois Central shares e74; Erie shares 2Sj.
FRANKFORT Oct. 26-Eyening.-Uniied States
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 26-Evening Cotton to arrive
1oa |; vi ding uplands in port I'D; Miiiling Or
N wal Stores firm and unchanged.
NDoN, Oct 26-Evt ning.-Sugar afoat irmer at
26s Cd; in port Sos. Tallow advanced TO SIS Cd.
Freights.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. M-Freights-T following
are the current rates Tor Coal Freights TO Belfast
SO Is; Bangor, So 30; Port and, s. 80; Saco 81 25
Winterport, IS 60; Portsmouth, SO IS q 5 so; bos
tn, S. so.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 23.-Freights-T Liverpool, by
eeam to arrive. roo 10 is held a! q IL ~ H. up
lands and q Ito IN s Islands; BY sail, GIG q IL
on Upla 10 he West Indies. Cuban ports, $40
az II, Gold, " M on Lumber for North side, and $11
q ~ P NJ, Gold. for South side Coastwise-To New
York are brisk and room in demand; by seam sc 81
ID on Upland Cotton, and 81 90 ~ fierce Rice; by
sIl, &c ID On uplands; on Boards $40 " NJ; on
resawed Lumb r 81 and Timber S13 % M. To s.
ton, b sail. 81 y 81 on resawed Lumber and $13 ~
M on Timber
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 2i.-The foreign Freight mar
ket is rather lull. he offerings only moderate
to all potts except Havre to which thev are fair
unengaged tonnage on the berth though still no 10
great amount, is more than su len. to meet pres
ent requ ements. The liverpool st amer LETT will
tar carg he greater part of which was taken at
"a " NJ for Cotton. BY the next steamer Id j. the
IA O. Coastwse the regular steamer still meet with
an active demand for ROOM and to session eight is
being refused. By sail there Is nothing doing. We
hear OF sailing vess offering Boston at lie 9Y
10 for Cotton but it has not yet been taken up we
now quote Cotton by steam to New York and
Phliadelphia &c ~ fb.; to session IL; to Liverpool
Id Flour TO New York IS @ 90c; to Rosi on and Phil
adelpha 81 ~ bb; Corn t. Northern porls 20 "a 22c
" bush. in sacks. By sail, the rates are:-9-i6 a
Cotton to Havre; to Bremen II q 5-16 !; to Genoa
&c.,
hAvANA, Oct. o4-Freights are dull; small craft
art in demand for the Unite Stat 8. We quote su-
gar " box to Northern port 81 10 U9 200.
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