The Portland daily press., 1868-01-08

ASHEs-There is very light demand for potash.
Price unchanged.
I BEANS-The supply is not large and,as the de-
mand for consumption increases prices are well
maintained.
BREAD-Prices are firm and steady, though the
demand is moderate.
BOX sHooKS-The demand is limited. We hear
of the sails OF about 10000 during the week at zoe
| for the first quality.
BUTTER-Choice table butter continues scarce,
and oor highest quotations are obi aimed. There is
plenty of second nd third qualities of butter III
| the market.
| CANDLES-The demand is moderate and prices
| CHEtSE-Prime factory cheese ism fair demand.
Country cheese are more plenty, but prices are well
| maintained
COAL-Our dealers are retailing coal lower than
the Boston Dealers who have put the price up to SO
per ton. Our dealers refused to advance on the
| price which they have been delivering it, viz,
SS 30 per ton. There is steady demand for it, and
| the supply in market is good
= COOPERAGE-Therc is little doing in this
| branch OF business Stocks are light, and the de-
mand fully equal TO the supply of both country and
city manufactured, though the demand is slacken-
ing OF for country cooper &c.
| IORDAGE-We mole a reduction in the price of
| Manila. The demand is light.
| DRUGS AND DYES-There is no change in
| prices. Business continues dull
| DUCK-Another reduction has been made in
the price of Portland duck, following the reduced
prices Of the raw material, and No is sold at
9sc. The demand continues to be large and the
goods are sold about fast as they can be turned
out.
/ DRY GOODS-There is no change to note from
last weeks prces except In best prints, which fell
| 1c on TUESDAY. Business continues dull, though it
is very evident the lowest prices have been touched
| Confidence is increasing among the merchants that
there will be an improvement in prices as soon as the
| spring business opens.
| FISfl-The supply is good and the demand light
as is usual at this season of The year. Prices are
| steady at our quotations.
| FLOUR-The demand for consumption is rather
! light, nut there has been speculative demand
| during the week based upon limited receipts end
article an upward tendenet. In tbe New York mar
ket there was an advance on all grades last week.
FkUlf Z RSisins have shaded off a little. In
other fruits no change.
GRAIN Prices are firm at our quotations. The
supply of corn is not large, but sufficient to meet
the present demand.
GUNPOWDER-Ther is no change in the price
OF Oriental Company Powder for which there is
| fair demand.
HtY-There is no demand of any consequence for
slipping. Prices are well sustained for the local
HIDES AND sKINs-The market is very quiet,
from last week.
IRON The market is very quiet and prices are
without material change. I he demand is moderate
Nails are 5t@6c per lb To- assorted sizes
LARD-Pnces are frmer, though the demand
/ LEAD-There is iar demand both for sheet and
pipe az our increased quotations. g ,
| LIME-The deminu has fallen off but there is no
LUMBER-We have 10 change to note il the
market. The only demand for shipping is to the
South American ct, and that has fallen off
Southern pine and dimension stuff are in good oe-
man but the supply is ample.
/ Irale IS llnlUeN, as nlaIuldcluT-
ers are not doing much now. Light ard middling
| weigh have shaded off 1t is presumed the lowest
| prices have been reached.
l. MULA ~SES-Quiet and inact We. There is very
small stock of choice grades in the market and but
little coming forward. Portland Sugar House syrup
is selling at 40
NAVAL sToREs-Demand light and no c. ange
Oils No change except in linseed which is high
er. The demand for Portland Kerosene, at the re-
duced quota ions large For other oils there is but
/ oAKUM.-The demand isverylight. No change
PAINTS-The demand for paints and leads is
quiet and steady. Pure ground and dry leads are
| lower. ''es- So '3,4 y
PLAsTfR-our quotations are advanced as the
arrivals for the season are about over There is
PRODUCTIVE market remains unchanged for
meats and poultry. Eggs selling at 45c.. Onions
are scarce and high Tor prime qualities. Potatoes
| PkOYISIONS-Au descriptions are dull and
prices working down. The prospect is that pork will
quotat ms for Chicago extra mess beef Smoked
RIc5E~Has declined to 1os@11for Carolina, and
-SA I've lice the arrival of cargo Of Turks
Island AMI one of Bonaire, since our last, which
have been sold on private terms Prices are I'M
SoAPs-we reduce our quotations for Leathe &
Cores steam refined, which find good market In
SUG ARS-Ihe market continues dull. Prices
for refined have altered but slightly from last weeks
quotations. We give them as they were on ines
| day. '7aT.ea sfEl14cH 4iLrgf
/ TUBACCO-The supply is large for the demand
| is good. Prices without change. roa4.s Da
| Housekeeping the decline for Japan, there
has been no ma e1Ia variation for al weeks.
THISTLE market is quiet and prices are I'M
changed. The demand la light both for pig and
plate tins. $3.50 III - sa lI-a
I VARNIS1-The demand for all kinds of varnish
is moderate and brices are firm. . l--4-tla1
WOUL-rhe market is tirmer, but prices are I'M
! changed 38e1CFs 10 UnffFEow9FtH
| FREIGHTS-We note the following engagrments
since our last: bark Mary E. Libby, for Matanzas,
! with box shocks at 1sc; brig Mary E. Kinds, for
| Havana with b'x shocks at tic under and 15c on
| deck; sch Eva May, for Cardenas with box shocks
at lie; brig Frontier for port north side Of Cuba,
with boxes at 1sc under and hoops ON deck at 81 !;
brig Castilan, hence, chartered at Cardenas with
return cargo of box shocks at 19Ic; sch Mary f.
/ Staples for Cardenas with box shocks at lie aud
hoops at 81; sch Fred Fish to LOAD boxes at Wis
casse tor north sideCuba at 1Sc brig Hatfield Broth
ers for Matanzas at Tic for box shocks.