The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
Foreign Markets.

Foreign Mafketes
HAVANA, March 14-The following are the closing
day:-Sugar-Nos, 10 to IL D. S. active at 81 "a 81
reals Nos IS to 20 quiet at 10 q 1ol reals inferior
cry grades active at q 81 reals % arrobe Molssses
-clayed buoyant at 81 reals key; Muscovado buoy
a aaet 1t I 1Ss ST. ' Butter duh aetVe
at 100 q 1Oic % fb. Bacon firm at 2lc % fb. Honey
buoyant at Y reals gallon wv, Wax quiet at 81
at ~ 81 reals " gallon. Potatoes dull at So 25 %
bb Hams firm at 1st g 2S5c. Lumber declining;
81 RS; hhds. do dull at So 90 a Is. Empty Hogs
long shaved $50 SOL short $42 So Freights declining
@1 Is; % hid. Sugar to do 81 90 a 90; Molasses ~
hid to do 81 90 q 5 90. Exchange on London III
~ Per cent premium Il on United States 90 days
a II per cent discount. The stock of Sugar in
warehouses of Havana and Matanzas is rel orted at
1853, 900 boxes and IL, 900 bids.
LONDON March 15-Afternoon. at o2f for
American securities United States 5'2O's s33; IL
linois Central shares 974;zErie shares 2bs.
LIVERPOOL, March INSTRUMENTATION quiet!
Middng uplands 70 q 12td; sales 10000 bales
Breadstuffs Quiet; California White Wheat 9s 10d
No. Red Western So Cd.
LONDON, March 1b-Evening. ssb tor
money and 90 for account.
American securities-U. S. $40 bonds quiet and
steady
FRANKFORT, March 15-Evening.- States
o-ZU'so Oft.
Frsfghts.
CHARLESTON, March 12-Freights-To Liverpool
Sy 1s. hn1r on n g.Ss e f. M u ss
side, and Rpsi so NJ Gold. for South side ccsst
snS 1c on ns Sea- Island Cotton and 81 tsrcs
on Rice; by sail, 81 10 q 90 y bale on Upands and
= " fierce on Rice; on resawed Lumber 80 ~ M. /;
on Timber $40 " M; on Resin Toe W Dbl To Bos-
ton, by steam via Baltimore, 1c " b on Cotton; by
sail, s-1s q tY ii on Cotton; $1a p NJ on resawed
NEW ORLEANS, March 10.-We have no improve
ment TO note in the offering either for foreign
coastwise, they still continue very light The fol-
lowing are the ruling rates. Cotton by steam to New
i Mo1assss He~
bb:.; Beef to New York 81 as p Dbl. and 81 10 y
oSr to Do Is to I'd
% bush. By sail, the rates ars:-Cotton to Liver
pool TIC a 15-32d observing however, that the in
Boston e p Corn and Wheat to Northern DC port T.
| is a lac % bush.; to Liverpool 10d.
MATANZAs, March 5.-[From Alfonso & Blanch-
ards Circular. There has been far business done
since our last principally for the United States at an
advance on former rates, but at the close shippers
offering lower figures, vessels bsing more abun-
| price previously mentioned. We quote--Cowes
Cork and Falmouth, 40 a Dos " ton; Great Britain
40 S and 6 BsGe rs Cd
can. 40 a cot ~ box; United States, ~ box Sugar
So 12} a Is; do W hhd do So 700 q g. rs; do " 11C
| gals. Molasses SIS rs @ 5 30.
HAVANA, March 6.-Freights-Ths business hat
been quiet this week than usual but the rates
have been fully sustained. For Falmouth and or
ders vessels from 1909 to 1870 boxes at rates direct
81 5s 81 10s to load at outpors at 81 los to 81
lbs Cd. One for Hamburg via Matanzas SO, and one
to Seville 81 80 ~ box hence. Chartered for Nortq
| of Decentralization barque Glendale, 700 hhds
moasses at Sierra Moreno at Sc W ITO gals gross GUS
tom guage of casks delivered at port of discharge
| American barque Andaman, for Philadelphia, 220s
boxes at 50 so each New Oreans-American brig
&c }Y gal below, and &c do no deck For Portland
BIZ brig Mary Goddsrd, 800 hhds. sugar at Matan-
| zas at So each.