The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-23

BEANS-The market is dull but there IL no
beans are selling at So C0d3 % and blue pods and
yellow eyes at 81 50d2 rs.
BOX SHOOKS---Prices nominal at eO07Oc.
The market is very dull. We note sales of small
lots OF first quality at zoe.
BREAD-The demand for hard breads is light
There is no change in quotations.
BUTTER-The supply of common to fair butter
is larger and quote it at 80 40c for Vermont and
New York tubs Of solid. Prime table butter is not
so plenty and higher price is asked for it.
CHEESE-The market is firm tor prime quail les
The demnnd is moderate.
COAL-Prices are unchanged. Dealers are selling
the best anthractes in small lots at $11 per
hyered. Cumberland is steady at 50 0O@9 50.
COOPERAGE-There is better demand for all
kinds of cooperage. Stocks are light and prices very
firm at our quotations.
COPPER-The demand is very light. Prices are
unchanged
| CORDAGE-A moderate demand Our Quota
tons are same as last week.
DRY GOODS-The business has fallen off and
transactions are light. Cotton goods are very firm
| DRUGS AND DYES-Alcohol and borax have
| shaded. Other articles are unchanged Business
| transactions light.
DUCK-There is moderate demand for Port
| land duck at our quotations.
F1SH-rhere is a little better demand tor dry fish
and Philadelphia markets. A cargo of 100 quintals
has arrived here, which was taken by Dealers
Prices are unchanged There is no change in mack
| erel and but little doing.
FLOUR-There is change in prices, and the
market continues dull. Purchasers take but small
lots, as they are wantod. The receipts via Grand
| Trunk Railway, for the week ending Wednesday,
for this delivery foot up 5456 barrels About 1000
| barres were received from other sources.
for layers and $5a5 a1 tor Muscatels. Messina
lemons selling at SIS OO9$55O Per box, and Faya
oranges at So so per box.
GRAIN-There is fair demand for corn which
| we quote at 81 20 for sound Western mixed, and
81 25 for sound Western yellow. New Southern yell
low is selling at 81 90 Oats are e5a7oc; Middlings
| $40, fine feed $35 and shors $50 per ton.
| HAY-The receipts have been light: There Is
some demand for prime retailing hay, but the de.
retailing at SIG, and shipping at sI5@16
| !RON-Business transactions are Light. No quo
table change in prices.
| LARD-Our quotations of 20 and 201c for bbls and
| Gle for kegs are fully maintained.
| LEATHER-Ihe market is steady and sales are
confined to small lots There is a better demand fol
| LIME Rockland is selling at 81 sOa1 So pei
| cask. The demand is moderate. Cement is held al
| LUMBER The market is rather dull. The de-
mand Tor shipping is light, and that for domestic
purposes i sR next ITO to nothing v,nI1
and sales are confined to small lots for grocers pur
poses. We quote Cuba clayed, sweet, at 46@4sc anf
tart at 42c Cenfuegcs at $4,000, and Sagua at 54a
56c. Portland Sugar Houss syrup is selling $50
SOC, the latter price for barrels.
| NAILS---The demand continues to be steady, but
caS FRA rhey are still held at So eo@5 - per
| NAVAL STORES : Market unchanged; ligh
OILs-Portland kerosene is steady. Lard oil ha.
slightly advanced, and castor has shaded. Fish oil
| are dull and unchanged.
| PAINTS-The market is not yerv active. Prices
| are unchanged.
| PLASTER There is large supply in the mar
| ket. Prices are without change.
| PKODUCE-The market is better supplied will
| pouitry: Eggs continue scarce, and 3SG40c hav,
been paid for large lots. Potatoes arc dull at 5O6Oc
onions are not plenty and have advanced to So 81
| per Dbl.
! PROvISIoNS-Beef is dull and pork is fat
Lhere are no quotable changes but prices for porl
| SALT-No change in prices. We note the arriva
| our dealers.
SOAPS-There is no change in the prices O.
| Leathe Cores soaps, which fad good market al
home and abroad in consequence of their excellent
| quality. =
| SUGAR-The market is without animation. Re
which raw sugars are held, and the transactions ar
| nght. There Is steady but mo lerate demand fol
Forest city refined sugars: The prices on Wednes
| 14t9l4ic for coffee crushed Forest CITY Retiner,
syrups are selling at so, so, 7OasOc per gallon.
TEAS-Ihere is steady but moderate demand a
| prices named in our quotations
| TINS-Prices have shaded both for MO and nj. =.
tins and the market is unsettled
| WOOL---The market remains dull and prices are
low and unsatisfactory. No large sales have takeI
| place. We quote peIts at S0l01 20.
FREIGHTS-There is vepV little Offering and rates
are low. We quote box shocks to Havana 15c; tt
Cardenas or MatanZas, 14c. Coestwise, hay to Sa
yannah, sc per ton; lumber to Boston $225, anl
W to New York Coal from Baltimore TO this
| port, So 90; from Port Richmond, So 90 The en-
| gagements since our last report are brig Gilman
Meredith hence to Sagua, with assorted cargo, OF
private terms; schr Rescue, hence to Caibarien an(
back to this port at 81 70 for molasses schr Hattie
Sampson, hence 10 Cardenas and back at 81 30 fol-
molasses; brig B Brown, hence to Matanzas at IL
| for box shooks bark Andes, hence for Cardenas al
| the round sum of $3.50 for the trip out.