The Portland daily press., 1870-01-27

since our last report which have been sold at our
quotations.
FLoUR-Receipts continue to be ye,y light and
the market is inactive. Small lots are taken as they
are wanted for consumption. Our quotation remain
unchanged but prices favor purchasers.
fRUIT-We advance quotations on Iayer raisins
to "a 1894 s5 per, box. Prime Messina lemons are
selling at So 5O96 90 per box. Messina ORANGES are
hundred Cranberries are held at S1oG,s neS HI, pe-
GRAIN-We quote old Western mixeI corn at
81 lS9I 1s and md, 0lS ID yellow at r White
Oats are selling at 6o965c per bushe and shorts at
S2S93Oper ton. -
the past week. Prices are unchanged. The demand
for shipping is light. We quote prices at s1sGo0 nar
ton, the latter price for prime merchanable bay.
vor purchasers. Business transactions are imnrov- @
iARD-we reduce our quotations to 1sc0,s, ,or
bbls, and 18I919c for kegs. The market i. We @ III
piled and the article is dull. sup
LEATHER-P Prices are unchanged and tho r,o,
ket is frmer. There is good demand ior ali kinds
LIME-Rockland is selling at 81 aoa1 q. mar
cask. The demand is moderate. Cement is hold Of
LUMBER The market is rather dnI, The A.
mand tor shipping is light, and that for domesic
purposes is next to nothing.
prices favor purchasers. New Sagua is held st hE
in bbls. Portland Sugar House syrup ia selIino at
SOC in hhds and 35c in bbs. "'
NAILS The demand continues to be steady. but
for assorted sizes. Pe- sa'A
NAVAL STORES-The market is vo,r u,..
Demand light and no change in prices eN@'
OILS-The only change In oils IS slight reduction
lard. Portland kerosene is in good demand AT our
PAINTS-The demand for lea Is has sal,en oef
Our quotations are unchanged. VA
PLASTER I'VE advance our quotations IN 40 IN
for hard and So rs fer soft. There is fair demand
for the article.
PRODUCE-The market is well supp,ied with
beef, mutton and poultry. The mild weather has
1arnf Il tor
plenty and the price has gone down TO $4,000 sor
packages. Onions are selling at oe@$5 80 Der bbl.
PR0VISIONs-Beefi is nnchansed. We reduce
@s4 ior clear and $sO9a1 for prime. Round hoSs Ss
are selling at 139l4te per pound. 'N N's'
abe wei supplied and
SOAPS-There is no change In the prices of
Leathe Cores soaps which find a good markst Of
home and abroad in consequence OF their excellent
SUdAR-The market is inactive. We ouote hard
sugars at l4tcg14ic for powdered and granulated,
Refinery Co. have about closed out their stock Of sn
gars and are preparing their works for onerations
early next month. Their syrups are selling at 80,
downward -
TEAS-There is steady but moderate demand at
TlNS.The market is dull both for pig and plate
tins: Prices are same as last week.
WOOL---P Prices are without change and there is
selling at 75a1 20.
FREIGHTS-There are few small vessels at this
port 4nengaged, and the offerings from Boston to
New York have fallen off, The rates offered for the
round voyage to side Cuba and back N OF Hatteras
are 81 tor moasses and so per 100 lbs.
To Buenos Ayres $15 5O@16 gold for lumber and to
the British Channel 70s@72s Sd for deals to load al
ST. John n. B. For outward ireights to Cuba there
is hardly anything offering and the rates are nominal
at d2e foT sugar boxes, 22c for sugar shocks and
heads ana lSc tor molasses do. Coastwise freiehts
are are uhnehanged We quote -four to St John, n. B.,
ioc, nay 10 Savannah Sc and to Mobile Ss The
engagements since our last report are brig Kenne-
6so Tor Baltimore at 4e for headings brig Mary E,
Thompson out to Sagua and back at 81 Is for moias
anu 00c tor sugar. schr Congress to Matanzas
and back at 81 rs for molasscs and b2c for sugar
bark Clentuegos hence to Matanzas at 12c Ior sugar
boxes; schr John L. Tracy, to load at st. John, N
B., tor N. side of Cuba and back OF Hatteras al
% % ior mSlasses brig Kate Foster hence to Sagua
and back N. OF Hatteras, at $475 for molasses and
50c Tor sugar; brigs Abby Thaxter and Roerson
hence ne nee to side Cuba and back N Of Hatteras al
~ 90 for molasses; schr I. S. Mcclellan, hence to
Matanzas at 12c for sugar boxes and $5 hoops on
deck. W