The Portland daily press., 1871-04-20

LEATHER-The'msrketis ouie, For frst oro,-
Tues prices are very firm. On the Inferior grades
prices rather favor purchasers o' s'sues
LIME-There is a moderate demon, 4.
good stock in the market Prices arc ,g;, anu
change.
| LUMBER-Prices are firm aud unchan cd mill,
a moderate demand tor building unrno ",'h
| The demand for the Boston market has ia,ien 80
| but there is better demand or the New York mar
ket.
| INCONSISTENCIES are firm at our quota
tons The stock in the market, OF prime grades are
not more than third OF what they were last year
at this time. Porto Rico is held by importers al SOC
6Oc North Side Muscovado at 3G93sc; Sagua Mus
covadO 40c; Cenfuegos 42(913c.
NAILS-Cur quotations tor nails are 81 20 per key
for assorted sizes, which include from 1Od 10 6Cd
For sizes smaller than 1Od an advance nom 25 to Toe
per keg is charged.
NAVAL STORES-Trans actions are light and
there is no change in prices except turDeatne which
is lower.
OlL-Tbe demand for Portland Kerosene is very
steady, and prices are firm. Liuseed has advanced
1c Other oils are unchanged.
PAINTS.-The market is stealy with a moderate
demand tor leads.
PLASTER-We quote hard at So % and soft at
so so per ton. Ground, in bulk So 80 and in bbs
81 o.: calcined in bbls 81 20.
PRODUCE-The market is little noie active
and potatoes have advanced to s5990c Tor prime
eastern. Eggs are in good supply at 17dl8 in pack
ages. Onions are in better supply ana selling at SOC
90, the latter price for prime silver SKINS.
PROVISIONS.-Tho market is very dull both for
beef and pork and prices are lower The quotations
for pork may be said to be nominal as large sales
could not be made at the figures.
SALT-There is no change ia the market. There
Is a good supply and considerable demand tor fish,
ing purposes.
SOCARS.-rhe market is very firm for raw SUI
CARS, especially Tor the lining grades, and the
ket is more buoyant. Refined sugars have a con-
sequence, slightly advanced, and quote Forest
City granu'ated at Ice, and cefee crushed I'al2tc
according to grades.
TEA-Prices arc very steady. The speculative
demand has abated and the market is rather dull.
TlNs-'rhere is no change IN prices. The demand
Is rather limited both tor pig and plate tins.
WOOL-The marke' has been quite active duripo
the week, ana all the choice lots have been pieked
up by manufacturers. The stocks OF native fleece
WOODS on hahd are very light, and importers are
holding foreign woods at higher prices O
FREIGHTS.-Therc has been but little doino the
past week in foreign freights. There 10 nothing of
consequence offering and unengaged TONNAGE
here. The Transactions Tor the week brig E. a.
Redman, hence to N side Cuba and back, N. OF Hat
teIas at 81 so for mOasses and SIC TOR sugar; schr
c. +. Young, hence to N. side Cuba and back n. of
Hatteras at "a 80 for molasses brig Nellie Antrim,
from Windsor, N s., to Richmond, Va, at So for
plaster.
COASTWISE.--Onev vessel has been taken from
the Kennebec to Savannah at So for ice out. and for
returH cargo So 80 for resawed lumber TO Long Is
land Sound: schr from Georgetown, d. c., to SAGE
at W 20 Tor coal. and one from Georgetown to Bos
ton at so so; also from Baltimore to Boston at
81 80 for coal; one from Gardiner to New York 81
for lumber; three from Portland to New York at SO
for lumber; two from Portland to Boston at So for
lumber; one hence to Sata, Georgia, with ice free
and tor return cargo S12 for hard pine to Portland.
Ice freiehts are offered on the Kennebec at ST. TO
Philadelphia, but takers