PETROLEUM MARKET , - - ' OE OF PITTEETTNER GAZETTE, i Tur.snAv. March 23, 1869, We have still to report a very fidgety . Market—one part of the flay there are . Ifituty of buyers and no sellers, while the other part, the tables are completely Wined; . This morning , the market opened very strong, and up until noon therelvas considerable excitement, and sellers were almost afraid to name a .price or give a refusal; while in the af ternoon, under the influence of ad ces from the East. there was quite a react on, Th and, all at once, nearly all become sellers and there were - no buyers. Compaied with yesterday, however, prices are still better, notwitstanding . there was a de . cline of half a cent during the afternoon, and the market upon the whole, is much stronger than it was at the close of last week. It is said that the majority of the Shorts are covered for March, and that they will not, for the time being, at least, bring the same influence to bear that they did last week to. break the market. CRUDE—The market, as already in. - timated, was considerably stronger du ring the forenoon and a still further ad vance was established, but in the after aoyn, under the influence of a strong Pressure to sell, the advance gained in the morning was partially lost, We . can report 1,000 bbls (40 to 45) till April 20th, seller at 159;; 2,000 seller, 30 days at 15%; 1,(4 same delivery and option, at 1534; 2,000 spot at 15x;1,000 till July, seller, at 16; and 1,000 from April 15th to June Ist, on private terms. In the after noon there were plenty of sellers at 1534 to 1553‘, Cl no buyers. REF .D—There was but a single sale reported to day. 1,000 March seller, at 32; in the afternoon the same delivery was offered at 31g, without finding buy ers. April and :May quoted at 34; April to July., at 5435: May to September at 35W(§36, and July to December at 36g, 0 89 3 - _z•._ LUBRICATING OILS. Eclipse Winter Lubricating oil 400 Eclipse Railroad Axle 85c Eclipse Machinery 750 Eclipse Spindle 80c OIL'BRIPPED Ed 8T BY A. V. B. - Lockhart, Frew d : Co. 498 bbls ß. refined Warden, Frew (It Co., Philadelphia. Citizens Ref. Co., 500 bbls to Tack - Bro., Philadelphia. Forsyth Bros., 86 bbls refined to F. A. Dilworth dt Co., Philadelphia. W. H. Chilooat, 90 bbls tar to J. K. Trans., Boston. Totalshipments Refined 1062 Total shipments-tar 90 OIL BEIPPED EAST PlkEll. DUQUESNE Co. M. Long & Co., 188 Walt; refined to W. P. Logan &Bro., Philadelphia. Duncan it lli Wiams. 18 tails re W. P. Logan 8:: Bro., Philadelphia.fined to Brooks. B. it Co., 26 bbls refined to W. P. & Co.. Philadelphia. Duncan ' & Williams, 20 bbls tar to W. Lincoln, Boston. Total - shipments Tar Tofid Shipments Refined. • Markets by Telegraph. Nisw YORK, March 22.—Cotton steady, sales of 200 bales at 28mc fort middling uplands. Flour; receipts 4,736 bbls; the marlt is dull and favors buyers, sales of :1 • 4,900 barrels at $5,45®6 for superfine, State and western, $6,10®6,65 for extra State, g 6,10017 for extra western, $7,05@ • 7,50 for white wheat extra $6,25©7,35 for •R. H. 0., $7©8,50 for extra St. Louis, s9@l2 for good to choice do; closing quiet. Rye Flour is dull; sales of , 250 barrels at $54@7; Cornmeal quiet. •• , Whisky nominal. Wheat; receipts of 388 bush; the market is without decided change, opening slowly; closing dull and drooping; sales of 54,000 bush andl,4o@ 1,142 for No. 2 spring in store deliv r +Wed, $1,34 for No. 2, and $8 do mixed 11,60@1,62 for amber Michigan, 11,62® 1,62% for white California. Rye quiet • and heavy; sales of 1,000 bush state at 11,40. Barley dull and drooping. Bar. ley malt quiet find heavy. Corn; receipts of 5,689 bush; the market opened firm, and closed dull with holders disposed to realize;sales 49,000 bush at 84@87c for new mixed western, chiefly at 85®88;ic; for 1 new yellow western, 87®89c, for old mixed western, 90c for delivered, 820 for inferior white western, 85®85340 for New Orleans mixed. Oats dull sales of [ 21000 bush. at 93®93 3 ic fol. western • -in store. 7434@750 for afloat. Rice dull at 9y;®9%c for Carblina. Coffee firm. Sugar firmer; sides 400 hhds Cuba [ at 401 a t 123230. lasses firm; sales 850 hhdis Muscovadosoc; 967 hhds clayed at 60e. Petroleum firm at 173-ic for crude; 31a for refined 'in bond. Hops quiet. Linseed oil quiet at $1,02©1,03. Spirits turpentine quiet. Pork lower; sales 1,500 bbls at $30,95@)31,12 for new mess, sloe.. ing at $3l cash; $3O for old do; f26,50@ 26,75 for prime; $28,75@30 for prime mesa; also, 750 bbls new mess, sellers for April and '"May , at $31@31,75. 'Beef heavy; 'Sales 125 bbls at sB®l6 for new plain mess; $L2©lB for new extra mess. Tierce beef dull; sales 60 tea at $25®29 for prime mess; $22@33 for India mess. Beef hamsquiet; sales 150 bbls at $25®31. Cut meats drill; sales 175 pkga at 1342)13„,e for shoulders; 16,;(gi17e for limas. Dres sed hogs dull at 1334®18r.c for western; /4®l4Mc for city. Middles steady and quiet; sales 250 bag at 16®16Mc for Ctn berland cut; 17X(0)17 34c for, long clear, and 17Xe for long cut hams. Lard. heavy and lower; sales 533 tea at 17%®1870., chiefly 187;®1870, for steam; 19®191Ac' • for kettle rendered. Ibitter steady at 30 (400 for Ohio; 40@45c for State. ()basso steady at 18®22c. Freights to Liverpool decidedly firmer; engagements 15,000 bn wheat per steamer at 4Md. La:ram—Flour closed dull and strong ly, in buyers' favor. Wheat quiet and heavy, She advance in freights materially