The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-08
Merchants Exchange on Thursday atI0I for hand
some AA. We quote 105 for AA.

Merchants Exchange on Thursday atI0I for a hand
some IA. We quote 1o1 for IA.
SALT.-Thereis brisk demand for Salt for fishing
now quote Cagliari Turks Island and Liverpool
SO 25d3.75; Liverpool Sack Sls0d2OO. Ground
Table and Butter Salt remains firm at 24c for bags
and boxes
STARCH.-Prices remain steady but firm at 6ig
Sc for Pearl, and 4d4lc y ib for Potatoe Starch.
SEEDS.-Grass Seed continues quiet. and prices
lower. wequote Herds Grass 81 50d2. IS, Red Top
S3O0d3.50. and Western Clover l0dllc. Canary
Seed is firm at the following late advanced quota
tons, viz: S450d4 g.
{ SPICEs.-Nearly all kinds Spices remain firm and
steady Cloves are held at 4ld42c in this market.
and Nutmegs 95cal co. Ginger IS a36c Cassia $3.50;
Pimento 24G26c, and Pepper alas2c.
SOAP.-we now quote CASTLE Soap at 16tdl7c.
Chemical Olive 8, and Soda I0c. other Soaps are
firm at full prices
SHOT.-we now quote Drop 12ta13c and Buck
13al3!c.
TEAS.-Sales have been limited, and prices re-
main steady at our former quotations which we
tinue at S0as5c for Choice Oolones. Fair to good
are selling at 7sasoc; souchong, Ankoi, and lower
grades 55a65c.
TOBACCO.-The market has been almost at a
stand for the past two or three weeks, and transac
tions limited that quotations nearly nominal,
though we have heard of no disposition TO make any
concession the part of holders who are generally
holding sound high grades full up to our quotations
WOOD.-6ood hard continues very scarce in mar
ket, and prides have again advanced. We quote s8
ld9JO " cord, our extreme quotations being the ruiz
ing prices from the wharves, and inside quotations
for small lots from the country
WO0L.-The n Y. Shipping List says, the
ket remains very quiet some small parcels both of
Domestic and Foreign held by weak Spectators,
have changed hands at decline from previous rates.
but under the circumstances lower prices cannot be
said to be established on the contrary. there seems
to be less disposition to make abatement than
visible last week
FREIGHTS.-Vessels to load for Cuba continue
in brisk demand at improved rates. Bark r. Cushing
has been taken up at New York. load here for Ha-
vanas Mafanzas, Cardenas. at &c for box Shocks
and $40 v " for lumt If to Havana. or 3Oc for
boxes and $40 for lumber if to Cardenas or Matan-
zas; brig Fausna, for Matanzas. at 33c for boxes.
and COO for hid shocks; brig Lorana. to same port
on same terms; brig Walter Howes, to Matanzas, at
BIC; bark Ellen Wood. for Havana, to come from
New York and load box shocks. at 33c brig Orto-
Ian, at 33c for boxes to Matanzas; bark G. b. Ham-
ton. out to Havana and return, at $3.50 y hid for
molasses: bark Geo s. Hunt, to Havana, at 33c for
boxes; brig Clara D. Robbins, for Cardenas or Ma
tanzas at 33c for boxes; Dr. sch Excelsior has been
taken up for the round voyage TO north side Cuba
Porto Rico. at charterers option, on private terms
SEE a woman in another column picking Sambuc-
Grapes, for Speer's Wine IL is an admirable article
used In hospitals. and by the first families in Paris
London and New York, in preference to old Port
Wine tits worth trial, asst gives great satisfac-
ton. dec22dly