The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-22

For the week ending April D. 1853 prepared express
ly for the PREss, by Mr.. NJ. n. Rich.
Note.-we wish il to be understood that our quo
tations represent prices of large lots from first hands,
unless otherwise stated aud that in filling small
ders, higher rates have to be charged.
ASHEs-smaIl sales Potash continue TO be made
at 7asc, and Pearls staSic.
APPLES-Green Apples continue TO advance. as
good sound fruit is getting TO be quite scarce in mar
Sliced and Cored dried Apples have also advanced
sliced are selling at 1dItc and cored "a lie.
Uneored are dull sale at 3o3lc y h.
BEANs-Have advanced. and White Pea Beans
are firm at 00a3 25 and Marrows 275a2sI y
bushel There is good demand for yellow eyes
and blue pods at I5a2 so. 40 brls yellow eyes and
80 brls marrows sold ON Wednesday for SO y bush.
BUTTER.-There begins to be a more plentiful
supply of good butter and prices easier, though
decline has taken place, and continue to quote
Choice Vermont and New York Diaries AT 23a2he:
Canada and Western Firkin 23d24c; Country 23dl
24e. Store Butter is not firm, though we con-
time to quote lsd2Dc y h.
BREAD.-All kinds Bread remain steady at our
former quotations Sales of Pilot made at s6a6f,
ship 5a53, and Crackers 3a0G4c b Ii, or 35a 40c "
100.
BOX SHOoKS.-Transactions continue TO be quite
light We have heard of no new features in the mar
ket for Box Shocks since the date of last report.
Trade is decidedly dull. and the market inactive
We quote Pine Boxes nominal at 50o55c Spruce
remains dull at 3Sd40c.
COOPERAGE.-City- made Shocks are in active
demand at improved prices Engagements have been
made during the past week for all the city made 30
inch sugar and moasses hid shocks with heads. that
can be turned out in this city up to the first of June
next, at 50 20. There have been sales during the
past week of 1000 Canada % inch molasses shocks
twithont headsl at - 80. Hoops are in better sup
ply, and prices have fallen of. Headings are lower
and dull sale at % a 2ie We quote Red Oak Hoops
s2sa3o and dull Ash are rather slack at s3oaS2
buoyant We eontnae quote Rio SSaea JAVA aEfsf
a42e. and ST Domingo Soa3leP fb. Prices droop-
ing.
CHEESE.-The market remains firm at l5dl6c for
choice Vermont and New York dairies and l3alic
for good Country Cheese.
CREAM TARTAR-sales of Pulverized are now
made in small lots at 40c y h. Pure Crystals have
further declined, and we now quote60c.
CANDLEs--Mould Candles are now selling at Is
Ial6c, and Sperm 35a.3se y ID.
CEMENT-Is very firm at advanced prices We
now quote 81 60 al 20 per cask and prices buoya
CoAL.-white Ash, Lehigh and Franklin are now
selling at S9d9 so. Small size Locust Mountain is
selling at 80. Cumberland remains quiet and
steady at $40 y ton.
CoRDAGE.-Manilla Cordage remains steady nj
the reduced prices noted in our last and we
continue to quote Is q lsc and Manila Bolt.
tordage loal6!c; Russia Hemp 19alaic; Russia
Botrope l9a20c We also quote Cotton sail Irvine
l0Saio5 Flax and Hemp do 5oa55c p n.
DuCK.-Prces for all grades are not as firm. We
3, etc, and No. 10, 64e Ravens 5oc. there is now
no u. ;. tent duck in this market.
DRUGS AND DYES.-In common with nearly
every other branch oil business the Drug trade Is mac
tive and transactions unusually light tor the season.
aud prices remain nominally the at the date
of our last report, except slight decline Brim-
stone and sulphur. Dyewoods also rule quiet and
prices unchanged.
FRuff-we notice decline of about 25c on both
Lemons and Oranges. and now quote Lemons So 25
$3.50; Oranges - % b brl. NewPrunes are SELL
ing at II d20c. Box kaisins are more firm stocks
getting reduced without any immediate prospect
of replenishment, We continue to quote Bunch Box
81 30a4 40, and Layers "a 45a4 s..
he III fNrE ,sh.
same situation noticed in our last. Transactions
have been very limited, and prices are unchang ed
from our quotations Of the past two weeks, which
we continue for large Cod sI.75a5, and small do
SO I5a4 qtl Herring and Mackerel are steady at
the recent decline previously noticed Herring re-
main unchanged.
FLoUR.-The market has been heavy and prices
depressed throughout the week. For lower grades
prices are from a lower. We continue our quota
tions nomnally the last week for the higher
grades, though there has been no move ment ami
nation in the market for week past. Transactions
have been in a small way. ON Wednesday 50 brls
Extra state" sold for $50, which Is about the only
transaction worthy of MENTION that has come 10 our
knowledge during the week.
GRAlN.-Corn remains exceedingly Quiet at about
90 dl,6c for Western Mixed though heard OF sales
OF 4a0 bushels choice Western ON wednesday nj ssc
aud 500 bushels fair meang Corn at 9jc; 800 bushels
also sold delivered an shpboard for g2c, and Tues
day 1000 bushels fair mixed sold for Soc. Sales of
southern Yellow have been made during the week at
9se Oats continue scarce and firm at esa7oc Bar.
ley and rye remain steady at former prices Our quo
taiions for Shorts and fine feed nominal as the
almost entire barrenness ofthe markets continues TO
restrict sales.
GUNPowDER,-we continue TO quote Rife and
Sporting at aslas!. and Blasting So az. aud irm
in consequence of the recent advance in Saltpetre
HIDES AND SklNs.-We quote Buenos Ayres
Hides s)9sle Western 2la22c. and Slaughter Hides
Gld7ic; Green Sailed Al S. az 90 and Dry 2odl 3o
Calcutta Cow le0a2, 10; Caifskins II al3c.
HAY-Has advanced, and is firm at sl6aI7 p ton
for Pressed
Hors-Are firm at an advance We now quote
growth of 1852, l4dl5e.
IRON.-All grades of Iron remain quiet and nm
changed. Pig Iron is worth s3sa42 b ton, cash
aud Common Bar 4iai.e y ID. Refined 4fd5c;
Swedc TIds and Norway 81 az; Cast steel 3oa3le;
English Blistered do. 22a24c; Spring do 1ial6c;
English Sheet Iron is now worth Ta73c Russia do
l9a22c Imitation do l3tdi5c cash.
LEADING quote both Sheet and Pipe Lead
l2iGl3c p loo. We also notice quiet and steady
market for Pig 9nd now quote sllidl2.
LuMBER-sh shipping Lumber has somewhat
defined n We now quote 20, dry shppsTs s5oo
grades of Lumber remain nominaly the same
and we continue TO quote No Is and 2s Pine
sl2a14; and Spruce shipping Boards sllol2
Hemlock ssGlo y NJ; seantlings si2al3 Hack
matack Timber $40 00a20.00 u ton. Clapbnards
Heart Extra are selling at s33; Clear do s2sa3O;
No. |, Sl3al5i sap, Clear s23d25; do Ids S2od2l,
and No ! sloalS Spruce Extra arew worth sl2a15,
at So 50d3 70, and Clear Pine 50 75aS 90 Extra
shaved Cedar Shingles are worth 50 51a4 %; do 2d
s3c3 IS D NJ. Laths, Pine are selling at 81 so "a
80, and Spruce at 81 l5al 20 y NJ.
LlME.-New Rockland remains quiet and steady,
with light sales at recent advanced prices, and we
continue to quote 7Sas5c p eask
LEArHER.-Prices remain steady at late reduc-
tons, and We now quote New York light 29a3I;
medium and heavy weights, 81 a32c; Slaughter $50
&c; American Calfskins soa90c.
LARD.-The market continues TO rule dull and
heavy, and prices have dropping tendency though
we continue TO quote 1l!dl2c for barrels and kegs
MEfALs.-Prces for nearly all kinds of Metals
continue TO have downward tendency. We notice
define on Tins and now quote Banca 52a5lc;
Straits 4sd5lc; Char plates 4dl5c; do TX l71
lsc; Coke l03al1 Sheet Mosselmann Zinc has
declined to l3alic. We also notice some decline on
English Sheet Iron.