The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-15

tions, which continue for Cotton Sail Irvine 03
Cdlo6; and flax and hemp do sea 55c p III.
DUCK-The decline IN cotton creates a reaction in
price for Duck, and the market has downward ten
dency. We continue TO quote Portland No..3 Ssc.
No. 10 55c; and navy superior No. Sc and No. TO-
56e. Ravens Duck remains unchanged.
DRUGS AND DYEs.-The drug market has been
very quiet during the past week. and trade light
Prices for articles of importation have a Groopng
tendency since the decline in gold Opium has de.
cned. and we now quote 80 2509.50. We recently
noticed decline on Indigo. aud continue same quo
huons. Ihe depreciation of foreign exchange has
produced lighter demand for nearly all descriptions
OF Dyes aud prices just at this time are nominal at
our quotations.
FRUIr.-We notice decline on Oranges and
Lemons of about % " box. We now quote sound
Oranges ssa9 aud Lemons Ss per box-a small car
of inferior fruit having arrived Pea nuts are firm
at $3.50. Almonds remain steady at asa ioc Figs
are unchanged at 16alsc. and Dates 9in12c. Box
halsins are steady at s4.3Ia450, and Layers S462g
415 u box.
FIsH-New Fish continues TO arrive quite freely,
and meet ready market. Large and small Cod are
in good demand at our quotations. Pollock remains
steady at the advance noticed in our last Old mack
erelare now about out of market. New Shore No.
2s we quote Sl0d10.50 large do SSast No. me-
diums 6a6l v Dbl. There are no Bay Mackerel yet
IN market. Both smoked and picked herring
main quiet and unchanged
FLOUR-The market for nearly all grades of
flour, more especially the lower qualities is very
settled. The great decline in gold and foreign ex-
change compells holders to admit of considerable
concession of prices in order TO effect sales and even
at the present extreme low range of prices. buyers
the market &C ntinues inactive without any transac-
tons of sufficient Importance to notice.
GRAIN.-Corn continues to rule heavy. though
there Is no change in prices. Sound Western Mixed
continues 10 sell at S5ds6c. and Southern Yellow
s6dsIc. The stock Is well kept up the demand
continues light. Oats are in moderate demand and
prices continue to rule steady at i3ai5c. Barley and
rye are quiet at former quotations There are yet
Shorts or line feed in market, and unable TO
give quotations.
GUNPowDER-Pricesr remain steady and un-
changed at a6tGsi for Rife and Sporting and s5l6
8 Tor Blasting.
HIDES AND sKINs.-we continue to quote
Buenos Ayres 21d2sc Western 19d20c, Slaughter
Hides 6lG7tc; Calfskins l6td17c; Green Sailed
sl,s5d2; and Calcutta Cow. slaughter S1.90a2 10.
Prices for Sheep Pelts are nominal
HAY.--Prices continue TO rule hi CHER as the crop
promises TO be unusually light throughout most of
the State excepting in the vicinity of the kennebec
valley where the crops are said to look well Deal.
s2og2l for loose, with active speculative demand
IRoN.-The market is less firm. aud prices have
dropping tendency since the decline in gold Aswe
previously remarked the assortment for nearly all
kinds of iron is very much broken up, and dealers
experience considerable difficulty in filling orders
We continue our quotations for Iron and Steel. as
asc; Norway sJas Cast Steel is quoted at 2sasoc::
German do, 16alsc: English Bstered do, 20a22c;
Spring do l2al5c. Sheet Iron is in little demand
and the market is quiet
LEADING now quote both Sheet and Pipe Lead
12lal3c y loo. We also notice quiet and steady
market for Pig and now quote sllld12.
LUMBER-The demand has been less active,
anu the market Is sEady At former prices.
Wesquo,e ar! sh,ppeIs 90 aio d.
and Nc con,;r,o 10 ona,a NJ ~ my . a, sa p'
sosi.5c NJ o so. W I ao ~. = ane me
Sl2d4: and Spruce Shipping Boards Slln12,
p sJgp " n Sca a siz9i5. HACK
Weart rxtra ere sell;ns y, 80 Oh P1Saras,
No: |. sl3al5; Sap, Clear s23a25; do Ids s2oe2l.
and No Sloal3 Spruce Extra are worth s12a15,
ana 20: sIo@l- shingles, Extra fipc are quoted
at 50 5nd3 70, and Clear Pine 50 T5d3 co. Extra
ss arr mo,.n ~ % 40 "a
=, ~ 80 90 v "a. Lsn,' ne are se.,hg AT p % G
tions for box shocks and eooperage win be tound
elsewhere
IIuE-wo notice so,no advance a. H.,
now quote New Rockland s0as5c d ca-k
LEATHER Tbcre "a. s,osJr ,aoaar,os x,
and prices remain unchanged at our fermcr "nota.
weights a-ssasc, l;yh, 10 ~ rs. ishaa onl
American Calfskins 75as5 '-sS''
r.nn nss
q nee cohthne 20 rue quet ana less hrm
VI o5 biof III parreis' ana iofa iie Tor Kegs.
MoLAsSEs The market for molasses has ruled
ing iuiy up 70 our previous Yuafaons notwithsiand-
ing the RAPID decline IN gold, which viii hasea ten
Sncss = ~ e.tsiishcS ,ha, ~, da,,as ION ~ conn
uehce = es,aosiica lat tne decline = permanent,
NAIVE n 4, rea, =, ~, ~, ~ upon our
mn 70 mee, The ;nsreasd rate 81 sraiab, ~ poe,
h. ,eonired in order - ;ndn.o M =. .as mus
sets Inlhors nndnr ,ho u,,sa,,iad 60. s -, =. g.:
h.so honb, roIne,a,,i, y; .ii ~. s.a's ~ ahars
mad;s, sscoi,;. .ua nnas .o ~ ans"cs IN,
ar;ai. 49, 80 ~, p .S -. n.al ,y hoihnai
were the previous week
metals An lind q, ,,.,.Is - ,u. -,
rricss ha,a dracni,, ,ne $50 a. 49,. anu
t;,. -, 49,. P 10 .:! ny u ',,, ~ y,
sal. and IL s,e,'IeI. go siaI,. '' MAJ sn.s
str.,,s 800; i, staa,l. - - 49,, os ~.
Mosselmann zinc i .feadr and dsn at ,si,, IN ~
$50 Ir,s @ $500 al az" lin ,n ~ ~. oc-
o"ee' runs arg i""e"'c' anu Ptie's hoihiha
NAILS-Rcmain Quiet and steady at our former
prices, and We continue to quote IS .25 u cask.
ONIONs-The supnly of bermuda onions IA rot,
ting nearly exhausted small sales are made at &c
v III. New early onions quite abundant at de-
Ginning prices.
oAKIrM -oakpm repains ss..ay n, nro,;os
quotations, which we continue for American lOla4
HE, and best Navy lllal2ic.
OILS.-Kerosene oil remains steady Mt the adj
vance previously roiced-the factory prices being
for large lots tic Dbl lots 81 aud for sin gle
bbs 70c, aud mari ct firm We now qtofe 81 - "a Is
for Raw and 81 25dl 80 for Boiled Whale refined
oil remains steady. with small sales at sl.0sdl To-
and Sperm Winter 50 o0a2 o. Lard Oil has some
what advanced, and we quote 9jcffSl. We no.
tice decline Fish Oils. aud now quote Grand
Bank and Bay Chaeur SIS 50a26.51. and Shore SIS
n,r>sr
-, IN . " no,ee some 1echne on Lewis Lead
Pnl, T lu1 wv, - III ana reheh zinc lotalz..
D s hsau and o'he' paints remain steady NJ our
ppon,rcr
prices hs a,a, A. soi; ~ S",e ~ ssa,ee, ana
dozen. We now quote fowl 4dl5c Turkeys are
seihg az ABOUT the same prices There are no geese
IN marker a, inns time real remains steady at 5gIe.
ana Lamp "a &c y 10. POTATOES VIC now quote
si-e9l.oo Dbl
PROVISIONS-The market rules quiet and steady
ior nearly all kinds OF provisions except Fork, which
y lloIs urn ahd prizes .ehelhg 70 an ADVANCE We
NV a8ust our quo,aons a doho"ss extra clear
go. iySy, a .a -. " ~ - ~, ns %
pIiiue A@d extra lou " DR. Chi-