The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-06
FOr Marked Qaotations See Las. Pase


|. ASHES Pot ashes have again advanced &c and
We nowquote l01lO.; pearl ashes remain steady at
llGli! pm
APrLES Dried apples are firm at an advance.
Wenow quote slieei and cored l3a l4c pih and very
scarce Ia market. Green apples are higher, good
Rnssets are selling from seas PER bril- stock light,
BREAD-An kinds of bread have advanced 5olfb
y Dbl, bakers prices range follows; Pilot
Bread - CO.'S. Ship Bread 50aT. and Crackers
81 55a5 y bri.
BICARB SODA remains quiet and steady at &c
p 10.
BUTTER The continues light receipts has tended
TO further advance prizes Choice table Butter IL
selling at S0a52 country ball butter g2G soc. and
Store butter ga AGO y ID stock extremely light.
BEANS-Pea Beans continue to Offer freely and
the market is steady st and quiet We now quote
275 a $50. Marrows remain steady at ssG 90 and
Blue Pods 80 5oG2 IS p bushel.
BOX SHooKS-Priaes remains nominal at our
quotations there is no demand And nothing doin
yet There is much confidence OF much higher
Iriess when the season opens-the demand is so
heavy for long lumber aud purchases could hardly
be effected at present. quotations.
CoOPERAGR,-As we notice in our last report
City made sugar and molasses shocks are scarce
At an advance; Prices are timard bpoyant at . s!
q3.01 for 2both sugar and mo-lasses shocks Hoops
in good demand at higher prices a. stocks are
light Hard Pine Heading have advanced to 8 ls2
per pair. Soft remain qriet and steady at 24d Zoe
Olher descriptions of cooperage are nominal at
quotations,
CHEESE Receipts are light and prices have
some hat advanced We now quote New York d
VeSm nj ldGe for choice diaries ripr ou alities
are selling at LITTLE below these quotations.
COFFEE.-We notice there il a better IL cling or
a frmer tone 20 th@ market with more inquiry in
n. y. at .ome advance We however continue
quotations at 52a53c for Java As a. 81 Tor
Rio and ~ "a "A per h.
for taps.
COAL-Deslers have recently advance their pric.
es for all kinds of coal in this market, and
firm at Sl4 per ton for white ash Lehigh and Frank
in. and $3.50 for Chestnut Cumberland coal IL
very scarce in this market at sl3 per ton.
CoRnAGx Prizes for all kinds Cordage have
advanced We now quote Manila and Russia hemp
eordage 23G2icj American lsdlac BoitroIe 25d
25c per lb' Manila cordage entertains strong up
ward tendency
CANDLES have advanced about lie since the ate
of our last and we now quote mould lS9lsi per ID
aud sperm 25e and Acc.
CEMENT-We note an advance OF sc on Cement,
and now quote the Market huoyant at 2,05 q 2, IL
per eass,
CREAM rARTAR-Prices remain firm at the ad
vance rec ntly noticed, and we continue to quote
pure cry stalls soc, and Pulverized 45c y ID.
DRUGS AND DIES-This branch of bu ainess
has been more or less excited during the past week
in common with all osher kinds of Me: ehandize in
huencad BY the great fuctuation of gold, your
prices have for the most part ruled steady. Rbu-
barb has advanced to 50 q 8 So. Alcohol has ad.
yaneed 10 $50 o 400 Fluid SO q a.T5 per gal.
Dye Woods are without change.
DUCk.-The advauce in cotton TO ! 90 per ID, has
produced corresponding advance in all the heavier
grade. OF duck. and the p ices Tor Portland No &.
IRE 175-No l0-l26; Navy Superior. l2i and No. 10
j. l25 per yard and Ravens SIC. Demand equal to
the supply and stocks light
DKY GooDs--rhe exeitemsut in the market for
Cotton Goods contnu, without abatement A
further material advance has recently taken place
in the raw material. aud goods have been daily adj
vaneing. although selling at low figures than they
can be reproduced az present prices OF Cotton.
With such scarcity Of bOih goods and Cotton IL
would be difficult TO Fay how much higher pric, 8
are likely to GO and We look for an unsettled and
Uncertain market for some weeke at least to come.
FRuITS-We continue to quote Raj ms. bunch
box 81 6oa4 IS, and layers 81 Ibd5 90 d box. Cur
rants in demand At 21a23c. Figs are bel, held
at 3Qgalc. We notice further aadvance ON Lemons
which we now quote at $40 per box. Oranges
Femsin firm and higher at % per box. Pea Nuts