The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-03

yesterday; Blasting lS5lla8; Rifle and Sportipg
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I HIDES AND sKINs-we note an advance nm
Bnenos Ayres Hydes and now ouote sTCas0 and
western z 92s Market buoyant with good demand !:
other descriptions remain steady follows Slaught.
er sGl0;Calfskins are unsettled; we now Quote 2;0
3lc ". ID. Green salted hides and Sheen nelts rs
main steady but firm at previous quotations.
HAY-Recepts eontiue light and the demand he.
my limited business is unimportant and prices nom.
nal al about % ga per ton Straw is scarce with
good demand at 10 al2 per ton for pressed.
lRON-Prices remain nominally the same as the
oaie OF our las, as nothing has transpired to
rally effect the recent advances and we continue to
quote as follows: Common loI; hefined 1lg1l4 /;
o~eue 10; Norway Ia; Cast Steel s.; German and
English Bis. Steel 42d45; Spring do 22a25 Sheet
irons remain nominal at quotations.
LEADING notice a recent advance on Lead and
now quote sheet and pipe 2Ii, and pig Lead 23lc p
LEA rHER-All descriptions have again maori;
1lly advanced gnd the market is buoya at the fol-
sy%ng quotations Light 4eG48; do Medium
Ign Cali Skins 75g200. = : = :.
LuMBER-Undert the active demand and increas
co cost OF labor. all kinds Of Lumber eontnues ~
ths an. sha ME there Is rather disposition on
Ine past OF oeaiers TO Withhold stock all desirable
Lumbar 10 readily T. ken at our extrene ouot.i;an
when are now as follows: No rs aud as clear Pine
s4oayo " VI NO q S3St40. and No4 s25a27: Shin
ping S21td3O; Spruce sic als; Hemlock l1oIs - N
Clapboards, Spruce Extra, S20d25 Extra Pine $40
O.; Cedar Shingles Extra "a 25a4 so; No i 10 "a
go Oi extra Pine s5G5 so. Laths Spruce Al So
co. and Pine do 81 00a2 80 y M Our ouotat;ons
for box shocks and cooperage will be found else
where. o''e'
LARD-Lard has advanced since the date of ON,
last report to 2Oa2oic y fb at viii price the mar
kst closed firm for both brs or tubs.
MEIALS-prices for Tins, Sheet Iron, Zinc and
Sheating Metals are entirely nominal at onr quota
tons. as dealers decline make plices in The
tied state of the Gold market
MoLASSES.-The molasses trade continues to he
united ana sa es are unimpo'tant. Arrivals have
oeen quite large and il IL es tmated that the stock
VIII amount TO about Z ,00J hhds ON the makart by
the LIST OF August In ths absence of business pri-
css remain nominal al $3.50 tor Clayed 95al0O for
Muscovado, GOAL % for Cienfuegos ard about 1 90
for Porto Pico, and 70Ge3 for Tart Clayed
NAILL.-Cut Nails sre scarce with no immediate
prospect OF any insreased supply, and prices are
quite nominal but firm at the recent advances
NAVAL SToRES.-A further ad vance has taken
place on Spirits Turpentine, and we now quote q 90
q 10 per gal. Tar, Fitch and Rosin remain steady
at previous quotations.
OAKUM-we notice an advance ON American
Oakum, and now quote l3lG4jc
ONI0Ns-New Silver Skins are now held at Ssaa
Pbol, or SO 75e4p bush. Bermuda Onions are
now entirely out of market.
OILS.-kerosene Oil ia more steady and thora %
but little doing, although price, entertain
tendency. The factory prices at the close az ne
week were 90 for large lots, 02l for bbs lots,
and % v gal ior single Dbl. Linseed Oil remains
steady 81, and b. He'd Sc y gal. Ficst quality
Lard oil Is little higher Olive oil has aoya.ced h
Sao2 %. castor oil unchanged. fis Oils have ad.
vance 50 p bbl as the excessive high rates of En-.
change precludes importations from the Provinces
We now quote IS 00si0 cog Dbl for Bank and Bsy
and 80 oeeSS for Shore Herring OH is nominal at
PAlNrS.-We notice . recent advance on nearly
all descriptions of Leads. We qaote Portland lead
in OIL 21e2a 90, Cumberland 1879 80 Philade phia
lead 92a 3D. Pure dry lead %. Rochelle yellow and
English yenetia Red Sc and Litharge and Red lead
lac; American Zine sl2dl5.
PRoDUCEEEGood potatoes are scarse and prices
have greatly advanced We now quote as 25 pbbl.
has been coming in more freely for the last several
das and prices are lower. Re all prices Of produce
green spples 50 Pbol; peas Acc ppeck; string beans
COO DOT small squash Zoe ppiece: turnips I2c 1.
bunchi onions SC do; beets Toe do; cucumbers Ice;
gooseberries lie; cherries &c; straw berries zoe ID
box; butter scarce NJ 3sc Pib; cheese ~ 25c eggs
21e pdoz beef. roasting pieces 93c y ID; lamb lei
2oc; veal l4c mutton lsc chickens IS a 40c turkies
25e; fowl 25e.
PROvISl0NS-Beefis without any change and
prices steady but firm al previous quo atoms Pork
has declined iulis ~ per boi on the higher grsdes
Mess 39a4l ard Prime 35aS6 y Dbl. Hams remain
steady At 2od23c y ID.
RICR-Prices still tend upu ard and we again nd.
vance our quotations 10 i4i q l5e.
sU6ARS-The market for Sugars has ruled dull
ana depressed throug hout the sweek and prices for
refined have eded and favored bayers,atbe cloFe
OF me week. Crashed. tiranulaIed and Powdered
Of market. Muscoyado 22a25 and Havana Bromn
2ea2s per ID.
SAILING notice recent advance for b7th coarse
ana ground salt, and At present rates of exchange,
stocks cannot De replaced al our present Qnotst
which Is now 81 Rhhd. for Liverpool, Turks Island
and uaa'iali Ground butter Salt has been advanced
TO SO fbbox.
soAP-The following sre the awarded prices for
soap. "Lesihe Cores extra No. lie; Family
Plh.
SPICEs-fhere is an increasing inquiry for the
various descriptions, chiefly, no weyer for the sup
ply of the Immediate wants of the Trade and prices
a. general thing, have rather an upward tenden-
cy.
sTARCH-we notice a further dvanee on Starch
and now quote Pearl l2al3c y ID.
TEAS-PIices are very firm and bnoyant and
dealers generally holding stocks at higher prices
We continue toquote very cho ce Oolong l 25g
30; common do l5al 20: soachong. Ankoi, and
lower grades steady al boall y ID
TOBAcCo-Business remains dull and prices
nominal AID market somewhat depressed Sales are
unmportant being confined to small iobhing lots for
immediate wants.
WooI4-Priees are exceedingly firm as there is a
disposition with producers to held stocks for higher
prices. Our outside prices Offering ireeiy for
good and the ms de gu tations apply only to lower
grades
FREIGHT5 Business is soasparatiyely light n,
yet in Ioreign engagements Captains aud owners
are inclined to withhold vessels long The pros
pect are so adverse as at present. With the ruling
high rates Of seamen's wages. and corresponding
high prlses for provisioning aud running vessels,
they can acc no margin fer pToiits even to pay
the occidental exp nses from Vie earnings Tho fol-
lowing conditional en- gagements conveys very cor
idea of the existing state OF the eghting bust
ness at this port:-Brg Prentiss Hobbs has been
Chartered for port north side ofCuba TO take car
90 of lumber and retu N: IL she goes TO Cardenss
she gets a 600 II to Aatamorss 81 100 ii TO Ha-
vana sl,20Q. Tue eharterer TO victual and man the
vessel, and pay sll other expenses except any out
lays upon the hull. Brig Nancy N Locke has taken
up TO load boards for Havana at si9p per NJ Bark
LINDA Stewart $50 " capacity 10 load timber and
scantng for 81. Jago for the rount sum Of 81 600
Brig Csstillian with timber an ilir Tor Matan.
zas at SO per NJ coastwse notice that sch Chris
spa has chartered 10 load for hin gton with dry
boards 1T 4d2t pes NJ.
There are two or three Deal freishts Offering for
small sized vessels at the following rates for Bristol
or Liverpool SIS Sd, and for Belfast. ireland, Gas
and Cd.