The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-10

,s vt ha saed hides and Sheep pels re.
HAY-Receipts contiue ligb, ana ,ha sa.s
10 hmlted business Is unmportant and prices nom.
nal at about % ga per ton Straw Is scarce with
good demand at lOal2 per ton for pressed
IR0N-Prices remain nominaIy tho same a. ,ba
date OF our last, as nothing has transpred TO mate
rally effect the recent advances and we continue 70
swede a Is Norway cssa stes sea9sa lls
English Bis. Steel 42d45; Spring do 22a25 Sheet
Irons remain nominal ut quotations.
LEADING notice some decline on Lead and now
y ib.
LEArHER-An descriptions have again materi.
any advanced Bnd the market Is buoya1t at the fol-
LOVING quotations N Light 46a4s; do Medium
sn Calf Skins 75GG 200
LuMBER-Undert the active demand and increas-
go cost OF labor, all kinds Of Lumber continues to
tbe ana nile there Is rather disposition on
Tue pa,t OF dealers to withhold stock all desirable
Lumbar Is readily taken at our extreme quotations.
sishn are now as follows No ls and rs clear Pine
ping s2i93O; Sprucesl6Jais: Hemlock Iial3 i, NJ
eisapooards, Spruce Extra, S20a,25 Extra Pine $40
oedaI Shingles Extra 81 25e4 so; No DO s3
: w. ana Pine do 90 00a2 80 y NJ Our quotations
where. van w iouho eiSe-
LARD-A further advance has been made an
Lard and the market closes firm at 2IG9 BIZ for hpa
or tubs. ior pris
MErALS-prices for Tins. Sheet Iron ~,
Sheanpg Metals are entirely nominal at onr opota.
tons as dealers decline to make p,iees in tho ..
ted state OF the Gold market N-'e'
MoLASSES:-rhe market remains inactiva and
sales have not been of sufficient importanca % a.,
parta tone 10 me market and prices remain nominsl
atpre'i ous quotations which We continue at s5aeO
Tor Clayed, 95alO0 for Muscovado, COAL az Tor
S5Ieniuegos and about 20 for Porto Pico ands7o0
50 for Tart Clayed.
l. NAILS.-Cut Nails are scarce With M ;,,,o,;..
prospect Of any ins-eased supply and prices are
quite nominal but firm at the recent advances
NAVAL STORES.-A further advance has taken
place on Spirits Turpentine and we now quote 2 M
"A 10 per gal. Tar, Fitch and Resin remsin stesdy
at previous quotations.
oAkuM-We notice an advance on American
oakum, and now quote i3I9l4;c.
oNIONs-Have somewhat advanced. and we now
quote silver Skins ss.50gl0 90 p bril- or "a GOA 80
y bushe. "
OiLS.-Kerosene OIL is more steady and there is
but little doing although prices entertain
tendency. The factory prices at the close of the
week were 90 for large lots, Oh for bbls lots
and % v gal Tor single Dbl. Linseed OH remains
steady I 81, and b. lied Sc gal. First quality
Lard oil Is little higher Olive oil has adyasced to
5og3 Is. Castor oil unchanged. Fish OILS have
again advanced and the entire stock has been sw
Bank and Bay Chaleur s0as42, Shore S9a4o and
Herring on $50 per Dbl. The excessive hf5h rates
OF exchange entirely restricts importstions from the
Provinces. ~
PAINTS.-We notice a recent advance on NEARLY
all descriptions of Leads. We quote Portland LEAD
in oil 2oa23 90 Cumberland. 19a7s So Philade phia
~. nd
English venetia Red SC ana Litharge and Red Lead
| he; American Zine sl2al5.
PR0DUCE-Good potai oes are scarse and prices
have recently advanced We now quote 5Ca5 rs pbbl
Beef has advanced to l2G lac by the quarter Lamb
has been coming in more freely for the last
da's and prices are lower, Eggs now coming in
more freely and prices have declining tendency
| We now quote 25a26 per doz.
| PROvISIONS-Beefis without any chsn.. and
prices steady but firm at previous az o,ations Pori
has recently declined full 80 per Dbl the higher
! 4lg43 Mess 80 a4l. and Prime s5ass D bbl' Ham.
\ remain steady at 20a 23c y h.
| RICE.-Anotber advance has taken place on Rice
( and We now quote Is .al6c Per y.
! sUGARS.-The inactivity and dullness ofthe mar.
ket serves 10 de Prices which have favored buy
ers during the week past. Crushed gran ulated and
powdered were held towards the close at SOC per N
AA sugar has been reduced to eoc. Yellow is out Of
/ market. Muscovado 22sS6 and Havana brown q
/ ta2sc per ID.
/ SATELLITES are very firm at recent advances
with sir demand and ample stocks for immediate
turks Island Spd sg. nnd h 70. asrp1o
been advanced to SO per box
soAP-The following are the awarded prices fol
soap. "Iesthe Cores extra No. life; Family
81 Pib no. i'' oien' and Soda is' and Cranes i
| SPICES Business requirements being very lighi
AT TINS time Tor all kinds of spices, quota
sSas5 clores .ie ,oe~g gao,aii9ns csssia
megs, l,f5 and ~. and Pepper As and so.
| STARCH-We notice a further advance on Starch
and now quote Pearl l2al3c y ID.
/ TEAS-Prices very firm and buoyant and
dealers are generally holding stocks at higher prices
Oaherng strength from the recent free reshipment.
which yet continue TO some consider atle extent in
New York and other markets. We continue 10 quot
very choice Ooiong 25dl so; common do l L,
! @l2 ~; Souehong. Ankoi, and lower grades steady
ct s6gl 10 y ID.
/ FOBACCO-Business remains duh and price,
nominal aad market somewhat depressed. sales arr
unim9ortant being confined to small jobbing lots for
| immediate wants.
| WOOL-The-e has been an increased movement in
domestic since our last, on speculation and for con-
sumption, but the market 10 without essential
I change.
4 FhEiGHTS-As we previously remarked, bust
ness Is comparatively light rs yet in foreign en-.
gagements Captains and owners inclined
TO withhold vessels as long as the prospect
are so adverse as at present. With the ruling
high rates Of seamen's wages. and correspon ding
high prices for provisioning and running vessels.
they can see no margin for profits or even to paw
the incidental expenses from the earnings.
The following engagements are report d for the
| week brig Z. Il. Curtis TO Havana and back for
Sl,3oo, the charterer paying every expense of the
voyage except repairs on the vessel Bark Ionic for
| Havana with lumber At sl2 y NJ feet. Bark Emms
L. Hall. 450 tons, for Gardens for the round sum
of 5000 Sch Julia +. Carnage, 141 tons, for Ma.
{ tanzas with lumber at 81 300 round sum out aud
Bark Sarah b. Hale and sch Bramhail for Pctou N
s.. TO load coal for Portland at IS y ton There are
two or three Deal freights Offering for small sized
vessels at the following For Bristol or liver