The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-20

on sptrits Turpentine, and prices have advanced to
I5gA % per gal. Tar. Pitch and Resin remain
steady at previous quotations.
OAKUM-We notice an advance on American
oakum. and now quote l3ial 4,c.
oNIuNS-BermudaO Onions are nog selling at IN
NC per 10. and coming In more freely.
olLs.-Ihe Kerosene Oil Co. have not made any
prices for their oil for week past Jobbers are sil
no an Inursday and Friday at 90 y gal. Sperm
Winner OH Is higher our qhotatiops now are . "a
" gal ana % for whale refined. We also notice m
adrance for Linseed Oh and quo e / 81, and lied
LEG " gal Lard oil has advaaced To Sal IS;
Olive oil2 i5 and Castor oil has advanced 10 GO
sW. Cruoe Elsa Oils have also further advanced %
y 0s9Ss 90 g bel for Bank and Boy, and SO 69a35
Tor sno e.: Herring oil IL nominal at previous que
fstions. p there is nothing doing yet.
,PAISrS.-We notice recent advance on nearly
all descriptions of Leads. We qeote Portland le'
in oil 20l23 go Cumberland Iod7s So Philadc phia
FnslEh yenetia Red Sc and Liiharge and Red lead
lsc market buoyantat the advance.
PRODUCE The ms ket for the most part has
ruled quiet and steady pgss come in freely and
prices have declined 10 24a25c Potatoes scarce
and there are very few, il any good in the market
abr nSGu m b NOW 5os eI IS
glSc, the prices yesterday. Veal ranges all the
way from Sdl2. Beefis firm and buoyant at 12alfe
by the carcass.
PRovISIONS.-Thc. speculative movement in
Pork has eceived decided check. chiefly in ccnse-
quence of the extreme strlngency in the money
market and the consequent decline in gold and gen.
tho close Of tie weet-the decline being fully SO q
boil and we quote prices nominal as folows:-Extra
as. asmsre%ain steady at 2o%2lc fsr westerp
and 22a23c for City smoked-stocks light.
RICE-prices still tend upward, and we again
advance our quotations to 1st q l4c y ID.
SUG AR.-Ihe market has ruled quiet and Ian
guild thr ugh most the week. and prices not quite
AS strong towards the close as gold continued
bIsak down Ia New York. but quotations are nomi-
nally the same as last week. Crushed, graduated
cd hall ar r and untx rda xrffl
moderate sales. Musccyado and ayana with
out change. Tee last sales of Portland IA were at
22c, and yellow Z2tc u H.. The N. Y. Price Current
says Refined descriptions are in fair demand and
again rather higher. We quote other than stuart's
hard white slc; Self do 49, a30,i and Yellow 2e9
21lc net.
sratus, and now quote l0i9ll lc per lb
sALT-we notice a further advance for both
coarse and ground salt anu at present rates of ex
change, stocks cannot be replaced at our revised
Turks Island aud CagIlari. Ground Butter Salt has
been advanced to 36c per box.
SOAP-prices are entirely nominal in this market
"a there is none Tor sale at the factories but in other
market we notice an advance of full &c for all de-
scrptions.
sPICES--There is an Increasing inquiry for the
various descriptions, chiefly however, for ths sup
ply OF the i'm MEDIATE wants the Trade and prices
general thiug have ra' her upward tendency.
Cloves are higher, and Nutmegs firm at s592 20 y
ID.
prioes. We now very quote choice oolong ESQ
l 80: common do l5d1 90; Souchong, Ankoi, and
lower grades steady at 95all p ib
TOBACCO-Tno market for manufactured has
been less active. yet prices very firm with up
ward tendency for certain stylhs Heavv sales OF
Tens in bond Navy Pounds. and fine bright tobacco
have been made in recently. some choice BRAN Q
of Light Pressed Tobacco realizing 2 90 y h.
wooL--fhe market for Domestic W DOL has be-
come comparatively quiet and devoid of excitement.
business being restricted b. the email of supply
and the stringeney Of the money market.
FREIG HrS-In Cuba Freights business continues
TO be light. AS we previously remarked, there 10
great reuc ance to engage at present prices, which
considered scarcely remunerative while outfits
high, ard much difficulty Is experienced in
getting seamen. The only engagements taat have
been reported 10 during the week for Cuba il Br
brig Sarah with scanting "a large portion TIMBER
TOR Ma auzss, at SD p NJ; new bark Star OF Hope
to lead Boards for Cardenss Maanz as, at SIT 50
u II. Furopean Freighis are active at very fair
rates, aad the following engagements are reported
for the week Ship Wallace, TO load Deals at Bangor
TO Queenstown for orders TO discharge safe ports
Ia Bristol or ST. Georges ehanlei at t0s standards
new ship Deiriot, NOW on the 81 chs at armouthl
TO load Lumber for Buepos Ayres. at sic y Al
Brig Geo. Harris has been artered for Glace Bay,
h. to load Coal for New Haven, at IS p ton brig
Tburston. for Glaee Bay C r., for Ra,h with Coal
at IS Is y ton: sch Enyoy to load at Richmond, Ne
with hay for Fortress Monroe. at 81 p ton pressed