The Portland daily press., 1864-02-10


ASHES-Trade continues moderate, with light
tales of Pearls at St99c and Potash Sdslc.
APPLES-Dried apples continue in active demand
and prices have sgain advanced. We now quote
sliced l09l0lc. and cored e4@l0c; Green Apples
remain firm at 81 50a3 so y Dbl. Stocks ample for
the demand.
BEANS-The market for Pea Beans continues to
rule dull and prices dropping at 50 1913. The de-
mand for Marrows for shipment sustains prices at
about our quotations for Pea Beans. Blue Pods and
| yellow eyes ave quiet and steady at So 62a2 81 y
bushe.
BUTrER-The market for choice daries Of good
Butter remains buoyant at extreme prices. Sales of
| good table Butter have been made during the week
at 2S93oc. Country ball is quick at 227c for good.
Store Butter Is scarce and firm at 2la24c " ID sales
| moderate.
BREAD-Late advances on Bread continue to be
well sustained and We quote as follows: Pilot Bread
ers SO i5g4 Dbl.
BOX SHoOKS-The demand for shipment con-
tnues active at about oG75c for choice Pine Boxes
mediate delivery AZ zoe, and shippers generally
| holding at our outside fgnres for choice W T Box
| Shocks. Shipments continue to large fully equal to
| the supply.
| COoPERAGE-Nearlye every class of Cooperage
is dull and heavy. especially Country shocks, for
which there is limited demand just now and prices
| entertain drooding tendency. Hoops are dull at
some decline; Headings are dull. especially for Soft
Pine, which we now quote 2SG2ic. and Hard Pine
| 2sG27c " pair.
| CoFFEE-The demand is moderate, and GALES
very limited in this market and prices steady
at previous values which we continue 4la42c for
Java; S5935i for Rio and 34G35c for Cape.
| COAL-Prices remain steady and unchanged and
we continue to quote White Ash, Lehigh and Frank
in at s12 and Chestnut and Cumberland 50 80 y ton
| at retail from the yard
| CORDAGF-we notice a f,rther advance nm
nearly ali Kinds Of corJaee MAMMA Is nov hela A.
| IsIai9lc; American do, i7also; Russia Hemp, 2ia
.2i; do Boltrope, 2oa2l!c and Manila Botrope IS:
| (a20ic y ID.
| CREAM TARTAR-pure CRYSTALS remain STEADY
and nnchanged NTH ,osarata sa,as AZ es d BY
| yerized 40c s N '-'N' ~ W. " vi
DRY Goops-Tbe,e I. a eontinued active ;nor;rx
far nearly every class or Cotton Sahrics and nr;cs
are increasing daily for the heavier class of Cotton
| goods. We notice some advance on Corset Jeans
| which we now quote at 2sd1z9c. We also note an
advance on heavy and double twis, Costonades, and
| now quote 72a72l colored Cambrics higher; we
| quote the best l7alsc and mediums 10 go; common
| Delaines have advanced to 2sla3lc y yd. Stocks
are getting considerably reduce and the high ruling
Iaies Of EAchange ana uoid renders the market ex-
uennely ouos ant
and unchanged at the following quotations, which
are the factory prices for Portland No. 81 0so9
| 10. No. 10 do f3a75c; navy superior No. org
| los; No 10 do 52a74c Ravens Sc y yd.
nprcs Ann nyEs-Ip conmon r;,h Al, o,,or
branches of trade Drugs and DIVES have ruied ouiet
and for the mo st part steady and without any very
considerable CHI inge in prices Sales have been con
fined chiefly TO small parcels by the way of filing
orders to answer the immediate necessities Of the
retail trade.
FRUIT-There has been no change of prices for
si.ner vreu OF green FRUITS since .ne aa.e OF our
nd oan ,Wss;Oa a, - ~ ra "a '"1D y ooA
h,a =, % Crs, a "a faY, aIe
1;, .ns..3c Rsi;ns a, % a. , =. diVlssioe
ana re co1t;nne 10 q ota hanch hox a o. and i.,
60. IA ~ hox pasnnts Ls,a 5oni;naa a. So 10
10y guA. eaass h sn,, ueciheu 70 500 ~
Sn, sho,ad lev r.oa; ~ ~ mar
r1su Na,,,n. h.. ...,su,-.s :. ~.
onieness Of th aarnst sor H. INC gen
erA quieus,ss u .e MA, NJ soi pas. ven uays
Fish OF al kinds are very nrm =. Tho advances prev.
ssy ; ~ all yyna,s;,s * go y, - ~
m ~ n nrr lqsh Of eli d.i nu iaou
rr.Turpe pu...a 81. g.. -,
-; rs S l az, "a, ~ 60 s " unehahgeu
NJ .o9.oo ioI A"e oeese' anu fVssooe ior hussia
steady market. Transactions have been light and
prices nominal at our quotations. There is but
little effort to faes dealers preferrng to hold their
STOCKS LOT iu'uIe asseiopmen,ss rs .ne season al
"a AZ ,;r oneo le MAJ "''a "haon just
" s
GRAlN-Corn continues to rule quiet but steady
| a. 81 30 for western mixed-stock very light and
sales moderate Oats are in good demand and
prices firm, at i5asOc y bush; Barley Is dull with
but little demand; and prices still entertain a
aowh"ara tendeney; we now quote sloogl ~
push e, scnoe anI gn =. "a, 1 AZ prices
Sbnrts are in s,nadv aemond a. ssS,ss nJ I'm
Ss ,oo.s,n ~ .n e'AA"u AZ s''e''' anu Fine
nTvpowprp -I,ri.o. h.x. n,a.r.on. ..o
ascne and We now ono,e aiastins Saas. sndp PIN
| and Sporting elias.
| uInrc.Tn su,xe o,,.. ...,.o.a
| Mas Hn4yyos Avres and Western b;dss and anote
| B.A 2Sa2ec, Western 2la22c, Slaughter 7iiGee;
Caicskins remain Arm and steady AT i6iai7e. GSeen
| Sailed 81 .s5a2; Sheep Pets 81 50el2 So
| HAY-Tbere IL an active demand at extreme
nrices far shinment notwitbstandiuy rece;nts have
| been ouite large All GOOD hay has tound a ready
| market AT prices ranging from s2ea2a for pressed
and S2l :, "a for loose fhere il GOOD demand for
| sb;omenfs and ;n6nres h;gh rates We Learn that
sas ~ Ton Il os.rnr for Vessels 70 tate Hay 70 Ne