The Portland daily press., 1864-08-17
$50 p gal. Dye woods remain quiet and uDchanr.

Dhf GOUDS-Altnough business continues iight
yet tn" market h 8 been gu ok and prices continue
to be II sustained, and he gen ralimpression e.
walls thar prices must advance as Don as the Eall
ira fairly sets In and there Is draft upon the
market, az goods cannot be anufae,ured to sell al
present prices We notice an advance of &c on
Medium Sheeiings; Colored cambrics have advance
ed lc per yard. New Styles Fail Delaines sell
log at a. a Soc. Cotton Batting in the mar
ket selling in Bales of 1871 lbs at SIS per Bale wo-
en- iaoIicks have strong upward tendency from our
present. quotations.
fRuiT-Oranges are now entirely out of the mar
ket. Lemons remain steady at IS 51a9 D box. Raj
eins, we continue to quote But eh box 475G5 co.
aud Layers 25a5 70 Citron is little higher; we
now quote 4t(o4zc Soft Shelled monds are d rm al
ooc. Pea Nuts remain firm g. 81 80 % bush
FLOUR. The market continues 10 rule very oui
~ au lui shn safes have been unimportant for the
a., ~ past Common and medium extra are scarce
this market snd p ices very firm ST quotations
ue better grsoes are in good supply. The market
tstions. ~ 'o'i" WING iuo-
9 5oai0.0o-ExtTa do 10 25Glo Doou,Ie 80, ~
40 ii.VO yg iZoO-Ex superior do l2O al 0O-West-
srn EXTRA 90 10 p list Louis Favor te brands
40 lS.O0 tg li.0l-sou bern Illinois d. IL 5Oal3n0
Patapsaco Family 49, --Csnada No super 9iSol0
FiSH-fhe market is very firm at hi cher price as
the demand greater than the supply for de,irabIe
qualities 81 nsh The hot we 4ther bsipg unfayofa
BE to curing fish consequently rece pts have fallen
off, large lots have sold eely during the wee nj the
FOL owing quotations: Large cod s7las; small 20
s6Gii Pollock 4a4 IS; flake ssa4 y qil. Sealed
Herring t21GBI. Macxerel-Bay snd Shore No 1
Sl9a20; No l. Sl9a2l No2 l6dl6l and large
shore lso0elS $3.50 per barrel ether qualities Ct Ash
arc without ehante.
GRAIN-The marke. for Corn is somewhat eaaier
aud trade is light We now quote we,tArn IN xed
l. '2al 20. aud Southern yellow 7sa1so; Rye eoa
tnues scarce and in good demand higher prices
We also notice quite an ADVANCE on Shorts ard
ffne Feed. which are held very firmly at our QUO
tatlons Our quotations for Barley in the absence
OF business remain nominal
GUNPOWDER-we noticed an adyapceop Pow
der atthe date ofou last report The oriental Co..
price. are now Blasting sIa7 50, ami Rife and
Sporting 50a9.
HIDES AND sKINs-we note sn advance on
Buenos AyIes Hydes and now quote 3I,a4O aud
Western Td29. Market buoyant with good demand
other descriptions remain steady follows. slaught-
er 9ul0 ;Calfskius nsetiled: we now quote 25
3)s y ID. Green sailed hides and Sheep pelts re.
main steady but firm at previous quotations.
HAf-Receipts contiue light and the demand be-
ing limited business Is unmportant and prices ON.
mai ar about % G2i per ton Straw is scarce with a
good demand at l0al2 per ton for pre- sssed
lRoN-Prices remain nominally the same as the
date OF our last as nothing has transpired to mate
quote as fol ows: Common I0y; nefined lialIi;
Swede 10; Norway IL; Cast Steel 55 German ana
English Bis. steel i29ij; Spring do 22a25. Sheet
Irons re main nominal at quotations.
LEADING notice some dec in ON Lead ard now
quote sheet and pipe 2Sa24i, and pig Lead q a23Ic
LEA -HER-An descriptions have again ma'eri-
ally advanced and the market i buoya at the fol-
loving quotations: n. Light 46a43; do Medium
andiheayy do As $50: : aughter 5sa65c and Amer.
en- Calf skin, 15o9 2u0.
LUMBER-Under the active demand and ineress.
cd cost of labor, all kinds OF Lumber continues to
advance and lille there Is rather a disposition on
the pat of dealers TO Withhold stock all desirable
Lumbar is readily ken at our extreme quotations,
which are now as follows; No II and Us clear Pine
s4Sa50 y " No. S38 90, and No T. s25d27 Ship
ping s2Td3,; Spruce sl6i Gis Hemlock Ildl3 M
Clapboards. spruce Extra, s2og25 Extra Pine $40
SI3 60; extra Pine 50 G5 80 Laths, Spruce 81 s1ta
90. and Pine do ~ 0O,a2 so y NJ. Our quotations
for box shocks and cooperage will be found else
where.
LARD-A recent advance has been made on
LAID and the market closes firm at 2la2iic for bris
or tubs.
METALs-prices for Tins. Sheet Iron Zinc and
Sheatiug Me ais are entirely nominal at quota
tons dealers decline make ices in she unset
tied state OF the 3old market
M0LAssEs The demand continues very limited
at ihi. dull season, aud sales unimporiant, AID
pric without huctuNion the jobbers nominal pfi-
css rauging at abou Is a 9lc for Cuba claysd al
So for Tart do 95 "a 100 Tor Muscoyado 100 l05 for
cunfuegos and es dT2 for Portland Syrup The
stock il well kept up by receipts and amounted to
about 0li Hhds on the first o the present month
II stock A. the same time in New York YVES 10 9s4
Hhds and s743 Bbls, ana In Boston $500 Hh1s.
NAILS-Cut Nails ere scarce, with no immediate
prospect Of aay iasreased supply and prices are
quite nominal but firm at the reeea; advances
NAVAL SToRES.-A recent advance has taken
place on Spirits rurpentino. and now quote 90
"a 10 pcr gal Tar, Pitch and Resin remain steady
AT previous quotations.
0AKUM-we notice further advance on Ameri-
can oakum. and now quote ,4ai5;c y n.
ONIoNS-Have somewhat advanced, ard we now
y bushel.
ofLS.-Crued whals and Sperm continue mac.
tive, and nearly all ether descriptions have been
very quiet, We now quote soern 70 beiag slight
d Cine We alsn note q decline on Linseed on and
now quote raw lI5 d boiled $50 per gal A further
advance is no ed on Fish oils, and the market has
been cleared out = tie following quotations, W.
Bank aud Ia, Sildi2 and shore 40e4l u oarIel.
Herring Oil $50 per Dbl, The exec sive ii5h rates
Of exchange entirely restricts mportstions the
Provinces.
PAINrS.-We notice a recent advance on nearly
all descriptions OF Leaos. We 9sote Portland le
in OF 20a23 80. Cumberland. l9aT950 Philase pbia
lead22 Pure dry lead %. Rochelle yellow and
En- liat Venetia Red SC sna Lthargc and Red lead
Gle; American Zinc sl20i5.
PRODUcE-Good pota oes continue scsrse and
pricss very firm a, recent advances; we quote
al % Pbbl. Beethas advanced TO I2al4c by the
quarter. Lamb has b. en- con- ing in freely for
the last several das and prices are lower. Egss
nov coming In more freely aud prices have a de.
cining en5eney. We now quote 25d 20 per doz
PkOvfsIoNS-Beefisw without any change and
prices steady but firm as stocks light. Pork
has recently declined inll - per Dol on the higher
grades; y,e now quote Extra Clear Si3a45; Clear
4la43 Mess 80 IL. ard srime IS d36 n Dol. Hams
remain STEADY at Da23s y ID.
RlCE.-A recent advance has taken place On Rice
and ne now qa te 10 .9i6e pr y.
SUGARS Prices have continued to entertain a
dropping tendency throu zhoat the week t;rgeers
were general, no ding cru, ed granul.ted ana DOW
dered yesterday at s9c, viii reused 10 sell Tor
less than SOc II wa, repo ted thai some had been
one cd even below cur IFS de prices, but we had
OF NJ sales. We have reduced our quotations for
Nuseoyado and Havana brown lc per 10. Por.
land IA remains steady st previous quotations
SALI.-Prices are very frIa at recent advances.
with TAR demand aud ample stocks for immeoia e
wants. We now quote 81 per hid for LiyerpooI.
Turks Island aud Csgiiari 1round butter salt has
been advanced TO 81 per box.
SoAP-The following sre the awarded prices for
soap. "Leaihe Cores extra No. life; Family
10! No. l5c; 0leine and Soda lsc and Cranes Is
Plb.
SPICE5-Business requirements being very II rAt
at this time for all kinds Of pices our quotstious
9ode5. Cloves 60 Iinger 90. Piuento 45a50, Nut.
megs. rs and 81. aid Pepper 4s ana 30.
srARCH-we notice further advance on Starch
and now quote Pearl l2al3c y h.
TEAS-Pnces are very firm and buoyant and
dealers are generally holding stocks at full prices
gather str myth from the recent free reshipmess
in n. !. aud other markets. Wocontnue 20 quot e
ve-y choee oolong 25Gl so; common do l Is
al 20; souchong, Ankoi, and lower grades steady
at s5al 10 v ID.
TOBACCO-Witha good demand and discoursa.
ing accounts from Ky. and No. as TO the probability
OF securing the crop OWING 10 the scarcity Of labor
and the very unsettled coLdi lou OF sfflrrs in both
states, the market ral very firm at hardening pri-
ces.
"OoL- ne y L . fFtce tufItDt says tnefe mas
been an increased demand during the latter part of
the week for aforementioned coarse Domestic
Fl Gee suitable for kerseys an the marketfor this
description Is the turn deare- while high grades are
rather quiet, though firmly held.
FReiGHrs-As we previously remarked, bust
ness Is comparatively light as yet ia foreign en-.
gagements Captains and owners are inclined
to withhold vessels long as tie prospect
are so adyer.e as at present. With the ruling
high rates of seamen's wages, and corresponding
high prices for provisioning aud rnnuiug vessels
business in charters il uesriy at dead c and en-
gagements TO foreign ports are vet unimportant
The following being the only charters reported to US
curing the week; Brigs fhos onner and sch Wings
af The Mornin Tor Pictou IS. to load coal for Port
land at % per ton.
Deal Fret shts Tor Europe continue steady bn1 qui-
81 At the following rates:-For Bristol or LiyerI oo
bis. Cd, aad for Belfast, Ireland, 62s, Sd.