The Portland daily press., 1864-09-14
For Market Quotations See Last Page

For Market Quotations See Last Page.
AsHEs.-Potash may now bequoted at 19c mar
ket firm and steady In Pearl Ashes there is moth
ing doing in this market and stock Of importance
APPLEs-Green apples have not come forward
as freely for the pasttwo weeks and prices have ruled
higher for choice retailing fruit. We now quote 81
i1r' he week for 6s5b per Dbl Dried apples 10
lower and may be now quoted ut la9l4 for sliced
and cored.
BrrTER-The speculative demand has tended to
advance prices for Butter to still higher figures, and
some decline TO operate such extreme price,, which
range 4T50c for choice table and 42G45 for coun-
try Ball; small parcels have soid al even hsher
prices.
BEANS-Marrow Beans are In good demand and
prices have advanced under light stocks; we quote
50 52d3 81 Pea ans dull and nominal ut about
aal2a3 81; Blue Pods remain steady at sI13, per
" bnshel
COOPERAGE-Country shocks sre in better de-
mand improved prices. yet receipts commune to
be meage; the market is cbout barren CITY made
! shocks and transec lions have been unimportant
and prices remsin nominal. HOOPS are in coed de
maud quotations Headings. soft pine are In fair
! demand at 30c amp hard co 1896
I CHEESE-Cheese, has declined about lie since
our last, stocks are mere ampie; we now quote n
| T. 22G23 and country 2liG22c fb.
COeFEE The market Is almost ut a complete
standsiil there beng little inquiry in the present
unsettled state Of gold anc exchange. Holders
snweyer do OF press sale. aud we have not varied
orr quotations. but must be considered rather
| mai man otherwise.
| COAL -Dealfrs are now asking II per ton for
/ Lehigh and Franklin; SO per ton for White and
I Red Ash and SIS p ton Tor Cumberland at aetail.
! CORDAGE-The market remains stea6y and I'M
changed our previous quotations hieh we con-
! tinue for American cordage zoe; and Manila
Cordaqe % D5Uc, Manila and Russia Bolt Rope 309
\ 32c y ID. Russia Hemp Cordage is out of market,
! and We now unable to give quotations.
| CANDLES-fhe market remains steady on
cs.dles; Csc is now the factory price for Mould and
40G42c per b for Sperm. Market steady.
CEMENT-A recent dvance Of SC y cask has been
made on cement and the markets. now firm ut 10
! az Is y cass.
! CREAM TARTAR-Cream Tartar remains steady
| at 81 for pure crystals, and Soc for pulve lied.
DRUGS AND DYES-Prices have generally ruled
| quite steady thrs ughout the week. We notice
| slight advance for sal Soda and Bi Csrb Soda also
Aioes sSc; sulphur IO,c; sal soda tG6.; Bi Carb
| soda log l0sc; Cream Tartar 5ocGsl; Camphor
| has further declined o 10; OPIUM, slsP MI Mad.
| der iec; yi.rol 23c; Alcohol 60G3 so. and Fluid
| $50 y gal. Dye Woods remain quiet and unchang-
ed
! DNCK Prices remain nominal as there Is no
cotton duck .or or very .ii.. any II the %ar
Portland No 300; No l0-l 40 and Navy Supe-
rior No 8. ooG2 oS. and No 10 do 4l9l AZ y pard
DEFY GooDs-The weakness of the dry goods
market immediately consequent upon the decline in
gold has fully recovered. ana the increasing demand
Of the fall trade the season advances, has tenned
| to enhance prices, win be observed on reference
TO cur revised list Of quotations and the market at
the close Of the week was characterized with much
| frmness, aud dealers were purchasing freely.
FREIGHTS-For the past few days there has been
more activity and for yrs els TO load tor Gu
ba and near the close OF the week several engage
ments were made and the transactions ISF tho week
| NAV be sumed no as follows; Brig Malta A. Berry
to tot load Boards for Havana at si2.50o rer NJ; Brig
Thoa Conner Tor datsnzas or Cardenas for the
round sum of 81 500 out; new Brig Clara Browni
800 tons 10 Havana with Lumber fer 81, 400 yout.
Brig Ateyea for Cardenas with Coopersge &C for
the round ,um of sl,f0c out; Sch. Dacotate for
Cart mas wieh Coopersge for the round sum of
some advance over previous rates having bsen Of
fered Coal frcights from Pictou n s TO Portland
the following eng agements sie reported Brig Fan
ny Speedway and Brig tssex. aud Bark Aid at Is
per ton; Bark u. p Lord and Sch Starlight 81 S.
her ton Sch Francis Newton for Washington with
Lumber at s4.75psrM Comprise all the engage
ment that have been made public Tor the week.
FLoUR-The Market is firm and prices tending
upward, aud although holders are selling Of rem
nants OF the old stock at cur present revised quota
tons yet large lots could hardly be bought at those
figures which range below the actual cost to Icy down
w To-: .daed &c Ssdse ss
QUO q Extras II. T5Gl2 25-Doube Extra do IL 70 a
I300-Ex Superior do ID 25G 375-St Louis Fayorite
braudsdo 1880 q t.6e-southern Illinois do 10 90
9li.50per Dbl.
FISH-The demand eontiaes 10 esceed the supply
and prices continue to entertain great hgoysncy.
Daring the week cargoes of 100 qtls Quero and
Yves can Bank Cod were sold within our revised
prices. There were sales on "Wednesday and Thurs-
day of 400 bbs Bay kackere by fares full up to our
quotations. Both dry and picked fish much
sought for and meet ready market at good prices.
GRAIN-rhe market for Corn was kzG and buoy
ant yesterday at 81 s6gl7s for Western Elixed.
thou III but ktle doug and lair stock In market.
Yellow about out of market. In Wheat there is
very little doing % I'VE previously remarked. The
latest and most reliable Information ut hand now
places the vi Id this at nearlA quite
erage. and the new crop is marketed In the West
Rye continues scarce and in good demand ~ high
or prices Shorts and Fine Feed continue TO be held
firmly at our quotations. or quotations for
Barley. in the absence II business remain nominal
prss: s%s maj s5@ AID steady
asking for Blasting s795 So and Rife and
Sporting 50a9
HIDES AND sKINs-Buenos Ayres remain
steady at 3T,dso aud 27d29s; other descriptions re-
main quiet a. follows slaughter 9dl0: Cafkins Ire
unsettled; we now quote zSa3oc Pfb. Green salt
ed hides and Sheep pelts remain steady but firm
at previous quotatiors.
HAY-Receipts contiue light and the demand be.
ing limited business is unimportant and prices
nal &C about % G24 per ton Straw Il with q
good demand at l0all per ton for pressed.
FRUIf-The market for all kinds of green fruits
continues active with an unusual abundance OF all
eling the condition our currency aud the exr ense
of bu iDess, were never so low, ranging follows
Pea hes 5oas 50 per crate; Bs,istt Pears 5a6 PEI
Tomatoes 80 per bushel: Muskmelons 4 60a5; Can.
telopes 3 5l9t 50; watermaons gao per one
hundred. There is no, a few Oranges ia market at
about sill per box. Lemons are higher, now
quote liGf2 90 per box. Figs firm oslo per
b Layers kaisins have advanced to 5.50a5. T5.-
Citron is little higher we now quote in942c
Son Shelled almonds Erm at30c. Pea Nuts re-
man firm at "a 90 y bush.
IRON Prices Little easier in consequence Of
| tbs decline 10 God; we quote as follows: Com
mon 1eI: seined lie; Swede Is; Norwayn7: Cast
! Steel SCOTS: German and En- lish Bis Steel 42G45
Spring do 2S25. Sheet Irons remain nominal at
quotations.
LEAD-The market for Pig Lead Is unse tied pr.
| cesiGic y fb lower. We notice sales of for
eign an New York at lsiglsIc and 100 tons Spanish
in bond, HE, cash.
LEA 'HER-French and American Cali Skins are
| in moderate demand and prices nominally un-
changed We eon,inne to quote as follows MY
| Light 46G4s; do Medium and Heavy do &S150;
s s,sash's' 'Ss0's ana American c.if Skins ''s
! LUMBER Shipping Lumber is very firm and in
quick demsne a. advanced prices and good shin;
/ al per NJ for other kinds we quote as fo,lows:-
No Is aud Is clear Pine $4,000 No. $500 and
Hemloek II giS p n. clapboards. spruce Estrs,
s20G25 Extra Pine s40ai2; Cedar Shingles Extra
spruce 81 y and f fhsa Do rn e 90
pm Our quotations for box shocks and cooper
age will be found elsewhere.
MoLAssE We have % notice quiet but very
steady market; prices have scSscsly varied the
past month. and in the sh enoe OF any animation
sses continue TO be confined exclusively 70 small
Jobbing lots by grocers n about IS d9oc for Cuba
ciayed 109ss for Tart do 95 l0o tor Museoysdo 100
9l05 for Cunfuegos and 6s9I2 for Portland Syrup.
NAILs.--Cut Nails scarce, with no immediate
quite nominal but asm at the recent advances
NAVAL sTORES,-spirlts Turpentine has under.
gone some decline. wo nog quote e0d4 90 per gal.
Tar Pitch and Rosin remain steady At previous que
tations.
O1LS-Por' land erosene remains frm and steady
at thu advance noticed in last and
eoaiinue to range at sl.05dl0If per gal according
to quantity. L,psecd oil have further dee ined and
now quote Lee: Boiled SLIP. ard oil Is little
higher and we now quote 81. S0al SO y gal. Whale
Ret. Wiater remains firm and buoyant at 81 70al rs
We note advance OF 81 y Dbl for Fish Oils as the
supply is very light aud now quote Bank ard Bay
s4ta46: Shore sega: Herring oil remaias firm at
S40a4l y Dbl
Ua hapa .1gsn L..
Portland isad in oil, and Cumberland lead and now
quote Portland lead in oil 81 50a22 Cumberland do
2)50G2l; American xins sl3 750l5 Pure dry
lead 2lc, Rochelle yellow ana Fgglish yenetia Red
&c. and Litharge and Red lead 2ie.
PR0DUCE-The market Is now quite s.aply
stocked with all kinds new crop vegetables and /
prices are steadily declining the supply increases.
The continued anpie receipts of new Potatoes hiss
produced further decline, and We now quote s3Id4