The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

SO 50G3 rs. Extra shaved Cedar Shingles are worth
are seIinsat 81 5Sa2 g. and Spruce at 81 s,ai 50
" NJ. Our quotations for box shocks and cooper
age will be found elsewhere.
LARD-has further advanced, and the market is
stiong and buoyant at l5ai5lc y b-stoeks very
limited
METALS-We notice recent advance for both
= ZIG ana Sheet Tin and now quote Banca 58td60c:
Straits 5id56 Char | c SIG 50(a17; do X SIG 80
92o, and Coke sl5a15 50.
MoLASSES--The market carly in the week was
ouoyant az some advar ce over our quotations of
last week but the mo ample receipts caused re-
scu ana the market b came depressed and pric,
at tire close of The week had dropping tendency
Dealers were generally holding st our quotations.
was cargo sale of elayed at 72c, but were not adj
vissd of the particulars.
NAlLS-Cut Nails have again advanced and prices
are nrm 81 0e0i 5orer cask
NAVAL SIORGS-Turpentine remains firm and
steady at recent advances and we continue TO quote
3eoa3 % per cal. Resin is also higher and l. now
held finn at s44 o0d4S 90 per Dbl.
OiLs-Lnsoed Oils continue to have an advance
reg tendency, aud we quote raw 81 6Sd1 20. and
boiled 81 13Gl 90 Give eli has advanced 10 81 80 y
gal. We also notice further advance in Neatsfoot
oil, which We now quote 81 2jdl 80. Portland Ker-
osene oil remains firm but quiet at zoe, 72Jc and 75c
s gnyal Whale oils are unchanged but prices buoy
PAINTS-Searly all kinds Paints and Lead have
undergone further advance. Portland Lead in oil
we now quote SIS 50Gl6: Cumberland do SIS O00
Is 90; French Zinc $40 2jal2 10; American do SIT
OIL 6Oi Pure Dry Lead l6 30; Itharge and Ned Ice
p ID.
PRoDUCE-The Produce market continue actiyes
with good demand for all kinds, exceeding the
supply for many articles which has had tendency
10 advance prices. Potatoes quick at an advance
and We row quote 81 as 90 p Dbl. or 95clSl O5
y bush. Eggs remain quiet and steady at the de-
eelns noticed IN our last and we continue to quote
lSd2Oc y dozen. Butter is more abundant and still
has a dropping tendency Beef has advanced, and
we now quote fresh y carcass 12dl3c.
PR0VlSI0HS-The market fer Pork has ruled
HFw . H.,
ta1ons We now quote Portland packed Extra Clear
S3og3l, Clear s2sg Q, mess s21a27 20. and prime
do s25a2st 2 Dbl. City smoked Hams III 9lsl. and
Western liGl-c b Dbl Reef is firm ana steady at
the change noticed in our last.
RlCE-The market is very firm especially since
the passage through the House OF Tariff Bill en-
HANGING the duties 90 pc for 60 days to come. and
prices are higher. We now quote l0!4lltc p ID.
SUG ARs-The market opened strong early in the
week. but gradually subsidized and there has been
less activity towards the close, the advance having
been lost The market closed weak at about our
quotations of last week for refined. which We con-
tlnue as follows. for crushed, g,anulaed and pow.
dertu at 2Ild25c. Raw Sugars maintain the appre-
tiation. Portland Sugars lower and prices con.
tnued to entertain .wnward tendency at the
close OF our report, The factory prices yesterday
were or AA lbs, aud yellow ifJc
SALTS in very light supply. scarcely sufficient
TO meet in mediate wants, and under active de.
nand prices have advanced TO 81 7sa15 50 y bushel
for Turks Island, Liverpool and Cagiiari.
SOAP-Ne notice a recent advance Soap Of
| all kinds. Leaihe & Cores prices as FOL.
lows Extra No HE; Family 10 oleine II Soda
| III aud Cranes lie.
| SPiCES-With bstter demand there Ia more
tore to the market, and Tor tbe most part prices
| tend upward. We notice a recent advance on Nut
megs, which we now quote at 40(al As, aud slight
advance ON Cloves, which now quote at soc b 10
| Pepper has undergone some decline, and We now
| quote 42a4te 2 n.
| SrARCH-A recent advance has taken place on
Pearl Starch, which is now selling in this market al
| l0dl0i y ib, aud Portland 1a7Ic
TEAS-Prices have advanced since the passage OF
the new Tariff. and although The market i quiet and
GALES light, prices are firm at the advance We now
| quote cho cs ooiong ll5als0; commoa do ll09ll5;
| Souehong, Augoi and lower grades S5as5; and Hy
| son s5Gll0 per Id
| TOBACCO THE market is without material
| change to tote aud prices remain nominal. We no
| tce by the circular of Messrs. T. n ii. Messenger
N. Y. that the greater portion of the sales record
| ed this month effected in the list fortnight
since which, owing TO the unsettled position of our
national aud monetary ahaiIs. together with tn,
spasmodc action in the precious metals, II e mari e
has been quite torpid. ] he demand for msuu fac
tured has been moderate. and at the close of III,
month was quite dull. owing in an eminent degree
TO the want of action at Washington in making tn,
addih nal tax of2J Cts y ID a. recon- nended be
yond the present excise. The supply OF Tens ant
| Ha'fPounds continue light, while Navy Pounds arr
in excess and dull at from 81 to 20 cts.