The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-19

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B nB0Hl sfesal 81 ---.--g }rfs HFuOVY
The lowest quotation of gold reported at the Mer-
chants Exchange during the week was f4oa last We'd
nesdayj the highest 143s on Friday. The opening
and closing rates of Tuesday were 14391435 The
advance is believed to have been mainly speculative
notwithstanding the decline in our 5-20s reported by
the Persia large foreign orders were received by the
steamer and few heavy orders have been receiv-
ed for the first and second series 1905 The export
demand for cotton, breadstus, provisions and tobacco
has also been quite active and the balance Of foreign
trade in New York was last week slightly In favor Of
hatport. The amount Of specie held in New York on
the 1st of July was $44 101. During
years there has not been 50 large an amount thus held
at the same date with the single exception Of the
year '61. The demand for this coin has been chiefly
for the payment of custom-honse9 dues, and thar,
though unusually heavy, would not have occasioned
the advance have seen, unless supplemented by q
speculative demand. 90 " Va 95E1s3 iaSE 4
Still the advance is fact and has naturally tend
ed to wided the gap between buyers and sellers The
dulness of the season has been Intensified and trans
actions have been limited to the necessities Of trade
There has been less movement in -four. Grain
has been fairly active. Produce is stH quiet Provi-
sions dull. Fish in good demand. Groceries steady
Drugs firm, and molasses and sugar tending up. Iron
still quite active. Leather in better request. Dry
Iooos scarce ana advancing. Soai again oecnnng.
Lumber and freights still dull. ~ s1sa1a /
APPLES "A few green apples Of the new crop
have been received and are selling at 5000 80 y
bril- Dried apples are in better request at prices
ranging from 7910c ~ fb.
ASHES-Pot ashes are steady at 7(aSc ~ ii.
BEANS-The local demand is shade better. Pea
beans are scarce and have advanced to 50 25d25O P
Blu; blue podsto 81 1902, and marrows to $2a2 25.
to quote pilot It il, ship Il siaTc H. and
1 o1ro-c NJ
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BUTTER-C hoice table butter Is steady at 26927o "
ID. Store butter remains quiet at 16d1Sc.
CANDLES-Mo are dull at 1Sa2oc retailers
being pretty well supplied at previous higher rates
Sperm are still quoted at 42d45c d. ID 100 ~.
CEMENT-The demand has fallen off and promises
to be quite light through the summer. Quotations
unchanged.
CHEESEAold cheese is nearly out Of the market
ries largely in quality, prices now ranging from i4aiSc
W fb. ~ e sss f7ss MODS asia 50 iisal7nll
have lately held 4 ,neeting 10 consider fSe nronosi
tion ~ sdyancin rates bit after discnsson svotd Il
inexpedientfo for the present. Our Portland dealers
Cbastn1t at a. Red and Wbta * al 90 and aI;eI,
at ca 56 81 net ton, - z sf,,' = p ~
5CoFFEETbere IL q steady dem and far s,na, lots
20 n,aat to ,,aada &c cono,n,ers t. f;r1 ~ aSsS
sse and Java at 4as49c ~ H. Staclrs IN New Val
se said 10 have Sesn much 1sJcsd - b t
CORD GF-Is steady and au;et At ,olao,e 1, 4,
1 for American Manila has advanced To S3fS53lc or
fnr hOlf ~ sl
mares AND DyFs--grbe .roa,,at "a vary ',f,,,,,
e nj 49,. N nar a y very urn I'm
s5ationapy sirin tiis s d i s p1e s,gs.
out quotabie change. Demand less active - 49, -
DRY GOODS a fair business has been donai of
prices firm and Steadily adyancing Mann fact,,rers
of cotton goods have had to encounter steady adj
vance ofthe raw material and great dicuty In obtain
ing skilled operatives AS yet it's impossible supply
sne uls1ouung markets. though there Is room to fear
tnat me apprehension q goods may check the hther-
quoted st I dfs sSeetSss are
scarce az s3 " brown and bleaehed shirtngs
80 ~ M ~ ~ -. % ae lIn ~ zogoyc LOT
Back easseres are quoted Al scsio5 Fag
lions elsewhere '-ss' - ar''>'
| DrCK-portland duolr ,ren,,ns s+aa,, ~ rro,r;o,.
prices. the factory ootafions ranoino don rom re
for M A To Elc FIR Nd IN . s1SfS ff1Yfr1 V
FIsH-A faxv faros of rso,l, eel, have A., A.
the Int stcs are tii1 bt mi NY t @
ADVANCE If small cod "a "a F51k Ok po nc ~
more nIertv and have Jn ~ - 60 xn 1oIA az
Of the Market bit there have been several arrivals
of No. 2 SO Of the new catch Two cargoes Of new
als Ssps q 5s primes
lot new Shore mackerel at highest quoted rates
See quotations in another column. d gi4as5s.s sip
FLoUR-There has been but little movement and
stocks continue to accumulate Receipts are mostly
OF western as there is but little Canada -four to
come forward lnteingence has been received Of
;h , liz; ~ t Se nss clyp u 2outnern LIMOS
Mlno1 t VA Inss .ne suppiy q cnolce amny hours
bovvever rntin,,a r. rsa Low b m t .,
season. Corn meal is little lower atg5c11Ob D bu
Unsound meal of which there is good deal in the
market, has been selling at 751sCe,
FRUIT-Since tbe Fourtb tlara Ia bardlv .nr
thing doing IN rit Fssis;ns are = q Az t
are ve sorca 81 60 s9 ~ ohs ~ 'ne lemons
npAYI Jy1.~ 1 !. IL, ~ ,i.l la9ig5l ll
N1nere Is put little sound corn in the mar
Ke5, Wicn y now suppned with an interior qualty Of
reuuceq prices. we quote Southern yellow at 81 OO9
oD D aaa lxe9 SUcglot oats are
little unsteady Sborts aniet mi seay a. SoS5so
q tom - Y1 Il - - - -'sSeO
v T,,,,, ~, 49,, -, ~, IS y - 49,
90 "a Is STEADY at " % FOR blasting and
HAY-Under the stimulus of the new government
demand, the market for pressed hay IS still good
and closes at S150ll6 ID ton. Loose hay has been
HIDES AND sKINs--AreI quiet at the recent
decline. WEI continue to quote Buenos IAyres nj
24q26c, Western dry sailed at 15@lec, and calf
IRON Themarket continues to exhibit unusuafac-
iyity for the season. Stocks 0fforegn considerably
whlie the nome production Is still very mod
craze buyers appear to believe that prices Of manu-
chasing small lots quite freely Sheet I'll o aas how P
ever, is duh and shading of. .f.,a ,-ss....'i
LAID n Has advanced during the week to 22a@
1osc 10 lor palreis anu zSaaz4ac ior Kegs ia s9a
LEATHEE-The market has been more ac-
i've HelloSk sole y SUN quoted at 2Sa54c here
Ior heavy weights 0sS sole is
LIME-Has been quiet at 81 2op1 as as cask for
New Rocklands 49, 3.1r7,,,gN -
4 LUMBER-There il more enouirv for long lu,nl,ar
but prices remain mostly unchanged. SHIPPING
spruce eIaphaarfs are now in the market at SoaSS
81 Prices IF boy Shocks ara Sno,ainai @' fheSe
Is nothing doing n cooneraoe at present The entire
stock Of city shocks now held firmly by two parties
at SO 25 Slaves are likely to rule higher soon as
the demand opens as there are none to replenish the
market, Hoops are scarce and nriner at quoted
rates. See quotations. ~ tAjs-
NnLASS FS-The market FIR cl,oca nj las
been quite active and firm at former quotations.
Sales Of Cuba caye1 were made from first hands ear
q lsc thou1h importar e s, % We 4uo.s a.
aesoe' sloagn ipolsels are now asklng little more
tlln ealc nlsue groe; 1lstlhns purposes there
Portland TO New York spectators at ac and sC hSds
at pSc. cash, wv --0' 'A's -eV ''"'A'