The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-10

IN W@411xu hours
..ywever so Car as it was not ais
--ssa last week, by the depression Of freishts =
Prices have ru ed steady at last weeks quotations
and sales have been comparatively large See quo
tations Corn meal is Arm and In active demand at
u cop bu. Isl
FRUIT-Lemons declined during the week to 90
50 y box. but now firm at 80, with prospect of
further appreciation. Messina oranges are lower at
90 50G9 ~ box. Raisns are dull ct 1895 for bunch
and s5@5 Is forlayers currants have again declined
to lse p ID. - fassr~S FTk8 kF
GRAIN-There is still q brisk inquiry for corn
which is scarce and quick at 81 55@1 60 y Blu. Oats
are dull at further decline OF loo y bu Barley is
nominally loo and rye Sc lower. Shorts are mac
tive ct decline of IS y ton. Gee quotations
HAY-Receipts are ample and prices continue to
recede. We quote pressed hay at S22924 y ton,
loose from SIS up according to the quality. There
Is no straw in the market. A stn
HIDES AND SKINS--calfskins are lower, and are
now quoted at 129i5c " ID. ais 80
IRoN-Is dull at the resent decline. Prices are
nominal. We quote English sheet iron 10 lower.
LEATHER-The inquiry continues to improve,
and prices are frmer atformer quotations. Thecon-
sumptive demand las apparently set in, and though
light at present may fairly be expected to increase
from week to week.
LIME-New Rockland is now quoted at 81 2O9l25
~ cask-a decline Of Sc. Demand moderate
LUMBER-Isstill very dub. shipments and re-
eeipts are both light. Box shocks are nominally
lower, but exporters will not touch them. HID.
shocks of city manufacture are scarce and firm
Hoops firm at quotations Building materials con-
tinue to find sale, in small lots
MoLASSES- Has been quiet during the week,
and quotations for Musc0yado remain unchanged
Cuba elayed broke down early in the week and is
now quoted at 43@47c p GAL the inside figures being
the price of the old crop. Importers still ask
ing 4oc for new clayed molasses Tart is nominal at
3894Oc. Port and syrup steady at $50. The decline
in gold has depressing tendency and large sales
could not be made at quotations. o
e NAVAL STORES-Tar is quiet at $79l0 y b
for Maine and about sl3 for Stockholm Spirits tur-
entine firm at about 81 so for French and 50 SO
for Southern, which is very scarce and higher.
oAKUM-Is lower at 1Ic@l4c ~ lb
0ILS-Kerossne is steady, and whale and sperm
oils quiet OF former quotations Quotations for fish
oils nominal. Linseed and boiled oil have again
advanced the former being quoted at 81 2S@i 81
and the latter at 81 1891 80.
oNI0NS-Contihue to recede as the season adyan
ces and stocks deteriorate We note this week de-
cline of nearly s " bl. See quotations. ESL
| PAINTS-Demanda active and prices mostly steady
atformer quotations Lewis lead il lower; and is nov
| quoted ct Sl6 75GH. Hssssfe $3.50 alpsf
PLASTER-Is dull at 50 ~ tonfor hard and s25
for soft. lt7.a54sas..sa
| PRODUcE-Fresh beef Is lower, and veal ha
again declined Eggs tend down. Poultry is scarc
and firm Potatoes are steady. See quotations.
PR0YTSIoNS-Beefm maintains its former rates tn
country has been drained to supply the armies an.
no great decline can be expected Pork Is weak an,
has again declined sup b. We quote clear ut sas q
| 40, mess at saO@32 and primo at s27@2s. Transac
tionsin this market fair for the season. es
/ SALTS steady at the recent decline.
SH0T-Has again declined 10, and we quote drop
j at SIT and buck ut SIS per 100 his
SPIcES-Nutmegs are lower and are now quoted
at 81 40@1 SO per ib.
SEEDS-Herds grass and clover continue to ad
vance; we quote the former at sc so per bu and tn
latter at 33934c per ID. The market has at time
been almost bare, and this scarcity together will
the high prices has turned the attention Of buyer
to red top, which has been in good demand at "a 2
j as per bag. W $3.50
SUGAR-Has been rather quiet the advance ii
prices and decline in gold having restricted opera
tions. Quotations unchanged.
TIN-charcoal tin has again declined soc. w
quote 1. c. at si39l4 and l. x at SIC @l7. Fg.
woods a little lower, the supply being now Il
excess Of the moderate demand Hard wood is no,
delivered at slO9l2 per cord and soft at 90 5o9
so
FREIGHTS-Continue dull. We have to repol
the following charters j. W. Dysr's new bark
63s TONS for Glasgow with deals at COS per standard
This is the hrst deal freight Of the season Brig We
nonah, for Cardenas, with lumber and hid shook
on private terms. Bark n. NJ Haven, for cienfugo
with lumber on private terms. The only West II
dia ffeights offered for Havana at about ls
for box shocks and So per N for lumber. Coastwis
freights are declining Brig Elmira is reported 9
the Merchants Exchange, for Port Royal with ice
IS per ton and lumber on deck at Sc par N