The Portland daily press., 1865-04-26

BEANs-Prices stI / tend downward and the de-
mand continues light We quote marrows and pea
beans at % s7as p Blu.
8READ-We note change in the inside prices
70 suit the recent depression Of the -four market
Eliot bread Is now quoted at IS 259lO v 100 lbs and
crackers at IS 50@6 D bl.
BUTTER-s hoice table butter is In good demand
at last weeks figures 2sas2c p ID Store butter has
been marked down to l7@2ee, but finds few buyers
at any price.
| cANDLES-Aould candies range from le92lc y
fb; Trowbridges moulds find moderate sale at 200
@2o!c. Sperm have declined to ssa4oc.
cHEESE-Good dairies are in demand at former
quotations 23924c per b for Vermont and N York,
and 2 @22c for country
cCFFEE-Is frmer, the demand for consumption
increasing aud mittatlons beginning to pass out Of
use Quotations OF Java are unchanged; Rio is low.
q, SogSSc 10 Transactions confined to small
| lots.
coRDAGE-The demand is light but last veek.s
prices are fully sustained. in view Of the resent de-
struction of over $4,000 bales Of Manila bemp bv Are
| scEMENT--Sal continue to be made at ~ 2s@2-
30 v bl and though the season has not fairly opened
stocks are much reduced. Eta 09
DRUGS AND DYES-Have been in brisk demand
and though orders are mostly small the volume Of
transactions is quite large. Prices Of few articles
continue 20 recede Thus xve no, ,,,.. -. :, 4,
@42c bicarb. soda at Sc. sal soda at 4i5c and VIA
riol at Gle Opium continues to decline and Is quo
ted at $40 50@,075. ta.s3e-astlsh -.
DRY GooDs-We have an advance Of 2l6sse \, vd
on almost every variety Of cotton goods to Offset
the nominal decline reported last week. The spring
trade has deyeoped nm expected Nv baavv d.mond
BY Saturday stocks were reduced in Boston to de.
gree never before known and the sales Of Monday
and Tuesday must have gone far towards reducing
this arket to similar restitution There is moth
ing left in the hands Of manufacturers, and prices
must continue to advance during the interval before
the factories meet the demand. Fine 36in sheet
ings are now quoted at 22I9H3c, good bleached
sheeting at 2sagayc, heavy cottonades at 6Oa7Oc,
medium prints at I5@l7tc, and best prints at tsa2Oc
Woolens on the other hand have remained un-
changed or fallen off and we quote colored aannes
at 45a55c and plain white ut 40G45c.
FLSH-Several lots Of pollock have arrived and
are quoted at S. &c so Stocks Of dried and picked
fish are very light The local demand is now quite
active and prices rule steady at former reductions
FL0UR-The -four market shows q better state of
feeling Sales OF white wheat iours have been made
25c higher than present quotations, which how
ever represent nearly the ruling prices. Receipts
during the week amount to between 1000 and 5000
bis. "a 81
FRUIT-Shows downward tendency. Soft
sheied almonds are quoted at $50, currants at zoe,
citron at $50 bunch rasns at S. so and layers at S.
rs " Doxie a1 R4a 1so eaw s
GRAiN- Has been still more active, prices ruling
hrm and unchanged, except thatbarey has declined
to 81 409l so " bu- Transactions confined to COM
paraty small quantities, but considerable de-
mand has come in this form from places heretofore
accustomed to draw large supplies from other mar
kets See quotations
HAY-Cioses dull at s26 for pressed. The govern
ment demand has ceased. and the market is over
stocked.
iRoN-The market has slightly improved We
note . decline OF t9lc " ID in swedish and Norway
IRON see quotations wE~
LEATHER-rrices continue to recede slowly
quo.s view hofk hsn. a. ~ SSzc' MIDDLE weights
- 2 s'00 anu neasy ~ . s'oc. inquiry was more
anima'ea Monuay' ana appearances Indicate sna'
sle ieal 'faue must soon peg 70 supply i press
ing Wants. american can Is nrm a. ~ sssi o..
:. LIN An-1s 81 very oui. snipmen'. are nsn''
.anuiA0saiers u DoA Shows nave suspenueu oPeia-
sions' anu nave thrown up lneir
- many oasss Inc market heariy pare oi slsy
M a.ops afe ~ soou aenAnu ~ quoseu
rates. fne Price Csrrent reportssae OF 5000 coun-
W n,'a snooAs anu neaas ~ ~ ~ Suosasions
are NOMINAL ior All KINDS OF lumber though
ouioing materials continue to md q sale, In small
io.s ~
of Sc in Muscoyado Sales in small lots hava haan