The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-28
REVIEW OF PORTLAND MARKET
WEEK ENDING Feb. q, 1865.


NoTE.-Our quotations represent prices of large
lots from first hands, unless otherwise stated, and in
filing small ORDERS higher rates have to be charged.
For figures see quotations in another column.
Gold opened Wednesday morning in New York at
1861, and closed Monday night, after unimportant
fluctuations, at dentically the same fraction The
demand for customs is just rather light, though
the volume of mportaticns since Jan. $40 900
in New York. against $14 900, oO0 time in 1865,
and S27 900 ,OOo, time in 1864, is alarmingly
large. The expectation of specie from the same port
since JAM l. foots up to about $4,000 GOO. The rate
of nteresthas again advanced to 6 al }Y cent. for
call loans. In the West the money market is easier
as the packing season draws to Close but there is
no SURPLUS and 10 y cent is the ruling rate in Chi
cago for first class business paper. Government
stocks are in less demand for investment, and are
dull at decline All indications tend to show that
accommodation, sin the presentconditon ofbusiness,
has limits. The stagnation in themerchandise mar
kets continues The President has thrown stumbling
block in the path of Congressional legislation which
will still further postpone the consideration Of inn
portant measures oftaxationand finance. The see-saw
between buyers and sellers suffers no Abatement but
almost imperceptiby prices tend to lower level
When where shall reach the hard pan, it is now
impossible to predict. ~ -. lsl =
APPLES-Sound winter fruit is growing scarce,
and prices have advanced S. 506 80 ID bril- Sales OF
unpickea fruit are still made as low as $4li4 30 -
Dried apples are dull at " lib forWestern and
G18 for Eastern. =
ASHES Pot ashes are quiet and steady at
719sc ~ fb. ~ e51HE
BEANS-Are in good supply and prices are steady
and without change. We quote white pea beans
and marrows at 80 SOAP rs y Blu, and blue pods at
about S2G2 %. 13t 81 ss.s -i- s.
BOX SHOoKS-The market has been very dull
during the past week. Shippers holding at soc,
and offering about Toe. There have been no trans
actions of any amount fi1
BREAD Is steady and we continue to quote
square pilot at Sa910c, ship at 7@sc p1b and crack
ers at 5096oc " 10O Round pilothas declined to
1Oa12c W ID. tt al ~ 49, S.
BUTTER-Receipts of choice family butter have
been light, and prices frmer and shade higher
at 38se42c w Id. Store butter is quiet at 23G26c
CANDLES-Moulds are steady at 176l1Sc yy lib,
Sperm are in moderate demand at 40942c '77sH
CEMENT-Prices at this season are nominal ct
S270@275 " brl.
CHEESE-Is firm and tending up at 2o922c ID fb
for Vermont and New York. rs tl-s
CoAL-Dealers continue to retail Lehigh, Red and
White Ash at SIS W ton, delivered. Cumberland
mains steady at $12. Anthracite is unsettled, and
will probably be lower by the LIST Of March,
COFFEE-The market is quiet with light con-
sumptive demand. Java is now quoted at 4O943c "
b, and Rio 3ea32c. l t-.s rJ3tf a
C0oPERAGE-There is nothing new to notice IN
cooperage. No shipments have been made this sea-
son, except to ill orders There transactions
elsewhere
CopPER-The markets. rather weak, though with
change. CopI sheathingis quoted at 55c
" H. Yellow metal sheathing is selling at 4Oc and
yellow metal bolts for 43c
CORDAGE The market is quiet and unchanged.
We quote american at 20 lG22c ~ ib, Manila at $50
23lc, and boltrope at 25a25ac.
DRUGS AND DYES-The market ia moro active
Bicarb soda has advanced to 111dI2c 3y N 0n;,,r,
has receeded to Sc 1893 Other articles are STEADY
and unchanged. See quotations elsewhere
DRY GOODS Advices from Liverpool ind;c.+. a.,
unfayorable reaction in the cotton market and cot
ton goods are again lower. We quote standard
brown sheetings at 27N928!c " yd. Bleached goois
are quiet at about previous rates Prints about 1c
lower and very dull The market for woolens is equal
" dull buyers persistenty holding off for further con-
cessons Stocks are light, however, and is belev-
ed that the openng OF the spring trade in earnest will
be the signal for ageneral advance. rtfse.r
DUCK-In consequence of the decline in the raw
material. prices OF Portland duck have been again
reducedto 81 O5 for No. 8, and Toe for No. 10. 60
FISH-The market for Goldfish is rather more &C.
tive, with some inquiry from the West, and an M
proved local demand, though at lower prices. Mack
erel rule firm with hight stocks. Picked herring
have declined to $500 " brl. Box herring steady;
sales $500 boxes for Csc delivered In New York. a
FLOUR-There is now fair consumptive demand,
and stocks are steadily decreasing, White wheat ours