The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-21

filing small ORDERS higher rates have to be charged
For figures see quotations in another column. - 81
The gold market last week ruled adv rang
ing less than per cent from Wednesday to Satur-
day night. 1t opened Wednesday, 18th, at 1901,
closing at the same. Thursday it opened at 131, ard
closed at 1911 Friday opened at 131 and closed at
1901 Saturday it opened at 1901 and closed at 1885,
On Monday it opened at 1924, sold down rs low as
1871 but rallied and closed at 1891. Tuesday it
opened at 1881 but soon dropped to 1913, and was
steady during the forenoon at about 12s In the af
ternoon it dropped down to 1874 and closed at 1885,
The point gold touched on Monday, was the low
est since the tall of Port Hudson In July 1863 when
it went down to 123 Should the finance bill, recon-
mended by Sec. Mccullough, be passed, Of which
there 10 some prospec now, the vote rejecting the
bill having been reconsidered and the bill having
been racommitted gold will go still lower, and is not
improbably it may touch IL the present week.
course, under this fuctuationof gold, the mark
cts unsettled, and purchasers hold off, waiting for
further concession, which importers do not seem, at
present, disposed to grant. The mportatons for the
three months OF the present year, especially in cry
goods has been heavy but it is it is stated they are
selling at a loss.
APPLES Sound winter fruit is very scarce,
and our quotations are maintained. T ere is bet
demand for dried apples at 14915c p fb for
Western and 1791S for Eastern.
ASHES = Pot ashes are quiet and demand mod
crate at S&g9c " ID.
BEANS-Are in good supply and prices of pea are
the same Marrows are lower, and are taken
up for the Cuba market. F.Jl,.i RI a. I.iasr
BOX SHOCKS - Prices nominal. There is
no demand and the stocks entirely in the han Is
Of shippers, who decline to any price, preferna to
snip rather than SELL The season Tor the manufac-
ture Is about over. .- IIl- lf5 20 ~ l.i { liIl
BREAD = Is steady and we continue to quote
square pilot at skg1Oc ship at 7@sc tfb, and crack
1Oa12c " 70. p'''' No. N'e'--'- ~
stI Bu,TIIER-Eeceipts of choice family butter are
% AZ ngnt and prices firmer and shade higher
a. sog4sc " ID. Store butter is quiet at 24a28c
coANDLES-Moulds are steady at 17a1sc ~ H.
sperm are In moderate demand at s0a42c. Nv
60 SdsD1 " = at this season are nominal at
CHEESE-ls firm and tending up at 23a24c ~ n
for Vermont and New York, and there Is yery little
In market. - l4s '-5fu hIc -, l''Ay ii''ie
CoAL-Dealers have again reduced their rrt... g.
Cumberland is very scarce and quick al liz. nSefea
COFFEE-The market Is quiet with a lpbt 80.
sumpiys demand. Java is now quoted at loQI4sc U
lib, and Rio 2Sa30c II nlii>G-7o.'
+ COOPERAGE Mo shipments are making e,-
eept to fill orders. There is better demand for
city IN de- and prices ar, shade frmer.
COOPERATING market is rather weak, and
prices lower, Cople, sheathing is quoted at 5Oc
" Id. Yellow metal sheatnnS IL SelunS at5i G, and
yellow metal bolts for 40c. e.. g ,,.e-sfs5
CoRDAGE The market is quiet, with slight
change. We reduce our quotations for American at
E@z,c b, Manila at 22l42sc, and boltrope at 24a
, DRUGS AND DYES-The demand has improved.
Inc changes In quotations are slight. a3i %
DRY doODS-There Is q reduction in the prices
OF cotton goods as win be seen by reference to our
Quotations. There has been better demand tor
them the past week and they are now "a Low a. thev
can pc upon the present basis of the raw MATERIAL
traders are making purchases though not a. extern
save as IN past seasons Themarket for foreign dress