The Portland daily press., 1868-06-17
Review OF the Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING June 16, 1868.

Ihe general HlaTheJ Has UeeH hcllVe during
the week. and trade in all departments has been
ported very satisfactory. The season for spring
trade is about and must look for quiet
time during the hot weather. which in the nature of
things must be close at hand. The careful manner
in which the trade tributary to this market has been
conducted all through the season, renders constant
replenshng of stock by retailers necessary, and
look for continuance of the spring trade farther
into the summer months than usual.
Gold has varied somewhat during the week, the
highest point reached being 14Ot, tho lowest 1891,
ruling at about 1899.
APPLES-Green apples are getting scarce and
are rather poor in quality with but little demand.
Good green fruit is bringing from Sc to 81 per Dbl.
Dried are rather dull at 13914c Per lb.
| ASHES-There is no change The demand is
limited.
BEANS-The demand continues to be good and
prices are very firm at our quotations.
BREAD-There is tar demand for hard bread at
BOX sHooKs-There is but little demand, and
we quote them at 70d75c. 1t would be difficult to
| effect large sale at the outside price.
BUTTEk-Butter has come in plentifully and
and choice table butter may be quoted at 2Se133c,
| good 2592sc. store 15g2Oc
! CANDLES-Tbere is a steady demand tor Trow-
\ bridges moulds at our quotations.
| CHEESE-Old cheese is getting scarce and prices
ar. very firm. New is coming along and we quote
| COAL-rhe stocks have been replenished by re-
cent arrivals and dealers have reduced the prices
| PRIME antnrdciteS TO SS(uSS 3D. deli cred,
| COOPER aGE-The demand at the present time
| is light and the market bare of cooperage. We
make no change, however, in our quotations in
| prices There is not enough doing to report.
| C0RDAGE-T Tie demand is very light, and the
market is steady at our quotations.
| DRUGS AND DYES-The business transactions
| have been very fair. Prices are unchanged from
/ last weeks quotations.
| DUCK-Ihe demand for Portland duck continues
to be large Prices are 5Sc for l. SIC Tor No 10 and
| 28c for Ravens.
DRY GooDS-The dry goods jobbing trade has
| continued good with but very little variation in
prices either in cotton or wooden desirable goods.
| FlSH-Ihere have been some further arrivals of
fish but with the exception OF mackeIel the market
Is yet rather poorly supplied. Good weather will
| doubtless cause more to come forward. The demand
is great and prices firm at former quotations.
| FLOUR-FI0ur is yet duh and the demand is on
| ly tor small lots The market is subject to slight
variations daily but no material change in prices
| has been established.
| GRAIN-Corn is rather dull but the demand il
| fair and we quote yellow at 81 2001 49, mixed 81 15
@1 10. Rye is held at 81 2Oa2 80. Oats ssd9Oc
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is no change in the price
OF Oriental Company Powder, for which there is a
| HAY The market is flooded with pressed bav of
| poor quality, for which the price has receded to
$40. There is more inquiry tor prime quality which
HIDES AND SKINS-The trade is light and oper-
| atoms are confined to small quantities.
| lRON-Our quotations unchanged. The de-
| mand has been very fair aud stir continues Nails
| are selling at 5tc for assorted sizes.
LAhDI ,n,hod market is a little lower and we
quote at l0192Oc IN ba rels and 2C(d20jc in kegs.
| LEAD-There is no change in the market. The
/ demand is moderate.
LIME-The market is very steady at our quota
| tons Of 81 z09l % per cask Tor Rockand, with a
| good demand.
| LUMBER-There is little more movement, but
our quotations are unaltered. There is a moderate
demand tor hard lumber with scanty supply in the
LEATHER-Tne market is very firm. Light and
| middling weights are very much sought after.
| MOLASSEo-The arrivals are rather light and but
very little goods in the market, being taken % for
| L demand linz
| molasses is fair and prices maintained. We
quote 7597Sc tor Porto hico 60G65c for Cienuegos
56c for Trinidad in hhds and 73c for choice do in bbls
Cuba clayed is held at at 47149c and Muscovado at
5I955c. Portland Sugar House syrup is held at
| NAVAL STORES-Turpentine has fallen off and
we now quote it at 52957 per gallon. No change in
| OILS-The Portland Kerosene Company have adj
vanced their price for coal OIL to Ale Refined petro-
leum sells at 374c. Lnseed is little lower. The
market is about clear of fish oils, 100 bbls hav-
ing been sold to go to Boston last week. Lard oil is
little higher and we quote 81 5Og1 60; castor oil
| OAKUM- Nochange in the market Prices are
| sustained though the demand is light.
| PAINTS-The market is quiet with /. steady de-
| mand No change from last weeks quotations.
| PLASTER-The receipts increasing, and
prices have gone down to So 90 for soft and So for
hard.
| PRODUCTIVE produce markets have been ac
! tive during the week and prices generally have
shown little decline, Potatoes have come in more
freely and the price has fallen off. We quote per
| we quote for Bermuda per M $66D8.
| PkOVlSIONS-ProvsiOn dull. The demand
is small and the market quiet without any change
| in quotations.
K1CE-The demand except for immediate use is
SMALL Our quotations are maintained
SALT-Tbere is change in the market, which
is well supplied with all kinds. Liverpool salt
| is now offered IN bond at 50 509$2 rs, duty paid
| So 50dD4 90.
| SOAPS-At the reduced prices Leathe & Cores
| steam refined soaps find good Market and are in
demand IN all parts of the State.
| SUGARS-Ihe general features in the market
about as noted in our last weekly summary. There
| is moderate amount going into consumption, but
beyond the sales which are being made Dy the job
bling houses there is little nothing doing. For
Portland refined sugars the demand is constant and
steady an notice slight decline from the prices
We last quote ;.
TOBACCO-The supply is large and the demand
is good. Prices are without change.
TEAS-There is an improved feeling for teas and
in quotations.
TINS-There is bel ter demand for tins and prices
very firm at quotations. by which it will be
noticed that pig tins are lower.
VARNISH-Prces are little higher, and we
quote Damar at 50 1898 co.
WOOL-The market continues steady. Transac-
tions have been confined to small lots for immedi-
ate cons umpti0n. An encouraging feature is the
passage OF the act exempting wooden manufactures
from tax.
FREIGHTS-The engagements sin e our last re-
port are as follows: Bark Gertrude from Portland
to Buenos Ayres with lumber at SIS ~ M in guld.
bark Sarah B. Hale from Portland to Cardenas with
lumber at So, hoops at &c. empty casks at 81; brig
j. b. Brown TO Matanzas with boards at So empty
hhds, 81; sch Julia A Halleck to Matanzas and
back north OF Ha't eras, at SOC sugar and S. on
back north of Hatteras, New York excluded at 5ic
P hundred on sugar and foreign charges paid; bark
Sarah A. Hobart to Buenos Ayres with lumber at
SIS in gold