The Portland daily press., 1869-08-05
Review or lAe Portland nlarLe...
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WEEK ENDING August 4, 1868.
There is little improvement in the setiFity Of our
local market since last week. So far there is any
change last weeks prices for most articles al hard
ly maintained, though our quotations show some
notable EXCEPTIONS The money market Is easy, but
unsettled.
Gold has been relatively steady during the week,
with downward tendency Our last quotation was
1856; on Thursday it was 1850; Friday 1869; satur-
day 1861; Monday 1853; Tuesday 1857; closing We'd
nesday at 1851 a 1S6. =
Apples are coming in very freely from the South.
present prices are maintained. There Is no demand
for dried apples. There Is no qu0table change for
beans, butter, bread, cheese and candles Ship
bread is more active and prices are firm.
Box shocks are dull and the quotations nominal.
The disturbances in Cuba have almost destroyed the
market for the present. and there are at present alb
sOlutels no Indications of a revival in business
We note q further advance OF one dollar ton in
coal, with little prospect OF an immediate ueclne
Dealers buy In small quantities to meet the demand
for present consumption.
Coffee, cooperage, copper and cordage are un-
There is little demand for drugs, dyes and dye
woods. Rhutarb has declined 10 cents. Brazil
wood and tuslic are lower. Other articles In this
line are held firmly at present prices.
Dry fish Is in good demand. There are lares sales
in ports at 81 for large and "a 254 90 tor small
both shore and Western bank. Pollock dull and
weak. No change 10 the market. Receipts lair.
There Is no activity In the dry goods market and
our quotations are unchanged
Flour has not changed materially during the past
week. The demand has been good and prices rather
tending upward. Receipts very light. We note a
decline oistifty cents in st. Louis brands.
Fruits Of all kinds are very abundant and are
coming forward freely Muscatel raisins have al
vaneed, andlemons are $3.50 higher on account of
the scarcity OF that fruit in the market. = "a IL /.
Though we reduce our last weeks quotation for
mixed and yellow corn, there is firm feeling In the
market, and yesterday the tendency was toward a
The stock oi mixed corn is light. Rye, barley and
We quote pressed hay tor shipping at s12&16.
quote at S14@lS but the best quality brings higher
prices. Ihedemand Cor shipping islight. sa7
There is fsir demand tor lumber for shipping
coastWise but no local market Of any consequence.
We note adecline In shippng pine and spruce
Molasses is Extremely duli-in fact 'stagnant :"
We note decline OF two cents in clayed.
Castor and porge oil have declined slightly since
last week. AL kinds Of lubricatng oil are now sold
in this city In much larger quantities than formerly.
supplied themselves In other markets having found
thasthey can obtain them here on more favorable
Eggs are lower, 25a27c being the ruling rates.
Old potatoes have disappeared from the market and
new ones are selling at from 1o 10 % cents according
to quality. The supply is very large. We MATERIAL
ly reduce our quotation tor onions.
Provisions, rice, saleratus, salt and soap un-
changed also spices except that nulmess and mace
Domestic sugars are in good demand and the
prices are very firm. We advance our quotations
for Forest City crushed and for grade Of the
Eagle Refinery. Imported sugars are dull and
prices weak, and we reduce our quotations.
Teas, tin. tobacco, varnish and wool firm at
last weeks quotations.
The freight market continues dull and there is
little demand for tonnage. We note the following
engagements since our last report: scho0ners Bow
dojn and Hattie Ross from st. John TO philadelphia
with lumber at $4.60 and Iafhs at 80 cents; bark
Henry p. Lord fer CieDfuegos in ballast and back to
port North OF Hatteras with mOlasscs at $4-75 and
sugar at 30 cents; brig Proteus, Philadelphia, to
Portland with coal at going rates; schooner Del
mont Windsor to Philadelphia with plaster at $780,
thence to Portland with coal at going rates; brig
+. II. Jennings Gardiner TO Philadelphia with Ice
at 81 20, thence to Europe with oil at SIX shLIngs.