The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-27


immediate wants and there Is no speculative deman
VI any article. Prices, as general thing are stead
tnough on some products there i, a downward ten
| dency.
Inc money market rules easy; gold is lower an,
the rates since Saturday have been 11o,,0,,, TT 9
Bonds still MAINTAIN their buoyancv ho,b AZ bom,
| and abroad.
The total value of foreign exports from tbis nor
last week amounted to $272, 500 TO- Included in tn,
exports were 160,643 IT. lumber; sos empty cask,
3100 shocks and heads 725 tierces do do; 26o5 bbl
-four; pigs glass ware; 1910 pairs headings; s67s
gals retnod oil &C. S74 bush wheat 400 do corn; 3Oi
do peas 80 do seed; so bxs herring; 2S,296 lbs pot
ASH 200 do bacon; 800 do beef 800 do tongues
AZ, $50 do butter 1871 300 do lard; 57,760 do cheese
1904 do leather; 25 sewing machines Is bbs dried
apples lot of agricultural implements; 1000 lbs cod
fish; hhds molasses; 1000 bxs salt; locomotive; IA
pkgs merchandise.
APPLES-Choice fruit is not very plenty. No. I
baldwins are selling at 81 0094 so and prime sound
fussets a. VI 80. Dried apples are duh at 1000,
BEANS.-The market continues 10 be well sup
Piled and prices are steady. Prime, hand-pIcked
pea beans are selling at 50 49, and yellow eyes at the
BOX SHOCKS The market is very dull and
prices are nominal. We hear OF sales during the
BREAD.-The demand for hard bread is steady
th0ngh rather moderate. Prices are without change
bOTIER-The old butter is being showed off as
hes as possible and some pretty decent tubs have
oeea SOLO at 2Oc New butter is held at 28935c ac-
s sofia 70 quality Some very choice tubs OF new,
CIIEESE.-The market is yerv Arm for .hoioa
I uat,es OF factory and dairy which are the only
KIND we quote in our prices current '
COAL.-There Is no change from Last weeL DooI
ers are selling at 81 5Ua2 90 in small Quantities
Chestnut is offered at So and Pictou at So.
IN me market Cooperages OF all kinds are very dun
CORDAGE.-The demand is very light No Change
from ON \ last 4s weeks quotations.
COFFEE.-NO change in quotations. though Rio
is weaker. The demand is steady though moderaie
DRUGS & DYES-We have DO change to note in
IN the price OF any article Business has been good.
mand for Portland ducks at the recent reduced quo
DRY GooDs.-The business has continued re-
markably good. There is no change in prices though
perhaps not quite much frmness TOR cotton good.
FiSH.-Stocks OF dry fish are rather light. The
srsde Is slack, hut the local demand is
PETER There is more enquiry for mackerel, the de-
cline in prices having. created a better demand.
wi bont market is very quiet and prices
tnose most in demand. For tile low grades there is
but little , inquiry.
and lemons are higher and We quote prime oranges
at 70 0og6 &c. and lemons at 10. VaIentia oranges
ported or here OF superior quality selling at
~, GkAiN.-There is not large supply of corn in
tne market, hardly ally yellow. We quote mixed at
ssg s ysllSw at and white for planting at
Sss per ton. and 6ns feed So. ''' 'n'''' '0S
HAf.-The receipts during the week have been
larger IN Consequence OF the promising appearance
ct early grass Dealers will not pay over $ Tor the
$22@2s for the best quality.
tendency The business continues to be- GOOD ip"afu
Ia Sine market Is heavy, with large supply,
ana Ss'iii sfs l0Tse
tiles prices are very firm. On the interior grades
prices , rather favor purchasers.
. LIN mere rs moderate demand for lime and
change "-oN'
LUMBER.-Priees are firm and unchanged, with
The demand for the Boston market has fallen of
put there Is better demand Tor the New York mar
MOLAsSES.- Importer, are firm at our ouo,a.
tons, The stock in the market OF prime grades are
not more than one third OF what they last wear
az TINS time Porto Rico is held By importers
covado a0c; Cienfuegos 42@i3c.
. NAlLS.-Our quotations for nails are 81 70per key
for assorted sizes, which include from Tod to 6cd
For sizes smaller than 10d an ADVANCE from a5 Ike
NAVAL sToREs.-Transactions are light and
mere Is no change in prices except turpeatne which
oIL.--Portland Kerosenes are steady and in good
F1.h ni9s Lnseed has advanced 1c Sperm quiet
pAlSTs:EThe market is steady with moderate
!. pLASTER.-We quote hard at So 25 and soft at
S2 90 per ton. Ground, in bulk SIS so and in bbls
81 o.; ealeined in bbs 81 rs.
PkODuCE.-The produce market Is extremely
dull. The demand tor potatoes is very light and we
quote them at S0@9Oc, the latter price for choice
eastern Eggs are quite plenty and selling in large
lois at !1giSc: Onions are in better supply and are
PROvISIONS.-The market continues dull. On
pork prices favor purchasers The market is largely
supplied.
=, SALT.-There is no change in prices We note
[ne arrival OF small cargo OF Turks Island which
was taken by one OF our dealers There Is fair de-
mand for fishing purposes.
SUGARS..The market is very firm for raw SUI
CARS, especially for the refining grades and the mar
ket continues buoyant. Refined sugars are very
md ceffee crushed 1t3sl2tc, according to grades.
TEA Prices are very steady. The speculative
1emand has abated and the market is rather dull
IlNS-There is no change IN prices. The demand
"a Sler limited both for pig and plate tins.
WOOL-The market continues firm, and full
prices are obtained for all desirable lots Manufac-
urers continue to pick up such lots a. will answer
heir purposes for the purpose bridging over the
space between this and july in which month the
new clip may be expected.
FREiGHTS.-We have no Improvement to note.
There has hardly any thing been doing during the
week In foreign freights. The engagements are bark
sarah Hobart, to load at St. John, N B. TOR Havana
It W so TOR lumber and 23c for box shocks; schr w.
D. b., from Machias to N. side Cuba and back N. of
da tteras at - IS Tor moasses. There Is no unen-
saged tonnage here and nothing offering in the way
,t foreign ireights.
COASTWISE.-we note the engagement Of a YES
'sl from the Kennebeck to Savannah, at So for ice
and " o0 for return cargoes of resawed lumber to
New York. Two vessels hsnce to Boston at So for
lumber two to New York at s. TOR lumber; one
rom Gardiner TO Boston at % 80 for granite.