The Portland daily press., 1871-06-29


The market has been very quiet the p asst week and
the business transactions have not been quite up to
the preceding week. The demand for all merchan-
disc is confined to immediate wants and r'hases
are male ''from hand 10 mouth" there being no
specu iative demand whatever The general M
preston is that prices have touched bottom an an
90 no lower with the reception oil cotton and WOOL
en- goods viii h have advanced and have ati an
upward tendency. The money market is easy. y.
8. Bonds are higher than ever. Got has slightly
advanced and is selling at 23d11S.
APPLES.-There is hardly any OF last years
fruit in the market New Iruii from The South is
coming along and is selling AZ sea 81 90 ~ Dbl.
Dried apples ale dull.
BEANS.-There is a fair demand Tor good beans
aud choice hand picked pea and yellow eyes sal.
ng at So
B2X SHOOKS,--Tbe season being over there is
nothing doing, az prices are nominal tor II
there are in the market.
BREAD.-There is a fair demand for hard breads
at our quotations.
BUTTER.-Butteri is not coming il, quite so freely
and we quote it at 25@3cc for country ball. and 32c
for the very choicest article. Prime Vermont and
New York is selling at 2s@Soc for tubs fsolld.
CHEESE-New cheese is coming along and is
selling all the way from u to I6 from common
dairy to choice factory. Old cheese is dull and is
selling at l4@15c Tor prime qualities.
COAL. Dealers are delivering anthracites at $50
900 p ton, according to quality. There is no change
in bituminous COAL
COOPERAGE-Prices are not so stiff There is
verv little demand for any kind of ceorerage.
CORDAGE.-The demand is very light. There has
been no change in prices.
| COFFEE.-No change in quotations. The de-
mand is steady though moderate.
| DRUGS g. DYES.-The business continues to be
good. Prices are unchaiged tor any article.
| DRY GOODS.-The market has been tolerably
active and the sales have been good Our quota
| lions advanced on all cotton manufactures and
the tendency is still upward. Standard and choice
grades OF wooden goods are exceedingly firm.
| DUCK.-Portand ducks are firm at the advanced
rapid advance Of the material. There steady
| demand tor the article
FISH.-The local demand continues to be very
fair; there is alsosconsiderabe demand shipping
| which have been taken by our dealers at our quota
| tions. Two cargoes OF mackele have arrived dur
ing the week. Prices are lower as will be seen by
| our quotations.
FLOUR.--The market is inactive for all grades
and prices are without the slightest change. The
| stocks at present are very fair.
FRUIT Lemons are selling Sc 5o97 so P box fol-
| Palermo and Messina. Oranges are in tar supply
and are selling at Ss Oo9s 50 P box. Dried fruits
are plenty and prices are unchanged.i
| GRAlN.-There is a good supply of corn in mar.
and white tor planting 81 OOegI o. Oats are d1'l al
61QI0c. Shorts are held at $329$35 and fine teec
OF $35@36 3Y ton.
HAY.-Baled hay is selling at $z5@27 and loose
at SCOOPS P ton, the latter beng little lower thar
it was last week.
IRON.--The business transactions have been very
good. Prices are firm and the tendency bis upward
| LARD.--The market is frmer than it was las
week, though there is no quotabe change in prices
LEATHER.--The market is firm Tor all descrip
tons. The demant is moderate.
| LlME.-Ihe market is well supplied. Rockland
| dull at 81 POOL % % cask.
| LUMBER. There is a considerable demand fol
building PURPOSES, from Boston. New York and 9th
et Places and the market quite active. Prices
very firm.
| MOLASSES. There is no change IN the market
and no activity. Stocks are light and firmly
held at our quotations, with no disposition to pusi
them upon the market.
| NAILS-Our quotations for nails are "a so per kef
for assorted Sizes advance of loo from last week
which include from 1Od to 6cd. For sizes smaller
than 10d an advance Om 20 to 75cper keg is charged
| NAVAL STORES.-TLe transactions are rathe
limited No change in quotations.
| OILS.--Portland Kerosenes are steady and un
changed; Llnseed is C. lower. Other oils dull
and unchanged
PAINTS.-The market is steady with moderate
demand for leads.
PLASTER.-We quote hard at So 90 and soft a
$2 20 per ton Ground, in bulk S. so and in Dbl
| 81 o.: calcined In bbIs So 25
| PRODUCE.-The market is without change
Potatoes are in good demand and are higher. W.
| quote them at 909$1 CO. and 81 U50t 10 for choic,
Easterns. Eggs are higher and selling at 1s019c in
lots
PROvISIONS.-Bee is unchanged. Pork is {
| little eff Our inside quotations for Summer
packed, and outside quotations for winter packed
full weight.
SALT.-The market is we'll supplied There is
good demand Tor fishing purposes. Prices are with
| out change.
| SPICES.-We advance quotations on mace
and nutmegs, prices having risen, in consequence
Of the hurricane which has, it is stated, badly in
jured the crops.
| SUGARS The market is quiet for raw sugars
Refined are in good demand and prices are steady
We quote Forest City Refinery graduated at 1sl
and coffee crushed at 1la9123c according grade.
| TEA.-rhere is steady and moderate demand
No change in prices.
TlN.-The market for pig is dull, but there is
rather more active demand for plates, which are
little higher.
WOOLr-The activity in the market still continue.
and all good clips freely taken. We advance ouI
| quotations this week. There IS very little as vel
brought into market. Farmers are holding bach
| for higher prices.
FREIGHTS.-No improvement-nothing offering
OF any consequence foreign. Coaswise ireights are
lower. Lumber to New York is taken at So 75d
81, and to Boston at 49, Ice ireights are oferine
from the Kennebec to Philadelphia and Washir on
| at $191 TO- Two vessels were taken from the Ken.
| nebec 10 Savannah at So IS for ice.