The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-20

HAY-The market continues quiet. Dealers are
paying $3O932 for the best qualities Of pressed.
Loose hay is selling on the stand at S32d35 y ton.
IRoN-There has been another advance on iron i'll
england, which renders prices very firm here.
LARD-The market is quiet, with fair demand
for prime western lard.
LEATHER is a fair demand for sole and
upper leather Prices are very firm.
LIME-The market is firm with fair demand for
Rockland at 81 40 per cask.
LUMBER-There is good demand for shipping
and prices are very firm. The receipts during the
week have been quite large, but the demand for
port mas taken of large quantities. .
MOLASSES-The market is quiet but firm for all
grocers grades of molasses
NAILS--The market is firm at the recent advance
to 50 % per cask for assorted Sizes which include
from 10d to God. For sizes smaller than 1Od an
advance from rs to 75c is charged.
NAVAL STORES-The market is rather dull for
all kinds. Turpentine is steady.
OILS-There is a fair demand for Portland Kero-
senes and prices are steady at 274d32i. Linseed oil
has further shaded Other oils arequiet and unchang
ed.
PAINTS-There is moderate demand for leads
Prices are firm.
PLASTERCThere is moderate demand. Prices
are unchanged.
PRODUCE-Potatoes are in good supply at 4Oa5oc
Eggs are not so plenty and little higher selling
at 1sg20c in packages. Bermuda onions selling
at So 5O92 rs " crate
| PROVISIONS-The market is steady both for beef
| and pork, the den and being rather light.
| RlCE-The market is quiet, with moderate de-
| mand. Prices are unchanged.
| SALT-There Is good supply Of all kinds in the
market. Prices are unchanged.
| SEEDS-There has been a good demand for herds
grass and clover seed. Prices are steady at our
! tations,
| SUGARS-A strike among the workmen In the
New York refneries has sent up the price of refined
sugars. We quote Forest City granulated at 13c and
coffee crushed at 1139i2Ac according to grades. Ea-
| gle Sugars are selling at 9t9103c for the various
grades turned out in that refinery. Forest City Re
tinery Syrups arc selling at 100000 y gallon.
| SPICES-There has been a good demand for all
kinds of Spices Prices firm.
TEAS-The market is quiet. Dealers are holding
off until the LIST of August when reduction in prc-
| es is anticipated.
TINS-Pig and plate tins are very firm at our
| quotations.
| WOOL-The market is very dull for native wool
consequent upon the recent large receipts of foreign
| woods, but there has been no important change in
| prices during the past week. There is no induce
ment at present for manufacturers to operate largely
and they are holding back, picking up such supplies
as are needed from the large stock of foreign.
FREIGHTS-In foreign freights there is very little
doing and scarcely any tonnage here just now. The
engagements for the week bark Isaac Lincoln ia
load at Savannah Georgia, for River Platte S. A. at
| $23 and primage for lumber; brig Deborah Soule,
from Bangor to Cardenas at 50 for lumber, and ex-
hence for Montevdeo at 1850, god for lumber brig
| Earnest, hence for Rio Grande with lumber, p. t.
COastwise, there is demand for vessels for New
| York and Sound Ports with lumber, and rates have
improved, SO and So % being the offers. The rates
for lumber to Boston are 49, and from Bangor to
Philadelphia 81 OOa4 25 Ice freghts from tn Ken
nebec unchanged.