The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-30
Review Of Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING Dec. %. 1869.


WEEK ENDING Dec. 90 1869.
Taking account OF stock and settling up the years
transactions is the business of our wholesale dealers
at this time. And the limited transactions in bust
ness affords them plenty of time to do this. The
business during the past week has been very dull
all around, and not much improvement is anticpat-
ed until after the year sets in and the spring
business commences. We think our merchants as
a general thing, will find their balances TO stand
better than they did one year ago. safer, if not
50 large business has been transacted, and the
bad debts will not amount to large sum.
The market is very dull and quiet as to prices
On all imported articles there is downward tenden-
cy, in consequence of the reduction in the price of
gold. Domestic productions hold their own and do
not suffer much from the gold luctuation. Since
our last report gold has been very steady at 12Oa
1904, closing on Wednesday at 1893.
APPLES-There is change in the market.
Choice fruit is plenty and brings 81 5Oa5 Sc
per Dbl. Cooking apples are selling at So 50
@s 90. Dried apples bring 1S(9l5c per Id.
BEANSZThe market is dull but there is no
beans are selling at IS oas Is and blue pods and
| yellow eyes at So 50(92 rs.
BOX SHooKs---Pricss are nominal at 6O@7oe
| lots Of first quality at zoe.
BREAD-The demand for hard breads is light
There is no change in quotations.
| BUTTER-The supply of common to fair butter
larger and we quote it at Soa4Oc for Vermont and
Canada tubs OF solid. Prime table butter is moi
| SO plenty and higher price is asked for it.
CHEESE-The market is not quite SO firm TO,
| prime quail les. The demand is moderate
COAL-Prices are unchanged. Dealers are selling
the best anthracites in small lots at 81 per ton de-
| ivered. Cumberland is steady at So OOGl9 So
| COOPERAGE-There is a better demand for al
kinds Of cooperage. Stocks are light and prices YER,
CoPPER-The demand is very light. Prices ar,
| CORDAGE-We reduce our ouotot;ons for ,ro,,;,,
The demand is moderate:
DRY GooDs-There is very little business nov
change Cotton goods are firm, but wooiens arr
rather hsF1 aat especially ALVIN Imported goods.
further shaded. In dyewoods we notice dee idef
reduction in the price OF Campeachy logwood.
DuCk[Ihere Is moderate demand for Port
| land duck at our quotations.
Tor dry or picked fish. Receipts are light and de
mand i, moaerate. we note the sale Of two small
FIGURING market is dull and sales are con
fined to small lots for consumption. There is n,
chants during the week were 1O892 bbIs: of whicl
5000 bbs came over the Grand Trunk Railway. II
prices 1 there n Is no quo.table change.
oranges are selling at So 80 per box Some nice va
lentia oranges imported direct here by the Montrea
Steamers have been sold at $11 per case. Lemon
are selling at 70 per box, cranberries at S1263 ne
GRAIN-corn is weaker than it has been and W
Il
81 IS for new yellow and 81 % for old Oats are du
at659sOc; middlings S4o@5O. Fine feed $S6a4O an
short $50 per ton.
HAY-fhe bad state of the roads has prevente
much hay from being brought in, and prices hav
advanced: We quote baled hay at $l6@2O, an
IRON..T6ere is no quotabie change, but prices ia
vor purchasers. Business transactions are not eS
toS and T ls|ssos 0's 70 is@isse &c
l confined to small lots 10 holt
finished leather.
LIME Rockland is selling at 81 so01 IS ne
eask; The demand is moderate. Cement is held a
LUMBER The market is rather dull. The do
mand for !; shipping is iglt, and that for domest
| MOLASSES-The market continues dull and ouie
and sales are confined to small lots for grocers pu]
poses We quote Cuba clayed, sweet, at 46a4Sc, an
tart az &c; Cienfuegcs at 5560c and Sagua at 54(
Sc. Portland Sugar House syrup is selling at az
s''s the s latter price Ssn for barrels
moderate. They are still held at S. coos Il pt
NAVAL STORES = Market unchanged; lgl
sales, the demand being very moderate
OILS-There has been a further reduction n
Portland kerosene, which we now quote at 42c II
kerosene and &C. tor Dr., refined petroleum. Castor
PAlNIS-Ihe market is not very active. Pric,
PLASTER ns1sE There is large supply in the ma
. ket: Prices are without change.
3 PRODUCE-The market is we'll supplled wit
peel, mutton and poultry. Eggs are scarce and /
high as 42c have been paid for large lots but the DE-
: mand, since Christmas, has fallen off, We motto
large lots OF western poultry and game in the m Al
ket: Prairie quails are selling at 90 per doz.
fROvlSiONS-Bee is dull and unchanged. Por
is lower and we reduce our quotations ST per BIB
while the tendency is still downward. Round hos
bring 1i114c. N lug
SALT-The market is well supplied and price
are unchanged. The demand is very moderate,
s9AP sorh is no change in the prices
Leatne cores soaps, which find good market a
home and abroad in consequence of their excelien
| quality. NAo0-Aen
SUGAR-There has been reduct;on in a.. mi.
DRAW sugars, consequent upon the fall in cold an
renners have recuced the prices of their prodn,
tons. We quote Forest City crushed 15tc; gram
lated i4bc and coffee crushed 14t914ac 1she marke
is dull and the demand limited, Forest Civ Re-
hnery syrups are selling so, co. 70 and Soc pei pal
fEAS-There is a steady but moderate demand q
prices named in our quotations.
| IlNS-Prices have further shaded both for n;
and plate tins, and the market is unsettled. r
WOOL-.-Ihe market remains dull and prices ,a5
pace; We quote pelts at sOa1 20. '' nave '"Ae
.,fhElGHIS-The dullness noted last week con
Tnues, tne oherings being light and the rates low
we quote lumber to Buenos Ayres at SI6C0J7 gold
WITH prlmage; box shocks to Cuba at 14115c. and
ana shooks 2o(g3Oc, Coastwjse, hay TO Mobile 8
to Boston 80 %, and to New York So 75 Goa
| Irelghs are $3 from Port Richmond and So 30 from
Bait1more; The engagements since our last repor
bo1 shocks and 25@3Oc for hid shocks; schr Free
Esd out to n side Cuba and back N OF Hatteras al
| ~ oo Tor moasses and port charges; Dr. schr Res
cue Gu hence to Remedies and back N of Hatteras al
| $4 - lot meiasscs; bark james M Churchill hence
to side Cuba at 15c for box shocks; brig Emma
hence to Havana, rates not TRANSFERRED; brig Ari
chat West, hence to Buenos Ayres at sis gold fo1
VIM M anu Per cent prmage; schrs Teaaer and
and SO for hay. p'"''e'