The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-26
Review of the Portland Markets
WEEK ExpISe August rs, 1869.


There has been some improvement in business
during the past week. Dealers in green fruit have
found the market active. The demand for groceries
and provisions has also improved, and country
merchants ale already beginning to provide for the
fall trade.
APPLES are still coming in freely from the west.
The demand is good and the transactions large
Prices range. about as last week.
BEANS are dull and prices unchanged.
BUTTER, is scarce and dealers are obliged to go
out OF the State for their stock. Prices have I'M
CHEESE has advanced somewhat in consequence
of large shipments from New York to Europe.
Coal is firm at isii9-sio 80 delivered at the
DRUGS AND DYES unchanged except alcohol
which is higher, and opium, which is twenty-five
FISH IOwingto the dull and rainy,weather the past
week there have been few arrivals of dry fish. The
demand is good for the Western and home trade.
We hear of the sale OF several fares to arrive from
the outpo.ts at full rates. There have been some
eight or ten arrivals of bay mackerel. Market dull
several fares having been sold at slight decline
from former rates. The receipts of shore mackerel
have been light.
FLOUR. Old spring wheat -four is scarce. wanted
and firm at former prices. Other grades are duh
and poor, and we reduce our quotations The
weekly transactions of of our dealers very
large even at the present season of the year.
FRUIT There Is no change In dried fruits. Lem
ons are almost out OF the market and are higher.
GRAIN. Corn declined the last part of last week,
but sffened again this week, SO that quotations
unchanged. Stocks are not large and sales free.
Oats are lower and still have a downward tendency.
HAY takes a wide range in price according to the
quality. There is little demand for old hay which
is poor and very abundant New pressed hay has
not yet begun TO come forward.
IRON. The price of iron is about tho same, vary
ing slightly from time TO time with the premium on
gold. There is good stock on hand and business
brisk. H.t. l..
LEATHER. No quotable change. Lights are
easier.
LIME is higher on account Of large sales in New
York. We quote at 81 30@S1 40 per cask.
LUMBER is quiet and unchanged.
MoLAssEs is firm at former prices. Grocers are
OILS No change in fish oils, which are dull with
free arrivals. The demand for kerosene is active.
Lard oil has an upward tendency. Caster oil is
lower.
PRODUCE. No change in prices. Sweet potatoes
have begun to arrive and are held at Sc 5O9s so per
barrel.
PROVISIONS unchanged since our last report.
SALT is in good demand for country trade and for
fishing purposes. No change in prices. dr.
Sugar Is selling quite freely especially the lower
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Dry GOODS There il yet no improvement in the
dry goods market. Business is dull, but our mer-
chants anticipate carly opening OF the fall trade.
FREIGHrs are dull. We note the following en-
gagements since our last: Brig L.. Warren from
Cow Bay to New York with coal at 90 rs per ton.
Brig Mountain Eagle, St.John to Philadelphia. laths
at So cents. Bark George s. Hunt to Matanzas with
hoops and cooperage for gross sum S1400. Bark
odran ID. idie, fOTlanu u haJlnZa5 Win SHOCKS,
hoops and heads; molasses shocks and heads at 25
Cts; hoops $40 per M: empty hhds. at 81 15 Bark
Nasbawauk, hence to Buenos Ayres with lumber at
S15 80. Bark Thomas, hence to Sagua with empty
hogsheads at 81. Brig Marv A. Davis Portland 10
Montevdeo with lumber. Terms private. Coasting
treghts very dull ranging about follows:
lumber to New York So; ice from the Kennebec 10
Phiadeldha 81 25; coal from Philadelphia 80.
REAL ESTATE. The real estate market IS quite
active. There is much inquiry for houses in good
situations worth from 81 000G6 900. Many persons
seem to be moving into the city to make perma-
nent residence, and the demand Is therefore not
speculative but healthy.