The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-14
Review Of Portland Markets.

WEEK ENDING April 13, 1870.
The past week has been an unusually dull one
with our merchants, owing to the continued bad
weather and bad travelling. As compared with
April OF last year this month, lar, must pass for
very dull one; but as the business depression
arises from natural causes and not from anything
especially discouraging in the condition of trade,
nobody thinks of being dsheartenei.
The gold market has been little stronger the
past week than at any time its great 'decline
and fall.'' The excitement began Saturday and on
Monday gold touched 114B, but on Tuesday was
down to 121 again.
APPLES-We continue our quotations. There
choicest fruit will command So 50 per bbl. But lit
tie enquiry fr dried apples, the prices of which
AsHEs-There is no change in prices and the
market is dull.
BEANs---There is a good supply in the market
BOX SHO0KS---Tie business Is about over for
the season, and the market is almost bare. Large
lots cannot be purchased at our quotations.
BREAD-At our reduced quotations for hard
bread there has been fair demand.
BUTTER-There is plenty of common butter in
the market, of Canada and Western manufacture
and prices range from 20 to 35c for fair 10 good.
Prime table butter is very scarce-in fact there is
CHEEsE-Ihe supply is large and quotations are
hardly maintained
COAL-We do not alter our quotations. though
d
ports, consequent on the strike of the miners.
"COPPER" Y. M. bolts are two cents lower, but
other quotations are unchanged
CORDAGE-Manila has declined one cent. but
American and Russian are unchanged.
DRY GOODS-The market is rather dull and our
quotations are only nominal for the most part,
owing to the uncertainty caused by the operations OF
Stewart and other large dealers and by the uncer-
tatnty in relation to our national finances.
FLOOR-Our quotations are unchanged. Prices
are steady, stocks rather light and the demand fair
FRUIT.Fruit is plenty an the quality extra for
the time of year. Layer raisins lower. Oranges
and nd lemons have advanced; we quote both at $50
o.. GRAIN.Corn is unchanged. We quote oats at
'' M@Y.--we do not change our quotations but
prices are weak. The demand at Southern ports has
fallen off, and dealers will not make further ship
ments at the rates of freight demanded. The busi-
ness is therefore almost at a sandstill, and will
continue so until an accommodation is effected be-
tween shippers and carriers.
IRON-The sales OF iron are large. Prices are
weak and our quotations somewhat lower.
LARD-Lard is half cent higher and is worth
17@l73 cents by the keg and a hall cent less by
LEATHER-Prices firmer for the higher quail
MoLAssEs Market very dull and- prices I'M
changed. Receipts quite large. Sugar House Sy-
rup is lower and we quote it at 230l27 cents.
n HAILs s.. are lower and now rule at 81 5o@
OILs-Lnseed AMI boiled oil are higher; others
unchanged.
PRoDUCE-Potatoes have advanced cents and
PROV1SIONS-Pork has decided upward ten
dency, as will be seen by our quotations
SPlCES-Cassia is lower, selling for 62665 cents.
SUGAR-The Portland Sugar House and both &C.
fneries are now in operation, and all find ready
safes for their productions. Refined sugars are
lower. There is no quotlbe change in imported
sugars
FREIGHTS----There have been few engagements
Of tonnage since our last. We note that of, brig
owen TO Matanzas for $1,000 round sum; brig Helen
y. Phlnney, hence to Buenos Ayres, lumber at ST.
per M, and 5 per cent prmage; brig Don Quixote,
hence TO North side OF Cuba with cooperage-$1sOO
round sum; brig Chimborazo hence to north side of
CUBA with moasses and back to port north of Hat
teras-S4 Is per payable hogshead.