The Portland daily press., 1871-12-14
AND COMMERCIAL

Business has been rather light during the week in
the wholesale departments aud will SO continue until
after the advent of the new year. In the meantime
jobbers will take an account of stocks and ascertain
how they stand compared with the first of last JAN
uary The change in prices this week is very trifing
The money market continues to be rather tight
U. S. securities buoyant and higher than they
were last week. Gold is lower. The highest point
touched during the week was on Friday when it
sold at 11Os. Tuesday it sold at 1O9t9i09t and on
Wednesday, Q3th) at lO0s9tO9a.
APPLES-There are plenty of apples, such as they
are, principally Western fruit in the market but the
quality not so good is desired Very little Maine
da fruit has been brought here. Prices range from
are scarce.
ASHES-Our quotations are unaltered. The bust
ness transactions are light.
BEANS-The market is firm for Eastern hand
picked beans, and the prices are fully maintained.
There is not large supply in market. Western
beans can be purchased at lower rates.
BOX SH00KS-We quote them at zoe, but sales
have been ma &c at little lower price, There are not
many in the market and the demand is rather linn
TIED.
BREAD-There is a steady though moderate de-
mand for all kinds of hard bread.
BUTTER-The market Is pretty well supplied.
Tubs OF prime Vermont table butter command 35c.
For common to fair 20 G30c the prices asked
Farmers get 35g3Sc for boxes from their wagons.
CHEESE-The market is firm at our advanced quo
tations of last week.
COAL-Prices are unchanged. Dealers are dev-
erng the best qualities at SO no. Tue prospect now
Is that there will be no further advance.
C0RDAGE-The transactions are light. Nochauge
in prices.
CooPERAGE-Thed demand is light and there is
but little business doing.
CoFFEE-There is no change in prices and trans
actions are rather limited. -
DRUGS AND DYES-Our quotations are m
changed except on opium, which is o little lower
The business has been rather light.
DRY GOODS-We make change in our quota
tons. The market for WOODEN goods is very firm for
all staple articles and the sales have been very large
The recent advance on raw cotton makes the market
very firm for manufactured goods.
DUCK-Prices of Portland manufacture are steady
with atgooi demand. The products are taken up
about as fast rs they can be turnel out of the mill
FlSH-There have been no receipts or carg, sales
OF any consequence during the past week, the sea-
son having closed. We note with pleasure the
newal of shipments from this port to foreign ports
especially the West indies, some 200 drums having
been shipped direct to Porto Rico. There is no
change in prices except on Pollock, which are un,
uslaiiy scarce, more 81 than for number of years
past.
FLoUR-The market is quiet and there is no i'm
provement to note Prices Of choice bran is are very
firm, and sales are only made in small lots The de-
mand Tor the lower grades has somewhat fallen oil.
FRUIT-Raisins are little higher. Lemons are
selling at 81 1895 so per box Oranges are not plen
ty Ell ugh to give quotations. There some Cuba
and Valencias in the market, the former selling
S~so PSi huuuiS't, tiic idtttT Ut SiV per case
GRAIN-Corn is hardly as firm as 1t was last week
ami we quote mixed at 90d9c ami yellow at 9aa93c.
Oatf are firm at 51a6oc, and shorts at S3a435 per
ton.
HAYDN the stand for the past few days loose hay
has been selling Mt S30a35 For pressed hay dealers
decline paying more than $50 per ton.
IRoN-We advance our quotations for common
refined and Swedish. The market is very firm and
the tendency is still upward.
LARD-The market is very dull. Our quotations
are una,tered, but prices favor large purchasers.
LEATHER-The market is firm for all kinds, with
moderate demand
LIME-Rocklaud is very firm At Al osDI N ny
cask
LUMBER-The market is quiet with fair demand.
Prices are without change.
MOLASSES-The market is quiet. The stock in
first hands Is not more than 800 hhds but the
have q good supply for their customers Prices are
very firm.
NAILS-Nails are steady ut the recent advanced
rates OF 20 per keg for assorted sizes, which in
advance from rs to 75c is charged.
NAVAL STORES-The recent advance is fully
maintained, but the transactions are not large.
OILS-Portland kerosenes steady at 29d34c,
75alS0c. For sperm and whale oils the market Is
ratner unsettled. Fish oils are dull.
PAINTS-There is no change in the market for
leafs. The demand is fair.
PLASTER-Our quotations are advan ced to So 80
for hard and 81 rs for soft per The sudden cold
weather froze up number Of vessels loaded with
plaster for this port.
PRODUCE-The market Is rather dull Potatoes
are very plenty and selling ut i555c; onions 81 5oS0
2I5 per Dbl; eggs 3laS2c per dozen in large lots
sweet potatoes ~ 80 per Dbl; cranherres SiOaii
per bbl Poultry Is plenty and lower. Chickens are
selling at sGlic " Id; tlrkies 1it1isc per h. Cider
is selling at 25927c per gallon.
PROViSIoNS-There is steady but moderate de-
man for beef and the market is very firm The de-
mand for pork is moderate and the market Is rather
hrmer than it has been.
RICE-Thc market is firm and prices have adj
SALT-The market is very firm for coarse salt.
Recent arrivals have stocked the market pretty we'll
and enabled the farmers to lay in their supplies.
quote Forest City graduated at i2s@I2lc AMI coffee
crushed at 1ls9l2tc, according 10 grade. Foresl
oisY iyIs are selling ags at 4esoe per gallon
kinds Of spices Prices are firm.
iEAS-Ihe market is quiet with no change in
prices.
TIN-The market is very firm both for pig and
plate tins, and onr quotations fully maintained
WOOL.The market Is very firm an the tendency
is being rapidly reduced. The demand during the
week has been quite active AMI large aales have been
made adj, both OF foreign and domestic at full prices.
| FRElGHTS-There Is no Improvement, and freights
| to Cuba are lower. There is some cooperage to q
forward but tho rates are not satisfactory to ship
owuers The engagements for the week are the fol-
lowing: Banks Mary Pratt and Woodsile hence to
Buenos Ayres, at Sl7 gold for lumber; sch E. NJ
sawyer, hence to Porto Rico, at the round sum O.
the round sum of $1,000 out; brig j. w. Spencer
hence to n: Side Cnba ON p. t.; brig Mary E. Marr
uer hence to Matanzas at lSc for box shocks and SO
per Dbl for potatoes brig Earnest is loading for Ri
| Grande, by the owners, Messrs. r. Lewis & Co
Coastwise freights dull. The rate for lumber t.
New York is So Brig johanna was taken for Mo
bile at 81 for hay and 35c for bbs.
Foreign Exports,
ST. JOHN, NIB Sch Snow Rrd-9Oo bbls four
100 do oatmeal, ~ tons grue, l66 green hides
Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-240 cans milk 7Ol bill
-four, Sc wheelbarrows 2 cars hay, Z do lumber. 1 d
sheep, do laths, 3 do potatoes, 1 do wheat, d
starch, do ashes do furriny do CATTLE s do barl
do sundries; for Lower Provmces-l3O0 bills fiou,
car grue do sunlries; for Allan Sieamers-56 ca,
freight. W vs.
STEAMER MONTREAL FROM BosToN-474 bbls fou
crates and bags crockery ware 60 kegs lead,
cases and IL bales domestics, hay cutters, hid
molasses safe, bales gambia, 40 bdls tarred paps
~ bags logwood, LOT boxes glass; eaaks oil, 4 BIB
ana ~ bags oysters, sewing machines, 10 dresse
hogs 100 pkgs 10 orderi for Canada and up country
Il empty bbs 4s bales MARINE 100 bales rags, casl
oil, 10 bills chair stock 90 bdls leather, rs bbls fou
100 hides IS pkgs to order. 49,.
STEAMER FRANCoNIA FROM NEW YoRK-1000 dr
hides 3U6 elk do, 80 bales rags do burlaps 100 ha
chests Iea I49 casks glucas, 46 do lnseed OIL 5 d
bleacl inc powders do SKINS 20 bars iron 10 pat,