The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-21
Review of Portland Markets.

WEEK ENDING Dec 20, 1871.
Our wholesale dealers have found much better |
business during the past week than they did tile pre-
ceding one. The advent of Christmas and the New |
Year has brought country traders here TO repiensn
their stocks for those occasions while our rea deal
have had good business as could have been ex
pected The markets very quiet and the changes
in prices very slight as may De seen py 10
our prices current. ...a---.----vs.
The money market continues rather stringent. U.
s. securities maintain full rates. Gold is lower and
sold on Monday and Tuesday at 109S109t 1t touched
1Oss on Tuesday, On Wednesday, 2Oth, the rates
were 1Os}9109. "a .E
APPLES-Prime winter fruit is not very plenty,
excepting Western, which has been brought here In
large quantities, but which decays very quick. Maine
fruit is scarce and sells quick at 50 per Dbl for choice
Dried apples are scarce and selling at 10911c per h.
ASHES-Our quotations are unaltered. The busi-
ness transactions are light.
BEANS-The market is poorly supplied and is
firm for Eastern hand-pieked beans, and the prices
chased at lower rates.
BOX SHOOKS-We quote them at 7Oc but sales
have been made at little lower price, There not
many in the market and the demand is rather lin
| tied.
| BREAD-There is steady though moderate de-
| mand for all kinds of hard bread.
r i is naI large supply and the market
mont bring 3O433c; fair to choice 25G3O Farmers
ask 33d35 for boxes from their wagons
| CHEESE The market is firm at our advanced quo
| tations of last week.
COAL-Prices are unchanged. Dealers are deliv-
ering the best qualities at SO 10. The prospect now
| is that there will be no further advance.
! CORDAGE-The transactions are light. Nochange
| in prices. rsso,
COOPERAGE- 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-The business is very firm
| for the season. Prices are unchanged
DRY G0ODS-The market is very firm for all
| staple goods both cotton and wooden. The recent
advance on the raw material has induced heavy sales
OF cotton goods.
DUCK-Prices of Portland manufacture are steady
with good demand. The products are taken up
about as fast as they can be turned out OF the MILL
FISH-There have been no transactions the past
week Of any ns Some six hundred annfas
mer prices The market is dull both for dry and
picked fish.
i FLoUR-The market is rather dull, and sales are
| only made in small lots, as wanted by the trade.
Prices are unchanged from last week.
ats are g dS 70 Sp psr boa
There are few oranges in the Market but hardly
enough for quotations Valencias, imported here,
have sold at $1o911 per case, and Cubas at S1O912
per DBL There are some Fayals but they too poor
fruit to quote at any price,
GRAIN-Corn is not as firm it was last week
and we quote mixed at S9a90c and yellow at 9Od9lc
Oats are firm at 5796Oc, and shorts at $32a35 per
ton.
HAY-The market is very firm. Loose hay on the
stand is selling at S3O955 per ton Dealers are pay
ing $50 for pressed hay but it does in very
freely at that price,
IRON-The tendency of the market is still upward,
and prices are firm at our quotations.
LARD-The market is little frmer without any
change in prices. The supply is good.
LEATHER-The market is firm and full prices are
realized for all kinds of sole leather.
/ -LIME-There is a moderate demand for Rockland.
Prices are firm at 81 2591 80 per cask. .i
LUMBER-There is better demand and prices
are much frmer than they have been. On aths there
has been a sharp advance
MOLASSESlThe stock in first hands is small
Grocers have fair supply Prices firm.
NAILS-Nails are steady at the recent advanced
rates OF 81 50 per keg for assorted sizes, which in
clude from 10d to 60d For sizes smaller than 10d
advance from % to 75c is charged.
NAVAL STORES-The recent advance is fully
maintained, but the transactions are not large.
OILS-Portland kerosenes are steady at 2sa34c
with good demand. Lnseed is higher and selling at
77982c For sperm and whale oils the market is
rather unsettled. Fish oils dull.
PAINTS-There is no change in the market for
leads. The demand is fair.
PLASTER-Our quotations are advanced to 50 so
for hard and 81 Is for soft per ton. The sudden cold
plaster for this port.
PRODUCE-Potatoes do not come in so freely and
prices have advanced to 5o955c. Onions in good
have been selling 323Sc per dozen in large lots
Poultry is in good supply at 10@15c for chickens and
A@9ioc lor Curleb Clder ID sel1ng at Z5GZ1c per
gallon.
PROVISIONS-The market is firm for pork, with
more enquiries. Beef is firm at quotations.
Round hogs are selling at 6197c per Id.
RICE-The market is quiet, with a moderate de-
mand. Prices are unchanged.
SALT-There is no change in prices. Stocks are
light well as the demand. The recent arrivals en-
abled our dealers to supply all the of the farm
ers.
SUGARS-The market is without change We
quote Forest City graduated at 12s9l25c and coffee
crushed at 11s9121c, according to grade Forest
City syrups are selling at 10000 per gallon.
SPICES-There has been good demand for all
kinds of spices. Prices are firm.
TEAS-The market is quiet with no change in
prices
TIN-The market is very firm both for pig and
plate tins and our quotations are fully maintained.
WOOL-There has been an advance during the
week on nearly all grades of wool from to cents
per pound and large sales have been made in conse-
quence leaving the market in rather excited state
Prices are comparatively lower here than in Europe
and further advance is anticipated.
FREIGHTS-Cuba freights are fiat, there being a
surplus of vessels The engagements during the
week are brig Eta M. Tucker, hence to ST. JOHN N.
b., at 15c for flour, thence to North side of Cuba at
23c for box shocks under and deck; brig Matte
B.. RUSSELL hence to Cardenas, with privilege of a
second port and back N of Hatteras at 81 % for mo-
lasses and 4Sc per hid lbs of sugar; sch Marcia
Reynolds, from st, John, N. B., to Cuba and back
n. of Hatteras, at 81 per hid for sugar and SIS
for molass s, Coastwise freghts duh excepting
to New York for which vessels wanted at IS for