The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
Review of Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING March. 20, 1871.

Inc Vo'ume OIL trade mas not been remarkably
curing tne past week. though 1t mas been falf
tue pau STATE Oh Tue roads wMch iorblds
the transportation OF heavy merchandise from the
various depo's. with tho exception OF Hour, sugar
and moasses and perhaps one or two other articles
tbere ia n dovvnw.r d ,endanov IN +bo morLot The
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p " ' eA"io'' q" AZ
crease OF business but the prospects for advanced
prices not atterng and this forbds all attempts
stringent money mark ct in the laroer ci.es
mn, -, ..,,u,o. - =; -.
.,~,-. - nv, 49, W. ,-"'
say easy, our merchants hnd no dinculty In hay-
in their ieg'timate wants supplied. Gold is lower
Under the report that the Secretary Of the Treasury
would. during the month of Anil throw unon the
,norLat thir,r n,i1,ions Of oo,n - uont - -
marker thirty miihohs Vi coin, IL went DOWN In
New Kon Iuesuay 70 iios' wednesday the quo
tations were 11049llCs.
The total value of foreign exports from this rort
last week amounted ia S271 .0o1 a. Included in
thosa o~nor,s W. On e,o tn~ sroo,,s. 1coo r,,a
and 6l $50 hoops; 800 empty casks; 44SS bbls -four
7o75 .hooks and beods. 1oi poirs baodi,os. oeaa
gals refined oil: 1 wagon: EOS busb mali. eo0, #
1n,,hor ION eros, m,1ohas IN IN, $4,000. 20
,ornon,;ns. M hills oatoaa,. ION r,i,s ,,l,;-,,
'a'Pauins' ioi uos oa""ea'' i'ao sai's whisAey'
1871 10 spirits; oi90oo los bacon; 3o'575 10 cheese;
200 do copper ore; 232 900 do potash; 151 200 do
pearlash 156 900 do lard 100, 600 do pork; % 700
do beet; 1900 do tongues; 2t.23! do leather: 1870
bush peasi 1928 do seed: 1872 saving machines. 11s
IT., -. ,ro =, L.. "a. % , -. -, 80.
po's oeaus' i'o w o'an ''l.' on 10 'iihe; z'.iSf
lbs butter; Sc pkgs merchandise.
APPLES Prime sound fruit is getting scarce in
the country and prices have advanced to 80 Soc 10
Dried apples are dull at Sc IOc per lib.
BEANS-The market continues 10 be well sup
piled and prices have shaded. Prime hand-p,cked
pea beans are selling at 49, and yellow ewes at the
same price Wv
ROY suooES ,,o4
Al, Do mere are not many piiea up anu
learn of no lafge sales during The week '0'' w
ppp,D M, -, -, -,
. bmEADMine demand ior hard bread is steady
e ei i"uoi"'e' Hi'oes arc WITHOUT chahge.
sia a. an we arte,e ~ lower anu ialI article IS
sud oood ;eq t . Gonoh 10 iar at IogSoc,
ai; sJ % 80, ai.ce az oogozc: ordnaIy Outter IS
~ a.. .nS way from IL 10 zoc, am mere Is pen-
~ III th's marker.
CuEEeECIhe market IS very firm Tor choice
Iua,ties OF factory ana dairy which are the only
"iuu VIC quote III our prices current
COAL-There is no change from last week. Deal
ers are selling at S1 50@12 90 in small quantities.
Inere Is no extra demand, and tie etc cks in The
Sards are suhclent Tor the conshmpfive demands for
SUM- ',,,o ~ come.
COofEhAGE-The demand has fallen of. The
-. sA' a"u pees arc unchahPeo.
,GSoham 1l. reduce our quotations for ma
s'',,,-,r,,, oN' VIC qu.o "sn'.
COtfEE-No change IN prices. The demand is
s1eady thouRh modeIaie'
DRUGS q DYES-The business has been unus-
ually large for the season. Prices very steady
DRY GOODS-TheIe is steady demand for stan.
dard and coo on.hio oonds al 49, iLha ~, I n
been doing an excellent business. Prices are un-
changed.
FISH-The market is dull for allkinds and prices
are rather unsettled tavorino nnrchasers StnnLS
are exceedingly light for this season
FLOUR-Ihe market il very firm at our ouota-
TONS and the demand though II NAV moi he called
active, is very steady. Holders very Indifferent
about selling unless fn'l quotations can be obtained.
i
FkoIIS-There Is no change either in dry or
green lruit we Quote COED oranges at S595 80 per
selling at SiO ~ 10 s ner ease '"eH'ia oranges are
''ne .. S'O " ~ ~ pei .aSo'
eponirv at he eene W. "mote rea Of i9ne
white. tor planting 81 1oSDi *: yellow at 94SSqec
Oats are firm at 7Cay75c and SHORTS at $35S03S per
ton.
Canada and dealers are nm willing to nav over S24 for
the best of baIed Loose hav il etaiIing Of s25 for
prime QUALIFY ~ ~
IRON.-Tbe business transactions have been unite
large during tbe week Prices are firm at our nuo
tations -
LARD,-Tbe market is not quite so strong with a
rather better demand
IEATHER-prices GRO militant ohonoo rn.
lot 10 in, nron;ra III ~ m I; onase ne mar
ne. - nnip.o''s, 'io ueihahu oeine oeeoer.
LlME-Ihere is moderate demand for lime, and
=" sV 1r,, n1Uon III '.0 inafhe.
a., moderate demand ior building purposes
ne ueanu lor tne BOSTON market mas fallen on
n nat 'heie oe'er oehahd 'or Inc new YORK mar
"e'
MOLASS ES-IDe new crop comes along slowly
and is firmly held by importers. We quote North
sue so Muscovauo al '9gosc; Sagua Musrovado 3s(g
aoe ~ ,t nc; n1 IL no TOTO fS-o IN Inc
49, Wv 81 - no' eNpeoo'
N Ail1o-Guf quotatlehs are sightly OIL this week.
Tue demand continues 10 te STEADY
NAVAL STORES-Transl ctions are light and
there is no oh ange in prices.
OIL-Tbere IL n steady tbouob m oda,oto diamond
for Portland Kerosene t3r homs cnnSmnt;on 5ha
export trade has hardJv Commenced insaod ha o
advanced g.. Other oils are unchanged
PAINTS-Tbe market il steady with limited d..
mand 1or leads ~ Nv
mr. .crCD u,..
= ino ne mar het ~ Encouraged. Inere Is q
eoou supply anu lnouerate demand.
PRODUCE-The market is dull for all kinds,
Potatoes in good supply, and now that river nav
them at 85@95c IN lots. Eggs are selling at 1Sc in
large lots. onions lower and primo silver skins
are selling at SIS 1896 % per Dbl.
PROVISIONS-,rhe market ia verv ou;at far baet
and pork and there has been mo chasnoe in nr;ces
durnp the week NV so " p''
cain IT., ,or,,o. 4, ...,.
UP IL t aRee - w,luout cnange IN prices
Wnlcl was taken up py one OF our dealers. There is
a gcod demand ior hshing purposes. AZ this market
Of tbe Stata ara co;na hora =. o, pr.es Su1
" ,ro o No"e "'0 " se' 'n'i supply
SUUAhS-haw sugars are quite active with
slent advahce ana increased hrnness in prices es.
Pec'aiy loi tho renuins sraies. henneu sugars
Forest City Refining granulated is selling at i3c and
TEA-Prices are worry staadv M snocrlo,;uo