The Portland daily press., 1871-02-09
Heview Of Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING Feb. 8, 1871.

The volume of trade has not been very extensive
for week past, though the transactions in de-
partments have been very fair. There is, generally
great steadiness in prices, with upward tendency
in many leading articles. The absence of good
sleighing has affected business in small degree
and has kept country pure hasers at lone.
The money market is easy. Gold is higher, 1t sold
on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at Ill.,. Mon
day it advanced to 1921, but went down on Tuesday
to I'LL. Wednesday il was 1l1ta11lz.
The total value OF foreign exp rts form this port
last week, amounted to $S7e47s g. Included in the
empty casks 1857 bbls flour; 80 hbs. oat meal; $50
bush. SALT 10 tons grain l76 S1s lbs. ham, 34 100
beef 1000 do. mutton; s6,O4S do; cheese; ssl6 do.
potash s3 400 do pork 610 bush clover seed 1888
wheat. 81 sewing machines; 50 pkgs. merchandise;
giles; 351 4o4 1t lumber; 200 cases refined oil; 1910
sugar hha. shocks; IL drums fish; 22l pairs head
APPLEs.-Prime fruit is getting scarce and
higher. No. baidwins are selling al 49, and No.
50 So in large quantities tor prime fruit BY the
single barrel higher price is asked. There is a
large demand from Boston 1or choice fruit. Dried
apples continue dull.
light supply, holders are not disposed to make any
BOX SHOCKS There are bat, few in market.
Prime Saco River boxes are firmly held at $1,000 C.
and small sales have been made at rs. Eastern box
es held at 7U(G75c.
BREAD-The demand for hard breads is very
fair. Prices are steady and unchanged.
BUTTER Ordinary butter is plenty enough and
prices are not very firm. food Fall-made lots Of
&c. CANADA is held at 25a3oc according quality,
lew lots of very choice have been sold as high as
4Oc but it Is difficult for jobbers to obtain that price,
CHEESE-The market is very firm fer choice
qualities of factory ana diary which are the only
kind we quote in our prices current.
COAL.-Tne advanced rates are maintained and
dealers are selling at 50 on the wharf, 50 so de-
livered. Cumberland remains steady at$8 $4,000.
COOPERAGE Light stocks and but small de-
mand. Prices are very firm.
CORDAGE-The market is unchanged. The de-
mand is quite moderate.
COFFEE-The market is steady and firm. There
is a steady demand for the article.
DRUGS AND DYES.-The business transactions
have been very good Prices are quite steady tor all
DUCK-There is steady but moderate demand
for Portland manu- iacture, at the recent reduced
DRY GooDs-Ihe market remains pretty much
as it did last week, with perhaps better inquiry for
staple goods Prices tor all staple commodities
firm and unchanged.
FISH.-There Is good demand both for dry and
picked fish. Stocks are light and prices firm.
FLOUK.--Prices are tully sustained. and the mar.
ket very firm The activity in the marker, noted
FRUIT-Dried fruits are unchanged. Lemons
in good supply and selling at - b0@G per box.
teo. We quote Sicily at Is and Messinas at s. 5o
375. The steamer from Liverpool last week brought
500 cases prime Valentia oranges, most of which
GRAIN.-There is plenty OF corn on the way to
this city, but not great amount in store. Prices
are ve1y firm at s6ss cents for mixed and ssl %
cents. Fine feed and shorts are firm and uncban-
ged.
more freely and commands $25 per ton for choice
quality; Straw has advanced to SIC for prime.
IRON.-The business transactions have been quite
large during the week. Prices are firm at our quo
tatioDs.
LARD.-The market is very firm with rather
LEATBER-Priccs are without change. The mar
ket is rather dull the demand having fallen off.
LIME-There is a moderate demand for lime, and
a good stock in the market.
LUMBER-Prices are firm and unchanged, with
q moderate demand for building purposes.
The demand for the Boston market has fallen off.
but there is bstter demand iOr the New York mar
ket.
MOLASSES.-The stock of retailing molasses is
all in the hands grocers, and prices are very
firm The new crop is not expected to arrive here
in large quantities until the latter part OF the month
NAILS-Nails are steady, with good demand at
NAVAL STORES-Hardly any transactions trans
poftaton has advanced.
OIL-The market is very quiet for all kinds of OIL
There is good demand for Portland kerosenes.
which have obtained great popularity in in various
markets.
PAINTS-The market is steady with limited de-.
mand Tor leads.
PLASTER-The market is unchanged. There is
good supply and moderate demand.
PRODUCE-There is good demand for potatoes
which are selling at 90cSg95. Eggs are plenty and
selling in packages at 3O@32c. Prime onions are
getng scarce anu prices nave ADVANCED 10 20 BUGS
per Dbl. Poultry is quite plenty but prices are no
lower: Mutton and beet are in good supply.
PROFESSIONALLY market continues firm for
both beef and pork, with far demand. Round hogs
are selling at 9tC01t cents.
SALT-There has been no arrivals, but there is |
COON stock in the market Prices are unchanged.
SUGARS-The market for raw sugar is very firm,
stocks not being very heavy. Refined sugars are |
more plenty. and prices have shaded. We quote |
at IA cents and coffee crushed at 1313B.
TEA.-Prices very finn and there seems 10 be |
IN upward tendency.
TINS-There is no change in prices. The demand |
q rather limited both for pig and plate tins.
WOOL-The demand is not quite active as it |
was last week, but prices are fully maintained.
FREIGHTS-Foreign treghts are duh and un-
hanged. No tonnage here of any consequence.
rue engagements since our last report are brig Annie
W. Godda rd, to load at st John, N b, tor N side
cuba at 23c for box shocks; brig Marposa hence to
y side Cuba, at IA, Tor box shocks; Br brig James
fence to Havana at Csc for hid sinks and heads and
81 tor empty hhds deck.
, Coastwise, there is some enquiry for vessels for
NeN OK with lumber, and one OF two have peen en-
.sged at ~ Ice freighs also offered but the
',es 10 not meet the views OF owners OF tonnage
1essea mas been taken for Savannah at 81 fer hay,
md Mobile. '' o""ie'''"'