The Portland daily press., 1872-03-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIA,
Review Of Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING March 10. 1872

WEEK. ENDING March IL, 1872.
The extreme cold weather and bad travelling has
prevented many from coming to the city, and the
merchandise traffic has consequently been not of
large amount. The market continues quiet with but
slight variation in price of any commodity, a will
be noticed by our review. The money market may
be said to be easy as there is no trouble in getting
discounts at the banks good business paper. Gold
has been very steady during the whole week at HOG
11Oi
-APPLES-There is very little prime fruit in the
market Prices are firm for best qualities. Dried
apples are dull.
ASHES-The market is very quiet with light de-
mand both for pots and pearls.
BEANS-The demand continues to be good and
prices are steady We quote picked pea beans at
% o93 o. and yellow eyes at 50 50d3 10 per bushe
BOX SHOOKS-The demand is rather light Hold
ers ask 6O965c We hear of smallsal at Coo.
BREAD-The market Is without change. There
Is moderate demand for hard breads.
BuTTER-There Is large supply of common
butter in the market but choice qualities are not so
plenty, Prices are unchanged.
CHEESE-Our quotations are advanced for prime
qualities OF factory and dairy cheese
COAL-There is no change in prices. Dealers are
delivering the best anthracites ut $40 per ton and
are selling on the wharf at 50 80.
C0RDAGE.Them market is without change. Tran
sactions are light.
COOPERAGE-Prices are nominal. There is
COFFEE-The market is dull. Holders are wait
ing the movements of Congress upon the tariff.
DRUGS AND DYES-Aloohol is lower; and so is
opium. R-carb and sal-soda and cream tartar are
higher,
DRY GOODS-The market is firm for all staple
cotton and wooden goods. Stocks of cotton goods in
first hands are very light.
DUCK-Portland manufactures are in good de-
mand at the recent increased prices,
FISH-The market has been extremely dull during
the week. There some few orders from tho West
Stocks are light and prices firm.
FLOUR-The market is steady, though not yery
actlye, the demand being confined to Immediate
wants. No change in prices,
FRUIT-Prime oranges and lemons are higher. "a
VIII be seen by our quotations. Dried fruits are
without change.
GRAIN-Our quotations are UNCHANGED though
there is not car load of corn in the market So
eral cargoes hourly expected and there on
the Grand Trunk road but when 1t will get here no
one can tell.
HAY-The market continues firm, Dealers are
paying S32a3a per ton for prime qualities Loose
Is selling on the stand at S3Oa35 her ton. Baled
straw Is selling at S1Sa20 per ton for prime.
lkoN-Ihe market is very firm at the recent ad-
LARDTThe market is rather dull, but there is
considerable firmness in prices.
LEATHER-There is A fair demand and prices are
fully sustained.
LIME-We advance our quotations for Rockland
to 81 40 per cask,
.LVMBER-There has been advance on clear
pine. There is fair demand for all kinds of lumber
for Boston and New York,
WORCESTERSHIRE have been no cargo arrivals
of grocers' molasses as yet though several
are daily expected Our jobbers are selling In small
lots at our quotations.
NAILS-Nails arc steady at S. per cask for rs
sorted sizes, which include from 16d to sod For
sizes smaller than 10d an advance from % to 75c is
charged ~ - W ~ 40
NAVAL ST0RES-The market is dull without
any change in prices