The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21


The bad weather for week past has prevented
any magnitude of business transactions and the
wholesale trade has been very dull. More settled
and pleasant weather with better travelling will re-
vive trade and bring in the country merchants to
purchase their spring supplies One year ago our
rivers were open to navigation but they are as
closely sealed as in the dead of winter and the pros
pect is that they will not be open for week or ten
days. at least. The merchandise markets are quite
steady, with but slight variations in prices. The
money market is easy. U. S. bonds are buoyant
Gold is lower. The selling rate up to Tuesday was
11o911Ol. On that day it went down to 1O9a611O
Wednesday it sold at 1O9a91095.
APPLES-Prime apples are scarce. There is no
fruit In market at less than So and choice Qualities
bring S6 quick. Dried apples are dull.
ASHES-The market is very quiet with light de-
mand both for pots and pearls.
BEANS-The demand is steady and prices are
unchanged. We quote hand-picked pea beans at
W 2593 co. and yellow eyes at SO 50G3 rs per bushel
BOX SHOOKS-The demand is rather light Hold
ers ask 60965c We hear Of no sales higher than Co.,
BREAD-The market is without change There
Is moderate demand for hard breads.
BUTTER-There is fair demand for good grades
the prices of which are quite firm at 2Sd3Oc. Com
mon butter is drug and can be bought at 22a25c.
CHEESE-We advance our quotations on factory
moderate demand.
COAL-There is no change in prices. Dealers are
delivering the best anthractes at $40 per ton and
are selling on the wharf at 50 90.
CORDAGE-The sales are limited. Manila has
slightly shaded.
COOPERAGE-Prices are nominal. There is
scarcely anything doing in the market.
COFFEE-The market is dull. Holders are wait
ing the movements of Congress upon the tariff
DRUGS AND DYES-The business transactions
are light. Opium has slightly shaded in price.
DRY GOODS-Prices are well maintained for all
seasonable and standard cotton and WOODEN goods.
Our jobbers are well supplied with spring stocks.
DUCK-Portland manufactures are in good de-
mand at the recent increased prices.
FISH-There is change to note. The receipts
have been light as the outpors nearly all frozen
up. The demand from the West continues.
FLOUR-The market is quiet and dull. On the
superior family grades there is more firmness than
Tor inferior grades Our quotations are unaltered
FRUIT-Prme oranges are scarce. Valencias are
selling at $11 per case and Messinas at S595 25 per
BOX lemons are unchanged. Raisins are quiet.
GRA1N-There is good supply of corn in the
market, several cargoes having arrived. We quote
it at sSasfc for mixed and s59s6 for yellow. Oats
are firm at 57060c Fine feed is selling at 1885, and
shorts at $33a35 per ton III -t
HAY-The market is not SO firm. Dealers are
paying S3o933 per ton for prime qualities. Loose
straw is selling at $1s920 per ton for prime.
IRON-The market is very firm. Our quotations
for Swedish and Norway are advanced. The ten
dency still Is upward.
LARD-The market is very dull, and prices favor
purchasers.
LEATHER-There is no change in prices but the
market is very firm for all kinds.
LlME-The recent advance to 81 40 for Rockland
Is fully sustained and the market is strong.
LUMBER-There is no change to note in prices
The demand for shipding has improved.
MOLASSES-Several cargoes have arrived most of
which went into the Eagle Sugar House. cargo of
grocers' lnolasses arrived Tuesday from Cienfuegos
ana others are daily expected The market Is quiet
with a moderate demand.
NAILS-There has been another advance and they
are now selling at 50 % per cask for assorted Sizes
which include from 10d to Sod For sizes smaller
than 10d an advance from rs to Toe is charged.
| NAVAL STORES Business transactions are light
.Turpentine has shaded about &c. 3 EF4sEfs
OILS-Portland kerosene is in steady demand at
27t932sc. Linseed is quiet at ss693c. Sperm and
fish oils are dull and unchanged. 800
| PAINTS-The market is quiet, but prices are yery
firm for all leads. 1851 mi
PLASTER-We continue our quotations to SO for
hard and s3 70 for soft There no rock plaster in
PRoDUCE-The market is duh for all kinds of
produce. Eggs are lower, and selling at 23d25c in
lots and retailing at Sc Potatoes plenty at 500
6oc. Onions are selling at 50 SOAP rs per Dbl.
PROVISIONS market is very quiet both for
beer and pork and prices are unchanged.
RICE-The market is quiet, with moderate de-
mand. Prices are unchanged. Pr ~ 81 ?
SALT-There is no change in prices. The cemand
for fishing purposes is increasing We note the ar
rival Of cargo OF Turks Island to one Of our deal
ers. -i t-- s-ss 3d. AAsA p
fSUGARS-The Eagle Sugar Refinery has started
up and is now turning out handsome grades which
are selling at 1091Otc The Forest City Refinery
products are in good demand. We quote granulated
at 12t912sc and, coffee crushed at 11@1iic, accord
ing to- grade. The Forest City Refinery syrups are in
good demand at 100000 per gallon. = ~
SP1CES-There has been o good demand for all
kinds Of spices. Prices firm.
TEAS-The market is quiet with no quotable
change In prices The tendency is downward, conse-
quent upon an anticipated removal of the duties
| TINS-There is a fair demand for both pig and
plate tins. Prices are very firm.
WOOL-The transactions of the week have been
very light, but there is change in prices Pulled
wool Is about as scarce fleece and the high prices
are fully maintained -,5-rI -
FREIGHTS-T is some enquiry for vessels for
Cuba, but no tonnage here that Is unengaged The
vessels arriving are taken up Immediately The en-
gagements for the week are brig Emma hence for
Cardenas at 15c for box shocks; brig Mary c. Mar
rner, hence to n. side of Cuba on p. t.; brig Ella
Maria hence to N side of Cuba and back N. Of Hat
teras, at 81 so for molasses Coastwse there is en-
quiry for vessels to New York The offering rates
are So for lumber. -
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