The Portland daily press., 1872-11-07
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Review Of Portland Markets.

WEEK ENDING Nov. 6, 1872.
Business in the wholesale departments has been
very fair during the week, notwithstanding the in
terruption of transportation by the horse disease
Orders from the country in quite freely and the
prospect to be good for large November BUSH
mes. The changes in the prices of commodities are
very slight as will be by reference to prices
current.
The money market is very stringent The ruling
price of gold during the week has been about 1l2;
sometimes fraction higher and again fraction low
Apples are little higher and the choicest winter
fruit brings 49, Beans little higher for yellow
eyes, Box Shocks firm at 75c with few none
unengaged. Butter is very firm for choice table
oddities at 32935c. Coal has advanced, and our
quotations for anthracites 81 higher Cheese is
little higher for choice factory Cooperage is in good
demand but stocks are light. Coffee is little
higher for Rio. Copper is quiet. Cordage is
changed. Drugs and dyes steady. Dry goods
are very steady for all seasonabe articles, with
large demand. Duck is very steady and there is
good demand for Portland manufactures. Fish
quiet the market being affected by the want of trans
portaton. The receipts of dry have been good. Two
cargoes of Province fish have arrived during the
week, which were taken by our dealers. In macker-
Ell there has been further advance on Bays, Flour
is very quiet but for the family grades there is great
frmness. The increased rates of freight have pre-
vented any reduction in prices. Fruits are plenty
and selling at our quotations Grain Is very firm
and there appears to be an upward tendency on corn
Hay is quet-very little beiIg broughtn now prices
are firm at $1Sd20 for pressed Iron is steady at
last weeks prices. Lard is lower for tierces. Lum
Der is firm in price, Orders from abroad are to stop
shipping at present on account of inability to
the stock after its arrival Lime is steady Leather
is unchanged. Molasses is very quiet with light
stock. Naval stores without change. Oils are
steady and unchanged. Paints are same as last
week. Plaster is steady and in good demand. Prod
uce is in good demand for all kinds especially poa-
toes which bring 65975c y bushel; eggs are scarce
and bring 32d34c ~ doz Provisions are dull and
pork is trife lower Salt is steady. Sugers are ac-
tive at last weeks prices and there is large demand
for Forest City productions Teas are lower and
our quotations are reduced. Tins lower for
plates, will be seen by prices current. Wool
is rmer than it has been and there is better feel
ing prevailing.
FREIGHTS-There is an active demand, both for
eign and coastwise and rates very firm, there be-
ing more offerings than tonnage. The engagements
since last report are bark Sarah B. Hale, hence
to Havana at $780, bark Caro-, hence to Martinique
at 3Oc for sugar hid shocks without heads and SIC
for rum tierce shocks; barks Phena and A g. Bean
and brig Carrie Winslow, hence to Bnenos Ayres on
p t.; schr Nelly Brown, hence to Matanzas, or Car
denas, at $3.50; schr Hattie Ross hence to Havana,
at 1925 Coastwise freights to New York are about
! $3.50 for lumber from here, and $4.5o@5OO from
Eastern ports, and there is scarcity OF vessels
They are wanted on the Kennebec and at Bangor ant
| Ellsworth
Foreign Exports.
| ST. JOHN. NIB. Schr Jasper-1t00 bbls flour, D.