The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-26
Review of Portland Markets,
WEEK ENDING Sept. Up 1879.


There has be m more activity in business circles
the past week than for long time Every branch Of
the wholesale departments appears to have been doing
large business. More especially does this appear
to be the case with the dry goods and grocery job
bers. The markets remain without much change
from last week to prices The indications are ia
vorable for good Fall business.
The stringency in the money market continues.
Gold, under the manipulation of the New York ring
advanced last week, and sold as high as 1154 But,
under the judicious management of Secretary Bout
well, the plans Of this ring were broken, and the
price has receded to 1l3A@14. us. Bonds are firm
er than they were last week.
Apples are coming in more freely and the best
Maine fruit is selling at $3.50 % bbl Beans are
steady. Butter in good supply at last weeks pr-
ces. Cheese continues firm. Coal is steady Coffee
is quiet and unchanged. Cooperage 10 slack. Cop
per and cordage are quiet. Dry goods in demand
and the jobbers find enough to do. Drugs and dyes
are without change except an advance on opium.
Portland ducks are in steady demand. Fish are in
good demand for all kinds of dry. Cargoes are COM
ing along quite freely, but are taken up as soon as
they arrive, at full prices. The reports this week
from the mackerel fleet eastward are more favorable
Flour is very firm at an advance Of about 25c on
nearly every grade. Fruits are unchanged from last
week. Grain is very firm at last weeks quotations
Hay is very quietthe demand at present being con-
fined to lots for retailing. Iron continues very firm
with an upward tendency. Lard is steady. Leather
Is steady with fair demand. Lime is unchanged
Lumber is in fair demand at unchanged rates. Mo-
asses Is quiet. Nails firm at the recent advance
Naval Stores are quiet, with further advance on
turpentine. Oils are unchanged. Paints are very
quiet Plaster remains steady at former quotations
Produce is more lively; potatoes are in good demand
and bring 65c@70c p bushe eggs are selling at 23c9
24c in lots. Provisions firm and steady. Salt is
In good demand; owing to the strike in England and
the high price Of coal there. Liverpool salt has adj
Vanced from IS 3d. the price last December to 23s cd
the price the present MONTH Our quotations for that
salt are advanced; on others there is change.
Sugars trifle off for granulated which quote
at 12tg12t jor Forest City product. Teas steady
Tins are not quite firm for plate and our quota
lions are slightly reduced. Wool continues dull with
but light transactions during the week.
FREIGHTS.-Cuba merchants have hardly begun
to move although enquiries are making. The foreign
engagements the past week are brig Amelia Emma
to load at Bath for Cardenas, at $40 for lumber ;
brig Loeb Lsmond, to load at Bath fer Cardenas at
$40 for lumber, &c for shocks and heads and 75c
DBL for potatoes; brig Prairie Rose hence to Havana
and back North Of Hatteras, at $3.50 for moas ses
and SOC p 100 TBS sugar. brig Ngretta hence to Ha-
vana at for shocks and heads and $40 for hoops
on deck. Coastwse feights quiet here there be-
ing about az much tonnage there are Offering and
rates are unchanged At Bangor there is demand
for tonnage.