The Portland daily press., 1873-09-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCtAL
Review OF Portland MARKETS..

WEEK ENDING Sept. 3, 1878.
The opening of the fall trade is very favorable the
business for the first week il. September rather
ceeding the expectations of our merc hants Stocks
in the couatry stores wing been reduced to low
point, the orders FOR goods are quite large. All ap-
pearances indicate good business for the season.
The markets. generally, very steady, with sight
fluctuations in prices and 40 speculative dema d.
The money market easy and there is no trouble in
obtaining loans, upon good securities, at fair
of interest. Gold is higher, the New York cii1ue
having raised tn rate this week to about IFS.
Appes are abundant and the best fruit is selling at
Sc ~ Dbl. Beans are lower for mediums. Butter is
finn, and very choice tubs are selling at 3C@32c
Cheese is without change. Coal is steady. Coffee is
very firm at the recent advanced rates, and the Ten
dency is upwards Cooperage is dull. Cor(lage is
quiet. Copper is unchanged. Dry goods are firm
with increased sales Drugs and dyes are without
change, c2 cepting alcohol which has slightly adj
vanced. Duck is steady and in good demand. Fish
are without change; there is a better local demand
for dry mackerel steady and the fares are pur-
chased as soon as brought in. Flour is steady and
firm for all family grades Fruit is very firm
for raisins Fresh fruits in good supply Peach
es selling at 26l p crate; Bartlett pears S101
II ~ Dbl; other species of pears $40 ~ bbl water
melons S25GS0 p hundred. Grain is very firm with
further advance Of &c on Hay is duh. though
quotations are unal'ered. Iron is weak and price
favor purchasers. Lard is firmer than it has been
for weeks. Leather is iirmer. Lime is unchanged.
Lumber is more active, with increased local de-
mani and prices are firm. Matches are teady. Mo-
lasses has advanced zd5c in consequence of hight
stocks, and not much tc forward. The pros
pect is that there will be further advance b fore
the season tor new crop. Nails continue steady
Naval stores continue quiet ana unchanged. Oils
c1.x- -.
Paints are steady Plaster is in good supply and
prices unchanged. Produce continues astive
especially for potatoes which are coming in freely
and are lower-the price on Wednesday being csc
Zoe; about 1000 bbls are shipped this week to Cuba
eggs selling at 23a24c in packages; onions are
So 50G6 90 " Dbl; sweet potatoes selling mt S5S0
30 y Dbl. Provisions are firm for beef but pork is
hardly as firm as it has been. Salt is steady in price
and in good supply. Sugars have further advanced
and prices are very firm the tendency being upward.
Onr quotations advanced about &c Forest City
and Eagle products, for which there is large de-
mand; there is also a large demand for the Forest
City Refinery syrups. Teas arr very steady. Tins
are without change, with more firmness for plates
Wool is unchanged, with more inquiry from manu-
facturers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and freghts are both scarce,
and few vessels would supply the demand for Cuba
ana oontn America. Inc engagements during tie
wrek are brig Caprera hence to Matanzas and back
N Of Haiteras on priyae terms; brig Edward H.
Williams, hence to Havana and back Of Hatte-as.
at Sc for molasses and SO for sugar; schr Al
bert H. Waite, from Machias to Sagua and
back of Hatteras, at $3.50 for mo-
lasses and 900 for sugar; brig j. Bick-
more, hence to side of Cuba (Havana excepted)
and back of Hatteras at SIS so for molasses and
and $3.50 for sugar. Coastwise freights uuchang
ed. Vessels are wante to take ice from the KeLne-
bee to Phialephia, Washington and Georgetown
for which SIPS oered also TO take al from Pic
ten 70 B9st9n. and from sydney to Sew York 50 Is
| S side of Cuba Vessels are in demand to load lum
Der at Southern ports for Northern at Sl3gl5 y lOO