The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-13
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING Nov. IL. 1873.


WEEK ENDING Nov. IL, 1873.
There has been fair trade transacted during the
past week. though it has not been volunlinous and
the orders from country merchants rowing light
er. The Thanksgiving and Christmas periods genfr-
ally bring large ORDERS especially in the grocery line
But this year the orders 60 far mnch less than
usual. The next two weeks may produce change
The markets present some changes in merchandise
values, though the shrinkage is not general as
was antciI ated. Still, cash customers obtf in
very favorable concessions especially for large lots
The money market continues in very stringent sit
uaton, and not much stability can be expected until
financial matters established upon a firm basis
In New York there appears to be less dependency,
and a growing feeling that by the New Year our
financial affairs will have assumed bright charac
ter. Gold, during the week touched 1904, but the
ruling rates for several days past have been 1O7lD
1911.
Apples are plenty. Some Maine fruit, from
Franklin County, has come in and is selling at So;
died apples selling at s@12c for cored and sliced
Western. Beans are little higher for handpicked
pea and yellow eyes. Box shocks are steady at
759sOc. Butter is in good supply of Vermont and
New York diaries, and the choicest quality brings
49, by the single tub. Chee,e is steady and unchang
cd in prices. Coal is steady at quotations. Cof
fee is firm at quotations C"operage is quite dull
and stocks are light. Copper and cordage with
out change. Dry goods are lower for most all I'll
ces reductions having been made TO suit the times
Drugs and dyes much the same as last week
Duck Is without change. Fish are dull the demand
being very light but there is no quotable change in
prices Flour is about 80 cents lower all ROUND and
our quotations are reduced. Fruit is lower Tor
raisina and lemons. Grain is In good supply and
corn is weaker quotations being slightly reduced
Hay is dull and there hardly anything doing with
pressed. which we quote at S1691S ~ ton. Iron is
lower Tor refined and prices generally favor purchas
ers. Lard is weak and lower, with the market well
supplied Leather quiet but prices rule in favor Of
purchasers. Lime is very steady at 81 IS Lumber
quiet with the usual transactions at this season,
but prices are without change. Molasses is steady
stocks being very light Nails without change
Naval stores are quiet, with reduction on turpen-
tine, Oils are lower for linseed and porgie Paints
are steady. Plaster is firm and unchanged. Prod
Is rather dull; potatoes selling at 55G65c by
the crload eggs are 30932c in lots; sweet potatoes
"a so " Dbl; cranberries $40 Ol@i1 so y Dbl; onions
Si25 ~ Dbl. Provisions lower both for bee and
pork and our quotations reduced. Salt is steady
and prices are unchanged. Sugars are lower and
Forest City granulatei Is selling at 10c and coffee
crushed at 9l@)}c. Teas without change. Tins
dull and prices favor cash buyers. Wool is very
qui IT, the pi esent demand being light but there 10
no change in prices. Holders are not disposed to
make large concessions they look for better prices
when financial affairs assume mre favorable as
pect;
FREIGHTs. The offerings for Cuba are light, and
there is plenty Of tonnage here the rates low
er. Brig Torrent has been taken for Cardenas at
25c for OK shocks. Coastwise freights are dull.
Brig Ernes'ine and schs Edward waiae and Abby
Dunn have been taken as SO IS for coal from Phila-
delphia to Portland; Schr John McAdam hence to
Savannah at 25c for bbls, and to return to Portland
at Sl2 for hard pine. Schr Nellie F. Sawyer at Sa-
vannah, loads hard pine for Portland at S12.