The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review Of Portland Markets.

WEEK ENDING Dec. 8, 1873.
The encouraging features in financial and CONNER
cal circles noted last week, still continue and there
has been an evident improvement in the money lhar-
ket and in business. Money is more plenty and
there has been an enlargement of traffic in mer-
chandise The trouble with Spain seems to be in
fair way for an amioable adjustment, and the war
cloud does not loom 30 largely in the horizon There
has been but little shrinkage in merchandise values
and the markets pretty firm in tome thus giving
confidence to purchasers. The close of the year
will bring with it more buoyant feelings than were
anticipated three months ago. Gold has been very
steady this week OF 1US59109s.
Apples continue plenty, although mostly Michigan
and New York fruit. Very few Maine apples have
as yet been brought to market Prices are steady at
a5O95 per Dbl. Beans are very steady. Box shocks
are in fair demand at 10000. Butter is selling at
2593cc for ordinary to fair and 32@3sc for good to
choice qualities Cheese is without change. Coal is
steady. Coffee continues firm. Cooperage is with
out change Dry goods are firm. especially for man.
ufactures of cotton the reject rise in the raw mate
rial rendering prices very stiff Drugs and dyes are
in fair demand; camphor is a little higher, and
and opium and sal soda are lower Duck is firm and
steady. Fish are without change and there has not
been much improvement in business. Flour is firm,
with light stocks for the season. and good demand.
Fruits steady; note Sicily oranges at SO Ter
box. Grain is firm with an advance on corn in one
week of &c. We quote mixed corn at e3Gs5c and
yellow at s5@s7c. Oats are firm at 55@5sc Ha, ia
very dull. with demand for export South Iron is
steady with reduction on shoe steel. Lard is in
good supply and prices steady Leather is quiet
but prices are unchanged. Lime continues steady
Lumber is dull, but no change in prices. Mo!asses
firm and in light stock for grocers' grades. Nails
are steady. Naval stores quiet Oils are steady
with another slight shading on linseed. Paints are
&c off for Portland leads. Plaster is firm and steady
Produce is not very active potatoes are selling at
b5@65c by the load eggs are little lower Pro-
visions are quite firm with a fair demand both for
beef and pork Salt is steady; we note the arrival
of cargo of Turks Island this week. Sugars are
low r; since the Cuban embroglio seems to be in
fair way for adjustment prices have receeded abont
c for graduated and coffee crushed Teas are steady
Tins are lower for pig but plates are unchanged
Wool ID in active demand and large sales have
been ma lie, but there 1 no improvement in prices.
FREIGHTs-Cuba freights are quiet and, there be
ing tonnage enough to supply all demands rates are
not quite SO stiff. The engagements since our last
report are brig Ernestne, hence to N side of Cuba
at S21OO, Spanish gold; brig Maria hence to Carde
bas or Matanzas, p, t.; bark Florence Peters, hence
to Cardenas at 25c for box shooks brig Fanny H.
jennings hence to Matanzas at csc for box shocks
brig Caprera, hence to Havana at $780, schr Clara
Smith, hence to N. side OF Cuba, p. t. Coastwise
freights are dull and unchanged. Schr Wyoming
was taken for Baltimore at 2c per pair for headings