The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-17
FINANCIAL AND COFEMEYCsAv
Review of Portland MARKETS..

WEEK ENDING April 16, 1873.
The business transactions during the past week
have been very fair, notwithstanding the obstruc-
lions to transportation have not been removed. But
now the ice is moving out Of the rivers and in week
more our rivers will be open to navigation and the
various lines of steamers and packets will be in ful
play. The markets continue in q very steady condi-
dtion, with great firmness in prices Of all articles
for which gold has to be paid The money market is
very stringent and borrowers obliged to pay ex-
ira interest, though not quite so high as in New
York, where the rate paid on some days during the
week, was about 275 per cent. per annum! Gold has
maintained high figures, the spectators Keeping up
the price to about 1lSI until Tuesday when it Tel
to fraction below 1lS. On Wednesday, 18th, the
rates were 117463117s.
Apples are very plenty and dried apples are a
drug Beans are very steady and in good supply
Box shocks are out OF the market and prices are
nominal Butter is very firm at about 40c for choice
family grades. Cheese is steady ana in good supply
Coal is unchanged. Coffee is firm at our quotations
Cooperage is dull, the demand having fallen of
stocks are very light. In Cordage there has been n
slight advance on Manila. Dry Goods are firm with
large sales of all seasonable and staple articles
Drugs and dyes are very steady, with the usual
Spring demand Fish are in light supply, and cod
are particularly scarce, with q large Western de-
mand Flonr is rather dull, but quotations arc un-
altered Fruit is steady with q slight advance on
layer aisins. Oranges in good supply at SO 5Ol0
~ % per box; lemons selling at 81 50a45 90 per
box Grain is in good supply and corn has declined
lie, as will be seen by quotations. Hay is steady
Iron is very firm at our quotations. Lard is firmer
bnt quotations not altered Leather is firm and
steady with good demand Lumber is quite active
and very firm. Lime is steady at 81 As per cask.
Molasses is in good supply and prices are firm and
steady. Nails unchanged. Naval stores are
rather dull and prices have fallen off. Oils are same
as last week, with the exception Of porgie which has
advanced. Plaster is now coming along and soon
here will be large supply. Produce is quiet; eggs
are lower and selling at 2a22c in lots potatoes are
selling at 7O9S0c Provisions are very firm, espec-
tally for pork. Salts steady and in good supply.
Seeds are active at our quotations Sugars are low
now turning out its handsome grades of sugars. We
quote granulatcd at 14@1lsc and coffee crushed at
1e9lOfc, according to grade Teas are steady and
quiet. Tins are firm with an advance on both pig
and plate. Wool remains in the same dull state as
previously noticed, but there is change in quota
quotations.
FREIGHTS.-There is no activity in Cuba fieights
rates are unchanged. The engagements since our
last report schr A. r. Weeks hence to Cardenas
at $1,000 round sum out; schr Eben Fisher hence to
Sagua at zoe for box shocks Rates to River Platte
are $3.50 old, for lumber. Coastwise freights are
dull and unchanged, with very little doing. Brig R.
NJ Hesley was chartered for hence to Baltimore in
ballast and back to Boston with coal at 1925