The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-20
AND COMMERCIAL,
Review of Portland Markets.

There is prevalent feeling among onr merchants
that the Spring business is to be good though as yet
it has hardly commenced. Indications seem to point
that way an we trust the expectations of our
chants will moi be disappointed. The markets pre-
sent very quiet aspect the changes in value being
very slight. The money market is more stringent
than it has been this year. The banks do all they
can for their customers, but it is difficult to OBJ
tain accommodations than it has been. Gold
ranged during the week at 115@115k.
The produce market is not lively. Apples are in
large supply; beans very quiet; butter is selling
at 2SD34c for tubs of Vermont and New York family
grades-some very choice tubs command higher
price; cheese is steady eggs are plenty and selling at
2G922 in packages; potatoes are in good supply and
selling at 7O0S0c; onions scarce and selling at
S11@12 % Dbl. Coal is steady at our quoted rates.
Cooperage is dull, the demand having fallen of, and
hoops have declined in price, Fish in light stock
with good demand and prices are very firm. Flour
is firm and steady for all family grades. Fruit is
plenty and oranges and lemons are little lower.
Grain is very steady at last weeks prices. Hay is
undergraduates are paying S16@1S tor pressed,
for export; some very choice lots have brought a
higher price. Iron is very firm. Lard is unchanged
Leather is firm and prices well sustained. Lum-
Der is in good demand and quotations are MAIN
tained Molasses is steady; cargo of new Sagua is
held at 35c. Nails are steady. Oils are unchanged
for anything Paints quiet with slight advance
on pure ground lead. Plaster is firm and in light
supply. Seeds are in good supply and prices range
according to quotations. Sugars are rather dull
the Eagle Company received a cargo of molasses on
Tuesday OF last week and on Saturday had a very
handsome grade of sugar on the market which went
off quickly. Teas are quiet. Wool is not very ac-
tive but holders are looking for better and more
tive markets in a short time.
FREIGHTS.-There is light demand at present
for tonnage for Cuba, also demand for vessels for
South America. The engagements since our last re-
port are bark Cephas Starrett, hence to N side of
Cuba at zoe for box shocks; bark Horace Beals,
hence to N side of Cuba and back n of Hatteras
at SIS for molasses and 55c for sugar. bark Pamela,
hence to Buenos Ayres at 1923 gold for lumber and
per cent primage; schr Bertha Souder, hence to N
side of Cuba and back N of Hatteras at So molas
SEES; brig Oronocto hence to River Platte at S24 gold
and per cent. brimage for lumber; brig Uruguay
same voyage same tel ms; bark Clara, hence to Riv-
er Platte at S22 gold and per cent prmage for lum
Der; schr Josephine. to load at Machiasport for N
side of Cuba and back N. of Hatteras at 1925 for
molasses new bark built at Robbinston to load at st.
john, n. B., for River Platte, at s25 gold and per
cent. primage for lumber; schr Marcia Reynolds to
load at St. John, N B., for N side Cuba at Ale for
box shocks.
Coastwise treights are dull and lower. Rates to
New York are 1925 for lumber to Providence S2.75
to Boston 50; schr Mary B. Harris was takeu for
Savannah at $s.25 for hay, with a return cargo of
hard pine at $780, schr Arthur Burton for Provi-
dence, at S275 for lumber.