The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Markets,
MEEK ENDING .Inlr 2n 1870

WEEK ENDING July 80, 1873.
Notwithstanding July is, proverbially, a dull
month for the wholesale trade vet the sales ot inn
porters and jobbers in this city during the month
now closing, exceed those of any former wear. The
markets, generally, have shown but slight fuctua-
tons and prices of have been very even
There has been no speculative demand to force up
prices and the fall business will open with healthy
tone in all departments, judging from present ap-
pearances. Inc money market is easy. Gold is
lower, the ruling prices during the week ranging
115sG115s.
Old apples are about out of the market, and new
Southern iruit is coming along which sells at S46
per Dbl. Beans are steady. Butter is little irmer
but the choicest tubs of Vermont can be purchased
at 3oc. Cheese is firmer. Coal is unchanged Coffee
is very firm. Cooperage is dull and without change
copper Is quiet Cordage is in fair demand. Drugs
and dyes are without change. Dry goods are steady
1or all standard articles. Duck is firm and steady
Fish are in fair supply with good Western demand;
pollock are lower; scaled herring are higher and
NO. 1 mackerel have further advanced. Flour is
quiet with prices rather favoring purchasers; the
first flour from new wheat has just been received.
Fruit is higher for ctron and layer raisins; lemons
are lower, and there oranges in the market.
Peaches have made their appearance, but the fruit
was small, rather poor and very high. Grain is in
good supply mixed is about 1c lower; oats have
shaded and shorts are lower. Hay is unchanged;
dealers paying S1S20 for old pressed the latter
price for prime article. The new crop of haJ
just got in is very large and of superior quality
Iron isSwithout change. Lard is firm. Leather is
steady and quiet. Lime is without change. Lum-
Der is very quiet, with but little demand for ship
ping Matches steady. Molasses is in good sup
ply and very quiet. Naval stores are unchanged
lae4
ton sperm and lard Paints are steady. Plaster
is without change. Produce is little active New
potatoes brought in which are selling at 81 1C9
25 per bushe the latter price for choice early rose;
eggs and are higher here than in the Bos-
ton market, selling in lots at 2sa25c; onions are
selling at Se9S so per Dbl, but will be lower
Provisions very firm, both beef and pork. Salt
is in good supply with large demand two cargoes
to dealers have arrived during the week. Sugars
firm at last weeks prices. Teas quiet. Tins
are unchanged. Wool is little firmer than it has
been, with more enquiry from manufacturers; but,
as yet, there is no improvement in prices.
FREiGHTS-ToDnage is wanted for South Amer
lea and for Cuba and back N of Hatteras at the
going rates. The engagements since our last report
are brig Carrie Winslow, hence to Buenos AyIes at
1923 and 5 per cent. primage for lumber; brig Tor
rent, hence to Sagua and back N. Of Hatteras, at
S. for molasses and 81 rs per hid for sugar; bark
Sarah from Boston to Matanzas, and back at 81 30
for sugar; brig Martha Berry from New York to
Matanzas, and back at S. for molasses and 81 so
for sugar. schr Mary Louisa, from Machias to Porto
Rico and back N. of Hatteras, at Sc for molasses
and 65c per 100 lbs sugar; bark Uranus, hence to
Buenos Ayres at S23 and per cent. primage for
lumber; brig Ella Maria, hence to Port Caledonia to
load coal for Cuba at 81 2 gold ton thence back
port in the United States at 81 25 for sugar.
Coastwise freghts quiet and unchanged, with
hardly anything doing. Vessels in demand to
take coal from Pctou N s., to various ports in the
United States. --.