The Portland daily press., 1873-04-24
FINANCIAL ARD COMaIERCsaL.
Review Of Portland Markets.


1t has been a. fair week for business in wholesale
circles Notwithstanding it has been rather unfair
weather. The ice is out of the rivers and they
are navigable by the steamers The steamer for
Bangor left Tuesday filed with freight for that re-
gion and the Machias boat is loaded every trip. The
markets are very steady with but slight fluctuations.
The long continued stringency in the money market
seems to have been broken in New York and this
week opened with more offers Of money than were
wanted, sending down the rates of interest some
thing the legal rate. Gold advanced during the
week to 11s but the rates since Saturday have been
about 1175. Wednesday, 23d, the rates were 1171@.
17s.
Apples have not come in 50 plentifully during the
week, but there is change in prices-thc best
packed Maine fruit being sold at 80 5O92 IS " Dbl;
dried apples are very dull. Beans steady at
quotations Butter is for choice table quail
ties, and tubs of old selling at 35@i2c, while
brings 45c. Cheese is steady and in fair supply.
Coal is unchanged, but prices must soon recede.
Coffee is very firm Cooperage is in very light sup
ply AMI prices are firm. Copper and cordage are
without change. Dry goods are steady in prices for
all staple articles and tho sales continue to be large
Drugs and dyes are without single change from
last week. Duck is in good demand and the produc-
lions of the Portland Company are taken about as
fast as manufactured Fish arc in lighter supply
nan mas Deen KuOWn, at thlS season, Iof SeVeral
years. consequently prices very firm. Flour is
little frmer than it has been, but sales made only
In small lots. Fruits unchanged. Grain is firm
at last weeks quotations, and there is an upward
tendency on corn. Hay is without change, though
there has been but little brought in lately
Of bad roads; superior article of pressed would
bring $40 though SIS is the price of fair loads Iron
is very firm. Leather is steady. Lumber is in good
demand at our quotations. Lime is unchanged
Moasses is steady at quotations and in good sup
ply. Nails are without change. Naval stores
quiet. Oils are without change in any way. Paints
steady. Produce is active; eggs selling
at zoe in lots and potatoes selling at 75985c the
receipts have been rather light during the week.
Provisions continue firm and there seems to be an
upward tendency on pork. Salt is steady and with
out change in prices. Seeds active and our quo
tatons for timothy are advanced Sugars are lit
tie off from last weeks prices and quote Forest
City graduated at 11s9114c and coffee crushed at
109102c according to grades Eagle sugars selling
at S(993c according to grade Teas steady. Tins
firm and unchanged. Wool is dull; our quota
tons reduced. The demand during the week has
not been large, but holders looking for an i'm
proved demand soon.
FREIGHTS.-Cuba freights very dull and
rates are unchanged. There is demand for vessels
to load lumber for River Platte at S24 gold. The
engagements since our last report are brig j. II.
Kennedy, hence to Matanzas at zoe for box shocks;
brig NJ A. Berry, hence to Cenfuegos and back N of
Hateras at S. for molasses and 55c for sugar. brig
San Carlos from New York to Portland at So for ron
and hence River Platte at S24 gold and per cent
primage for lumber. Coastwise frcights are IN
changed.