The Portland daily press., 1874-01-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Markets,
WEEK ENDING Jan. %. 1874.


The unfavorable weather of the past week has
had an effect upon business tending to materially
lessen transactions. Still the markets have been
very steady, the fluctuations being slight and COM
parativey nothing upon the most i'm porant articles
The January trade is generally small in comparison
with that of other months, and we believe it has
been no smaller this year than in former Our
merchants anticipate better business next month,
~heh the country merchants will begin to stock up
iof spring trade. The money market rules quite
easy Gold has been steady dur;,o the ,voek the
extreme quotations being 111l0l11s. On Wednes-
uay' zsth' the rates were 111galliA.
Apples continue to be plenty and are SAILING at
81 oO9o w Tor sound fruit, dried apples are dull
Deans are In lair supply and prices are without
ehahge. Butter is very scarce for choice table quail
ties which we quote 35d40c, while ordinary to fair
qualities are sengat 3O933c Cheese steady at quo
tations. Coal is unchanged. Cooperage is in good
demand, especially for sugar hid shocks which are
very scarce; box shocks are firm at 75cdSOc Copuer
is without change Cordage is quiet. Drugs and
dyes are steady at our quotations Duck is steady
with good demand for Portland. Dry goods are
quiet but the tone is firm for all standard articles
Fish are in better demand and the market shows
some Improvement; pollock are a shade higher and
there is little advance scaled herring and medi-
during the first part of the week was downward
but the market recovered and now exhibits more
firmness for family grades. Fruits are without
change for dried but lemons are lower and selling at
Si95 " box, and orapges at $313 so p box for Mes
sinas, and $500 y for Valencias. Grain is firm
at 93995c for new corn and 9701 90 for old-nixed
and yellow; oats are 65CG6Sc for brown and white.
Hay is dp there being but little demand for export;
prices range at s1691S for pressed Iron is steady
and firm; it cannot be imported at the prices for
which it is now sold here. Lard is steady Leather
is quiet and unchanged. Lumber remains the same
as it has for weeks. Lime is without change Mo-
lasses is quiet-some cargoes of new cvop are soon
expected to arrive here. Nails are steady at 81 rs.
Naval stores are quiet with further advance on
turpentne. Oils steady with another slight adj
vance on linseed. Paints firm with an advance
OF &c on lead and the tendency is still upward las
ter Is without change. Produce is not very active;
eggs are little lower and quote them at 2932c;
onions have advanced to Sc OOa6 so p bbl potatoes
are 65975c by the carload. Provisions are without
CHANGE either for beef or pork Salt is steady and
in good supply. Sugars are a little lower and we
quote granutated al 1Os91oa. and coffee crushed at
94910c according to grade. Teas and coffee are very
firm and there is upward tendency on bo.h. Tins
are steady. Wool Is little active but with no
improvement in prices.
FRE1GHTS-There is still an excess of tonnage
here over the offerings, though the recent charters
have more equalized the business. Rates TO Cuba
out are l29l3c for box shocks; and for the round
voyage 81 5094 70 for molasses land 5262lc y 100 TBS
OF sugar. The engagements since last report are
brig Antilles, three voyages hence to side of Cuba
and back of Hatteras at 81 62t for molasses schr
Ada Ryerson, same voyage at 81 rs for molasses;
schr Eva May same voyage on p. t; schr B. F. Low
ell, same voyage at "a 30 for moasses and 81 y hid
for sugar; schr Susan hence to Porto Rico and back
at 81 62 for molasses and 52ic for sugar. Coastwise
freights duh and unchanged A vessel was taken
for Savannah at 25c.P Dbl for ground plaster.