The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review OfsPortland Markets.
u WEEK ENDING Feb. Ii, 1874.

-. .l4 Cd WEEK ENDING Feb. Ii, 1874.
The recent storms have 80 blocked up the country
roads and impeded travel as to create but very little
business wholesale circles Consequently the mar
kes have been pretty drll but with pleasant wealth
er we may soon look for brisk ade. The general
tendency OF the markets is irmness in prices and
in some cases an advance on prices Of last week
The money market is quiet and easy, and merchants
find no difficulty in obtaining accommodations on
good securities. Gold has advanced to 1924 at which
rate it sold on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 18th, the
rates were 112t@1l2A.
Apples are in good supply and prices are steady.
Beans are hardly firm for pea and mediums, willie
yellow eyes are very firm. Box shocks are s arce
and firm. Butter is selling at 30d35c for common
and 36942c for fair to prime qualities. Cheese is
higher for prime factory and sage which selling
at 17@1sc Coal is steady and unchanged. Coffee is
firm. Cooperage is in light stock for sugar hid
shocks which in demand; hoops are plenty and
dull. Cooper is quiet Cordage is without change
Dry goods are firm. especially for cotton goods OH
which there is an upward tendency. Duck is steady
aud in fair demand. Drugs and dyes are without
change this week, Fish quiet with an increas-
ed demand for herring. Flour is dull and prices
without alteration; sales are made only In small lots
Fruit is higher for raisins which have advanced
So 2593 so for layers and 50 5O3 10 for loose Musca
tells. Oranges and lemons are plenty at our quota
tons. Grain is lower and we quote new mixed corn
at 90a92c and yellow at csc; old yellow is held at
97c: oats are Csc. Hay is dull and dealers are un
willing to pay than SIT for the best pressed
though in some cases very fine hay for retailing has
brought $1s Straw is selling at s119i3 Iron is very
firm with an upward tendency Lard is about ac
higher and our quotations advanced. Leather is
steady. Lime is without change Lumber is very
quiet but prices unaltered. Moasses is quiet;
several cargoes expected during the next week.
Nails are steady at 81 TO- Oils steady at last
weeks prices excepting Portland Kerosenes which
have advanced 1c and are now held at 1s923c.
Paints are steady at the recent advance on leads
Plaster is unchanged. Produce is dull eggs are SELL
ing at z3925c for fresh potatoes 65975c by the
carload and 75aS0c in small lots Provisions are
very firm with advance of about 81 on beef Rice
is higher and quote Rsngoon at SIC and Carolina
at loo. Salt is steady and unchanged. Sugars are
quiet and there is chan &c from prices of last week
quiet but prices without change.
FREIGHTS.-The SUPPLIES tonnage here has been
used upand there still some offerings for Cuba Me
dunn sized vessels, the spot obtain better rates
than vessels to come from other ports here to load.
Siuce last report the schr Susan Steson has been
taken for Sagua and back on p. t.; schr Agnes
Grace hence to N side Cuba and back N Of Hatteras
at 81 for sugar and 81 80 for molasses; schr Del
mont, hence to N side Cuba and back of Hatteras.
at 81 ST. tor moasses; schr Nellie Starr, hence to
Havana at 14c under, 12e IN deck for box shocks.
Coastwise treighis unchanged. There is consid-
cradle enquiry for vessels to load ice for Southern
ports, but no definite terms are proposed.
Foreign Exports.
HALIFAX Ms. Steamer Alhambra-2566 bbls
flour 100 do oatmeal 1860 gals ale, IDS DRESS
ed hogs 400 boxes candles, $50 gals whiskey, so pkgs
pork 49do tea, 81 cases boots and shoes, 43l pkgs
merchandise.
ST. JOHN NIB. Schr Milo-50O bbls -four, 100 do
NEAL do apples, $50 bush oats, 20 do cans 6i2O
gals refined oil.
Foreign lmports.
GLASGOW. Steamship Waldensian-l4 cfssks riv-
cts to Portland Company.
STEAMER FRANCONIA. FROM NEW YoRK-224
paies rags, 10 do WOOL 20 do duck % do burhps $50
pds leather. 103 rolls leather 70 do carpe4ing ~
casks hnseed OIL II do bleaching powders, 30 DDS
birthstone, II bbs whiting, 100 do glass ware III no
oranges, no kegs white lead 100 do b. soda, 100
bags coffee, 1J6 do, 210 bdls paper 70 90 snee'
iron, IT'S half chests tea, 41S boxes tea 20 10
30 do saleratus 100 do tobacco 80 90 dru 20 w
hardware, pianos, carriages l5o pigs sunsirie''
Receipts by RaiIroads and steni meoats
GRAND TRUNK RAILROADS. cars sund ries, l DO
cases 2 do shocks, 6 do G 20, do m iephnts,
do iron 3 do flour do bark, IS do lumber, do for
IL II n 4 do for Boston do for New York, 1 do for
St John, NIB, 2 do for Halifax,NS, do for steam