The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


| WEEK ENDING Mar. 4, 1874.
There has been some improvement in trade during
the week, and the aggregate OF sales is much larger
than it has been in any week for some time past.
Our merchants are sanguine of better business this
month and next, the stocks in the country stores
have become depleted. In commercial values the al
teration of prices from those of last week is very
slight, and in most cases shows slight decline. The
| money market is easy and the banks enabled to
accommodate their customers while outside the rates
are trihe above those of the banks Gold has been
steady at 112A9t12a-the extreme quotations The
Secretary ofthe Treasury gives notice that he shall sell
S3,OOOO0o gold during the month of March. Wednes-
day, ith the rates were lower selling at 111391i2
Apples are not so plenty as they have been and
prime frnt brings S. 5O96 90. Dried apples are in
better deman at 10G14c. Beans are lower for pea
and medium which quoted at so 1898 90
for the former and 50 25d2 so 70, the lat
ter; yellow eyes are firm at So 1908 80. Box
shocks scarce and are firmly held at 10000 for
pine Butter is very firm at 40d42c for choice quail
ties 3640c for fair to good and 3Oa34 for ordinary
to common. Cheese is firm at our quotations. Coal
is without change. Coffee is hardly firm though
quotations unaltered. Cooperage is in light
stock and the demand has subsidized. Copper is &c off
for sheathing. Cordage is unchanged. Dry goods
are more active and prices are firmly maintained.
Duck is steady with good demand. Drugs and
dyes are without alteration in prices Fish quite
active and the increased demand has reduced the
stocks, which firmly held at our quotations.
Flour is dull and though quotations not altered
buyers enabled to obtain concessions. Fruit j.
in good supply peanuts higher and selling at
81 1903 00-the African crop being very short. Or
anges are selling at So 5OSD4 80 70 box and SS@9 "
case lemons at $495. Hay is little firmer than it
has been there being some export demand. Iron is
steady and prices firmly maintained Lard is
weak and quotations for tierces and kegs 1c off,
Leather is little easier for sole, with fair demand.
Lime is unchanged Lumber is firm and there is an
improvement i'll the demand. Higher prices an
ticipated. Molasses is in good supply, several
goes having arrived during the week. new Cientue-
gos is selling in small lots at $685. and choice tor
to Rico Rico 72973c. Nails steady at 81 25 Ma
val stores are quiet and unchanged. Oils are with
out change in any particular. Paints are steady.
Plaster is unchanged Produce is rather quiet; eggs
are lower and sell in large lots at 223c and retail
at 25 potatoes have advanced to Use by the carload
and SIC in small lots. Provisions quiet: beef is
unchanged but clear pork is SOC Off Salt is steady.
Seeds are steady at our quotations. Sugars are not
so firm and quotations slightly reduced; granu
lated is selling at 10s9i0ac, and cofees at a910c ac
cording to grade. Teas are hardly strong though
we 90 not reduce quotations. Tins without
change. Wool is in fair demand and prices are well
sustained especially for fine fieeces
FREIGHTS.-There some offerings for Cuba
but the tonnage here is sufficient to meet all de-
mands. Rates are unchanged. Since orr last re-
port brig Matte B. Russell has been taken for Sa-
qua and back of Hattsras at 81 rs for molasses
and 524c 100 Tbs ofsugar German bark Nordpolan and
bark Jane Maria to load deals at St. John, n b. for
Bristol Channel at HOS per standard. Coastwise
freights dulland unchanged.Soue lumber freights
to New York have been taken at 80 rs. A schoon-
er from Savannah to Yarmouth at $40 for hard pine
schooner to Charleston, s. c. at IS tor hay;
schooner to Wilmington, N c., at So for hay, with
return cargo to Brunswick OF hard pine at $40.