The Portland daily press., 1874-11-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review OF Portland Markets.

EscsAcW VI EOrtiIuu N1afkets.
WEEK ENDING Nov. IS, 1874.
The general market has been quiet the past week
We have no great advance or depression to notice
in any articles. The volume of the business will av-
erage that of any preceding week this season. The
money market is easy and gold has varied but little
from ITO, closing Wednesday, Nov. Is, at I'LL.
Apples are plenty and fair cooking apples sell for
81 49, good eating at So 50 and the choice varieties at
SO 90. Beans show no change; tho market is not
very well supplied, but prices keep the same. There
is little doing at present in bcx Shocks and they are
hardly worth quoting Butter is little firmer than
last week. but there is no change to note in prices
Good lots of Vermont butter find ready market at
42c State Of Maine butter sells at 3035c. Cheese
is steady and Vermont sells at 145c factory 161G9
tic, New York dairy 14915c Coal is in good demand,
and prices remain unchanged. Cooperage is dull.
Copper and cordage are in good demand just now;
the market is very active but there is no change to
note in prices Drugs and dyes unchanged With
the exception Of opium, which is quoted at so IS,
showing slight advance in price since our last re-
port Duck of Por tland manufacture is in good de-
mand; sales during the past week have been unusu-
ally large to fit the vessels at this port alone prices
remain the same. Dye woods show no change; the
market is a little depressed The fish market is
little quiet just now; the houses are preparing to
close their business for the winter season. and there
is but little doing; in fact there will not be for
eral months; no change in prices. Flour shows no
change, the market is steady, but rather inactive
Fruit is unchanged, and the supply is good. Grain
is rather frmer in the western markets this week,
and prices Of corn have advanced several times but
now remain the same as last week; the market here
has remained unchanged throughout the week. Hay
is steady with no movements the supply is rather
large at present. Iron remains the same, with the
exception of Norway, which is little lower and
is quoted at 7@7ac. Lard is higher; key is quoted
at 151916c, tierce 15@154c, pail 1sc, caddies out
of the market. Leather is firm with but little move
ment. Lumber is in good demand; spruce is higher
and the supply is hardly equal to the demand; the
large amount of building the present season has used
up great quantity of our best lumber. Moasses
is active, but shows no change in prices. Naval
stores in good demand and prices are a little
firmer Oils are higher, Portland kerosene is quoted
at 1910, linseed at 7s979o, boiled lnseed s3@s6c.
Paints show no change. Plaster is in good demand
and white is quoted at So 90, and blue SO 20. Prod
uce is active and prices little higher than last
week. Pork is rmer and clear is quoted at $26 253
26 50 the supply is limited Salt is unchanged and
the market is dali. Spices are without change and
the market is fair. Sugars show no change; granu-
lated is quoted at 11911sc, Coffee liz, extra 1OA,
G 10; syrups 65S75c Teas are in good demand but
show no change in prices. Tin is unchanged, with
the exception of zinc, which is quoted at 1Oa@11c.
Tobacco is unchanged Varnish shows no change in
prices. Wool is the same as quoted last week.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are unusually dull this
week. The rates are low and the vessels are many
We have to note the charter of the brig Henry P.
Dewey for Matanzas with hhds for 1ic