The Portland daily press., 1874-02-26
FINANCIAL. Ard COMM ERCYAL
Review Of Portland Markets.
WEEK ENDING Feb. %. 1874.

"EEh ENDING req. 70, 1874.
The business transactions during the past week
nave been fair, taking into consideration the bad
state OF travelling. Orders have come in more freely
than for some weeks past and though the volume Of
trade thus far has not been large yet The indications
are that the Spring trade will be pretty good. The
markets, though dull very firm for all the princi-
pal commodities, and prices are well maintained
The money market continues to be easy. Gold was
verv steady during the week up to Tuesday 112l9
1921, when it advanced to 113. Wednesday, 25lh
the. rates We're 112A9l12i
Apples have advanced in price and Sc is now asked
for prime fruit; dried apples are il better demand
at 1o9l4c y fb. Beans in good supply and rather
dull for pea aud medium while yellow eyes are high
en- Butter is firm at 3S942c for good to prime quail.
Isles, and 3O935c for inferior qualities. Cheese 10
nrm Tor prime factory grades. Coal Is steady Cot
fee is shade lower for Rio. Cooperage Is in light
stock, with a good demand for sugar hid shocks.
Copper is very quiet. Cordage Ia without change
Dry goods are finn at the recent advance on plain
cottons. Drugs aud dyes show slight decline ON
borax and opium. Fish are in better demand and
the sales have increased such an extent that stocks
are being depleted. Flour is dnll and sales have
been made during the week at slight concessions;
but timer feeling now prevails. Fruit is without
change from last week. The Q Is a good supply Of
steady at 80 tor nsw mixed corn and s29s5 for new
yellow and old mixed; oats are steady at &c. Hay
is dull and though quotations are not altered,
dealers are unwilling to pay SIT for lots OF prime
pressed. Iron is steady and prices are unaltered.
lard is little weaker and quotations for ,ierces
and kegs are 4e Off Leather is in iar demand 70,
sole Lime is steady and unchanged. Lumber is
quiet but the demand is improving. Molseses Is
steady several cargoes of new crop ard daily expect
ed at this port Nails have been reduced in price to
"a Is " cask for 1Od to God. Naval stores are quiet
with slight decline turpentine. Ons are
shade off for linseed, and slight advance n castor.
Paints without change. Plaster is steady. Prod
uce is not very actiye eggs selling at 23925c
potatoes 10 by the carload and SOC small lots;
ions 81 5098 90 " bill; cranberries SIS U0G16 SOP
Dbl. Provisions steady beef, but pork is not
quite so firm and our quotations are reduced Soc
Salt Is unchanged Sugars quiet and prices are
steady at 1Oae for graduated and 991Oc for coffee
crushed. as are without change though prices are
hardly az firm as they have been. Tins are lower for
pig while on plates there is slight advance. Wool
is quiet with fair demand from manufacturers but
| no improvement in prices
| FREIGHTS.-There is no uneDgaged tonnage here
| and the offerings for Cuba are few. Rates are firm
at 81 IS for molasscs. the round voyage. The en-
engagements since our last repor. schr Nellie
| Sawyer, out to Matanzas and back of Hatteras al
81 S73 for moasses, under deck; schr John McAdam
| hence to N side Cuba and back N of Hatteras a
| 81 IS for molasses under and on deck; bark Bruins
wieh, heuuo 10 N side Cuba and back N Of Hatteras
on It. Coastwise freights are dull and unchanged
Schr r E, Packer was taken for Brunswick Georgia
at So for hay, with return freight of hard pine te
| Yarmouth at $40 0.