The Portland daily press., 1875-03-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review Of Portland Markets.


There is no particular movement to notice in the
markets this week. The general tone is active and
the prospect is that the spring trade is opening with
great activity There has been fair demand and
prices have kept well up. The money market shows
but little change from last week. Gold closed Wednes
day, March 18th, at 116.
Apples have advanced owing to the small stock on
hand, and are now quoted at from So 90 q 8 90.
Beans show no change from last weeks quotations.
There large supply of butter in the market, and
prices have dropped to 2S q 35c for the best lots;
store brings % a 30c Cheese shows no change, the
market is well supplied and the demand is rather
light Cooperage is dull and it is hardly possible to
fix price. Copper shows no change. Cofdage has
advanced and is now quoted, American IA q 49,
Russia II q AL manila Is q 16. Drugs and dyes
are unchanged. Duck is in good demand and prices
remain unchanged. There is scarcely any demand
for fish at present and prices show no change. The
market is active ON flour and prices on all grades
have advanced 25c per bbl Fruit is coming in quite
freely and prices have advanced slightly The grain
market is active and prices firm at last weeks
quotations. Hay is coming in freely and sells at
from SIC q is per ton loose. There is no change to
note in the iron market. Lard has advanced a half
cent per pound; kegs are quoted at from lot @ 15c,
and tierces the same further change is very prob
able. The leather trade is good but there are no
changes to note in prices. There is considerable in
CURRY for lumber, and prices have advanced. New
moasses is coming in freely and the market is we'll
supplied. Naval stores are unchanged. Oils are
changing slightly; sperm has advanced to So 25 q
80 lnseed 49, boiled rs. Paints unchanged.
The produce market is quite firm; eggs have dropped
to 23c and potatoes are quoted at from 81 q 75c by
small lots. The provision market is strong and
prices are advancing. There is small demand for
salt and the supply is good. Seeds show more activ-
ity and prices are advancing. Sugars have fallen off
little and graduated is quoted at 1O3 q 1Os Teas
are dull. There is change to note in tin. Tobae-
co shows no change in price, but the market is very
firm.
Observation-Disclosures show but little change.
There are not a large number Of vessels here ana
nearly every one is chartered. We report the fol-
lowing the charters for the past week. Brig hap-
bani, Portland to Matanzas with box shocks, lOc.
Sch. Loretta Fish from Portland to Mobile with ice
So. Sch. Alzina, Portland to Matauzas or Cardinas
with box shocks. Zoe. Brig Abby Thaxter, Portland
to New York with lumber, So. Sch. F. l.. Richard
son, Portland to Matanzas and back to north side
Cuba with box shocks, 1Oc. Seh Clara w. Elwell,
Portland to Havana S. e21 on sugar, and So 70 on
molasses Brig JONES Miller Portland north side OF
Cuba with box shocks, lie. Sch Franconia, Port
land north side Cuba and back to north Hatteras p
Sch. A. R. Weeks Portland to Cardinas with box
Shocks 1Oc. Sch. G. F. Young, Portland to north
side Cuba and back So rs on molasses and S. rs
sugar.
9oreign Imports.
LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamship Polynesian-134
packages merchandise to Eastern Express COMPANY
2 do do to g. A Allen 10 bales dundee to M Bal
ley, 1862 railroad rails to Grand Trunk.
Foreign Exports.
HAVANA. Schr Clara W Elwell-2OO kits mack
ere.
HALIFAX, Ms. Steamship Acadian-6678 bbls
flour, 200 do oatmeal 1902 do peas, do BEANS 20 do
cornmeal 200 lbs middlings 1860 gals ale, $500 gals
liquors. 45O lbs cordage 63O6 do seeds, 1878 packages
merchandise.
SAGUA. Schr Charlie Martin-2700 hhds shocks,
10S empty casks, II, 900 hoops
Daily Domestic Receipts.
Receipts by Grand Trunk Railroads. Crock
one cat oats ana dried aDples.