The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-02
DOWN TOWN.
Financial miscellaneous Items-The Fish
Market-Lumber.

The Boston money market continued quet
and weak yesterday, and the demand 1or loanS
was limited. Government bonds were I'M
changed except Ais, which weret higher Ster-
ling exchange was firm. The stock market was
dull and weak and mining shares were irregu-
lar. An attempt was made in the House yes
terday to fix day for the discussion OF Mr..
Crapo's bill for the extension OF bank charters,
but it was defeated by Greenback opposition.
Comptroller Knox differs from the views Of
Mr.. Grape relative to the reorganization Of ma
tional banks whose charters are about to ex-
pire.
The receipts of -four yesterday by rail
were 2,S75 barrels; of grain 20 900 bushels. The
receipts at the elevator for the week were
$4,000; delivered, $4,000; received for the
month, 100000 bushels, but little more than
half the amount for the corresponding month
last year.
The manufacture of pals from paper pulp is
to be begun by Portland enterprise at an early
day.
The Portland fish market yesterday was firm
with light stocks. The schooner Annie Sar
gent arrived from the Western Bank with
about 10000 pounds of cod and paddock. She
will stock from $170O to $500 for the trip OF
four weeks. She reported q good deal OF bad
weather. We addalso small fares aggregating
about eight thousand pounds. The shore
fishers brought so far as we could as
certain, about 5000 pounds fresh fish. No re-
ports of arrivals have been received OF the
Maine fleet now off the Capes. The receipts at
Gloucester since Saturday were $50 pounds
Goldfish, 11,700 do halibut, $4,000 do paddock.
Prices there have favored buyers somewhat,
and most kinds of cured dry fish have sold at a
decline of % cents per qtl. Georges Goldfish are
very scarce on the banks, and all returning
fishermen are landing small fares, averaging
about half the amount of those who returned
last week from the same fishing grounds. The
Western Bank feet is meeting with good sue
cess, and has secured fares much earlier IN the
season than usual, and has already landed
more than double the amount landed last year
at the Same time. The Southern mackerei
fleet has found some mackerel during the past
week, one or two salt fares having arrived IN
New York and Philadelphia, which sold from
81 to IS per bbl., sea packed.
Reports from the interior are that trade is
dull, owing to the bad state of the roads, conse-
quently orders for all kinds of merchandise
have temporarily slackened.
A gentleman no spent last week in North
ern New Hampshire, says there has been
great demand for labor of all kinds, and French
Canadians have been sought to work in the
mills and for outof-door employments
The first new wheat of the season was re-
ceived at st. Louis on Saturday, and was sold
at $3.50 per bushel, the highest price ever paid
there. 1t consisted Of 100 sacks, was little
damp, but plump and white. 1t was raised in
Arkansas.
The latest report from the New York lumber
market is generally unsatisfactory condition.
Buyers are Indifferent and dealers are not
anxious to make additions until they can see
their way for the future somewhat more clearly.
Any alarm over possible short supplies has also
in measure subsded, and while no surplus
can be expected, it is likely there will be
enough lumber to go around this season. White
pine continues to be best sustained, in view OF
the export calls, while spruce and yellow pine
are gradually shading off on the proper assort-
ments. AT Albany business is quiet and build
ing operations are suspended owing to the rise
in material and the price of labor