The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Wholesale MARKET.

HevAeW OF portland Wholesale Market.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING Dec. 10.
The merchandise markets present no particularly
new featu and aside from the usual squirt 10 hol-
tfsF goods,the business situation shows no improve
rment, and viii likely continue SO until the years
accounts are closed. In Dry Goods aud woolens
prizes remain substantially the same. excepting
print cloths. which have been selling quite freely
account of some reduction in figures by jebbers
while agents prices have not changed. Leather is
unchanged vita quiet but steady market. The
market for Tin is completely ,emora lied Round
lots OF Straits Pig are tied in New York at 1874
@1ss4 c. cash, and johbing lots here are now 2U9
22c Large spectators have controlled this arti-
Gle for quite Iona time, and icing unable to sus-
tain prices any longer, have been unloading hence
the result. OF late the movement in shocks and
heads to Cuba has been fairly active but since the
first of July, and up this time, the shipments
from this port have fallen off $4,000 compared
with that for the period last year, notw tn
standing our quotations are now some 40c lower
the only change we have note in Cooperage since
our last report is in Mol. City Shocks, which have
declined from 4O9e so to L 1902 90. For Pig
Lead the market is quiet and we quote sales at S4
Iron continues dull and lower for Common at 41a0
5ls and IL Q 512@51a. In Drugs Dyes we no.
tice very steady, but quiet market for all goods
under this head; Birthstone has dropped to 2A 03,
and Sulphur is off about 1ac Oils are dull; no
change of any consequence. Teas are held firm at
previous prices. Flour is quiet and unchanged
Provisions are firm and the tendency is to higher
prices. Sugars easy and 1sc lower to-day, we
quote in jobbing way at 8&sc for graduated and
77sc for Extra G. Refners' figures in New York at
the close were 9-16 and in Boston 81sc. Ras-
ms are dull and lower on grades; valenciis
have been selling at 1864 and Ondura 91s 0I0M.
axtr duI1o and.
Ell except Oh -ss9eekere which are firmly held at
20 90 for Is with demand. Fresh Fish are very
scarce and high only one arrival was reported
to-day with about 1000 pounds Cod and Haddock;
one large dealer offered sac " fb for the lot, but
it was refused the ask ng price being 4c Column
bia River Mess Salmon have declined to SIT y Dbl,
half barrels bring So, quarters So and kits rs.
Round Hogs are frmer at 7971a; receipts light.
Trade this week in Produce has been very quiet
owing to the stormy weather and there is little of
interest to note concerning the market On all
grades of Butter notice very dull market store
and country lots being in buyers favor The re-
ceipts of Butter in Boston continue large but most
ly of ordinary quality. In New York Butter is firm
for choice. For Poultry there is fair degree of
animation, and prices have stiff-ned up under the
influence of cooler 4ther and ght receipts. There
is more inquiry for Geese which are selling at 100
scarce and would command 20@22c, but medium
lots would not bring than tic or 8c;Chickens
are decidedly nrmer, and sales were made Monday
at better figures good stock is now worth from 15
gl6c while fresh killed might go a little higher;
Fowls l29l4c, which is rather low figures for nice
lots. There is not much Poultry offering, but we
look for good trade Friday and Saturd ", whea
the Christmas supply will commence to arrive Fresh
Beef is steady sides at TAG j1sc y tb, hind
quarters at S1s9l11sc, fores at 6 1s@74sc, rounds
with tanks at 8@81sc, rounds at 81a@9c, rumps
and loins 10@15c, rumps 11@13c. loins 12@18c,
rattles &c. backs 71s@S1ac, chucks 7c. short rib
cuts l0@12c.
In our freight reports of Tuesday morning we ac-
cidentaly omitted the schooner Addie M. Bird; she
was chartered late in the afternoon by the Cumber
land Bone Company to load phosphate at Boothbay
for Savannah at $1.75