The Portland daily press., 1883-11-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Nov, 10,

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND, Nov. TO.
In Groceries generally very satisfactory bust
ness is reported and the volume of legitimate trade
far this month is considerably better than for the
same period in October. Grain of all kinds con-
tinues strong and fairly active. Sugar was off 1sc
to-day, graduated being quoted at 85sc and Extra
at S1sc; the Havana reports indicate better crops
than anticipated ahc ugh interior papers state
that there will be this year decrease of 10 to Is
per cent. in the production as compared with last
year. Some parties now estimate crop of 500, 600
to $4,000 tons against 473,324 last year, buS
later advices from Havana say that competent
judges calculate the crop to be small owing to
favorable weather also to the increasing emancipa
ton of slaves, the employment of free laborers be-
ing extremely expensive In some parts of the Is
land the development of cane has been injured by
drought. We quote Flour firm and buyers show
more disposition to purchase. The Fresh Beef
market is attracting considerable attention; prices
in buyers favor. irregular and unsettled which
is due chiefly to the cutting in rates among the
large wholesale houses, and the indications that
we shall DON witness very low figures in this de-
partment; several retailers have already notified
their customers of drop of SC " fb ON steak. In
freghts we notice more animation in the West India
business, with easier rates on shocks and heads,
which said to be 27c to the north side. In Coast
wise lumber freights to New York have advanced to
rs.
The following are today's closing quotations of
Flour, Grain. Provisions. SC.
FLOUR. Grain.
Superhne and M.Corn, car lots.6 ST
low grades. 81 5000 90 Mix Corn car lots G166
x Spring and Corn, bag lots. 970
Xxx Spring. % O0@6 0lOats, car lots. .40M
/, Patent Spring 800 - Oats, bag lots.. 45
Michigan Win 'o " Cottonseed. car lots 2s 90
ter straights5 25@5 75lCottonSeed, bag lots3O 90
Do roller: g 25@6 so !SackedBran car lot
st. Louis Win 10 O0@19 so
ter straight. 6 O006 % do bag lots. -. % 80
Do roller ..6 5O96 rs Mids. car lots
atsnts... 80 1897 25I do bag lots y. rs 80
Produce. Provisions.
Cranberries, p Dbl Pork
Cape Cod12 5og1s SO Clear 10 5oaIs 90
Pea Beans 3 25@3 40 Mess. Is 5Oll14 90
Mediums. 81 0O@3 10 Mess Beef. IL 0O@1I 30
German med2 $500 sol Elk Mess..1 OO@12 80
yellow Eyes3 4o@3 so, Plate ....12 1908 20
Onions Pbbl. 50@2 IS Ex PLATED 75a14 90
Irish Potatoes $3.50 Hams ...... ID 12@14c
sweetPotatOess ooas7 g Hams, covered 10 @l6c
riggs " doz. ..29G3Oc Lard
Chickens .......;s1l 55al7c Heroes. SAG 81
Fowl. ............129l4cl Pail. $500. go 9h
Butter.
Gilt Edge ver... 1886 Red Top. IS ooas %
Choice. .22023c Timothy. Il 65@2 90
Good. -. ...15g16cl Clover.:.. 10 @I2
Store. .........-.129l4cl Raisins.
Cheese. duscatel. ....1 90@2 so
ny 'i Faoty:. iozssiz onduSa ysl. .io1SsIi%
Apples. Oranges.
Eating y bbi. g o0@5 DOL Valencia a
Evaporated 70 fb 1920 Florida........ q
Sliced Sliced ...iosf01s Palermo. 5oge 90
Sugar. lemons.
Granulated U fb 80. 85s Messina. ......4 bO06 90
Extra S1s palermo ....4 5O@6 90