The Portland daily press., 1884-07-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Review of Portland Wholesale Market.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING July %
Business as rule, has been very quiet during the
past week although in several instances the markets
assumed frmer tone. The improvement noticed
last week for Flour is fully sustained and buyers
appear to be operating more freely. In Grain fair
trade is reported with prices very firm There has
been no change of any Importance in Pork or Lard
and but little animation is manifested. sugar is
easier at zee for graduated and 65sc for Extra
C. Fish have been quite active and all kinds are
steady and firm with higher prices Mackerel,
which are sold as fast as they arrive. Fresh Fish
have been rather short; in jobbing way Halibut
is quoted at lOc ~ ft Mackerel SC, Cod and Had
dock &c and Swordfsh loo. Fine grades of Butter
are doing little better and we quote Creamery lie
higher; common lots show no Improvement Eggs
are strong and higher fresh lots selling quick at 90
Onions have declined. New Potatoes scarce and rs
better. Cheese is irmer but not quotably higher.
Green Apples are arriving more freely and are now
quoted at 50@$5 % Dbl; crates $2@2 20. Cab
bages $3.50 % hundred. There has been sharp
advance in Manila. Leather weak and slow with
slight decline on gocd damaged. In Naval Stores
Turpentine has advanced to 38@45c Tallow is
particularly dull, nothing doing whatever and
prices are off to 5A 2614c % ID. Hides are steady
at previous figures. Sheet Lead has declined to 61s
G16l4c and Pipe to 514@5hc. Fresh Beef fairly
active and steady; we quote sides at 10@l1c
y ib, hind quarters 13@141sc, fore quarters To
ia C, rounds with TANKS 121S@1lc, rounds 1119@
12c, rumps 15@16c, loins 1S@22c, rattles 6@61a,
backs 31s19c chucks 7c and short rib cuts 12@
lac.
Thefollowing are to-day's closing quotations OF
Flour, Grain, Provisions. sc.
EleuF. GRAIN,
Sup0rflno and bsM.COrnscAr lOCso1N0oo
low grades. 3 256Q4 90 No2 do, car lots. I65G66
( Spring and Corn, bag lots, 69@69
Xxx Spring 5 GQQb 50lOats. car lots. 43 944
Patent Spring. Oats bag lots.... a49a5
McbisaS Win 000 Cotsonseed car lots IS 90
ter strsights5 OU06 hOiCottonSeed bag lots3O 90
Do roller. 30 1895 20 lSackedBran car io1, Eo
7t ter rp stsght oo@e rs do baglotu2o oog2i 90
Do roller. ..6 25@6 30 sftds, car lots 80
aSents...... g oOge 7bI do bag lots 53@s25 90
Produce. Provisions.
Pea Beans. 27s@3 10 Pork
German med2 $500 sol Clear -. .16 50917 90
yellow Eyes3 3093 40 Mess. .....15 50@16 90
Onions Pbbl. O0a3 so Mess Beef. IL OO911 80
N sElsh f0ss'0's ooa& Plate "'s 6S S Is
Bermuda Oni'ns zoo Elk Plate.l3 5OG14 GO
T SEseys aq5' Is .22@sSc Hams covered 197zgi5c
Fowl a.;;.1 l s ~ Es2. ge 81
Creamery. ...23@24 ALL. 99 ga
Gilt Edge Ver.... 2O@23c Seeds.
Choice, .slS 80
Good -. .......16G16c Timothy. .....1 66@2 90
Store ...1011 2c CioVer.... 10 @12N
Cheeses ssassaHks.
Vermont ....812 0101a Muscatel. ~ 6092 30
N Fact'y. .84s @1012 London Lay'r. z, 5O92 SO
Sugar. Ondura S1a@916
Grsnnlated y ID ....71s Valencia. 61s@71a
Extra O.......,......66sl Oranges.
fish. Valencia 5007 80
God. per qtI.. !" Ex large cs 2 OO@8 90
Lge Shore 04 20 Florida,... A b0Y6 W
I5ee Bank new3 500S4 Messina. 5005 90
Small. q 5003 90 Palermo. b OO96 90
POLLOCK .......2 25G3 co. Lemons
Haddock.. 20062 30 Messina. ....4 60G6 90
Heke -. 2 00@2 80 Palermo -. A 6015 80
Herring, apples
Shore &bbl Green, 9Y Dbl 6015 90
Seal 10 boxS 1920 Evaporsted " 10 1I414
NO 49,. 1908 Dried Apples. .9130110
Maokerel $bbi. Sliced 6 ...10@101s
Bay No. l. 1e OO@18 DOL Oil.
Bay No. 400 oOa0O 90 Kerosene a
Shore No. LOO 00@00 O0 PORT Ref.P'tr goa
No. 2 new, IL 00G12 30 Water White 81a
Large 3 .... 8 OO@11 90 Devoe Brill't. GLAZE
Medium, new6 75g 90 Pratt Astral. @13
Small ..... 8 1896 90 Lgonia:..:.. g
Silver White Oil 814
Centennial. 8