The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
FINANCIAL AMD COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Wholesale Market
FOR TIE WEEK ENDING Mch. %

Review of Portland Wholesale Market
FOR THE WEEK ENDING Mch. %
Theirs has been no substantial improvement in the
general business situation, and trade continues
backward. but with milder weather we shall look
for more animation in many departments. The
Flour market has been strengthened considerably
during the past week account of unfayorable re-
ports of the wheat CROP and if the reports are fully
confirmed higher prices must result, but it is too
early vet to known the extent of the injury to win
ter wheat. We make no change in our Flour quo
tations, prices being steady with very light IN
quiry. The New York Produce Reporter, in refer
enee to the crop, says: "We continue to have full
reports from all States south and west OF us, and
wherever the snow has disappeared the plant IN
many States presents poor appearance. Out OF
$50 reports hand this week from points south OF
this parallel fully three quarters are unfavorable,
many of them very much so. In instances in Penn
sylvania virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mary
land farmers report their entire crop ruined; this
we think in most instances is great mistake
The market for Seeds has not changed in price, but
there has been more doing and firm feeling pre-
walls on all kinds with no indications Of an early
change in quotations. The Grain market has been
steady throughout the week; full prices main
tained while transactions have been rather small
owing to limited receipts. Provisions are without
important change The Sugar market is weak and
dull. Refined Sugars touched an extremely low fig
ure In New York to-day. Dry Fish of all kinds
quiet and unchanged. Mackerel remain without
improvement with moderate sales. Frozen herring
are selling at 6Uc " 100; receipts of Goldfish were
quite heavy to-day and sold in jobbing way at Sc
y fb. The supply was reported to be light ia Bos-
BON with large cod selling at DC y ib Halibut is
quoted at 12c y ib. CLAIMS 50c P gallon Molasses
is quiet: no particular variation in figures. Tur-
pentine is lower at 36@43c. Linseed Oil is easier
at 53G56c and Boiling 56@6lc. There has been a
good jobbing demand for Drugs & Dyes, but prices
are same as noted last week. Ship bread is frmer
at 50@5 90. Butter is dull and in buyers favor.
Cheese firm and unchanged. There has been aigood
demand for Early Rose Potatoes for seed, j. L Lib
by shipped 700 bbls Early Rose this week to Phla-
delphia; other kinds weak. Apples frmer but not
quotably higher. The shipments to Europe for week
ending March 21st have been follows: From Bos-
ton 1928 bbls, New York 2409bbls, Portland 1916
bbls; total 9414 of which 5819 bbls were, shipped
20 Liverpool 1918 bbls to London and 25l7 to Glas-
gov; up to March 81, 1885, the shipments for the
season were TAG 773 bbls. Fresh Beef is dull; we
quote sides at 71a@51ac9D y fb hind quarters al S@
1o4sc, fore quarters 5@64a rounds with tanks 71s
@Sc; rounds at $3.50, rumps and loins at 10@14c,
rumps &C, loins &C, rattles 5@6c, backs at
64S@71Ac chuehs 59sc. short rib cuts at 10@
12c. Mutton s91oc % ib. ICabbages higher at s25
% ton.