The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

| Total. .................. Sol9 1892
last week was $3.50, showing an increase for the
week or this year OF 1888 bales. The total number
Of bales since the LIST OF last September a062l27
against 1905, 100 for the same time last year An
idea or what the exchange on the market Is can be
had from the fact That Lice was paid TO exchange
market Just now Is less active tor forward delivery
prices closing steadily at lS1sc. for September or
october.
| GROCERIES,.
The grocery trade always certain to be prospe-
| rous. People must eat, and gr0cers VINO deal III
| good articles never have to complain OF dulness IN
trade. Prices, however, vary In groceries, rs well
the grocer may not have TO complain OF poor Dus-
ness In the matter OF being well patIonlzed ne mas
very often to depore the downfall or prices which
leaves MN with several per cent less profit every
once In while on certain articles which at given
times in the year are fortune In themselves. the
the Wholesale grocers have no fears of this or that
article not In the store not being fashionable in
goods folks e1 have t to fear about their stylish
goods, the price and profit OF which the
guIarity, and which at times change their value
without any better cause than the hcKleness OF the
World IL very fortunate ang for
not take the same liberty as The human mind.
The market for sugar promises to be quite active.
At present the raw article Is quiet but IL Is be-
leved that renners viii make things lively during
business done in the soft refined At present prices
are In the sellers favor In the matter OF high
|
| time next month Fortunately holders are not too
anxious 70 realize large profits, and good feeling
prevails all round.
Cheese is dull now and the trade ahead gives very
some dealers were lead believe. Tne fancy stock
| Is scarce and maintains good prices and 1t Is be.
is said that the market VIII not be very active In
| Europe. The trade at home will cOntine itself In
large part to the Western stock.
| LARD.
Lard will not be more acuve, 1t is supposed, than
1t now Is and the sales of new stock have already
been made of $50 tlerces Tor October at 1oc.; 25O
tlerces for January at 9hc and 500 terces for De-
cember and January, hall each month, at 91ac.
Butter does not promise very active market,
| Judging from present appearances and IL is simply
matter OF very doubtful speculation at present. as
to what the condition of analrs will be during the
| fall as to this article. Taken as whole, however,
before, IL Is dull and It's condition Is always
good or very good or course the return OF the out
oi,town CLUBS OF the avenues whorun up big grocery
| bills when at home, ana the advent OF the usual
crowds to the hotels when the hot weather goes
BY w very naturally r., as ,rads always does
make It ' more p''u lively 'As Than it A "" nt
present: Prices, as q general thing. VIM
what may turn up to render scarce some article
now p0Stlful in the Market and thus make the
price run up. The following conversation. which
took place between HERALD reporter and whole
sale grocer the other day. will give the unsophsti-
Gated an insight into the way the grocery business
''How do you regulate your prices ?" inquired the
reporter.
according to the demand have for goods That
H. If there happens TO be q certain article which Is
scarce and have II in greater quantities than any
body else, why, put the price up"
| usual for 1t? ?"
"Has the price Of gold anything to do with the
| prices OF the trade Y'
at has for those articles gold is paid for; articles
purchased abroad, and upon which DUTY Ii paid
| such as prepared and preserved artlcles.''
"How does 1t happen that when gold goes up the
O.fO
go down when gold goes down again"
| Always, think can show you they do not.
| About two years ago you could buy"-
| .Well, never mind. AS general thing you'll
ind the wholesale grocers do what Is right. If gold
goes up 10 lis, after article has bought
by us for at the rate oil l13 put up accordingly;
but we often have to keep 1t up an extra cent
| after gold goes back to the plan 1t Jumped FROM"
DRUGS.
Inc market In drugs gives promise or being very
active during the fa ana 1t Is believed that prices
for standard imported goods will advance considera-
orders to be ed BY for Sss whc
they believe VIII be actively In dAmand should we
are now short Of At present the trade is quite
active, and by next month the market Will, 1t is
behind it breeder for Ills that flesh is heir to IN
the fail.
The first cargo OF tea for the next season arrived
at Liverpool the other day, and in rev weeks
several additional cargoes VIII be at hand. The mar.
above the present rates, which are for extra fine
70 finest Hyson s5c. 81; young Tyson do, 90c.
ST. 20; gunpOwder ard imperial do, 81 Is u 81 40;
uncOlored Japan dO 95c. 81 rs; OOlong do S5c.,
81 70; Souchong and Congo, $780, a ST. 10. There
are those who predict considerable advance in
the finest qualities but the prediction does not 1nd
much strength among the large dealers.
There is Just now small demand for shipping
grades OF State and Western -four, which are ioc.
15c. better. The exporters are not very active in
their demands for 1t and buyers are quiet. Tie
prices are for superfne State, IS q So 40; extra
State, So IS a ass 50 super Western, SIS a S. 40;
extra Western, IS rs So SO; extra OHIO, SIS 90 a
So 10; white wheat-extra, So 80 81 2s; extra ST.
Louis, SIS 90a So Southern nOur is active at So so
So 90 for extra and Sc 95 50 Tor good to choice.
There Is an immense supply on hand at present OF
the higher grades and II Is believed that prices Will
not be materially advanced during the fall unless
the feeling in Europe should become less quiet than
1t Is now.