The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17

Quiet but Steady-Naval Stores Nomi-
nally LOwer-Whiskey Firmer.
SATURDAY March 15-6P.M
Commercial matters have been unusually nat all
through the week which has just closed, and there
has been tendency to a lower basis in prices Of
very many Of the leading articles Of merchandise.
The Spring trade is very backward and the indica
items are anything but reassuring The demand
for goeds has not been so active during the past
week as 1t was during the preceding week.
and the aggregate business proved much
smaller. The dry goods business has been
dull, while the hardware trade has suf-
fered considerably, prices having been quite
generally revised and almost always in the interest
OF buyers. The cotton market ruled dull and
nominal all through the week, while groceries were
quiet rs a rule. Breadstuns were exceedingly
dull all through the week and prices were almost
entirely nominal. The lmpossibility OF procuring
transportation to Europe sufficient of itself to
restrict Shipments but there has been no manifest
disposition of consequence to purchase for export
for a long time On Saturday the flour market
was simply dull and nominal, and it would have
been Impossible to sell to any extent at any price,
The same Is true with regard to wheat, for which
there was no demand, and prices at the close Of
'Ckange were wholly nominal. Corn was In no
better condition and nothing OF consequence was
done. Oats were dull and lower. whiskey was drmer
and the market left or strong at the improvement
cited below. The movement in provisions was fair
during the early the week but only moderate
during the latter part the week though the for
pork strong and closed Saturday with consdera
BILE hrmness. pretty heavy business done in lard
though toward the the week the market ruled in
buyers favor Freight and scarce and
many OF the incoming vessels had been chartered again
before arrival This is especially true with regard
of
which were taken up in advance OF arrival specula
%e 81 Of FqS as @ one
than almost any other one thing to reard the export
been lair trade u during the week; but to-day
u n emms Ss S %ns Pa Ri
but more or less nominal Naval stores neglected
C0rfnn-Tne market for Rio well for other
N S a@ rees were weak but en-
former qaotations as iollsMs-Ris Ordinary cargoes,
s Sa9ssss ~ De sSGS Tssss
dor la. bags c s csy a
IS, Iec Maraeaibo, is5c Lisuayra isjse
Porto Rice Ss So;.a Rica sSss MeSi!
sc savanilla lsc. lec Curacao lsc iSc gold, per
h., TO and ~ days credit
the
The sales reported on Change today sum up thus
fof future delivery Oasis low mdng the sales have
been AS follows:-Saes last evening after three
ocIoctMarch, 500 at lec April 100 at q sl6c s at
500 at1s1sc, 100 at 10 aI6c 100 7i6c 100 at i9lc
June; LOO at I9szc SO at 70 isl6c, 500 at Issc 300 at
October 200 a. Ts Total .. $50 bales Exchsnsemse;
one O'Clock p March, 100 at lsc, 100 at lsc 800 At
lsc 100 at e as2c 100 a. ls9c 9 a. ls 3Sc lsoOat
,1sislsc 5 q isc, go q slslSc, ic g isc 100 ss
ats slice May 200 at 9sc zoo at lS5l6c 100 az l9,sc
so at 4, ~ SiSs % At isac @ q y Slsc @ az 1879,
s S At J ~ slsS go e go slss 100 AZ
"a y glsc so at is1sc; 100 at ziSc' July loo At
10 li,Sc ,% q los. 10 Lille lo at igsc 800 at
~" ~ iyls. Total, 1900 bales grand teta 2@S