The New York herald., 1873-10-18
COMMERCIAL REPOaT.

Cotton In Demand and Firmer for Fu-
turcs-Wheat, Corn and Oats Were
Firmer-Flour Dull-Pork Nominal
Lard Shade Firmer-Grocertes Gem
orally Quiet-Petroieum steady-Naval
stores Quiet-Freights Firm-East In
dia Goods Quiet-WooI Quiet and
stcady-Whiskey n Trine Firmcr.
FRIDAY, Oct. If n. N.
Beyopd the apparent feeling o, revlving cohh-
dence IN business circles to-day there was no new
feature OF interest and nothing calling for EXTENDED
remarks The markets generally were IN stdtu
Qslo-tbat is, almost universally dull and quite
generally tending in BUYERS favor. Tne low ruling
of the gold premium and the downward tendency
OF quotations revlves the wish, oltentimes ex-
pressed nowadays that specie payments could. be
resumed at once, and In a quiet way which
should occasion no excitement and be
scarcely felt. II appears to be pretty
generally believed that with gold and The currency
so nearly approxlmatng in value it would require
but little enort to bring about the long takea-of
resumption" At all events commercial values
could scarcely be more uncertain and unsettled
specie payments Jaa accompR On Change to-day
-four was still dull but firm. Wheat
lair request and dearer the markets closing very firm
at the outside prices quoted. Whiskey was also
shade frneS. Pork was wholly nominal. Lard
fairly acuVc anu shade dearer. FrcightS
were steady Groceries were steady but quiet excepting
for Coffee which vas In better d. mand Cotton in
request with prices ruling steady spot and rmer
ste ady sprts tSrpsnns ruled dull While rosia was
only in light request prices were not quoiably
changed Wool was quiet and without essential change
AsHss-Receipts for the past three days % packages
Trade has been moderately lair in obbng way with
prices ruling steady. Pots quoted at IS Is
BUILDING MATERiALS-Ihe demand for brick has been
moderate since our last and prices exhibited change
We quote Pale - per Jersey, 30 81 81 per
prices for ots aoaL Delivered are quoted as foi
ws;-pale So 81 %; Jersey IS so So up river IS IS
and 81 70 Tor do lump. Cement only In limited
quest but quoted steady al VI rs per bb kosendale
"a - % Tor Roman and s. - Tor Portland. Laths
were only in light request, but steady al 81 So TO-
quiet, but without noticeable change in values We
quote Manila large and small Sizes lSc lyc do bolt
rope yarns zuc 2lc. tarred Mlna, Esc. Ssai ropes
l6c. 7c.; New Zealand cordage, 61sc. lie; Russia
bolt rope yarns 17c.
CANDLEs-lhere has been fair trade consummated in
obbng way at steady prices We Quote sperm, 2sc
Sc. patent do, 3yc 4Jc. paratne, Sic &c stearc,
25c. = 29c ada.nantine, l9c 20c Tor l6
CoPPER.-Ihe market eonin quiet We have only
to note sales OF $1,000 lbs oil lake al -4sc., cash.
CorroH.-The market Tor cotton the spot frmer,
though quotably higher, under good demand par
ticuiarly rom exporters. he sale OF LOO baies,
ported yesterday at lbc tor export was made type
samples The cotton 10 be shipped from he south this
week and to arrive here this month consigned di-
rect TO the purchasers and drafts drawn them
the interior with railroad receipts attached Fu-
ture deliveries today were fairy active and closed
Nv Trrne