The New York herald., 1874-11-23
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton Quiet and Easy-Flour Steady
Wheat Slightly Easter-Corn and Oats
Firmer-Pork Nominal-Lard Easier
Sugar Firmer-Conee Firm-Frcights
Firmcr = Petroleum NOminally Un-
changed-spirits Turpentine Nomin-
ally Easier-Rosin Tirmer-Whiskey
Lower.
SATURDAY. Nov. 21-6 6P Nj.
Whatever OF Improvement in commercial mat.
ters has recently occasionally manifested itself
has proved to be only spasmodic and OF no lasting
benefit to trade. During the past week the mer-
chandise markets were irregular and prices varied
even more than usual, many descriptions of mer-
chandise having materially declined while others
appreciably enhanced In value, others, again, al
ternately advancing and declining. Hopes OF more
active, healthy markets IN the near future were
caused in some quarters by spasmodic movement
in certain kinds of merchandise, but they usually
proved illusory, the markets having relapsed
into state OF dulness and depression. The ad-
vance OF the gold premium was without influence
for some days, but the increased premium having
been sustained. exerted some influence, and rendered
holders OF merchandise in some frmcr In their
views This particularly the with imported
merchandise quotabe in currency still there
decided marked changes during the week. Trade as
a whole unsatisfactory all through the week. al
though there some causes for encouragement
chiet amony which was the decided impetus which the
freight and charterng business received rates of freight
for grain and grain charters being decidedly higher,
while the demand for and for vessels active
all through the week. at extreme igures-
good augury for the future of the
breadstufs market The dry goods market was slow
and unsatisfactory, with prices generally tending in
buyers avor despite the curtament in the fabrication
of both cotton and woolen fabrics The hardware trade
was sluggish, though some houses succeeded in doing
fairly lucrative business Groceries in moderate
w. Coffon
favored the buyer though the chief besness In fu
ture contracts usual At the Produce exchange the
trade movement was very erratic Flour In fair
demand tor the most part and prices were compare
lively steady. Wheat was irregular, alter
natey advancing and declining, with the gen.
eral tendency u ouvers .avor. shippers did
Wholly Nominal some days the Shippers Selling se wss
ss With the Of eba .q' oss csssr ss
smaller proh Corn I was da heavy and declining all
the market having been apparently abaaaoned ana
and ascl,pea somswna nat. Barey ,d was arm nai,I me
Hs m sus ssoS S0qd m s @ Ss Mcs
changes I'rovisons ABOUT uncertain as usual,
% So So for roTs generally ruled
ana ior forward dsIysy Bacon wa; in demand 6Ss
srs,iy sod ia prices day tGs %srssss wsrs vs
s ouS % Sangs @ @Ssa es Me ', s
in the buyers favor although az the extreme ruled
Oats met with lair demand better prices the marSet
closing hrtn Barley ana rye were uull. fork, tho
absence ul business was entirely nominal. Lard
less tive and opened decidedly lower or futures, but
somewhat and closed steadier. Groceries
firm and with II tair demand. Cotton was duh and
tended in the buyers iavor treights quiet, but
showed further Improvement In rates Petroleum
na,asl dun and nonna spirits Q, tuIpenaS was
WnsAey suffered a decline OF 1sc. per gallon
CorfEk --f Fer Rio the market was generally quiet but
nrm We heard of sales cx ontario footing up 2ie+
bags, I7ac. u lSb,c.. which leaves
OF is,SU bags. Mild coffee was quiet but aru.
sales 34 bags of Maracaibo. cx Victoria, at i7c.
a lSlsc. per III. We auote:-Rio. ordinary cargoes,
i64c. l6lsc. lair do, Isc isAc. good do. NC.
lgac. prime do 2U4c. 2u1,c extreme Tor lots.
lbSsc 2lc. Java, government bags "a 46c do grass
mats 25c. 2Sc Ceylon Ic. 9lsc Maracaibo i6sc.
vLc; Laguayra. I5c lgi,c.; Jamaica, lie. i9c.
Domingo, oisc iic Porto Rico, III. lgSc Costa
Klca IKE. iglSc McXicnn lec. l0c. Angostura. lc.
oc. sayanila, i61.c. lg}sc.; Curacao, i6c sc,
gold, 90 aud 30 days.
tnara uunfabie change in PRICES tho feal