The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-18
CLOSING PRICEs-3 O'CLOCK P. NJ
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton Quiet-FlOur Easier-Wheat
Lower-Corn Heavy-Onts Unchanged
Pork and Lard Were Easier-Groceries
Generally Qufet-PetrOleum Firmer-
Naval Stores Ftrmcr for Spirits and
Steady for ROsln-Freights Quiet
Metals Quiet-East India Goods Firm
Wool in Demand and Ftrm-SVhfskey
Steady.
TUESDAY, Feb. If P. NJ.
The trade movement continued moderate to-day
and values were in many cases nominal-the Con-
gressional discussions regarding imitation and
traction having tendency to unsettle values
particularly as the indications seem to favor a
further imitation OF the currency and, by conse-
quence, Of all currency values. Hence, until Con-
gress adopts some settled plan Of finance the
promise OF commercial stability would not seem
very bright, while, In the event OF further
manufacture Of paper money, general advance
in prices is regarded as a natural consequence
Hence the prevailing uncertainty and hest
fancy. In some branches of trade a
fair business was in progress yesterday, however,
notably in hardware, which is changing owners
with unusual freedom. Dry goods were fairly ac-
tive but did not sell with the freedom charac-
terized the trade in hardware. At the Produce Ex-
change things were little mixed but on the whole
prices favored the buyer Flour dull and easier to
buy though holders reluctant acknowledge any
decided Decline though the prices BID in almost all
for export and little inquiry for milling.
2y etd 9R u4e
Pork ana lard were slow of sale at lower figures,
Freights were quiet Cotton was unchanged Tor lots
on the 'spotn and easier tor forward delivery Gro
for sugar, which was quoted easier. Petroleum
stores were quiet with spirits ruling shade hrmer
9S m s tsa S M eaa5 were quiet but generally firm
manded full former prices.
The demand for pots continued fair in a jobbing way
and prices were not materially changed Pearls were
BTI1Dse market for bries Confined
pend our former QUOTATIONS foiows:-Paie, S. Is
a aOs s g 3 ssysrs river ssRs
s725ass Is afoat So SO Is delivered Croton, sil
hs fSa s iSr 8 ehlasS
baltimore $50 s58 aaoat Lime met with a moderate
81 10 TOR Roekland common ana 81 % for do. lump
ad 81 wara 5 to
per b6i ,Sr ,Eo.e;dale; Roman s. s. IS, and
guest and not essentially chained in value Eastern
2ss al %aS as eng n ssus aa
mixed &c. zsc. per 10, gold Montevldeo, sc 2sc
25c 2ec hog Western, unwashed &c. &C., currency;
BUTTER met with a lair demand, with the following
prices currents: We quote &c 43c Tor good to prime
aaa gi "a! to & R r ss fh sn sSbs
s shqs Sc 9s pe STATE sod w 70 ,n &c % 70
fal made; good do Sc. a 800
bouBnI utter, put guOfed firm at the
following prces-Strcty choice state factory &c ling at
l6lc To shippers ana o},c io5c. TO home trade hne
l6c good 10 fine state iaciory l5c Ice. fair do l3Ic
41c state farm dairy. good prime I5c l6c fair
TO good l3c. ljc. Western factory, l5c. Ice fair
15t,c. q 15c. SKINS Sc. lie. ''
CANDLES. has been fair in a distributing way
but otherwise the market quiet. Prices were
quoted steady As follows Sperm pc, patent do 3Sc
H. II AMI Is or. l3llc l3e
CoRDAGS. Prices were not materially changed and
the demand moderate. We append our former quota.
tons as ioloys;-ManiA, large and small sizes I6Ikc
71sc do bolt rope yarns l3sc 1910 tarred Manila
Ice sisal ropes l5c. lte New Zealand cordare lie
a 5Isc Russia bolt roDe, l7c. '
COrros.-The market Tor cotton on the sDot ruled
easier but not suotably lower The grade ordinary
wac decidedly irregular and nominal In value. For
future delivery the market was moderately active at
decline OF &c. 3l6c closing quiet at the conce sson
q to