The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COMMERCIAL REPORT.
COTTON on THE SPOT LESS AoTIvE-FUTUREs
QUIET-FLoUR QUET-wHEAT QUIET-CoRN
DULL AND LowER-oATs STRONG RYE QUIET
BARLEY INACTIVE PORK sTRoNGER--LARD
QUIET BUT FIRa-PETRoLEUM FIRM NAVAL
STORES sTEADY-GRocERIEs FIRM AMI
sTRoNG-FREIGHTs QUIET-wHIsKEY DULL
AND NOMINAL.
FRIDAY May l4-6 p. NJ
The trade movement during the business week
which mas virtually closed with Friday, was char.
acterized by the same general features OF dulness
and lrreguarity which have marked the greater
part OF the time Tor many weeks past, business
in nearly al branches being extremely
quiet, and the markets. for the most part,
tending in buyers iavor The spirit OF
speculation seems TO have become pretty
thoroughly exercised. At all events it has been
manifest in any conspicuous degree during the week
under review the bulk OF the transactions consummated
from day to day having been mainly meet the eur.
necessities OF the trade There scarcely
less export demand than at present and only of
the principal commodities have been sought after 10
any extent breadstufs and provisions have apparently
not been wanted the current prices while view of
the small supplies at hand, holders have
not felt inclined to lower their pretensions
very materially The apply with
oils iron wool drugs hides &C, having ruled very
BY The scarcity o. supplies The comparative rmness Of
eanpe I b WI b r % % rs wm9se limits
ADMIT OF business save on lower basis The erratic
nnued all through the week, the general tendency how
when both pork and lard were considerably higher
under q speculative movement IN pork The
Change Aour was dun but steady. Wheat was
prie es were realized though business was hight Corn
was dui ana decidedly lower closing with stil decln
uy q Oar 20 str MI uuaI
speculative pressure. Whiskey was entirely nominal.
being purely spccuatSe Lard was stronser IN sym
patty with pork the demand being nothing 70 speak OF
Frelghts were hrmcr Dotn for rates the berth and
vessels for charter and the prices paid showed i'm
lures quiet Petroleum was firm. Hava stores were
steady. Groceries were firm and strong. Whlskey
AsaEs-ihe receipts for the past three DAYS were 81
nominal Pots were quoted at &C. ana pearls at sc
yellow at sc. We quote for dark ana yellow mixed
Baoom coRS There was no change to mole IN tnis
market and quotations nominal We note sales Of 40
bales Ereen corn g. Se aud bales brush az lic
lie choice medium al lie a l2c red ana common at
BEAss AND, PEAS-,Mediums and marrows were IN
gI bio dedne - ese pces tas were lnaeve
new es n Zee = - y "a ~ cDo' So iair 70 sooa
Iar 70 good - "a n = pea, new 81 y 81 req Md
q 81; white kidney. choice g s. io do. lair to
AV BSfTTa~ihe market was steady New was N good
demanl. Old dull ana unsettled. We quote =
ss Soc do common 10 good ZOE u se Il az ~ ba
hrkins tubs choice, &c de- do good e prime, &c
27c do. TO- good to prime, &c. z6c. do do common
e Go % GOOD sc cc Old fSSd Pss
nrkns me sSiee,ed 5Ce soo III 4 d9 good 10
irkns tubs choice, selected re a glc. do do good TO
5 Welsh G aS c choice ss SaSn g i. 3d. ' aSo
g prime, l.e isc DO do common % good, lSc l6c
l2e: Western tuos gooi o prmc lSc. Ice. DO FAR
coSDiGG-The market was quiet al the following
per ib ilsc lSc DO cord4ge bot rope yarns, l6lse
iarres Manila h1sc. : sal rope nc isc New Zea-
CogrEa be marEet Tor ingoi quiet with sales Of
yut 90 los lake at 81 q 2s4c., casn.
CooPERAoE srocE-fhe market continues quiet at
%R hedds j. oo %h heaa,
sSSdns' ~ - ~ ae rum ao d. y So psse 9o ~ & Box
empty hoasheads o. 81 a - % hoops, "a feet ordi.
c1SpLFs.-lhere fair Inquiry for All kinds az
r ~ is ounce sperm Al asc patent as "a Ma
sgc., parafine at -4e 29e. 49,
ing prices We quote New cheese-siate factory,
s 9aey Il sss e So S DO ms ar e. MS e 90 DO
stste darics &c ic.i orange county sans Sc a Il.
sge & 5s Old eov am ~ obsnS 20
oaS. and ends & a. Gho factory at shape a d Choice ace
domestic &c. 3c. 90. do odds and ends &c. s.
western trade We note sale q ass sass Ro ex Hae
M1oa' o IT, fair Do is5c 5e enod az
IKE. prime d9, Sac Isle exlreme range tor lots,
I45gI grass mat &c. %. singapore ZS1J do. 2c
23c CevOn &c. ILc; MaracaibO lgtSc a 25c.. La
guayra. zoe. Alc Jamaca lI1sc Isle. st Domingo,
lie Porto kfco lie. iyc COSTA Kica iTc zoe. Mex.
lean 100. zc AngosLura lsc 2lhc savanila, lsc.
a2lhc.; curacao. lie. a ly5sc
Cofrox The market for cotton on the spot less
10 the concessions necessary to the
BUYERS he MARKET was tame afer Change. We heard
no table cotton Of addition
sales below reported. After Change however. some
5N bales in the way short tees taken by
porer i6isc Earier gO) bales in short notices
purchased at 10 332c, also Tor export Spinners bids
generally small lots. Spectators no
caa0n 10 Oner spot Futures closed uui and
steady az advance o. Lice. a 5B2c. The in.
terror thus .-ReceiptS.
2455 bales. against 5.lO1 bales last wear;
Shipments Sg bales against 10 Sl3 bales last year and
5 g9s Oales against 6 2i9 bales year These
figures show decrease Of 2045 bales receipts de.
crease Of 800 bales IN shipments and decrease 81
10 731c. l6.4c July, 10 1920 10 7-l6c.; August
10 9.iGc. IL i9.8lc. september iBssc 10 1866;
October IS zg.32e. 10 l6i6c,; November 70 as
I5a1c; December. 10 ll-l6c 5sxc January is 29-32c
. I5I6c. February i6sc 10 ssd6c March. 10 1890
standard OF classification in force september 1915,
ana on upland In running In quality not
more than halt grade above below tne grade
quoted ord nary l44c good ordinary, l5iSc strict
g0od ordinary, i534c. low midding l6c. mldcnng
l6ssc.. good middng Ike Quotations based on Ameri
standard OF classification -