The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-14
2:30 TO 8 ?.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT HIGHER-FUTUREs
HIGHER-FLoUR QUIET-wHEAr STEADY
CORN DULL AND LowER-oATs EAsIER-RYE
oUIET-BARLEY FIRM-BARLEY MALT FIRM
PORK DULL-LARD QUIET AND UNCHANGED.
PETROLEUM DULIr-NAvAL STORES FIRMER-
HIDES QUIET AND FIRM-oILs QUIET AND
sTRoNG-wHIsKEY EAsY-FREIGHTs STEADY
HEMP AND JUTE QUIET AND sTEADY-GUNNIEs
DULI=coFFEE QUIET-sUGAR NORMALLY
STEADY.
WEDNESDAY, Oct l3-6PM
The trade movement continued fairly active to-day
and the markets were generally steady or nrmcr on
Change business better in most Of the leading
commodities. Flour steady Wheat was in fair
demand and steady. Corn was lower, but in good
request for export at the decline. Oats we're dull and
easier whskey easier Pork and lard were quiet and
in buyers favor Freghts nominal Cotton on the
spot was firm futures advanced 3Iec &c Petro-
leum was dull Naval frner Oats quiet and
strong Hides quiet and firm. Hemp and jue quiet
and steady. Gunnes dull Groceries we're quiet and
steady.
CoFyxr was quiet and about steady Holders we're IN.
willing submit any reduction, while buyers offer
ing lower prices. We quote Ordinary cargoes, Ice
l9Ac fair do, 2ozc POKE good do, 2o4c 21c prime
do 2ft4c 215c extreme range for lots I9c. 22lsc;
Santos fair good, 2oc 2lc gold ninety days; Java
government bags &c 27c. do grass mats, &c zoe
Singapore do, pc 24c ceyon pic &c; Maracaibo
Domingo, $50. lstac Porto kicu lSlSc gle;
Costa Rica l9c. 30 Mexican, 2Osc. 2l1sc. Manila
Gle 22c Angostura, lee a2lhc.; savanilla 20c 22c
Curacoa, Ice 2O1ac.
Corrox-with the Liverpool market I'd higher, our
market opened excited with active demand mainly from
exporters who not willing 20 purchase In the regular
way The seller Of the BOG bales of which 40O
bales are TO arrve below reported for export took October
contracts exchange for the cotton In addition 10 this
sale bales In the shape short notices changed
special terms Greek being the buyers
and STIMULATING that the would not be fesold this
market We we're unable TO learn the price but understood
the figure was considerable under quotations After Change
S bales s3 export and 800 spinning and 10 spccula
tion) Sold In addition 20 the sup reported below The
latest indicate somewhat easier market for spot
ton, without actual change in prices. Futures, the
the continued advance In the Liverpool market
very much excited the early sales showing advance
Of 3.l6c This improvement brought out sellers. and the
gain nearly all lost subsequent carried the
market &c 5l6c above last nights prices but from this
point prices again fell of mainly owing reports Of
easier Liverpool market and the final figures only
Lice higher than the close Of yesterday, with the
feeling barely steady. Ovcrures 70 trade made after
Change showed much weaker market During the day
we have unable ascertain The purpose get
squeeze October still remains notwithstanding oays
settlements which mostly solicited by weak shorts and
have been made to aud certain large
calculated TO further this panOctObe IA lice
IA 332c; November, 1886. 10 81 BE. December
13 9.l6c January 3Sc 10 l32c February 10 2732c
I3gsc March, l4c IA 132c April "a 3l0c IA 1929
May, l41&c IA 7-l6c. june IA 9f6c 14sac.; July
l41,c ~ 1916; August, 1876 IA l5l6c. Quotations
are based American standard Of classification and
running in quality not than half esrade