The New York herald., 1875-09-18
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT QUIET AND EASIER !;
FUTURES EAsIER-FLoUR QUIET AND UN-
CHANGED-wHEAT DULL AND LowER-coRN
DULL AND LowER-oATs sTEADY-RYE QUIET
AND NoMINAL-BARLEY AND BARLEY MALT
NEGLECTED AND NoM1NAL-PoRK QUIET BUT
sTRoNG-LARD QUIET AND FIRM-PETRoLEUM
ACTIvE-NAvAL STORES QUIET AND STEADY
GROCERIES QUIET-HIDEs QUIET-oHs QUIET
AND TIRM-wHrsKEY sTEADY-FREIGHTs
srEADY-HENp AND JUTE QUIET AND STEADY
GUNNIEs STRONG.
FRIDAY, Sept I7-6P.M
A slight Improvement in trade circles has been OBJ
served during past week. and this constitutes
all the change in the commercial situation that has
transpred Irredeemable currency and the efforts
which are being put forth in certain quarters to per-
petuate it, overproduction and general lack of con-
Gdence in the future among the prin.
cipal causes of the protracted season of
quietude As compared with last fall when trade
was almost prostrate departments rather
active but compared with tho average fall trade up
this period be regarded dull and unpromsng
In departments, such dry goods &c, which
usually active this season. trade has been moderate
showing little increase but the general merchandise
markets extremely quiet the ruling low prices
foding nducement TO buyers TO take hold any
freely or to make purchases still
ter bargains offered The sluggish
prices have favored the buyer Prices low but the
stufs business has been light while prices have steadily
The decline for the whole week. however, is considerable
has been quie the local trade has been fair while
West South American shippers have bought
lines Wheat in light demand all through the and
and the market well sustained Oats varied
somewhat, but on the whole the market may, be said
TO have pretty steady Provisions dull lower
nominal all the first part Of the week but toward the latter
part disposition to do business and the
ket felt the influence both pork and lard advancing
considerably. The treghtng and chacring business has
remained without decided change though rates have tended
downward, particularly for vessels for charter To-
& without pndc chS9re chsnee SSTr
quiet Wheat duh and lower closing with still downward
steady Provisions were quis but aTmeT boh pork and
a6 G1on o the eo wa auo ae
active Naval stores quiet but firm Hides quiet Leather
Gunnies strong. Groceries were quiet
WE 6as @si: was u: &C. nnd pea Taon' s
ASrISoNY market was quiet and holders were very
BErswAx steady We sales of 1000 lbs Southern
'atsic We quote Western and Southern at 3lc 35
the and business was confined to the iobbing
rreen. choice lie isc hull green lie isc green
medium, loc. a lie red and red tipped Sc oe
ruled steady full quotations. We quote Sperm zoe
ig ON &c adarnantine tl2, IA, i6 oIj I21sc
I7c varanine, 4's e's and 1873 zoe a 2le
but quiet We sales Of Cos bags Rio, Ac Tainer,
SO So for fSG Mia quiet and &
quote -ordinary cargoes 1870 is6c fair do, lo%c.
Extreme TSDge for lots Isc aislc Santos fair to
1876 2Oc gold ninety days Java, government bags,
26c 27c do grass mats 27c 2ec; Singapore, do, 22c
a 24c Ceylon, Dos 22c Maraeaibo, 2oHc 23c. La
guayra, 2oc. 2lhc.; Jamaica, lSnc a 2Oc; st. Do
mngo IKE. 1Se Porto Rico, lS%c Gle Costa Rca,
lee pc Mexico. 20c gle Angostura, lec 81 9c
Savanilla, 2Oc. 22c. Curacao, 1S1ac. 2Oc.
CoOPKRAGE SToCK quiet and nominally unchanged
We quote aMolasses Shocks 32nch, with heads, s. 1919
q s. 25; sugar shocks, with heads, 3Sinch, 81 So
50 co; do do 3ench, 81 90 So 20; box shocks, Toe
SOC do, 81 25; pipe do, Sc so 81 empty hogs
heads s. 25 hoops 14ieet ordinary to prime $50 4oc
hoops. II feet do, SOC. a 35c.
CoPPER.--The market for ngot quiet and nrm,
with OF 10000 lbs Lake at 23l4c 235Sc cash.
We quote New sheathng (over IL oz), Soc. bolts.
3c; braziers lover 10 3c nails. 3Sc. S9c old
sheathing, &c, mixed lots l9c 2lc American ngot,
Lake, 234c a 23}sc. per 10 Yellow metal-New
sheahng and bronze, &c bolts Csc nails, sheathing,
22c. per Ii.
CoRpAGE-The market was quet and without further
change We quote Manila darge and small sze) per h.,
l5c Ice do cordage, bolt yarns, l61sc 171So
tarred Manila l4zc Ssal rope, l2c l3c. New Zealand
12c l3c Russia hemp, tared l4c American do. lac
Russia bolt rope. lie
CorroN-The annexed quotations show further reduction
kc h. for all grades OF spot cotton. Lots
were obtanabe lower prices Included in the sales below
i3Xo per lb Futures opened 1-32c lower, recovered
the added advance Of 32c &c to the closing
prices of the previous evening At the improvement the
market closed easy We quote September 13hc. a
10 7.16c October IL 1-32c, Is 1-l6c. November,
II 15-I December, IL 15l6c II 3132c. January,
IL Lice. February 13Ac 13 9-32c. March, l3 76c
I3 25- -32c April, 1886 10 2I32c May 10 27-32c
August IA il-32c l43Sc Quotations based on Aferi-
can standard OF classification and in nnng
in quality not than half grade above below the
grade quoted -