The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-07
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

OOM M ETNO1AL NEFON1.
COTTON QUIET, CLOSING EAsY-FLoUR FIRM
WHEAT HIGHER = CORN HIGHER = OATS
TrRMER-BARLEY AND RYE oUIET-PRo-
VISIONS AGAIN HIGHER-GRocERMs FIRM
FREIaHrs DU1L-pETRoLEUM DULL AND
wEAK-NAvAL STORES oUIET-wHIsKEY
FIRMER.
TUESDAY April Go p NJ.
There was fair deQree OF ACTIVITY in most de-
partments OF trade to-day, and in some cases The
demand was active and increasing the trade
prospects being more promising than at any
previous time this season. On 'Change fair
business was done in most OF the principal COM
modties. Flour was in lair request and steady.
Wheat was fairly active, but so firmly held that
business was restricted. Prices were higher.
Corn was slow In demand and higher. closing
strong. Oats were held firm by the
spectators, and full prices obtained. Bar
ley was weak. Wniskey better. Pork and
lard irregular, closing quiet and easy.
Cotton on the spot ruled dull without pressure 10
sell. Fn ures closed barely steady. Groceries,
with moderate activity, were generally firm. Naval
stores quiet without essential changes in quota
TONS Petroleum continued inacuve, with values
or less nominal
AsHEs-Ihe receipts for the past three DAYS were 81
packages the movement has continued very light ana
the only dealings in small trade lots which
were pots, which realized exc. &C. Pearls may be
quoted at &c., though the value is wholly nominal
BEEswAx.-The additional supplies received since
last light and all the desirable offerings
haye heen pretty much cleared mp prizes rule very FIRM
ssSc s5e Tor prime TO choice southern and s5Sc.
ssASs AND PEAS WIN less trade prices have slightly
rcceded aud Tor choice mediums abon s. So Is All tnat
also are Father lower and moving slowly In trade way
Peas rule quite irm with only Iew lots available. We
nj 40 MI -
81 40 81 50; marrows choice 81 70 81 25;
p a TO- S Sew s. Il S rse peas ne es9 sGs
s9o d. whI's faney saoee y ~ 40 air 70
hRooH cons; the dsman4 from manufacturers con.
very run prices Some lots naye come in
as the Stock much reduced that The avaabe supply
i wei controlled 6y few owners we quote :-i4:.
l2ac. sc Tor ordinary green, ana lie i2c Tor red
srTrER The demand for nice parcels continues quite
liberal and all sacn offering meet With ready sale ".
At concessions IRON the general qgotions New make
grades are sai@ble at lall f$ures Western o. an
S a 10 GOOD @ Go Western to Pt ab choice @
I ao a sood % PTme Sa 2 CO. rn 10 good
ssc do. 90 tsir 10 good lie. be- state, nTkins,
sG2tSf ssSSsq siSe ae Hf
prime &C. s5s; do De- ialr j7e tS'f ieo I
BRINE %ee o 'a 9 odd s &c. DO d do COM 9
mon talr, 5c. lie. Western Reserve and Michigan
tubs choice dairy packed. 2Oc. &c. do do, good
prime re ge dq do sr 70 gGo1 5s al. - d. do
good, i5c l6c. do do common to fair isc i5c do.
DO. trkins. iair 10 good i4e l5c Do. do, common
TO fair, I2c &c. Central Ohio aid Indiana, hrEins
do, TUBS choice lsc. 25c 90, do iair to good ic a
serve ami Michigan. dne. DE- lie. do sOoi 20 prime
l4e l6c; do ialr 70 good; d2s ls
quiet Some litte shipping business has been eonsum-
Values 'S are - s1mewSat nomnSi as there Is
ysry h den SlIn6 csaDbeaa n5S
lasses shoes sSRneh . Win hesas 4, 81 e. q;
s9oOks WIN heads aS S5nes 5. q s 81 box snooSs
zoe y SIC; rum shocks ~. ppe shookS ~ eoa 81
prime. $50 hoops. Fleet ordinary 10 s5s
CnEEss.-rnere is apparently no material cnauso in
y.ry nerel and steativ and Inform Srices re ob
tanned without difficulty. slight enort TO ad, ance tue
impression IS mat the balance Of stock viii DC cleared
isetOr, osblns u" aa e 4sa
DO CO coo.ed for sxport &c. 1850; DO 49,. white
1000. lse. ieS DO dairlss hne, ac ai5ss. orange
or S Hade & @ 40 d ao a co. GOOD S
ior eSnoTt Sc n lles 90 do Door tS iair 4c a ie;
HichissH sne Wisconsin factory Sne lle' Isle.
gradually decreasing, and trade may b. regarded as
ceSne over The lew dong o &c.
ne. ssc ssc Tor patent speIm and se Tor sperm
CORES Al The decline noted ~ our last the market
Jobons lots and ingoises 70 nrst hands me reported
dealings Ony include strictly
OF Java sold from second hands, but price no
puOLc. Al the out ports trade quiet. We quote
Ordinary cafgoes, oc a l6c. fair DO. i6c ne good
do. 17i4c. Ltsc.; prime do, ls3sc Ac.; extreme
range Tor lots sc a 95zc Java Cover imenL bags,
25c sc do, grass mats, &C. g.. inga &c.
Z3c Ceyon i5c. 1871 MaracaitO, 15aG 1uc.: La
guayra, G1ac. lSlsc. Jamaica. ~ 20. isc.; t. Do
mingo, l6c Porto Rico lie ls9sc.; Rica, ~.
lge; Mexican. lec. lgc Angosura, l35sc. lgc sa
vanilla, l7sc. ssci Curacao 1916 IKE gold %
CoTToS on the spot was 10 demand, but buyers and
sellers failed to lots
in treaty ana sales limited u small lots.
all short notices that available at ~ y-l6c AMI
latest bi 10 10 &c sales about loo bales
made export the shape OF shoot notices. al Dice
We some naud Tor lois the table, tor
ard another lot Of 400 bales where the buyer
and seller were only &c. apart Inc bids
were about equal V quotations Prlvate tele-
grams from Liverpool were 70 the effect that the
shaie easier closed barely steady deelin
ing t-iBc. 53sc. A feature OF Tue marEet liberal
purchases OF June deliveries bY two prominent
operators ana demand rom German buyers. Receipts
bales We quote;-ApriL y ~. &C. l6ssc. May,
10 2g-52c. a 10 5l6c June, II g32c. IL July
R9l6c August ~ IL l6c 72J32c. september. l32c
l7sSc.: october IS tl-l6c. ~ NJ J-32c.; November
uary, 10 IL &c. l624c quotations based standard
Of Classification force september fs74 ana up
cotton ia store running quality more than
half grade above or below the grade quo Ell :1rdn-
l64c.; low middlng, lotsc midding, IKE. good mil.
dung isAc. Quotations based on American STANDARD
Upqads Aabama. ~ orsaas Tt1as
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