The New York herald., 1875-08-21

certainty with regard TO the extent TO which the crops have
been damaged by ;he heavy August rains the public
apparently reluctant to the risk Of heavy purchases
Of anything beyond the necessares Of life Speeua
on Is nearly stopped while legitimate business in many
departments trade is almost at stand The recent heavy
influence but this has been great xten and the
transactions from day to day during the week have been
been to sell however during greater par.
freely the market has favored the seller ali through
though there occurred no radical change Oats were regu
proving considerably Provisions neglected all the
through the week though trade showed some little inn.
provemen Hardware was comparatively quiet the busiest
the markets were generally stesdiei, though
Sniet Wheat was in rather bette9 demand Snd
hrmer Unsound wheat was dull and nominal Corn was
whky was also quiet Pork and lard S were S'5 dun and
the spot steadv futures sead1 Ipo % o
stores quiet aud firm Hides steady Leather quiet
strong G5eceries firm active We anu '''11''
AsnEs-rhe market was dull and prices nominal We
quote Pots 2c o15c pearls 7zsc. Sc
AsTsoNYIhe market fer regulus quiet and steady
BFEswAx 60, was -, unchanged We quote -westorn and
BRoos ooRN steady and unchanged We sales Of
10 bales green hurled At l2e per ib We quote Brush,
green medium; Zoe l2c. red red tipped &c. ioc.
demand ndamantne at full pTicss We quote ss
q ' MteSe e psG s Psstsnt SI Ma Mac 9 % sSc ste%Tc +
ie oz1 l2iT l7c parafne, AS es i2's Soc a bic
advance We note sales Of l4s bags Rio ex
Hda, at lS3e 010 bags Santos, ex Donati and 1000
bags Rio ex Ring Richard at Baltimore on private terms
Mild grades were yery firm but quiet We quote Ordinary
a6S p@s d 5 &C., !s dat4SIo gSSs SSse dS &
lots 1sc 2l7ae Santos fair to good, le9lc Gle gold,
BIC 29c; Singapore, do 22c 2fc. Ceyion, 2lc 22c
Maracabo Gle. 23c. Laguayra 20isc 2l]Sc jamaica
n 2Ic; Rica 19c 22c Mexico 20c. Angos-
tura l9c 2lsc Sayania, 2oc 22c Curacao, 1870
2Oc
unchanged We quote hcasses shocks 32nch with he ads
s. 90; do, do, s6.nch 81 90 81 rs; box shocks 75c
Soc; rum do, "a 5o pipe do, S. so 81; empty hogs
heads 81 so SO rs hoops IA feet ordinary prime. 35c
a 37c.: hoops II feet do, SOC. 32c.
CoPPER1he market for ingot hrner, with sales Of
sheathng, 5oc bolts, Gle braziers, 3c nails $50
39c old heathing, &C. mixed lots, Ice 2c. American
ingot, lake, 23c. 234c. Yellow metal-New sheathing
and bronze, nc bolts, 2Sc; nails, sheahing, 22c
CoRDAGE-There was moderate inquiry for Manila at
fully unchanged prices We quote Manila Qarge small
szel per b. l5c l6c do cordage bolt rope yarns, 16sc
Zealand lie BE Russia hemp, tared l4c. American
do, l4c.; Russia bolt rope, l7c.
CorToN on the spot continued in demand Spnners
about the only buyers and the grades wanted
found with difficulty the being
sderably broken Desirable qualities held with
continued hrnness After Change moderate business
fgures improved l-32c., declined Lice advanced
Lice, and closed steady at about yesterdays
August, 14c IA -32c September 10 25-82c. 1870.
October, l3 96c November, 3 17-32c l3 1920. De-
cember, l3 9,l6c IL l932c January l3 2332c
April, 1414c ii 932c May, ii 1890. 141ac june
based on standard Of classification in force September
than half grade above below the grade quoted
Ordinary l2c good ordinary, 1895 strict good ordi
middling Ice Quotations standard Of
classification -