The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-23
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SPOT COTTON QUIET-FUrUREs IRREGULAR
FLOOR DULL-wHEAT DULL AND R-
BEaULAR-coRN EAsIER-oATs ACTIVE
BARLEY MORE ACTIVE AND FIRMER-RYE
FRM-PoRK SHADE FIRMER-LARD Elk
CITED AND PETROLEUM QUIET
NAVAL STORES GENERALLY QUIET--wHIsKEY
STEADY GROCERIES FIRM.
THURSDAY, April 22-6 P. M.
There was considerable lrregularty in the mer-
chandise markets to-day, and prices were nuctu-
aIlng and uncertain. On iChange nour was steady.
wheat was In demand and higher, the demand
mainly for Shipment Corn was also In demand
and higher, closing firm. oats were steady. Ba--
ley strong Rye quiet. Pork ana lard were un-
settled and decidedly lower, closing with stu
downward tendency. Groceries were quite drm
with fair movement. Cotton was wanted by ex-
porters Futures finally steady at shade easier
prices than were obtanable the afternoon be.
fore. Naval stores were generally quiet with,
however advance In tar. Petroleum was oulet
CorFEE.-The market tor Rio active and very
strong In tone. The dealings included OJ bags good,
Isc lol6 bags strictly fair l7s4c LOIS bags, good in
quality sc; 1000 bags, good fair IKE ITO bags fair,
IKE and LIT bags withdrawn for distribution to the
trade, all invoices from the steamer South America
cargo the out ports there fair business; at
New Orleans 5000 bags by the Egnon sold TO arrive,
and l. 80 bags, by the Hoiowe private terms. took
Of in rst hands In New York April p 1875 So 400
bags; Baltimore, 23O7; Galveston 3OOO Mobile, 5000;
New Orleans sos; anoat aud loading for New York,
IS 6Ol; anoat loading for other ports in the United
States UOo Total 2l6676 bags, visible supply. stock
OF mild grades 1884 Java los bags Ceylon,
1855 bags Maracaibo, LAS Dags Laguayra, l42j bags
Jamaica 4A2 bags Porto Rico, 2lo9 bags Costa Rca,
l05 bags Manila 90 bags Angostura and lso bags saw
anila: sales during the past four days were l,o:S
ne sra * bags lSI BAGS M
sgayEs 1 SfTs Ssa Sca W SESs N sod
lois Tor CONSUMPTION, within our rang, we qgoe--
Ordinary cargoes, l614c l61ac.; lalr do, iI3c
iSse. extreme range Tor lots l6c a i9ySc Java gov.
eminent Dags Zoe. zoe do, grass mats 25c. &c
lsc a 2lhc; Laguayra. lic S5ac.; Jamaica, le1ic
lsc ST. Domingo Ice; Porto Rico, l7c a l9c COSTA
Rica lie 20c Mexican lssc l9c. Angostura Isc.
l9c. savanllla l71ac 2Oc Curacao, Hc. ls9ao.,
gold GO and 81 dav2
CorroN-ihe inquiry tor cotton The spot fairly
active. Exporters continued IN the market and made
as good bids the ruling short notices ana May
Justify; but holders all Kept
the lines wanted just fraction too high 10 admit OF
to-day extensive lines no considerable business was
consummated Exporters showed very decided pref
crence tor cotton on the tables, as compared with no.
tees. There groundless idea gwen out that
porers were only making pretext Of wanting 10
az arresting the declining tendency notlcaple
bond TIs. spinners' wants we're supplied with
small lots Spectators continued 70 make low bids.
was lost the market closing steady ~ slight recession
from last nights figures will be by the three n
NJ. quotaton. ioowng April lo5Sc 10 S-SZc May,
ul6c. August is 2l-s2c. september Is 2i-3.c. 10
Hide Oco1er 70 TS2c. November, 10 l32c lelSc.
Dece mber l6 ll6c ~ @32c January. 10 lS2c l6c.
Quofatuns based standard OF classification force
September /, 1874 and on upland cotton IN store
mug in quality not more than halt grade above
nary loIsr; strict good ordinary &c low mlddllnr,
l6Ac.; mIddling. TOAST good middng, l5c Quota