The New York herald., 1875-12-25
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNcHANGED-FUTUREs
1-16c HIGHER-FLoUR DULL.-wHEAT DULL
CORN DULL AND EAsTER-oATS DULI, AND
LowER-PoRK DULL AND NoAITNAIs-LARD
DULL AND Observation-Disclosures DULL
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE FIRM-RosTN NoNI-
NAL-ons FTRM-wHIsKEY NOMINAL
FREIGHTs wEAK-HEMP AND JUTE FIRM
COFFEE ACTIvE-sUGAR QUIET AND NOMINAL.
FRIDAY, Dec. 24-e p NJ
The Of the Christmas holidays has brought
with it the usual cessation OF business in most OF the
wholesale departments this city, public attention
being absorbed by smaller matters about these times
In quarters the little demand hitherto prevailing
has ceased entirely, that scarcely enough has
been done from day to day establish or TO afford
much idea market prices andse more gen.
orally merely nominal at the writing il has
been preceding time for many months not years
Even breadstuf, in which there has nearly always been
movement, have been neglected in a more marked
degree than at almost previous time Prices
unusually low for almost all descriptions Of merchan-
disc but particulary for the necessary articles of
sumption such as dry goods breadstu &c but the low
more parngy when prices aro low and tho markets slug
prices high The the leading articles du
hs y S1 oeng % T sysn for
the immediate future the mpresion being quite general
Iier and be more lively than has been known
very light IN conmodss aou,ey nohn" senS Tas
done while sales were in all hight. Flour dull
Su 'PS aa lower Corn
key nominal. Provisions neglected and nominal.
futures ll6c higher Coffee active Hemp and
jute firm. Petroleum dull Spirits turpenne was
firm, Oils we're frn; sugar was quiet and nominal
AsHEsA moderate business passing she. sac.
for pots. Pearls entirely nominal at 7c.
AaTIMoNY quiet at if14c. Ii1ac for rcgulus
BREswAx was steady 600 lbs Southern sold at 33c
Quoted AZ 3ic u 33c for Western and southern.
we'll s%saea WE noe ap but prices quite
luc. huri green, &c DC. green. medium 7c &C. red
cASDLEs wore steady and in fair demand We
quote sperm, 2sc sperm patent, Macys $50 stearic
2le
CoFFEE market for Rio and Santos was more active
terms and 474 bags Santos Tycho Brahe 400 bags
do OK Biea 40 bags do, ex Marie All private terms
aud 35l bags do ex Jarn taken out Of stock At New
Orleans 4S0O bags Rio Gerhard Erdwin at Balti.
more 800 bags do ex Senorta All on private terms We
quote -Ordinsry caigoes, lfc lf4c far do ls14c
aas5sc good DO. Is4c; lsc prime do ls5ic lssae;
Java, government bags 26c &c do grass mats 26c.
2sc Singapore do 2Oc 22c Ceylon, l9c- Gle Mara
cabo 1919 2o1sc Lanayra, lSlac 2Oc Jamaica. lsc.
l91sc. Costa Rica ls1Sc zoe, Macassar, zoe 22c
Mexican isc l9c Manila, lsc Isc; Ansostura lsJSc
2Oc Savanfla, lsc a 2Olsc. Curacao, lSc. l9c.
CooPKRAGK STOCK was quiet and steady. We quote -
Moassci shoOss Sa9eh d5. - Nth s sbcsSs EDS y y a5
80 inch. 81 DO - 2J box Shocks Toe Soc. 81
pipe do 81 ~ 20; empty hogsheads 81 50; hoops IA
feet ordinary % prime S57 $40 NJ hoops IL feet
corrgM~ingot was firm. sales 100000 lbs at 2s1e
Sic BAKERS (oyer le on, 3Ic; nails 3sc ss9c Old
stcatnmg, &C mixed ioss, Ice a2lc American ingot,
and bronze re bolts. $50 nails. 22c. per 10.
CoRDAGE steady and unchanged We quote -
l5c. do. cordage, bolt rope yarns lee i7c; tarred
Manila l4c; ssal rope lac l21sc; New Zealand,
l4c,; Russia bolt rope. tic,
oorTos-on ,he SPOT quiet and unchanged Futures
ll8c higher The closing prices to-day compare with
closing follows.