The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-03
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SPOT COTTON MODERATELY AcrIvE-FUTUREs
BARELY sTEADr-TLoUR FmM-wHEAr
TIRMER-coRs sTEADY-oATs ACTIVE AND
TIRM-BARLKY oUET-E-E TmM-PoRK
rIRM-LARD wEAK-PETRoLEUn QUIET
NAVAL STORES sTEADY-wHIsKES DULL AND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FIRME2
SATURDAY, May 1, 1875.
The spring trade, ike the spring weather. con-
tinues TO De disappointing, and business IL EtiH
unsausfying both as to its character and extent.
The merchandise markets have been more than
usually slack during the past week, and II we ex-
cept comparatively few OF the products transac-
tions in nearly every species OF merchandise have
been unusually dwaried. The speculative de-
mand, which obtained 20 some extent Tor certain
commodities lev weeks ago, has enectually
died out and the transactions nowadays are
circumscrbed within the limit OF actual current
wants. the export movement IN breadstuns,
provisions ana otner commodities has been
very slow durng the week past, and there
Is nothing In the advices from abroad calculated
10 inspire any confidence In more active move
ment-certainy not at very early date. Prices
OF brcadsuns have passed the limit which they can
be shipped any considerable quantities al a pront
while a inc same time holders have manifested grow.
ina confidence the future and. = general thing
nered sparngly ana insisted upon full II not improved
pnces with every succeeding day. The specua-
tion the hav product which many weeks one
of the conspeu ous events In commercial circles
has subsidized during the greater part Of the week
last past the marke. a Of almost com
peie siaEnauon. though there indication
~ any decided break in prices which
however 70 a great extent nominal The markets
Tor general merchandise almost universally re
ported very quiet while the aggregate business in
nearly ali cases was disappolnruRy small 81 course
important The hope that was - generally INDUCED
that the spring trade though late. would he 4 ful
average not INDUCED now. 70 any extent the crv
o. imBecuniosiy which comes from nearly all difec
lions tending the increduous ~
improhability ~ any such The markets have
been 90 universally quiet during me week that II X
useless discriminate on saturday there vas NJ vs
bic Improvement III ne commercial situation, a. CON
pared with Tie CARRIER DAYS On change business
inal Flour was quiet bu, steady. Nheat vas
aae' ~, uua mi on sa oternss' nignsr prizes we're
dpne corn was aull, but UNCHANGED oats we're still
quet P0rs quiet aud very little ousincss was
done Lard was irregular. being lower a. TIE opening
bat nrner ~ the close Ereiahfs were quet Anil mann
maj al through the week snd closed Naval stores
and price. 10th crude ana refined were higher he
ssurtay Bot 40 essential change can 6s Boed N he
lo.itgn q t5e sars. y s,gceriss mere va tar
CogtEE-stock ist ~. 35l bags NJ market was
Baltimore sales repor,cd "a on bags hy me
NAV Queen at lh5sc. MeSsrs. Williamson. Bacon 4 rs
successors - he Oh house OF mals Bacon will con.
TIME The coffee business r. NJ. ~ Front streets
Ordinary carRoes. l6izc. lGbc.s fair d0 II e.
7,c. GOOD do lsc. i~isc.; iIne DO. Isaac w. ~
extreme range for lots loo l9iac Java. government
bags 2sc ne do, grass mats, z5c nc singapore
zlc &c. Icyun. i9C a 2ic Maacaiuo, l9c 2l5sc.
Laguayra. tSc lglsc Jamaica, Use l3isc..
mingo. ne fOrgo hico ilc 49, Cosa ldca. lie =
BIC Mexican. isisc. a t9c.; AHg0stura. i1kc i9c. 7.
ssyanila &c 2lc Curacao, l7e. o., god, y and
W days
tOfros THE market developed features and
quet tone generally prevailed. A lew exporters
rather inclined operate bat being unable 20 obtain
any reduction IN prices did Mt maze any purchase-.
The current quotations shOv no essential change but
may " re arled A. representing the views o. -oders
the greater portion ~ the nrders Tor foreign account
are AZ such limits a. - preclude The pos.ibny q Their
execution Tor the present FOR future delivery the
dealn AZ lower figures. but toward che close
recovery fUtY rst2UHsued the dealings. however.
We're small. though there evideuay srauv effort
o. NE part "a ne rbully 10 sustatu
inll"win2 were the closing quotations May. l6l4cG
june, y'ac; Juy. 49, bloc August. l6 i.i6e % A}3.c
september, . I532e 10 g-iuc October. IL y "a
s"femuer. % a sZc a Is a-ioc December u 3l.fc
~ sJpnusry W tdk i7ac February, lbstc 10 Toe.
oatgns ba.cl pa tnnaari q Classification Ia force
rtbHWptr = lntf and "a uplnnd cotton ln run.
mug y guilty noi more tnan bar grade above " be-
low the Nfapt uuNleH-l rdtuufy ftr itfarv.
1885,. stfct ag0l ordinary l5gsc, low n8d Ing Ie5