The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
CLOSING PRICES p. NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON QUIET, BUT sTEADY-TLOUR DULL
WHEAT LowER-CoRN LowER-oATs STEADY
PORK EAsrER-LARD sTEADY-oRoCERIEs
oUrET-FREIGHrs DULL AND xAsY-PETRo-
LEUM FTRaER-NAvA1. STORES TmM-METAIs
FIRM-wMsKEY EASIER.
TUESDAY. Feb. 20 p. NJ
The merchandise markets were still more
irregular and uncertain to day, and most OF those
commodities which advanced yesterday reacted
and declined to-day. In some departments, now.
ever-notably dry goods, hardware. &c.-the
better feeling apparent yesterday still obtained
and fair degree OF activity was apparent On
Change, however. there were few favorable or
encouraging symptoms. Flour was still dull. but
without change. Wheat was decidedly lower
but In better request for export at the
decline. Corn was likewise lower, but
IN fair demand. Oats were steady.
Whskey was easier. Pork and lard were less ac-
tive and easter. the former being decidedly lower.
Freights were quiet, but unchanged. Cotton was
quiet. and suffered slight decline for "futures" which
was subsequently recovered. and the market closed
steady. Groceries steady, with sugar selling at
considerably lower prices East India goods quiet
but steadily held Metals generally speaking, dull
and UNCHANGED. Petroleum, although inactive, was
held higher Naval stores exhibited change IN value
W
AsHEa-Recepts Tor the past three days. 10 packages
The market continued quiet and unchanged. Small
sales OF pots made &C.. and pearls quoted
nominal at SIC. per Id.
BUILDING MArxRiALs-rhe market for brick was quiet,
but firm. with quotations foows:-Pale g IS So;
New jersey So 25 So ~; North River. IS 50 50;
tom Sla SIS; Philadelphia, S28 $50, and Baltimore,
So S55 per thousand; other materials steadily
asla but only In light request Lime quoted a. q 70
lump Cement =! ~ cash, for hosendaie, and ~ ~ .
BROOM Corn The market continued quiet but with
tons -Green brush. loc l5c green hurL l2Slc..
o Dsscspsss change
westerns ana suSes ssaa per
wiz 9as Hs sSisf
Of sass ana are mot c On w sa s
been made above our quotations Western butter CON,
pr sass sfa Sch shos s esss as 70 sSGd &c
a. or ha s eSsss ST.. & s
&C. s0CS aos @sas
do, prime, sac. CSC. DO good Sc SIC do, common
- % sss Ss; sa5Sy 81: g sIss
Scr ana %ch 10 @ &
f a3s
SO S 70 S ao Co., c aS So0 rin s
22c. do do. common to fair lsc. Zoe Central OHIO
common to ialr lSc. a s1c DO, ruDs choice, Slc
25c do do fair to good 2uc &c various styles very
a. so ss s ao good sos to pTsS s &c S ar
BEANS AND PEAs-In general the market appears be
ing OF local orders The following are the quota tions
g. iar q g sSod s. ~ pea. shG "ss
req q Shs p shS IS green 3
ST. .'l' 1000 :. = ~ 0'as. s's peas - -
fine, as the latter are held at very high figures.
shippers are making INQUIRIES and are doing all they
ss as %s S s s ,S VI
follows state factory, fancy. jobbng trade, 1870
l6alc do, line 70 fancy: for export i6c l6c good
Ia DO daries fne, lac. l5,sc. Orange county skins
&C. lie: OHIO factory cheddar snape choices for ex.
&C. Ioxc.: do DO. poor g fair: 4c 1c.; Michigan
CorToS on the spot was quiet The sales below re-.
ported spinning purposes consisted mainly cotton
that would not deliver on contract and as compared
having the advantage In consequences OF the compar-
auvcy free offerings Of low grades The better styles OF
ruling OF the gold premium impaired a feeling Of con-
able early the day when, owing of better
f ise ilse but this decline was July Teoo "
ruary Il lice March, IS 1880 April, 1879. May
Is sissc i7c: september i6c nominal We quote
Quotations based on standard OF classification in force
september 1875 and ON upland cotton in store running
the grade .quotedO -Orainary, lHsc; goud ordinary
i43.c; stIiS. good ordinary ltG2Sc low middlIng
ba sed on American standard of cassihcation;-