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

SPOT COTTON NEGLECTED AND NOMINAL
FLOUR FIRM-wHEAT FIRMER-coRN QUIET
OATS FIRM-BARLEY QUIET-RYE FIRM-PoRK
LowER--LARD WEAK PETROLEUM DULL
NAVAL STORES QUIEr-wHIsKEY STEADY
GROCERIES GENERALLY FIRM, BUT QUIET
TUESDAY, May 4-6 p. NJ.
The markets were still dull ana irregular prices
in numerous instances being merely nominal
while IN others important changes occurred. The
export movement In breadstufs and the hog pro-
duet almost at stand, owing TO clrcum-
stances heretofore mentioned; but holders as a
general thing, particularly OF breadstuns, re-
main firm In their views. The movement In
dry goods, hardware, boots and shoes, wool,
cotton, oils, groceries, naval stores, &c,
was either moderate or very slow, and the
merchandise markets were generally called dull
The freight and cnartering business was also slow.
though the smaller class OF vessels were still
wanted to some extent for conveying petroleum and
grain to Europe. On Change flour Arm. Wheat
quiet but nominally unchanged Corn dull and lower
Oats Arm. Whskey drmer. Pork lower but In good de-
mand Lard duh, lower and nominal Groceries
firm and quiet. Petroleum nominal Naval Stores dull
and inactive. Cotton the spot neglected and
nominal. Futures closed steady.
AsHEs-The receipts for the past three days were IS
packages The market was inactive. We quote POTS,
&C. pearl, &c.
BEEswAx is in moderate demand. We quote,-western
anu othlc, ofs. u of12C-' SOuNheEu, of29c u DOC.
BROOM CoRN.-The market continues inactive at
former prices We quote -Brusn short green. CHOICE
lac loci hurl green, per h., l2c l5c; green,
medium per b, lie l3c; red and red tipped per lb,
in fair request and held at steady
81 S5 do. lair 10 good, ST 10 81 56 marrows new,
Ss% red a kidney as 70 pl%s 81 s.
81 DO fair soS Hiss hsn'{ SaoSs
demand At unchansed prices @ a sGSe
snd small nzes, per b. ltsc ioSc. do cordase,
% c S is slsD
was M Fine is
&c, DO, GOOD prime. Sc do, cSmmon to good
ss s iS SH. aT to o4s S & @s Sp
lrklns tubs choice selected re. 24c do do good to
DO Welsh tubs choice, selected, do DO, good
Western Grkns GOOD to Prime iSc a iSc: do, fair to
good lsc lic do., common l?c western tubs, gooi
comnon lsc rolls, good to prime BE I4c do fair
oasEsT-rhe market was inactive, with limited de-
good lac iSc; stale daires Zoe isc Orange county
eng trade lSc l6sc do; good % tne, l6c lSc
so CO. choices Ra ohG d do
odds and ends, &C. a lOc
. g. shSnf euare % son PDs a scd
fancy l0c. lie; Western apples quarters Ts4c &c.
peeled peaches, North Carolina, prime Csc n Soc: do.
TO-. fair 20 good pc 24c. do, new, Georgia, 25c
26c.; do, state lSc 2Oc unpeeled do. halves
&C. s1sc.; do. do, quarters, do Ilac. Sc. black
berries sac. &C. cherries state s5sc. 261sc; do
Southern, Csc 26c. raspberres, new, Soc plums
Southern l8c. "a l9c DO. state lsc. 2Jc.
without essential change in prices We note sales OF
@ bags a s 6 20 S ps5 sSd o IN T We
Ordinary cargoes, l6ic. l65sc.; talr do. l7i4c.
a l7l,c. good do lSc. S4c.; p line do. lsc l9i1c.;
extreme range for lots, Ice. l9hc Java government
bags 25c 26c do, grass mats, Csc ne Singapore
2Ic. &c; Ceyon l9e. 2c. MaracaibO, l9c II &c.
Laguayra lSc. Ike Jamaica, IKE Isle. 81. Do
mngo Loo Porto Rico lIc. a &c.,; COSTA kica. lie.
2Jc. Mexican lS1sc. l9c. Angostura, IKE. 9c.
sayania lsc 2lc Curacao, lie. lsc.. gold, Gu and
81 days
CofroS on the spot neglected and nominal. Prices
tationS Futures were weak all day; declined &c a
and closed barely steady at the decline
being free while Liverpool vorabe, and there
being sale Tor cotton the counters
was brought to bear May deliveries by the
disposition Of holders make contracts for May
against their spots The final quotation were as toll
lows :-May l6 i52c. l6sc. June 70 5-l6c 10 l-52c
July, l6sc. 10 7S.c August 10 2l32c 10 l-l6c Sep
tembcr - l532c l6l4c.; October, Ice III l-2c Move
per rs 27-a2c. la5sc: December 1874 Is 2932c.
January VI l32s. 10 ll6c February, lose Quotations
based on standard Of cass acaton force september
], 1874 and upland cotton in store running quality
not more than hai grade above or below the grade
qunted-Ordinary, 44c; good ordinary. l53ac.
I5ifc good mddng l77sc. Quotations based on Amer.
sta IA nfp u 4s lea nm