The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-24
COMMERCIAL REPORT.


FIRM-FLoUR FIRM-wHEAT DULL AND
LowER-CoRN DULL AND LowER-oATs
QUIET AND FIRM-RYE DULL AND NOMINAL
BARLEY NEGLECTED AND NoMINAL-BARLEY
MALT QUIET AND srEADY-PoRK RREGU-
LAR-LARD UNSETTLED AND LowER-PETRo-
LEUM QUIET AND sTEADY-NAvAL STORES
QUIET BUT DULL-GRoCERIEs STRONG
HIDES oUIET-LEATHER QUIET-oIIs QUIET
wHIsKEY EAs1ER--FREIGHTs sTRoHG-HEMP
AND JUTE QUIET AND sTEADY-GUNNIEs
STEADY.
FRIDAY, July ESP NJ.
The mercantile community. at least part OF
them, have been anxiously looking Tor ne prom
ised "opening OF the fall trade :" but the opening
hasn't taken place yet or, at all events 1t is not
apparent, save in a lew exceptional cases.
Trade still drags Hardware, which is
usually active at this season OF the
year-July being one OF the best months-Is un-
mistakably dull, and almost nothing is doing.
Dry goods are still sluggish, despite the efforts
which are put forth with view OF putting new
life in to 1t through the influence OF extremely low
figures. In fact almost the only branch or trade
which dull is the breadstud5 trade the most i'm
portant branch Of ALL The export movement inaugu-
rated some time ago and continued SINCE has
been more active during the past week than ever and
prices have further materially advanced The long
tinued and unusually heavy rains Europe appear TO
have greatly damaged the crops-at all this is
the current beet-and active demand for American
wheat to make good the deficiency is the first result
The first reports it thought might prove be exag
gerated but the they appear been
fully confirmed. and. from the latest the dam
age done extensive. The market ruled unusually
buoyant ana active, at rapidly advancing prices
until to-day, when under the influence of sharp
ton in tho Chicago market the demand here abated
considerably and prices declined correspondngiy the
prices being given in the appended detailed re-
view OF the market Corn has been In fair demand for
the most and prices ruled higher though oday
market was dull and prices favored the buyer Oats
were in good demand and prices at the cur
rent writing are decidedly higher than they were a
week Whskey ruled quiet and easy all the week.
Provisions have been toleraby active and firm during
the greater OF the week but to-day the excitement
eliminated and prices were carried to higher point
than they had attained, but the market reacted and
most Of the advance lost Freights ruled firm and
still Armer all through the week. closing strong. Yes
sells for have been dearer ami dearer almost
with every succeeding day. Cotton the spot firm;
futures firm. Petroleum quiet and steady Naval
stores quiet but dull Hides quiet Leather quiet
Oats quiet Hemp and jute quiet and steady. Gunnies
steady. Groceries strong.
AsHFs-The market quiet, with a moderate de-
mand and prices were nominal We quote:-Pots &C. /;
ASrMoNr.-The market for reGuus was firm at l3kc
BEEswAx was steady, with fair demand at the fol-
lowing ns:-Wesern and southern, 3Oc sc.
BRooM Coax was quiet but steady: We quote:-
i4c, green medium loo. lsc red and red tipped 80.
CorrKE.-The market for Rio was very strong mt the
stock very much reduced The sales were loo bags
the DapSs rS on private ante T% ana ESQ
Tsssr Wright oos ecSfsm dated edv1 so S Jay % g
ments 70 Atlantic pors bags do to Cult ports,
SaS sS DAILY SScs sns sSSk S 81
very nrm price good rsts $1,000 Exchange 2SySd We
& dG f Sa PRIME MILO Co. as aG l
extreme range for lots lc So!sc gold, 60 Or % daysi
25c. singapore, do, &c. ac Geylon 2lc. &c;
iss iss ST Domingo lSs IKE; Porto Rico, I8sc
as S ogs s Sei yc hex a 2Sc 2S a.
S1sDIEs:-Tne market was steady, with fair
Sse sperm patent Sscy. sSe Sc sesrIe,
as Oh iic parsne as IS and igs &c 5ie
sy uSehsnSSd We 'n shooE
S win Sead yts 20 M q 81 G g
box shocks 7Se ssc run 90 3 pipe do s. %
ordinary to prime. SOC. SIC hoops Il feet do. soc
oSoFrrH.-Ine marker was nrmer; the sales werO
tOo,UoJ lbs lake at 2ic We quote New sheath
old sSeathng e mixed lots s n sc American SS S'S
E got LAKE c yellow me1Sew sneat9ns and
market for MPnia was Gae and un
b. Sc Do cords9e bo To %u yarns
Use taTred Manila ll.c ssai rope isc isc New
do, lac Russia bolt rope, lie.
again retarded by tho extreme views OF holders Il was
sicut II not Impossible t9 purchase az gIootiaatons
frmly. The demand was in all from sginIers,
in view Of an Improvement IN the dry goods Market
are more confident q continued demani from the
out the country are At very low figure g5 me import
export demand Still more remote. Futures opened az
an advance OF llsc improved, l,l6c more; ana lost
in the afternoon, closing rm az an advance Of ii6c
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