The New York herald., 1875-08-20
$1,000 U S 6is. c ,SI.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT FIRM-FUTUREs LOWER
FLOUR DULL AND UNCHANGED QUIET
CORN HIGHER-oATs FIRAIER-RYE DULL AND
NOMINAL-BARLEY QUIET AND UNCHANGED
BARLEY MALT QUIET-PoRK DULL AND LOWER
LARD DULL AND LowER-PETRoLEUM QUIET
AND EAsIER-NAvAL STORES QUIET AND FIRM
GROCERIES AcTIvE-HIDEs sTEADY-LEATHER
QUIET-oHs QUIET AND sTEADY-wHIsKEY
QUIET-FREIGHTs sTEADY-HEMP AND JUTE
QUIET AND sTEADY-GUNNIEs STEADY.
THURSDAY August 1876 P. NJ
There but little change in the merchandise mar
kets to-day, the demand being light for everything On
'Change -four dull Wheat exceedingly quiet,
but strong. Almost nothing was done. Corn was in
good demand and flrmer. Oats were also stronger.
Whiskey quiet Pork and lard were dull and lower.
Cotton the spot firm futures lower Petroleum
quiet and steady. Naval stores quiet and Grm Oils
quiet and steady. Hides steady. Hemp and jute
quiet and steady. Gunnies steady Leather quiet
Groceries active
CoFFEE.-The market for Rio and Santos was very
strong and active We sales of 1851 bags Rio ex
Ontario at 2Oc 1,120 bags do, Donat 1072 bags
Santos sold in lots ex Tycho Brahe; 1873 bags do ex
Denmark also sold in lots all private terms and at
Baltimore, 1900 bags Rio at 2Oc We have a copy of
Messrs Wright Co IS telegram dated Rio, August ls 1875
advising SALES since 1Ith nst 1000 bags; shipments
5000 do loading 62 900 do stock at date 1900 do
daily receipts 1OO do price, 99OO; exchange,
27d The stock of mild coffee is follows Java grass
mats 5o362 Singapore, H. 454 grass mats; Maracabo,
1888 bags; Laguayra 561 do Costa Rca 13j do Sava-
na 1864 do Total 1898 bags 62 mats and IL 54
Singapore. We eordlnary cargoes, 1sc. 1s4c;
fair do 1870. a 191Sc. good do, 1eAc 2Oc. prime
do 2Oi4c 2oc.; extreme range for lots sc 81 &c.
Santos fair good 1896 2c gold, 90 days; Java gov.
ernment bags 26c 27c do grass mats 27c 2oc snga-
pore, do 22c 2ic Ceylon, 2lc pc Maracabo. 2c a
23c Laguayra, 2Ol9c 81 &c; Jamaica, 1870. 2Oc
Domingo, I7sc. 1sc; Porto Rico, IS1sc. 21c. Costa
Rica, 19c 22c.; Mexico 2Oc. gle; Angostura, 19c
2l15c.; Savanlle. 2nc pc Curacoa. 1870. 2Oc.
COrTONThe impression that line OF cot
lots from day TO day in order TO have the least eff
upon the market is without foundation in fact The
referred to- or the greater portion of it, remains
sold The market for spot cotton to-day showed considerable
in consequence of the continued demand
spnner and despite the lower rulings of futures holders
very in view OF the generally depleted
ticularly of grades suitable for the present demand.
Prices showed considerable irregularty, with some
and sales below quotations. while business
i'm the main however was at very full figures I4ic being
obtained In exceptional cases for low mddng Futures
opened l32c lower declined l6c and closed weak
the figures Of the day. Recent receipts, notably
those Galveston Of to-day include less
extent, at least showing, as compared with former
continued good from the crop favorable weather
reports served Offset the influence Of the public advces
here. August probably without large short interest The
months somewhat sold The business
cotton after Change was unimporant The final @ o'clock
August, 13 ls2c l4c september 139sc. 13 2532c
October, 13 1899 13 9-l6c; November, 10 1880.
10 23-32c February. I37Sc March, IA ll5c 332c
April l4l4c; May II 1890. June l4ssc. Ia 2l-32c
July 147&c Il 10 Ice Quotations based standard OF
classification force September l. 1874 on upland
cotton in store running in quality not more than
half grade above below the grade quoted Ordinary
low mddng l4Ac midding, 141Ge. good midding, i6c.
Quotations based on American standard Of classification