The New York herald., 1875-03-04
CLOSING pRICES-9 P. NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON UNCHANGED ''spoT," FIRMER ''FU-
TURE'-FLoUR FIRM-wHEAT HIGHER CORN
HEAyY-oATs EAsY-PoRK sTEADY-LARD
EAsIER-GRoCERIEs QUIET-FREIGHTS MORE
ACTIvE-PETRoLEUM LowER-NAvAL STORES
NoMINAL-wHIsKEY HIGHER.
WEDNESDAY, March SO 6P. NJ.
The trade movement was still irregular and
prices fuctuating, though less so than on Monday
and Tuesday. On Change a strong market for
breadstuffs was developed with more active
inquiry for shipment than was obtained Tor some
time, resulting IN q tOlerably heavy business at
higher prices Flour was In request al full pre-
viOus prices, but holders generally demanded
rather more, in view OF which business was
checked. Wheat was active Tor export and prices
were decidedly higher, the market closing strong
at the Improvement. Corn was duh and
heavy. Oats were quiet and easy. Whiskey was
excited and decidedly higher, as a consequence
OF the passage Of the Tax bill by Congress.
Provisions were quiet. except lard which was
easier, active and closing firm. Cotton was
only in moderate demand, with spot unchanged and
"futures'' frmer. Groceries were quiet Sugar
irregular unsettled owing to the passage of the
Tariff bill. Freghts were firm. with large shipments of
gram reported on the berth Petroleum easier and
in better request Naval stores were wholly nominal
and closed easy, with downward tendency.
CoFFEEFor Rio the market ruled steady but the de-
mand was only moderate. We note sale of 25l7 bags
in limited jobbing request, at about former prices.
We quote :-Ordinary cargoes Ice a 1870; fair
do, Ec. l7Ac.; good do, EAc. a 17Ac.;
prime do, 18c. l64c extreme range for lots, Ice.
lS,4c ;Java, government bags, 26c 2sc. do grass
mats 2sc 29c.; Singapore, 22c a 24c. Ceylon 2Oc
2lc; Maracabo lshc. 2O1ac Laguayra, lsc l9}zc
Jamaica, l7>ac. &c., St Domingo l6c l61sc. Porto
Rico lsc. l9c; Costa Riea, l7c. 2Oc Mexican Isc.
Curacao. Hc. II lsI.c. gold. e. and 80 days
CoTToN.-Asde from small demand from spinners
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porers remaining out OF the market being well supplied
tor the by late short notices. which
we have already noted. Moreover exchange was
easier and Liverpool advices by private reports
not so good as public dispatches Holders were very
The market after Change seemed very quiet In the
sale OF bO0 bales tree on board at Baltimore,
freight 5l6d We also note sales OF l0aU bales on
board, at Norfolk and Port Royal, private terms
ioows:~in warehouses 9S ISJ bales in Jersey 1ity,
non. in Brooklyn, 364i6; on wharves Z77j on ship
board cleared S425 Staten Island 226 SOL Total
running account Influenced mainly by the improved
tone the early public reports from Liverpool ap-
forward deliveries opened with an upward tendency
and advanced l5c but the subsequent comparatively
of ABOUT c der Inq caused
sell the market closing barely steady at the quotations
below reported, with estimates OF the weeks receipts
spending period OF last week the receipts thus this
week snow loss OF about 500 bales The receipts last
April 233lc. l6slc. May, IL 332c June, II 1899
NY 9c3oSer 2ss Hgfps 4 % s Z ls
Quotations based on standard OF classification in
force September l. 1874. and OH upland in store
below the grade quotedl -Ordinary lac: good ordi-
rary, l59sc. strict good ordinary i5fc. low mddlnG
has cado IN O ion.