The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-23
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON IN LETTER DEMAND AND T1RMER-FLoUR
sTEADY-wHEAT FIRM--CoRN UNCHANGED
OATS sTEADY-PoRK AND LARD FIRMER-
GEoCERIEs UNCHANGED-FREIGHTs DULL
PETROLEUM NoMNAI,-NAvAL STORES STEAD
lily HEID-wHlsKEY FIRM
MONDAY, March 22--6 P. NJ.
The markets were as general thing fairly
active to-day. though in some cases they were
aulL On ,Change hour was steady. Wheat
was in moderate demand, but 1rm; shippers
limits In some cases reduced. Business was mod.
crate. Corn was firm. but not active. Whs-
key was firm. Provisions were more &C
tive, and and all kinds OF hog meats were
higher, but especially pork and lard. which
were freely dealt In, closing, however, scarcely
strong as at the opening. Groceries were but
moderately dealt 10, and exhibited no preclable
change in values Cotton met with al improved
demand, with prices ruling better for both spot and
future Freghts dull for accommodation on the
BERTH and the demand for tonnage TO: charter only
moderate. Rates about steady Petroleum aull
and weak closing nominal Naval stores Quic.
and steadily held.
CoFiKE continues dull and depressed, and prices
again reduced l4c Rio and Santos with buyers and
sellers stu apart their views. In jobbing way
small lots were placed, the general market closed
heavy. The stock up TO dae, l0jl4 bags We qnote:-
Ordinary cargoes i5isc. 6c. far do 1910. l6slc.
good co, lie. I7ac.; prime do. i1sc lsc..
range for lots l5sc. sc. Java government bags 2jc
q 2sc DO, mats. 2Sc &c; singapore, &c 14c
Ceylon l9c. az c.; Maracabo l7s4c &c. Lasuavra
IKE a ls%c: jamaica IL. lS1sc; T. Domingo l5s.c
a l64c. Porto Rico. i1.c lgc; costa kca i7c.
Mexican, lie l9ac. AEgostira isc. .oc savanlia,
I3c a lJc Gu aeon. l7c. eac gold, % aat 80 days
CoIros.spot quotations we're marsed up another &c.
to-day There good demand notably from speculx-
tors wan some improve in The demand nom ex-
bid iu prices on several lines OF sider
abe magnitude Actual transactions were eonhned
comparauvely narrow limit. however because sellers
we're too high thcir views The ume when buyers
were to operate. Later in the day
owng easier arket Tor iutares sellers
ing TO accept bids refused III The morning, but
tuyers could not be Induced 70 repeal them and the
thu has the market tor some DAYS The oner-
ngs INC number oil choice lists We sales Of
LOO bales made alter Change and not be-
low reported, inclulng 90 bales for export.
Futures evidently pred sposed TO advance At
the osening but the e.ihg interest Kept the at
ABOUT aurdGys closing igures ill the afternoon when
prices declined a0oat lS2c d. spite the Liverpool lin
G ted Dy the espaches The pors he mar
XII closing quiet Ecceps for the week variousy
estimated il.0JJ 10 500 bales We quote -
Marcn, le1sc. 10 3l32c April Is lite 6 2s-51c.
Nav Ii 3-5lc June, IL 7l6c n o-S2c july IL 233-c
l1sc August, II z9-32c. IL l5lGc So piem6er IL &C
Il 1.l6c; October IS i3lEc l67sc Move mber l6s,c.
10 SIC December, 10 2l-32c Il II ljc We quote
uDer 1874 and upald cotton in store running in
quality not moro than la grade above or below the
grade quoted Ordinary li35c.; good mary lJsl
srIct good inary, 1870 low mdditng 51,c.; IN d.
ding IKE good diRg 15i{c Quotations based on
American standard OF classicaton):-