The New York herald., 1876-03-04
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT oUIEr-FUTuREs BARELY
sTEADY-FLoUR QuIET-wHEAT DULL--coRN
FIRMER-oATs QUIET-PoRK IRREGULAR
LARD IRRRGULAR-wHIsKRY DULL--PETRo-
LRuM DuLL-sPIRITs TURpEsTINE STEADY
RosIN sTRADY-oIs QUIEr-FBEIGHTS DULL
CoFFEE sTKADY-sUGAR FIRMER
FRIDAY, March SO p. ~
The course OF trade has been slow and irregular dur
ing the past week. yet in respects the prevailing
situation is an improvement upon the condition OF al
fairs at the close of week In quarters there
has been some improvement in the volume OF business,
as we'll as In the tone of the markets. but in scarcely
an instance has the betterment been marked or Of
q character TO convey an assurance of permanence.
The most encouraging sign OF the times Is the con-
tnued confidence which exists In the mercantile cen
tres as manifest in the all but universal dsncnation
to force merchandise upon unwilling market. The
plethora OF money and The low rates OF interest
rent enable the merchants to carry merchandise with
little discomfort vexaon and this fact explains the ab
sence of that anxiety the part Of the mercantile
community TO sell The manifestation Of such
anxiety often presages collapse; hence the con-
tinued apparent unconcern with which the pro-
tracted dull season is regarded and the continued
confidence which Is almost everywhere apparent are
among the hopeful auguries Of the times In some
has boen rather disposition to do bux
ness but ON the Is backward and unprom
sing while volume OF business thus far in all the prn
cpa articles of merchandise including the dry goods hard
ware boots Shoes breadus and many other commod
ies disappointing in the extreme Yet the tenor
OF the markets favorable perhaps than at time
for months the merchants generally manesting
shaken confidence and refusing further mate
rial concessions, whlo, whenever demand OF moment
manifets ITSELF there 10 almost always decided upward
RSs'd dull
winter The supply Of wheat though large appears 70 DC
s ss ynpsSms 'y moot S activity
sSSppSss the Sow. Of .ssrs just to ehsci the
ment in It's ncpieney A. Al events TINS has been the
which ought be brisk this time Of year continues com
week soy 20 yesa hodsr of ali standard goods
increasing confidence and In some cases the wholesale
siess6e in snc bieached nusns few other iabrics
Sods. regard the asafe Hardware Continues drag
and Ss sgnE AfS sales S'nfo o wsro ~
probably seldom or never 50 ipsigniaeSnt Change
tionai cases BresdstaTs have moved slow although
business two days was fair shippers almost uni
there has Seen but little demand from that While
s " Sssn hss ss s G %r
and prices waOS, hsISF ssS much & sSys ~
for peeulson and both pork and lard have been pretty
prices The freishns and charteng
materially though the rate, current at the close o. me
rdsy business wa. saos, ss & quiet To- but sIs
s of se S Se ON
Change quiet with moderate inquiry for ship
dull but firm and almost nominal at about the prices
current week age although during the d INTERN snsy "S
prices shade nme good business done in both
Quiet Sd anS %hy @ c dull but change
@ we're S COTTON ~s o ase ss
spot was quiet iuures were barely steady Coffee was
ieum was dull. Sugar was nrmer and active.
AsHEs quiet at SIG 5lc for pots and nominaily
ASTrsosr quis, at l4k l49Ee
BKEswAx steady mt 3lHc. 33c for Western and
Bsoos consrho receipts we're quite large and the
quote i-Red. 4le. Sc. red tipped, DC se. medium
CASDLEs lair jobbing demand asteady prices We
SuOts 2o 'RSTm; % patent Macy SD ansnsn ,ss5S
~, ~ 10 oE) i2c. lie Daranino as. es and 1873.
corrEE-The marks. for Brars dull. Mild
s0dss Zee was sr Duet 40 soUS dU i7e %
prime me- do, isssc is;le Santos fair 70 good IKE
s Zee aG soS %ias.y es.
Gss11 is mses msEssaSG S es 81 lvs SmuES IS
i5c 5tc. Porto Riea I7c ise Costa Rics, i7c.
Mss i7e isc knso,u1s. lie isS isc IS sasana' lila
ies Iss cuI,sos .,eos ise iIs Gsi, W. ono,.x..
.soS2 sSes11sst snes i.'s. With s'Ss .aFs
Ss.neS: siSos g: box .hoot,: 7ss socs ram DO: 81
RsS '@Fy 80 'IsP
and N; small :;s,; pe;5 S; isl:s 20 ss:d:
Russia hemp iarrod f4e American do ise Russia bolt
Cor1ox on the spot ruled quiet Futures barely
closing prices as follows -
TArrsdav, March 2 Friday. March 3.
ASfIi hSfs.. i sssa Il 1915 Ss!i.. IL, Y 2gss
yuSSs JUNE. -. issS sis 1857 yuss.... y IssasisH
AQESOssion. ASE based American Standard %
5 sS sn o grade no. more 'D'n
o-,,. Up'a"d' l,eSa@a- SsS Crsss' 1eIG. =,
Good ordinary 10 9I0 10 ole 10 II.Ie 10 il.I9
Strict good ordinary. y sic y sis 4 Tie II 7ie
Low middlinE II 1910 II i5-iS y i.is y d.is
SS5a SSsss sstssII.. is iss L is .siS il ~ l'iS
F.ailss SsEI S,siii ss.s tx ii% iis%
10 low %ida"s u nddns Il iiec
Today Last Esenteg To.a,;
Consumption. ................. 22O 10 $50
spssssii0n .......... ost s 100 "a "a
Delivered contract 400 bales For future delivery
100 bales l2hc April 100 at ne 2OO ~ 25S2c
May 40 at 10 1-idc 900 at 10 5.s2c June. 100 az
- i-s2c $40 at - i3s2c August 800 A. ise Total,
s" s5S bSes Ssss' a. i2SS. 10 a. "s1c; April io5
a. AYE, 100 Al IL 2g-s2c., 2OJ al ~ l5-lUc..
100 at isc i3 I2c 32OO lsc 800 ~ sl-s2c
100 i3c VUO At II 5iS2c 100 At ~ l5-lJc, Aay, 5D
a. u sIdc., $500 as ~ 7s2e a2uO a. lsi4c zoo AZ
Is ySze iOO ss Iy4c ai ~ 7s2c 100 i3.c June
leo islsc 1870 At rs lT32c 4OD a. ~ vlec toO a.
IL i7-s1e 400 At ~ iss1c ivO st isc. 900 AZ 10 ec.
lOJ lS i731c July i00O at ~ llioc 10 AZ i5c,
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