The New York herald., 1876-10-21

COTTON SPOT STEADY; FUTURES CLOSED
STEADY AND 1870. Lice. BETTER
FLOUR STEADY WHEAT DULL-CoRN IIRM-
ER-OATs sTEADY-wHIsKEY sTEADY-PoRK
DULL-LARD srRoNG-PETRoLEUH DULL AND
NoMINAL-sPIRITs TURPENTiNE WEAK
RosIN QuIET--oILS FIRM M-CoFFEE QUIET
SUGAR FIRM-FREI0HTs QUIET.
FRIDAY. Oct. 20-6P NJ.
The gathering of the European cloud and the
seemingly inevitable open rupture between the efce
Ottoman and the great auocratic Empire or the Czar
exertod material influence in the breadstufs market
here on Wednesday, which was greatly excited during
that day, and radical advance in priccs the
suit Throughout Wednesday, when tho European
adviccs first assumed decidedly warlike tenor there
was excitement and with active inquiry for
cereals for shipment holders found difficulty in es-
tablshng advance the most radical that has taken
place in our day since the Franco-G erman
war sent prices ktng the rate OF TO cents per
day. But tho advance was too radical and the excite.
ment great last long, hence not surprising
deas to realize tbs prices at the close Of We'd
nesdays market, and on Friday eaay nomi
reported .rnsss was being regarded AS
through and prices have steadily sdvsnced the
market closing nrm to-day =. the highest prices
iion of day. and radical changes have occurred
inquiry few radical changes have
been reported The markets as whole have scarcely been
been rolled up leading articles freishts and
have favored the vessels although
the spot steady Futures steady and
1.32c. l-l6c better. Coffee quiet. Sugar hrm
Oils irm Petroleum was dul and nominal. Rosin
quiet. Spirits turpentine weak.
quiet at aslc sac. for and nominally
xsrssosr ruled firm a, ise is,4c gold according to
quantity
BEsswAx and firm at 3ijc 32c TOR Western
ana SIC. ,2iac. Tor southern
Broom CokS dull nominal at 3Isc y for red
&c. &C. Tor red tipped 5c Sac Tor medium and &C. 7c
Tor choice green
CANDLES we're steady We quote :--Sperm, 2sc SPERM
patent, Ssc stearc acid tt6ox.) gle. 25c. adanan
tine ~ IA, 10 ozj. lee Aloe parafne s. o's and l2s
CorrrE-Thc market for both Rio and mild coffee
almost bare OF stock, and business very quiet
We quote Ordinary cargoes. iec: 11'4c. fair do
Isac.; extreme for lots. lie u 20,sc Santos
fair TO good, lie 1ssc gold ninety days; Java gov
singapore i7c isc Csylon. i5,sc isc.; Maracaso
lie lsc.; Laguayra. lntac 1sc Jamaica. Ialsc
lie 81 Domingo lozc l5sac Porto Hico. 1870 Isc
Costa Rcs, Ice l9c Mexican. l6sc. I7,sc; Manils
Iec lie Angosturn. 16c. = lsc. smvana I0c Isc
Curacao. 15isc. a 17c
CooPxRAGK STOCK unchanged. We quote -Molasses
with heads, 3s.,ncn, 81 81 IS: do. do 36inch I'll
s.: box shocks. 75c. SOC do. ~; pipe DO
So 5o empty hoghcads 81 sos hoops, ia ice Ordinary
prime SO S37; hoops II feet. do. $40 $3Y VI.
CoPrKR-Wc note sales OF b, 900 a $1,000 Lake,
part at 2ic II cash and part at 2ic- for November
and December delivery. The market and closed
conDAcx was quiet. We quote = anita darge ana
small size), per ib., 13iac. l5c. do. cordnge,
bolt rope yarns. lsc i7c tsrred Manila, lac ssal
rope. iOc lic New Zealand, IKE. 1axc Russia
hemp tarred l4c American do. leo Russia bolt
lie.
orros--There . fair demand spot cotton aud
with advance for the day OF l32c l1c. The closing
prices to-day compare with Thursdays AS follows -