The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-22
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT DULL But UNCHANGED
FUTURES FIRM - FLOUR DULL WHEAT
EAsIER-CORN UNSETTLED AND LowER-oATs
DULL AND LowER-wHIsKEY NoMINAL-PoRK
QUIET-LARD LowER-PETRoLEUM DULL AND
NoMINAL-sPIRITs TURPENTINE QUrET-RosIN
QUIET-ous QUIEr-FREIaHTs STEADY BUT
sLow-coFFKE IN BETTER DEMAND--sUGAR
STEADY.
FRIDAY, April 21--6 P. N.
Tho past week has developed little that is in the
general merchandise markets, where quietude is ill
the rule rather than tho exception. But there has,
nevertheless, prevailed better demand for most Of
tho principal articles OF commerce than obtained
along back and there has also obtained better feeling
in the markets, which have, for the most part, been
characterized by increased buoyancy and tone.
Trades people have for the most part, settled down
in the satisfying that the aggregate Of
the spring win present better showing than It promised
few weeks ago, the movement, though slow.
having become general In some departments OF
trade fair business has been in the dealings
from day day having been fair fnot wholly satisfying.
The outflow of produce has not been could have
desired yet has been feer in instances than
ofate while there has been shrnkage In values
inducement to purchase. The dry goods interest has
held its There have been fluctuations
prices they have not been Of especial Importance.
neither have they always been in buyers favor II Is
noteworthy that many kinds Of fabrics
when tho currency was not deprecated and when
price or cotton lower than is In point OF
nearly every description OF American goods Is about
down the prices before the and nothing
cheaper to-day than dry goods breadsns and nearly all
the prime necessities OF everyday life The export demand
for brcadtus during the past week has apparently
light fair business has been aggregated
Sna oes s has been
sw ssca sy' s sssH o
of and on change. was moderate. put the mar
Wheat in fair demand At lower pr'i fair business
sns done " s ais. Corn sn wss a~s Ss de-
was nominal Pork Quiet. Lard was lower freirhts
% !. ss ,o '' as'' %
G sn ae @ wss s,.a quiet
AsnEs steady at Sac 5c Tor pots. and nominally
= A NJ sesr ruled firm at iskc. ie,1c:
note ss southern
southern It sioc a s7c and Western a. s!ssc
tipped Sc. &c. medium green. TIC &c. choice
casDIEs in fair demand =. full prices We quose,
sperm. 2oe: sperm patent, Mseys ssc. siearis T.
n.sAs lss para psrsas ~ sad s
w osns 9
q business tratsae.ed was very light We note
s:s: .::.. Ras :ss ssf AZ
s s's issss ioe fair so asi
ss ass Sai;s%s s'Hss
9a nnsy asy' ssss s"ssp"rs d
lon IKE loc Maracaibc l6'c Zoe Laguayra l7c.
a 1Ssc Jamaica. iUisc isc: 81 Domingo 5c. 15lsc.;
Porto Rico. lie lsc Costa Rcs. lie 1876 Macassar
1Slsc 101sc.; Mexican, l7c lsc: Manila. lie.
Isc Angostra lie Isc Savanila, Ice lsc Curacao.
lie. lie
CoorERxcH STOCK quiet. We quote Moo
lasxcs shocks. 32inch with heads 81 90 81 25
shocks with heads 3snch. 81 81 - 81; do do 36nch,
81 5D 81; Shocks Toe. Soc do, ST. pipe d.,
S6 So 5o empty bogshcads 81 SO; hoops II feet. ord
nary TO prime. sJ7 Sfo hoops - iee do. Ss3 S35
per NJ
corrrs quiet, with sales Of 10000 to 10000 lbs
lake az 22isc. 22Sic
coRpAcy unehanged We quote Manila darrc and
In ikr do t.ltr
yarns Ice Sic tarred Manila. l4c Sisal rope, lOisc
111sc New Zealand lic i2,sr; Russia hemp, tsrred.
I1c-: American do. i4c. Russia bolt rope. l7c
CorroS the spot remained quiet but unchanged.
Futures closed firm The closing to-day compare
with Thursduy's closing prices Is