The New York herald., 1876-11-04
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON : SPOT FIRM AND 3-16C. HIGHER; FU-
TUREs CLOSED ACTIVE AND FIRM AND 5-32c.
A $500. HIoHER-FLoUR QUIET-wHEAT
DULL AND NoMINAL-CoRN DULL AND
LowER--oATs DULL-wHIsKEY DULL AND
NoMINAL-PORK NOMINAL-LARD FIRMER--
PETROLEUM FIRM-sPIRITs TURPRNTrNE
QUIEI-ROsIN QUIET-OILs FIRM-coFfEE
FIRM-sUGAR YIRA-FREIGHTS QUIET
FRIDAY, Nov. 3-6P. N.
The general me merchandise markets grow more quiet
the election draws ana the public mind becomes
and more absorbed BY the contemplation OF The
possibilities to come out OF It OF course under these
circumstances purely commercial matters become Of
merely secondary Importance and both timo and
ges devoted urthcrancc of Interests directly
connected with politics. business being for the time
neglected, and the past week has demonstrated
that the interest OF business IN the Presidential
election IS deepening. Partsans either side are
well nigh ncapacited for business because OF their
zeaousness in tho interest OF their favortes which
infreQueptly finds expression the ntenscst
vec.ivc against whose views with regard
and measures do not harmonic with their own.
Tho history of four years ago 10 repeating itself
years ago have be the greatest enthusiasts
we'll the wisest prophets OF to-day The intense interest
which yonths take In everything pertaining poll
tics and the Of interest in everything pertaining
business Auorus presume on
rapid strides whica the American nation making every
thing goes constitute great people all
II has TO be we'll nigh impossible TO CLEAN inior
nation regarding business matters except business
whose enthusiasm become tempered by the
Of few decades At least and the number Of these diminish
election day approaches One thing certain and that
is business quiet and falling into neglect Whether the
hoped Tor resuscitation . wcek two hence
will be realized remains probematical, but-with
the confidence entertained by the In the stability
the government, stability OF the national credit
who may bc elected President for brief termhs
excitement which brought into existence by
election will pass away with the election and
enterprises be carried forward precisely though there
been excitement and election The representations
Of demagogues little influence but happily II
seldom the brief period edsssy preceding
elections The qnisuds In BUSINESS circles mentioned
week general during the past week. 80
the present writing there is very little activity
where. Dry goods hardware. boots and Shoes
drugs groceries, oreadstuns and provisions are
quiet the mercantile for most
part held In abevancs and greater animation looked
until alter week, when the dsappoint and
the hand aud the iubiison. the
around and the wheels Of commercs be again in motion
Being 4@oss Sas Shs.s dull iaasi sSa
IN ps ss'snss q au ;.ss o. Cor" dun
wniskey aur aud nominal PORK no@insl Lard fairly
oa sss .ps. sssss fss Future. ss.ss
spirits turpen,ine were quiet
AsHss were dull, ~ oAc. o1c for pots and eao for
pearls
BROOK ConS renamed dull and nominal We quote -
Red. 3Isc, 4c- r.d tipped. Ac. &C. medium Sc.
534c. choice green. &c. a7c.
cAsDLEs were quiet but steady. We quote =
Sperm 2sc sperm, patent 3sc stearc acid U6 OIL .c
s23c adamsntine IT, H. 11 OH i2c Ice. parsine
t4s. Us and l2's) Ice zoe.
CorSgx.-1he market Tor Rio Was firm: but quiet We
sale $50 bags Rio Ruth Robinson. and lOl5
bags do. weser, both private Also
more, 500 bags Rio. Cricket, private
terms. Mild coffee steady. We quote :-Orainary
e.,goss. ie.sc fair do is,ac good a0, iYc; prime
good l7s4c. iSzc gold ninety days Java. govern
bags. Zoe 22c do. mats 2lc Abe Sinxa-
pore. lie. lSc. Ceyion, i05sc Ice M.racAibo, l0c
Domingo i5lsc loc. Porto Rico, It1c. lsc.; Costa
Kics Ice lyc. Mexicau. 161sc. IKE; Manila 16c
lie. Angostura. foc isc savanils. l6c ISc: Cura
15lsc. y i7c
MolAsses shooxs. sa-nch. with heaas, ~ IS - 10:
sugar shocks, with heads. 3sinct, s. ~ y " IS; do
do. 36nch. 81 50s $2; box shocks. s5c soc do
fse, ordinary 70 prime ss3 s37 hoops II feet DO $50
CorrER was quiet at about former prices.
CoRDAGE uuehnnge. We quoIe.--Maniis Qarge and
yarns isc aIsc tsrred Manila. I4c sisMi rope ioc
lie. New Zealand Ike i2tsc. Russis hemp sared,
l.c. American DO. I4c RnssiA bolt rope. lie
CorToN.The market for spot cotton ruled hrm with
about Ii6e higher. improvlnr steadily during day,
aud hrn with for the day
or iac 932c November. and IRON 552c to 7-3lc
the other monhs The closing prices to-day compare with
Thursdays as tol.0ws:-
Thmsiay. Noeentber 2. . Friday NoceDabv g.
NovembeEIl 7-l6 II 1882 Novem ber ii 2s-o2 a.