The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-29

have eliminated 10 feeling OF uneasness not to say
apprehension, which is plainly apparent throughout
the several departments OF trade Stocks OF merchan
disc have for long time been accommodating and are
everywhere large, while the probabilities OF reducing
them TO any considerable extent appear 10 become
more and moro remote Meantime tho appreciation
Of the currency through the partial substitution Of silver
for paper circulating medium. other cause con-
tinues. and merchandise, which remains a. con-
spicuously inactive ever. continues TO
shrink in corresponding proportion The mercantile stu
alton Is considerable better than has boon for
months past though there Is any betterment Tho
comparative which many descriptions Of mer-
chandse been held all through the season
of inactivity and depression has in conspicuous cases
been superseded willingness sell which bcsn too
nearly allied to anxiety to deceive one while In some
instances there has been decided TO realize even
ut decided reduction from the previously quoted
va nations This has led business, though not
unfrequcntly ut material sacrifice on tho part
OF But with the spring season Tar
advanced and stocks Of merchandise constantly
augmenng there has seemed DO alternative but TO
sell the sttanabe prices There Disgusting
the fact that there good doa OF uneasnes the
mercantile community and the disposition conform to tho
views Of buyers becoming general with evory suc
ccedng day. II Is apparent TO all that In this way alone
merchandise DO moved. The dry goods and hard
markets ruled dull all through the week. and BUSH
has seldom been less animated ut this OF the
year Ereadstuns aud provisions have nuctusted very
materially and the tendency has been decidedly downwad
The gable adssss with regard Great bril-.
tenor usually iores,adowng decline in American prod
nee on the other side ANA causing decline here The ex
have come In owIy and generally =. 50 greatly reduced
have TO still In the end BUYERS generally
had their until Friday, that prices show
market mas also greatly deprcss Offering, for for
oand buyers eAesps @ lower prices Corn has
held its remarkably we'll all things eonsaered but
Swallowed BY future sales ~ low prices Oats have been
decline Pork and lard unsettled price. o.
both have radically declined pretty good business has
squad q pecaators ready 70 assume new risks Hence
large sales have been made Frsights nave sd-
yanssd %sA vsroo scarcity q b room av.s spsss by
teriered somewhat with transactions in grain
thsnse interest centred mainy Srsaa,ufs provi
sons which were steadsr Breaastu; IN particular were
the unchanged There fair business mainly for
the were rather lower ssadisr quiet
whiskey qaet. Provisions steader, with lair bust.
hrm Cotton steady Coffee was strong Naval stores
were quiet OILS were quiet but rm Petroleum was quiet
steady sac 5lc FOR pots and nominally
ASrlsoSr was quiet ut l6,4c i0kc.
s Sr and sIS aa'''a At
BnooM Com was quiet We quote ;--itcd as &C.; red
hnri and brush sc. a iOc.
:s.1 ss IS ;ss.
27c. 2Sc. ndamantne u =, H. ~ osJ l2azc- lie.
parxilne t4'x. 6's and l2's). 19c. poe.
corrsr-Thc market for BraaiIs sontnusd strong. We
posed 70 be i7alc, and 1000 bags DO sx Fairy Bell
private terms Mild coffee ruled quiet We
quote Ordinary cargoes, l5lac isssc; iair do,
IKE IKE good do, l7slc lsc prime do. IsAc
lsisc extreme tor los l5ac 9c Santos fair
good lie i7sc, gold ninety Java.
bags PC DC do, grass mats, 22c 25c singapore
40 ls1sc. zoe Ceyion. IKE lec; Msrscaibo Ice
Domingo l5c. l5c; Porto Rico. sc iec Costa RIca
lie. loo Macassar 1s1sc l9c Mexican l7c. lsc.
Manila, I7c 1Sc Angpsura. lie 15c Savauiis luc
lSl,c Curacoa. Ice TINS.
CooPRRAGE STOCK was quiet. We quote :-Molasses
Shocks 3sinch with heads u 70 ~ 2a sugar shocks
with heads. 3S-incn s. ~ 81 IS; do, do 36-inch
81 50 aS.; box shocks 75c. zoe do, 81; pipe do
o. 80 5O empty hogsheads ~ 80; hoops IA feet. ord
nary prime, 1877 SiO hoops. IL ice do. S33 $35
NJ
COPPER quiet and easy. The sales from 10000
2uOOOJ lbs. lake =: 22c. 22s4c
CORDACE unchanged. We quote MANILA large and
small sxe) TO-. l4c. 15fc; do cordage bolt
yarns. lie lie; tsrred Manila, l4c ssal Osc
Ike: New Zealand IL Ne 12c Russia hemp, tarred,
i4r.: American do lie Russia bolt roDe. lie
corroS.-rhe market tor spot ruled steady at former
prices. Futures steady The closing prices to-day
compare with Thursdays prices as foliows:--
Thw-hsy iprif II Frsfdy. april -.