The New York herald., 1876-10-07
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FIRM-CoFFEE FIRM-sUGAh UNCHANGED
FREIGHTS STRONG.
FRIDAY, Oct Go +. N.
Commercial prospects are still promising and the
most sanguine anticpations bid fair OF full realization
the close Of tho fall In all the leading
products Of the country business has been steadily
creasng Tor some weeks and at the present writing
good degree OF activity and consequent buoyancy OBJ
tain almost every department of trade. Apprehen-
sion has become superseded by confidence and the
restoration Of confidence has naturally enough led TO
commercial thrift, the benefits Of which to be
on every hand. Money Is plenty everywhere, APP
parenty, and that there is general disposition
among the people to spend 1t impulse is felt
throughout the commercial marts OF tho country,
and tho depleted all the country being filled
with fresh supplies Of marketable merchandise OF every
scrpton. Thus is demonstrated that there
is connection between general mercantile
inertia and Presidential contest Hitherto the fall
which the Presidential elections occurred
been provcbixy dull but there exceptions every
rule the commercial activity Vt tho time a
fords noteworthy exception TO this rule It
taken granted commercial values
concerned the resumption Of specie has been dis
counted and far any likelihood OF mercantile dis
turbance is concerned, resumption might well
take place now as three years hence. The
dry goods interest. being ono Of the greatest and
extended Of the whole country eagerly watched
here that the first evidences OF activity the
Of first manifest business In dry goods commencing
earlier period than almost any other description Of
merchandise Certainly the evidences of thrift In this
ticular branch of trade during the past few
rapidly multiplied and Of the most cheering che
calculated inspire confidence and stimulate al branches
Of business Boots and shoes also have moved with unusual
freedom, and. though the opening almost y month
later than usual transactions have already aggregated
heavily and all the principal dealers have been busy early
and lste often after busy day late eleven twelve
o'clock night in making ready for the succeeding
business The hardware trade has not been conspicuousy
animated this year. yet fair has been in prog
during tho past months. 1t is noteworthy fact
that OF hardware mostly in small quanttecon
has been much active during the past week, and
has tho General aspect the bresa..aa. MARKET hs:
sssa S tsS'ss n Of h 's anything sas
prime has bee. freely taken for .. prices
taken for esppr. =. p,c,s The proba
Iu. It is nevertheless becoming and that
pendent OF any considerations Of The deh. In the
undoubtedly occasion largo draft upon American grana
fl. which can happily b me, viihoa.
the In =. o sSso % b.. Ss ss u
moss las better owing to the active outflow Of
Ssssas,s both snd :s.s sl.i. lays done
q. s on
PORK was neglected and nominal. Lard dun easy.
closed anc 32c 3-32c. lower. Coffee firm. Sugar
unchanged. Naval dull. Oils firm. Petroleum
changed.
.Asars quiet at $40 SIC for pots nomnay
HxrixosY arm at l5c a 15,4c. gold. according to
quality.
BKEswAx remained steady at 3oc for Southern and 3c
for Western.
Bnoon CoRx rem aimed dull and nominal at 3Isc 4c for
rcd. &c aoc for red tipped. &C. o14c Tor medium and
o &C. for choice
CANDLES quiet and steady We quote :Sperm. 2sc
patent, SEC stcaric acid t6 ozD 2lc. 23c ada
mantine u2 ~ 10 or, l2c l6c. parainc as os and
arket was quiet Tor BrarIis but there was
good firm feeling manifested We sales at Baltimore
yesterday Of 2.506 bags Rio, Aquidneck and 800
bags do. ex Champion both on private terms Mild
coffee was firm. we quote :-Ordinary cargoes 15s4c
i6c. fair do, l7t4c lsc good do. lstac. lshc;
prime Isle IYc extreme for lots. l5lc. zoe
Santos good. l7c &c., gold ninety days: Java
government bags. zoe re do grass 2Ic. 23c
Singapore, lie lSc; Ceyon, i61sc. lsc Marncaibo
l5tac iSc Lsguayra l61sc l7ac; jamaica 151fc.
tie. ST Domingo i5c l51ac Porto Rico 1B1c. l7ac
I5lsc 1t1sc; Angostura. i5c i7c savania l51ac.
lSc. Curacoa. l5c y ldl.c
CooPEeAsE STOCK steady We quote Mo-
lasscs shocks. 32nch. with heads 81 90 s. 25
shocks with heads, 3Sinch ~ 80 ~ 65; do do 36ineh
81 50 ~. box Shocks Toe Soc rum do ~, pipe do
50 60 30; empty hogshcad - 80; hoops IA ordinary
prime $35 x37; hoops ~ feet, do. $50 $33 NJ
coRpAGK eady. We qnote IN anla Qarge and small
size), H. i3c l5c. do cordagc. bolt rope yarns
lBc. lie tKrrcd Nsn:ia, 14c; Sssl rope. 1Oc lie
American do. lac. Russia bolt ropc. 17c-
corTos.-lhere firm market spot cotton a late
prces The market for future deliveries opened steady
ihe closing prices Of the previous evening" but weakened
during the day closing weak with loss or from l32c
332c The closing prices to-day with Thursdays