The New York herald., 1876-12-02
$50 TO 8 2. l
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT DULL AND Lice LOWER FU.
TUREs CLOSED QUIET AND 1-32c. 1-16C.
LowER--FLoUI sTEADY-wHEAT STRONG
CORN FIRMER-oATs sTEADY-wH1sKEY
EAsiER-PoRK MORE AcTIvR-LARD ACTIVE
AND HIGHER-PETnoLEUM FIRM SPIRITS
TURpENTINE rIIMER-RosIN oUIET-oILs
srEADY-CoFFEE FIRM-sUGAR FIRM
FREIGHTs GENERALLY FIRM.
FRIDAY Dec. 10 NJ.
Scarcely ANYTHING OF an unusual character Of any
especial Importance has traaspircd in mercantile
circles during the past week, and business has, or
course, bcen slow in most branches OF trade, though
with unmportant fluctuations in values The 'balancc
OF traden appears keep the right side, shown
by the continued heavy shipments from Great Britain
to New York. aud the continued oil the gold
premium is tho .lrst and most important consequence
Of IT, Exports OF all the leading articles Of American
production continue fair, especially for the times,
while the imports continue moderate despite the
tinued unsettled condition Of tho Presidential qucs-
ton. The merchandise markets remain steady,
and there nowhere any indications of
that distrust which Is frequently the
precursor of commercial panics Merchants on every
of all shades politics regard the situation with
comparative complacency and though lamentng the
partsanhip and inordnatc greed Of the politicians
which oftcntimes lead political financial aud
c troubles themselves confident that the country
will eventually emerge from the cloud which enveops
It, when in mercantile prosperity is looked for
late in tho expect much in
ton fall trade but the time for the opening
spring approaching and II the political horizon be-
comes less threatening IL ought not TO be long before
buyers should be coming forward in considerable
numbers to make selections for the spring. But this
hardly looked for until after the holidays under
the favorable circumstances During the go,d
export business has been done in breadus well
the other leading commodities and the has
al a hnrde 20 n
taken place Dry goods have iued very quiet to-day.
There special movement except mt the
Produce Exchange, where there decidedly
rvity and large business done in grain and pro-
visions Flour steady, with fair inquiry. Wheat
good demand but transactions restricted
the views OF holders who domanden higher prices
every kind The market closed with prices
lc higher Corn also IN pretty demand and tho
marset was frmer Oats steady. Pork ia
better demand Lard active, excited and higher.
Whskey easier. Freigts shade lower berth
for gra but firm charters Cotton the spot was icc
fee aud nrn. os steady. Petroleum
hrn. Ros.n quiet Spirits turpcntins was hrm;
quoted ut 5iac 5isc for pots and J4c for
ANrinosy remained quiet but steady at iilsc gold
BkNswAx steady 1T 3Ic &c for Western South
BROOM Coay dull ~ 3isc &c. for red tipped. &C.
5s4e for medium and &c u &C. toe chc!cs green ~
sperm, patent 3sc; stearic ac'd 90 OH c .dc ada
mainline az. H. 6 on. 2c l6c: paraiine as Us aud
corrKn-Iie Tor Erazls quiot firm; AGO
fair Mid coffee was anlet We quote ;a9rdpary
40 ls4c. iSJsc; prime. iS5ic. iac.; extreme
lots. l55tc. 2,c lair to good IIi,c
gold ninety days. Java, bags 2oc go.
do. mats 2lc z3c Singapore. l7c lsc. ceyon
l6isc 1sc Naracabo Ice. u lsc: Laguayra, l1sc.
lsc. Jamaica l5s.. ic 81. Domingo. i41sc l49ac.
Porto Rico 1851 iSc.; Costa Eicm lc. 9c Mexicin
Ioisc l7sc.; Manila, lGc ,Ic Angostura lUc.
savanilla. lac. - iec.; Curacoa. l1c u lS1sc
CooPERAGk STOCK dull but unchAnged. We quote;-
Molasscs shooxs 3-nch, with heaus 81 T5 81 IO
SHOCKS with heads S-lnch, 81 30 81 o. do do. &C.
iuch 81 80 81: box shocks, sDc do 81. pipe
do 81 81 80; empty ogseads 81 %; hoops feet
prime. $50 S37; hoops. ~ ieet do. S3D S33
per NJ
UorrER The market for lake very quiet the sales
being only auou 100000 lbs. 2o4c. .0sac., the
market closing at that
CoRDAcK uncnangcd. We quote = Manila large
small b, i3i. f5c cofdage, bolt yarns
Ice l7c Manila, Iic. sisai rope, 1oc lie
Zealand, 1sc. lZlsc Russia hemp tared l4c Amer
do. l4c Russia bolt lie.
Cotton. Quutatlons cotton reduced iI6c.
bat the market closed quiet and steady Futures opened
with decline OF Ice Wednesday closing The
market uull during the and closed with
decline for ij2c Lice The closing prices
compare Will. Wcdne sdayis AS Iollows:--
Wednesday,. Noeen,Jcy 20 F,btpy. December l.