The New York herald., 1876-01-15
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT DULL-FUTUREs QUIET
AND sTEADY-FLoUR sTEADY-wHEAT
srRoNa-coRN DULL AND EAsIER-oATs
sTEADY-PoRK DULL AND NoMINAL-LARD
STEADY wHIsKEY STEADY - PETROLEUM
srEADY-sPIRITs rURPESTINE QUIEr-RosN
QUIEr-oHs FIRM-YREIGHTs QUET-coF-
FEE oUIETER-sUGAR UNCHANGED.
FRIDAY, Jan. l4-6P NJ
The past week brought with It increased move
ment IN several kinds OF merchandise some o which
business assumed fair proportions, while in others
il was large The general result Of the weeks business
is seen in greatly improved tone the merchandise
markets generally and still hrmer conviction among
the mercantile community that the spring season
will prove a decided Improvement last season
regards volume Of business As after OF prices
will range lower. allowing liberal margin nd.
vance on figures Prevailing prices low
as they be- and afford any margin profit
cept comparatively few commodities. All the leading
articles OF merchandise are cheap. Breadsuds dry
goods the most indispensable necessities aud
they are I%SSs oI the '1oD 10 0 are sS
reduction remains 10 be seen II must he remarked
Of any marked reduction prices The future dealings are
all on ss $ .. S s SS M
not be solved by the medocre Congress o nowadays
drft along Is will require wise ioresigh the the
mercantile public to sIsss clear 81 the breakers l. is
al best while II the unwi.e OF the sccalied
be
remote any has expected, aud no one
who ha. been s very 'aDsune s Of n an early rstnr"
dalyiug with the financial questions by Congress
during the past several years taken iuto epnsider
alton is amarvel that the commercial business
country has suffered still greater extent than
IL beyond question that there Is ability
among the mercantile community than IL be
Con sress. wish all its Wanted wisdom.
During past the dry goods business has been
rather slow though there has been stir than there
during the previous week ia some there has been
Change thr has been improved inquiry for bre adstu
aud. though IL spasmodic. enhanced prices were
ob hed Tor prime wheat OF description tbs
however. checking the movement And causing
withdraw the market The demand mainly
shippers but some extent on speculative Some
the the West caused their grain
be withheld from market. but there ncvcrthele
sellers aud plenty Of them at the advanced prices To-
day friday the commercial situation remained un-
while prices generally ~ithout decided change
A. tLs Produce Exchange tic markets
nAnd Wheat ia moderate ncuiry but strong for all
kinds. and uil coald have been obtained only
further advance Corn vas doll and easier o both old and
Oats were steady. Barley was Gull and decidedly
lower. Whiskey steady. Provisions quiet aud
great nominal. Lard was steady. Frrghts
quiet. Cotton was quiet Coffee was quiet aud steady.
s we're unchanged Petroleum stesdy. Naval slnres
quiet sugar unchanged
Asnks auct Al J1c De Tor pots and noniIaly
Axrisosr wa. quiet at lie 1899 for Rerulas
DkyswAx ruled steady At Sic 3Jc for Western and South
BROOM Cons quite; aud without change. wsquote:-
Brush short green. choice. iUc hur geeu &c DC
hftn ut the decline. sales 1890
American Lake A. 23c. quoted zt 25c
CoHnAcH quiet bui stca'y. We quote Manila Oargo
yarns lie arred Manila, Ile; sIsa rope Ike.
l2tsr: New Icalaad II &c i2tzc Russia hemp tarcd
i{c. American do i+c. Russia Dolt rope. lie.
Corrox . spot dull aud re lower Futures
closed quiet ay The closing prices to-day compare
With Thursday . .elosnE prices a. ioilo~s'-