The New York herald., 1876-03-18
2.S0 10 3 ?. N
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT EAsIER-FUTURRs QUIET
AND sTEADY-FLoUR FAIRLY ACTIvE-wHEAT
HIGHER-CoRN FAIRLY ACTIvE-oATs STEADY
wHIsKEY FIRMER = PORK FIRMER LARD
FIRMER-PErRoLEUM FIRM-sPIRITs TURPEN-
TINE QUIET-RosIN sTEADY-ous QUIET
FREIGHTs AcTIvE-CoFFEE lac. HIGHER
SUGAR STEADY.
FRIDAY March 17-6 p. NJ.
The past week, though by no means active one in
commercial circles, has, nevertheless, developed
marked Improvement in certain quarters. and in
instances the benent was important and promised to be
permanent In regard to the demand for merchandise
for interior distribution it is becoming and
apparent not only that the season will be unusually
backward but also that the volume OF the spring bus
ness will be dsappontngly small There may be a
exceptional cases; but, a general result the
indications point to very moderate business
The failure of the Bank OF the State OF New
York totally unexpected produced consterna
tion among the mercaLte community and for time
feared that other kindred troubles would Of IT.
such apprehensions to have been groundess
that the wheels OF have been brought line
once more better feeling subsequently obtained The
important of the week, perhaps commercially
considered the revival OF the export In
breadstus which became quite active and occasioned
marked advance prices The bulk OF the stock Of
BILE wheat have before entoned In the hands
strong parties and the fact that prices have
sustained through the winter is undoubtedly attributable
All through the winter the OF
anything like active inquiry has proved the signal
advance in prices and the Of past
week that fnd that substantial advance has
established since the close OF last week. Provisions have
ruled comparatively quiet, yet prices the whole have
improved and the days low prices for the hog product
evidently not in the future. Dry goods boots and
Shoes hardware &c have ruled dull for the part
though there has been just enough of business doing by
SaSs 's % sn than t has ss sss s ns'
he "A 10
wise action on the part oa our national law makerdo not
they might ye, there Is an uneasy feeling extan in regard
to the pos9,I.es o. the Ell ip'Ire ~ me small change re-
but IL will not affect trade matters apprecaby the sub
payments in reality then il viii Snd unyers" favor AZ he
nS"d q % G nsS was sS
ally being quiet So far breadstuns concerned
around s SoS -four
sd higher pcs Th WAS
especially true Of wheat, which very active for these
ie leaving on strong the advance Corn was IN fair
Whisky was quiet ba, hspd higher Provisions we're
ally hrmer although there was no especial movement Pork
sdyanesd rates since last week Cotton steady Coffee
Oils we're quiet Petroleum was asO quiet Sugar
Xsais we're in steady demand at SIC skc for pots
ASrINoSY was firm at l5c. a i5isc
BKKswAx steady at SIZE 331sc for Western and
Bsooa coRS wa, Quiet, but Domuay unchanged.
We quote :-Red 4ISc Sc red tipped, 6c &c medium
a ". "A
CANDLES In fair lobbng demand. We uuote sperm.
29c. sperm. patent Macys 3Sc stearc H. MITCHELL 4
Co.'S u6 oE). nc. DC Adamantine u2, IA. 10 or.
l2s<c lie paraninc as. 6s and i2'E. xOc 2lc.
CorrKE-The marke, for BrAzils hrmer and quota
marked up Le. The following sales Rio
IN Baltimore 400 bags Annie Marks resae)
l6ISc AL bags Edwin johnson lie. and 800
G. Schumacher private terms; also 60 bags
Din New York;. Hogamus, In lots We quote
Ordinary cargoe., isSs: i5Hc; fair do, ioAc.
iIe r,, good do, iI%s & a. Hfs; prime do isc
Santos. to good isc si7e gold ninety days: Java,
Singapore, do lsEc 2Uc Ccylon l75sc. I0r Mara.
eaibo ice. lS1Sc; Laguayra IKE lhizc: jamaica
161sc iSe. s. Domingo. 15c 15Lc; Porto Rico 17c
1sc: Kicz lie. lSkc; MacAssar, 1s1Sc 19izc:
Mexieun lie lSc Manila 17c. 1Sc. AngOstura lie
iSc. SAvanills. lGc. lsc Curnc0A 1Cc. Ito
CooPHRAGs SrocK dull. but unchanged We quote
MoIasses shocks J2neh. with heads 81 % a. sugar
shook with heads 3stnch - % ~ 20: do. do 3j-nch
81 30 81 box Shocks TIE SOC do. -: pipe do.
So 80; empty hogshca ads - so; hoops IL feet ordi,
nary 10 prime SS7 $40 NJ hoops II feet do. ecs
CorPkR was quiet at &c. 22kc Tor Ingot
CORDAGE quiet. but unchanged. We quote Manila
darge and sm all szej h.. 14sc 15Hc do. cordage
bolt rope yarns 16c 17c tarred Manila 14c Ssal rope
iOl,c ixc; New Zealand Ike i25sc. Russia henp.
tarred ffc; American do. 1fc Russia bolt rope lie
COrrox-rhc market for spot easier In tone, no
alterations Ia qnoationa Futures closed quiet
and The closing pr to-day compare with Thurs
days closing prices as foDows