The New York herald., 1876-02-05
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT STEADY-FUTURES QUIET
FLOUR QUIET-wHEAT HIGHER-coRN FIRM
OATS HIGHER-PoRK FIRMER-wHIsKEY
oUIET-LARD DFIRMER-PETRoLEUM QUIET AND
SoMINAL-sPIRITs TURPENTINE oUIET-RosN
QUIEr-ous UNCHANdED-FREIGHTs QUIET
AND FIRM-CoFFEE QUIKr-sUGAR QUIET AND
UNCHANGED.
FRIDAY, Feb. 4-6 p. NJ
The trade movement during the past week has been
somewhat disappointing, the demand for merchandise
having been very light in exceptional cases and
these and of no especial significance The
markets have rarely been conspicuously devoid
of activity than during the week. for beyond
spasmodic movement and then, barely outlasting
one day. trade have seldom been quiet
unsasfylng Nevertheless there boen very little
manifest inclination to force goods upon an unw
ing market though holders have been will
ing sellers at anything like fair prices. In
some departments Of trade February is
ally active month. This notably the with the
hardware trade February being ordinarily the lively
Of month in the excepting, possibly July But
beyond the congregatng Of goody number OF OF
buyers scarcely anything any
noting the presence Of the "acve season. The is
lesser degree perhaps. with dry goods Business
in this particular department has been very slow though
trade slowly picking considerable having been done
are attracting much attention. The boot and shoe
business also remains rather too Suie' to meet
true with regard 60 wool, groceries, teas. drugs
trade Of the city On Change business has proved
ss O ans s % o
ductng business have not proved popular and The ndca
and its surrounding platform early day It has not
been used 90 any extent while rs erection
Immediately followed by petition for its removal which
their sna.aPss 1Su' Evidently NsS Yops 'H not Ses
ready for The Chicago method Of selling grain !.
even fair business In grain in this city and this fac,
has established for pork lard evidently docs
make business but !, does enable all TO ascertain the mar
buyer and seller anywhere near together which
those who did the largest business before the bu was
established do che largest business ~, they 90
to have been affected one way the other The
equal for rs cCntnqanee q dIscOntnuance The
shdsr se ca@psvey oW prices I nave Indused some
shipments The margin for profit is still smal-where
shipments Corn have ruled comparatively quiet,
ss ben Oss up oonderaS Provision. saS
penetrated considerably but the current prices
freight aud char,erng busnes. has been ra her slow,
moderate almost everywhere, both on and of Change
fSuT DS orc wss Ie 1 al H''e5 tpa
was in moderate but 'trVHg Oats were decidedly
ana ard we're decidedly rmer at both tie first and second
call but business moderate Freights we're quiet but
oils unchanged Naval were quiet Petroleum
ASHES we're in fair demand 54c 5c pots Pearls
were quoted nominal At &c.
ANrMoEY steady former prices i4l4c i4Sc..
gold.
BEEswAr steady slc 3sc for Western and South
ern; 1000 lbs Southern sold AZ 33c.
BROOM CORN dull and nominal We quote Red,
41Sc red tipped &c. &C. medium green, nc Sc
choice green hurl and brush. &c. A lOc.
CANDLES In fair Jobbing demand at full prices
We quote sperm. 2sc sperm. patent, Macys. 3Sc;
stearic, r, Mitchell Co.'s u6 oz), 27c- 2sc ada
mantine az. IA, 10 ozj i2zc l7e; parahne. as, 6s
and lbs, 2Oc. a 2lc.
CoorERAcE srocK active, Hrm prices We quote
Moasses shocks 32.inch with heads 81 81 25; sugar
shooks heads 3snch 81 60 81 65; do do. 36 inch
81 80 81 25 box shocks. 75c Soc do "a; pipe do
So S6 5O empty hogshead 81 so hoops II feet ordinary
prime, $37 $40 NJ hoops. II feet do. S33 S35
perm
We Ordinary cargoes, i5Ac l6c fair do IKE
ike. good do 1Sc. lSxc; prime do, lsxc
lSAc; Santos, fair 90 good, IKE 1916. gold,
ninety Java governments bags. 24c 26c do
mats 24c 27c. singapore do, 2Oc Gle Ceylon, l9c
2Oc Maracaibo. 1Sc le6c Laguayra, lSc l9c Ja-
maica, IKE l9c. ST Domingo, l5c l5hc Porto Rico,
lsc ai9kc. Costa Riea lsc ls'sc; MAesssar zoe
turA sc ls1c savania, l7<c. ls>sc Curacoa i7c
CoRDAGK was in moderate demand At quotations. We
quote large and small sleeper lb 141sc i5c
do cordage bolt rope yarns. Ice lie tarred Mania,
l4o sisa rope III Nc a12kc New Zealand. Nc. a12c.
Russia hemp tarred i4c- American do. lac Russia Dol
CorroS-The the spot steady at
an advance Of Lice. Futures closed quiet The closing
prices to-day with Thursdays closing prices fol-
lows