The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-24
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT FIRM; FUTURES CLOSED FIRM
FLOUR sTEADY--wHEAT rIRMER-CoRN FIRM
ER-OATs QUIET-wHIsKEY RAsIER-PoRK AND
LARD EAsIER-pETROLEUM FIRM SPIRITS
OF TURPENTINE AND EosIN QUIEr-oILs
TIRM-CoFFEE DULL-sUGAR NOMINAL
FREIGHTs WEAK.
FRIDAY, March o. P. NJ.
That trade is slowly improving is becoming moro
clearly manifest The spring on, and the
increased disposition Of buyers to mako larger invest
mcnts and lay In larger and more diversified supplies
attests their continued confidence In the future In.
deed the improvement SO frequently SPOKEN OF In
comm erctal circles consists In the feclng-in the
tone OF the markets and the frequent expressions
be heard every side OF confidence in the future OF
them-than In actual increase in the trans
actions which daily take place In the wholesale
marts But that business does show slow but
steady augmentation Is freely attestcd every
hand and In nearly every department Of business The
soaed balance Of trade remains the right side OF the
ledger increasing reliance the of the
people upon American industry and tho enhancing value Of
American products compared with foreign while the
same increasing dependence OF for
eirn countries upon the United States although ship
tneuts the ebb. Provisions and other
descriptions Of produce going forward In considerable
quantities. while OF dry goods hardware and kin
red commodities continue fair The markets for this class
of goods have ruled steady during the week, and
progress Breadssus been without decided change,
but quiet On Change to-day friday business
moderate. Flour steady, with moderate demand.
Wheat frmer but not active. Corn in fair
demand . shade nrncr Oats quiet Whiskey easier.
PORK dull and lower. Lard easier. Freights
weak, but fairly active. Cotton the spot firm.
Futures closed firm. Coffee and sugar dull and
nominal. Oils and petroleum Arm. Naval stores
were quiet.
ASHES were selling jobbiue way Sc for poss exc.
for pearls
ANrIxoSY was quiet at l3Jsc., gold, for regulus
BREywAx quiet bat STEADY at 33c. 341c. for West
and Southern.
BRoox quiet at 31kc. &C. for rod tipped sc.
&c. for medium and DC. u 7c. for choice green.
CoprxE.-Markst quiet for both Rio aud mild coffee.
We quote Ordinary cargocs. lie. u IKE fair do.
1shc good do zoe. prime do. 2os<c. pie. extreme
range Tor lots 17c 22sc.; Santos, fair good 1910
o 2Oc, gold. 30 days; Java, government bags, nc.
23c do. grass mats. 23c. 24c Singapore. 19c. gle;
Maracaibo. ls1sc. a 2olsc Laguayra, l9c IA 2olsc
Jamaica, lsc. 10c.; ST. Domingo, 16c 1896. Porto
Rico lsc. 20Sc; Costa RIGA, lSc. gle Mexican. 1Sc.
q 2oc. Manila. lsc lslac; Angostura I9c. 2olac;
savsniiis, 1sIsc 2oc. Curacao. io1sc. . 19c.
CooPRRAGK inactive and unchanged. We
quote Moasscs shocks 30 inch. with heads 81 70 81 TO-
36-nch, 81 80 ~; box shocks 75c sc do. ~;
s ord az sS '@ey 3d.
cosDsss was su We il sGs, ., s and
yarns iUc. lie tafred Manila l4c sisai rope. i0c.
4e American NSw az BOT nsH'
COTTON the spot was nrm. Liverpool came scsdier.
y T h oa
about 70 points higher May selling ~ ilsoc Loo hS
market closed hrm with the prices compared win
points The closing compare with Thursdays