The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-19
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT 1-16C. HIGHER FUTURES
CLOSED wEAK-FLoUn DULL--wHEAT DULL
CORN FIRMEn-oATs PARLIAMENTARY
FIaM-PoRK AND LARD DULL--pErRoLEuM
ACrIvE-sPfRTTs or TURpENIINE BARELY
sTEADY-RosIN DULL-oIs srEADY-coF-
FEE LowER-sUoAR FIRM-FREIoHTs MOD
ERATELY ACTIVE.
FRIDAY, May 1S-G y NJ
The trade movement has been fair, taken altogether
during the past week, although some OF the leading
articles. which have hoen toicrably active or late
have become quiet again with settling tendency in
values. The war excitement has become nlcasurcabIy
allayed, and the markets arc gradually settling down
and moro Influenced by the laws OF supply and DO
mand than they havc(Fcen along back. Dry goods
have ruled comparatively steady under moderate In
quiry, while hardware, boots and shocs ana kim
bred commodities havo been rather quiet
There has been doing In petroleum and few other
articles apart from, which auet has reigned
Groceries have ruled high. but not especially active
On 'chagc business has been moderate and SIN in nil
but few articles, In which speculation has been rife
the markets, almost without exception. having ruled
heavy. aud In prices decidedly lower The
markets to-day Fhday,. though evcrish ani ruc-
tuating, without RADICAL change, save In
few On Change flour was dull and
nomlnally lower. Wheat DUH but without decided change
IN most cases nominal Corn was hrnor but quiet
Oats rmer Whisky nrm. Pork aud lard duh but
without decided change. Freigts active
Cotton the spot 1-l0c. higher Futures closed weak
CoTe decidedly lower. Sugar hrln Oils were
steady. Petroleum active. Ro,in dull, and spirits
tu,pentine Was barely steady.
AsnEs quiet; Sc. for pots and 7c. for pearls
AsrINoNy dull ~ 12isc., guild, for regulus
BrsswAx steady at 33c Sac. for Western and
Southern
BnooM Conn remained quiet at 3c DC for red timed
&C. &C. for medium aud &C. 7c. Tor choice green.
CofrEE.-Tho market for Rio extremely dull and
quotations marked aown but prices entirely
nomin L. 5000 ing. Rio sold yesterday, Baltimore OK
May Queen. IKE The Sbyl has arrived with
about 1900 bags Rio making the stock In hands here
tonight about ioo5D6 oags. We also the arriva,
Of the EIba at New Orleans with 1857 bags Rio. We
quote Ordinary cargoes. Ice n l6i4c; fair do issc;
good do loic prime do 1880 2oc. extreme range 10
lots IGc. 2iac.; Santos, fair TO good, Isi,c Isc
gold, 90 days. Java, government bags, &c ,Jc: do
grass mats, 2c. 24c Singapore loIsc 2oisc Ccyon
iec. gle; Murucnibo, 1slse. aic; Lagunyra ne =
2Olsc Jamaica isc poo 81 Domingo. lose I0ttc.
iss n.c Mscas.ar Ine ais Ans.a ss,sa"
snvanilla l-l.c R2Ic.. Curacoa. l7c roc.
Asss s , ss heads S "s, We soos s,S
heads 3sneh e 10 " ~; do do ''-inch a. 5oa s.;
eoS shook zoe s5c -, rum n,s Do. VI PIPE d.. % ~ sos
s;s5 TO $40 hoops !. s'ct. do, ss- 70 So, perm:
hoe sses H. ~ NM lbs Lake at ioc
UoRpAGs quiet and unchanged. We quote - Manila
Lar" ss as s%s se Pr To- t Do so,rss
tarred. lie. American do he. RUSSIA bclt rope. i7c
advance Of ibc Futures opened easier about last
evenings closing rrcss ING %arke. ruled very ne oat
points The advance. however partially lost
the cy months and the market closed weak with the
the early months aud 10 points on the later The
closing prices toaay compare with Thursday. ioows