The New York herald., 1877-10-06
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON l-l6c. HIGHER; FUTURES CLOSED
sTGADY-FLoUR DULL AND EAsY-wHEAT
FIRMER - CORN fIRMER-oATs QUIET
wEIsKEY QUIET--PoRK FIRnER-LA.D
FIRMER-PETRoLEUM QuIET-oILs STEADY
SPIRITS TURPENTINE QUIET -RosIN UN-
CHANGED--coFFEE sTEADY-sUGAR FIRM
FREIGHrs FIRM AND ACTIVE.
FRIDAY, Oct. 5-6PM.
Business during tho week has shown q steady but
slow Improvement; SO gradual in TACT be almost
imperceptible in some branches OF trade, while in
others very gratifying increase In the demand and
the aggregate transactions have been plainly aniesL
Dry goods have exceptionally active and IT the
trade continues anything like active during
the next lew weeks as IL has during the last
few weeks the TALL business will bo tho largest
for years--romlndng the trade Of ante.war
times When An active business regarded as a matter
OF Hardware has likewise been exceptionally ac
tive and large business is promised II
in inter than usual Breadsus have been fairly nc
tive the september corner having settled TO tho
entire tisfaction of some, but the satisfaction
universal some feeling that they had wronge
But those who will speculate take their chances aud
being orced to settie appears be them Future
aeaIings have been smaller during the week. but 40 d.
legitimate trade has been promoted At good paying
weak Provisions have been ar%, but quiet today
(rras,, the market. were steady with aif demana
Wheat was hrmer decidedly. Cora 6rmer. Oats quiet
Cotton Oh nc spot was lice higher futures en,od
steady Cohee ruled steady sugar was Grm oils we're
generally steady Petroleum stores were ouict
AsnEs we're uuL Pots werc quoted ut 4jsc. "A Sc. aud
pearls nt Sac. 4 7c
AsrxoSY and arm at I2Isc. 1fc gold
for reguIus according 10 brand.
BExswAx quiet ~ 29c. 3oc for Western aud South
SIC 5c, medium ut ,c &c. and choice ut 7sc.
Corrgs.-Rio mainsd steady. Sales we're 654 bags
ex kepIer lots q 900 900 800 aud y! bags. all
xsss G"ns' 's aa ios MID soss 'o' auiss iHss' We "
quote .-Ordinary cargoes, l5s4c l7c; lair do I9iac
good do. l95ac prime do 2U4c 2Olc extreme n9e
for lots l6sc a2sac santos. fair good, lsIec lc.,
grass n ats nc. 24c; singapore. isc 2oc CeyIon
lSc 2Oc MRracabo, lie. Igisc.; Laguayra, isc a
zoe, Jamaica i7c ls,sc: St. Donlngo. i6c. I51,c;
Porto Rico isc. 2oc Costa kicn. l7c. 2Dc.; Next
alike savaniils I7c islic. iuraesa iac issc.
COoYERAcg sr0cK.-rhs market remained stsndy
with . lair demand We quote = aoiasses shocks.
32incn. with heads. 81 65 81 30; sugar shocks.
81; box snooks, SOC a6oc rum do. 81; pipe do S8
- 30; empty hvgheads ~ 5O hoops Ia feet ordinary to
prime s33 So; DO, ~ feet do. SIS s3o NJ.
,orrERTho market was very quiet and ade
only In obb'ng way The Market however. was Hrm
lsc. Islss cash for lake.
CoRpAGn The market remained quiet aud unchanged
We quote MANILA large and smal sze. per b.. liAc
al4c do coraagc bolt rope yarns l6c. l7c: tArrcd
III I25sc- Russia hemp. tarrsd, 14c American.
do. lac Russia bolt rome. l1t
there better demand for spot cotton and
the market llBc. higher anu closed hrm at the
advanced points more, but the market
encd largo sellers TIE advance
the later The market clussd steady Fac clos
ing prices to-day, compared With THURSDAYS oI