The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-27

COTTON : SPOT FIRM; FUTURES CLOSED WEAK
FLOUR DULL-wHEAr DULL AND NOMINAL
CORN EAsIER-oATs DULL--wHIsKEY FIRMER-
PORK DULL-LARD QUIEr-pETRoLEUM NoMI-
NAL--sPIRITs TUnPENTINK sTEADY-RosIN
NoAfINAL--oILs FIRM COFFEE QUIEy-suGAR
QUIET-FREIGHTS DULL.
FRIDAY, jan 26-6PM.
Comparatively little change has In the COM
merca. situation during the past week, nearly all tho
markets tor merchandise having continued quiet and
without important change Prices are, general
thing, pretty low, whic money IL plenty and cheap
but business have DO cautious and con.
servatve and naturally HESITATE In the unsettled con-
diton OF political affairs, to make any largo
investments or assume any large risks until tho
question becomes definitely settled. AS re-
CARDS apprehensions of any disturbance OF
tho peace, exist, and only demagogues
give expression to tho idea any shape political
mudde is enough and situation grave enough
without that Business Is exceedingly sensitive
existing quieude evidence of the prudence
thought OF With the elements of pros
perty aud thrift Astounding every hand II only ques-
OF time and circumstance when they will set in
motion and commerce and trade become active
According belief tho final settlement of the
Presidential question will be the signal for revival
throughout the commercial tho country and
in this the commercial emporium. In particular. During
the past week there HIS been especial In
.Sssss Without :SSxas decline sSs%:
both cotton and wOO'lsn good. q both domestic and
drugs groceries other class goods have ssneraii
better Ssa claimed ON y every ss "~ess and
succeeding week Is expected will show substan
been II ~ sne.urasin; and the market. have rasda
s ss s s fact na' a.
the shpowner stiI prices have been nominal aud
toward lower basis fosisSns hays not e.nsed
'Ssss.' made s''sS iss sales
S !" they '%s' i"
rally here. To-day Friday, market.
without Sxeee. on quiet without essential change
para.ivsIy small. Flour dull Wheat dull and
s% oo c0ssa on he spot was rm Futures
saasr were 9niet Oils firm Petroleum dull and ominal.
steady
quiet at 4s<c for pots and SIC $40. Tor
AsTixoSY was nominal :. ls'ls JIG for Rssaa.
Bnoon Cons was duh, at s.o &c for red tipped Sc
corrrEIIe market ios RIO was quiet bat s,eady eIs
the ~Hie
5ass ssSs G as'f
Ia G Mathew ss ,of sasey s l TVs
s ss range ' o ss%s aS III. &c
isae syos gold % days Js,a, ssSern@snt bags re
csSo" s's' ; Mar Boz Hssaay
l9c, a 2olac Jamaica. Isc. 9c; St. Domingo, lie
2lc.; Mexican. 1slsc zoe: Manila. 9c zoe. Angcs-
turn, 2cc. 2lc savanila. l9c 2oc. Curacao, isac
CooPrnAcs srocx.-Market was steady, with fair dc.
mand We quote -Moasses Shocks 32inch, with heads,
y lo sag"I ' Is Win h heads s nsssa 80
rum do 81 pipe do w ~ 5O empty hogshcads. 5. 5p
hoops "A eei ordinary to prime Ssh S37 hoops IL feet
ConpAcs.- Market was dull We qnote Manila darge
aud small size per D. 2as isc d. sodage bolt rope
yarns ioc l.s. tar f, Manla 4c sisa rope loc
i4c American do, i4c Russia bolt rope. re.
advces from Liverpool and dsisor,cs we're ssan At
Is s32c Later the delivery soid at 1896 and
February i35sc. but the advance held only Tor u
short time and March again sold at Is 1890 Prices
ti lower in tie .f.eInoon and the market closed
closing prices to-day with Thursday ollows
Th@s,Lig Jonad,g 20 f,otrg January ao.
H"'s %". iisal-sas 800 March. si7ssai Is si5
4ss s's yis s.s
July..... IA ll.3l lFs July. "a 3-i6all 732
August. AK Az I-i9 August. ~
oeeoss Is lre IS asss oesoSer IS ios2 is aise
Novem'r IL i5-:,2 1871 Novcm'r. 1922 10 7.I6
Decem'r. 10 7-i6a Is 1851 Deccm'r 10 5-i6 isss
Quotations based on American standard OF classified
than hall grade above or below the grade quoted
JIilms .ihlag,a. ~ Orla,m. Terns.
S g., erdI II ; II5s ;ias iiss iiss
LOW 81 Ssany L iao i5islo = sle y ise
s s,, low midd'ng - .ls Y l.is y sis 70 gig
Sas ans Is Si lS Il Sls Il is u y rs
stre. good middfg 10 1916 10 1918 Is 1915 10 i5ld
Ef ar Z , ZIG l. rss iSS Z ilS
ly.s low mIdsns i 5.ise %iddins. iilSs. spot