The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-11
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT QUIET, FUTuEfs CLOSED FIRM
AND 4 SHADE HrGHER- FLOUR E4gIER--
WHEAT yIBM-coRN QUIrT-oATs QUIET AND
srEADy-wHIsxEY NoMfHAL-Po2K NOM
INAL LARD DvLL-prTRoLIuM YIEMEI--
SPIRITS TURPENTINE YIM-RosIN QUIET
OILS QCfET-coTPKE sTEADy-sUGAR NOM
TNAL--rRxIoaxs: BUSINESS YAIR
FRIpAY, Aucust l0-6 II.
The effect Of the late railroad and It's
psnying destruction Of property and uusstling OF
trade all over tho country Is still PLAINLY manifest in
trade circles. where apprehension and dstrus have
combined TO crcumscribs norcaatils transac
lions within narrow limits. In department
10 there that degree Of activity aud THRIFT
that promised earlier in the season. and. although
their present condition 10 uiprovemsnt lew
weeks there has been such from the stag
into which tho strikers throw the mercantile Affairs
OF the whole might reasonably have been antic
passd Occasional railroad disasters from whatever cause
naturally the occasion Of renewed usp ion OF foul
play, while rumors 81 other strikes ahead. which
set anoat now and then tend unsetlng rather
than TO the austing Of commercial matters As the
draws however, there increasing activity In
branches Of trade but late In hardware there
has been activity recently but It ought to have
along month ago. Dry goods. boots and shoes
quiet. Groceries have been very quiet and values
to great extent nominal. Tho movement In
brsaduhs has been mode and values have favored
tho buyer all through the week. everything In this line
old and the coming together and prices
the Provisions neglected all tho
week. although better demand has been supernduced
within day two by the liberal concessions OF holding
To-day (Friday) there especial movement in
any direction. Cotton renamed quiet tho SPECTATORS
had large deliveries OF spot within the
few weeks past being willing sellers, while buyers
scarce. Groceries were still quiet, and tho wisest
Rs tho nss s su
dc.ion A. the Produce h1caange things were quiet
guiotuds would be deepsned Flour and easier
was quiet. Oats quiet and STEADY PORK dull aud omnai
Ms.lsy da Coz
higher Coffee steady sugar Io%inn oils We're quiet
Asnss quiet at 4sc &C. Tor pots and dlc 7c tor
ANTnoSv vas quiet lls4c. i2o gold for
ssssws. s'msnsa a% at soo sie for Western
tipped, &C. 7c for medium and 75zc. Sc. or choice
Gorrrr-Thors was decidedly mi orc active demand for
Rio to-day The SAMPLES o; new crop which arrived here
day Thess attracted considerable attention. and quite
large business wa lone At an advance OF Three quarters Of
wise quotations accordingly sales 1873 bags
ss us sss aay s Ssr Same barely soS
s a t S S p:r 5 as Sa s.9 SANE, s.s S per
Boz: TAT bags, same strict gooa. 2osac 42O
Isle; We quote ;--6rdinary sargoss, lie: i7iac
fair DE- las s s,S,a good do for FPS s,, c PRIME
santos iair to god ise alesa gold 50 days Java gov
nsspore, lnc 30tac: Ceyon l9c 2lc. Maracaibo,
2Oc Laguayra l9c. zoe. jamaica. l7ac t9sc;
ST. Domingo 1osc l7c.; Porto Rico. 1Sc 2Oc Costa
Rica 1Sc ale; Me xican 1s1ec 2Oc Macassar. 19c
2ic Angostura. lsHc. 2O1ac. savanlla Isc 2oc.;
Curacoa. Ito u ltc
LoOr.RAGK STOCK dull but unchanged We quote =
Moasses Shocks 81 inch. with heads. 81 10 ~;
shocks with heads. 3nch 81 10 ~ 30; do 36-nch
81 90 81 box SHOCKS zoe 75,. do, "a pipe do.
So 81 so; empty hoyshcads. - 5O hoops IA feet ordi
prime $33 $50 do IL feet. do. $2S $50 per
CoHDAGk-Market still dull We quote Manila. large
aud small size H.. llc al4sc do cordage. bolt
1okc; New Zeaanl. Ike I2iac. Russia hemp tarrsd
49,: American do. 14c.: Russia bolt lie
the while inactive. showed steady
uudertone In sympathy with the Improvements in INJURIES
Prices without qu0tabe CHANGE but
In SELLERS Future deliveries opened with
much hrmcr feel advanced points, Sep
terbcr advanced four points, OCTOBER lost five points,
November and December ruled about steady. The
little JOHN Mccarthy. which occurred tue floor OF tho
Exchange at about one o'clock. threw gloom over the
little business transacted that
hour The afternoon call omitted by consent.
first bale of cotton received Memphis OF this
city by Mr. ;. g. George, oil Memphis The epts
pert to-day s:tialveston 30 bales; New
Orleans 65: Mobile. %: Savannah o; Charleston, 20;
Wilmington 30 TOTAL 1874 baies This day week. 7iS
bales This day 1129 bales The receipts the
ports the week 2OS4 bales against 7Oi7 bales
tn, year. The sales OF spot confined
GA bales yesterday after Change.
Total. 054 bales. all tor spinning. We quote: -
based American standard of classica-
ton, in store running Ia quality
than half Grade above or below the grade quoted