The New York herald., 1877-09-01
ESQ TO J ?. D
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT 1-l6C. HIGHER; FUTURES WERE
z A d POINTS LOwER-FLOUR STEADY
WHEAT EAsIkR-coRN QUIEr-oATs IREEoU-
LAR wHIsKEY sTEADIER--PoRK sTEADY--
LARD srEADY-PETROLEUM wEAK---sPIRrTs
TURPENTINE QUIET-RosIN QUIET-CoFFEE
T1RM-sUGAR FInM-rRBIGHTs FIRM.
FRIDAY. August 3l--6P. NJ
The trade movement, though still Glow and unsats-
factory, nevertheless shows signs improvement
several depar, nients which have lain torpid for long
time begin 10 givN forth indications Of recuperaton.
Tho grocery business has apparently commenced ts
recovery from the extreme duness of the past several
weeks, and although still quiet has not beeu
depressed and dead and alive" during the pre-
ceding Dry goods. boots and Shoes hard
and few other class goods have been rather
sought after by buyers and business steadily
though slowly increasing Cotton remains among tho
eess commodities into which IL impossible that
interest or new life can be Infused Petroleum has
spurted and good business has resulted
prices At the Produce Exchange business has
fair commodities aud decidedly large In
The speculative and export demand for future wheat
has been fair aud the transactions large, though
AZ. irregular prices September ana October de-
liverics have sold heavily. Corn has been In
only moderate movement MS compared with whoat.
and tho transactions have been much smaller both
spot and for future delivery In provisions the od
old story has been rchcarsed, with variations
in the shape OF Increased dealings In future lard at
better prices Whskey has gone down, down.
out apparently having touched bottom yet Yesterday
business everywhere moderate save in few exccp-
tiona cases of which not o. especial mpor-
tance. Flour was steady. Wheat easier. Corn quiet.
Oats Irregular Whiskey steadier Pork and lard quiet,
but STEADY. freights firm. Cotton the
Lice higher Futures were from two to six points lower
leum weak aud decidedly lower. Nava. stores
quiet
ASHES dull and nominal at 4zc DC for pots
6'ac. 1c Tor pearls
still quiet at 11ac I1Isc., gold reg
ulus. according to brand.
BEEswAx dull at 3oiac Gle for Western and South.
broom ConS remained dull but without radical change
In values We quote lied tippci 4ac. &c.; medium 30.
CorrEf---rhe market Tor RIO was still active and Drm
Further sales Of o'6 bsgs OK iipparchus IN lots Of
do all within the OF quotations. also otis
Gcrmanic. private 900 bags Suntso lycho
Brohe private tcrs 900 Rio ohm Wesley,
We quote Urdnary cargoes 1916 l7c iair CO., lsAc
iei,c do, l9lsc zoe. prime do 20 &c oo54c
1890. &C.. gold 80 days Java. government De
&c do, grass mats, re 2tc SINGAPORE l.c 20j,e;
Issc: a2oc, Jamaica. iT'6c i9c 81 Domingo. l6,ac
l6s,c Porto kieo, lSc 2oc Costa hea Use. 2lc
Isc 2Olsc savnn,la. lsc 10 Curacoa. l7c. Iyc.
CooPERAGE sTOcK.- Market Gull. but unchanged. We
quote GLASSES shocks 81 inch with heads 81 40 So
nincn II 80 &3; box shocks, zoe. 75c rum do 81
pipe s6 So 10; empty hugsneads - 50 hoops, IL
eet ordinary to prime. $33 Ss', do l. feet do. $2ea
CoRpAGK ruled quiet We quote Manila. large aud sna
szu. H.. llAe sIt 20 do cordase bolt rope yarns.
New Zealand. ia l21ac; kussian hems, tarred l1c
American. do Ilc. Russia boil; rope, lie
Lice lower and the clUsng prices show
decline tor the day ofo points on scpemver . points
lower months Tho closing prices to-day, corpared with
Thursday were as iollows;-- 49,