The New York herald., 1878-11-23
o.a0 TO 3 p NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON, SPOT STEADY; FUTURES HIGHER
FLOUR sTEADY-wHEAT FIRM-coRN LOWER
OATS FIRMER-PORK DULI4-LARD QUIET Wills
KEY STEADY SPIRITS TURPENTINE QUIET
RosIN QUIET-PETRoLEUM QUIET-coPFEE
QUIET-sUGAR QUIET
FRIDAY, Nov 22-6 p NJ
Business has been fair in all the principal
modies during the week past and steady prices have
ruled in almost every department of trade. Dry
goods have continued in fair movement while boots
and shoes, hardware, &c. have been fairly dealt in.
The breadstutfs movement active during the
earlier part of the week, when prices advanced some
what. The report concerning the operations of
tain ring for bulling wheat had but little effect
the market the transactions being of less magnitude
than at almost any previous time FOR months when
there ring in existence Toward the close of the
week the market reacted and closed in buyers
favor. Corn has been in steady moderate demand and
prices have varied little Oats ruled firm during
earlier of the week. but subsequently dull and
prices declined Whskey has declined Pork has further
declined Lard has fueuated somewhat prices tho
close much the they week ago. To-day
rids the markets generally quiet the effects of the
proracted rain being felt everywhere On Change -four
steady Wheat quiet but firm. Corn dull and
lower. Oats were frmer. Whiskey steady Pork
dull Lard quiet Cotton the spot steady; futures
higher. Groceries quiot, also naval
stores, oils and petroleum.
ASHES quoted at 4ySc &c for pots and 5s<c for
pearls.
remained firm at l2c l28c., gold for Regu
lus
BEEswAx ruled steady ct 26,Sc 27c. for Western
Southern.
CorREE.-The market for Brazils was quiet. Messrs
Wright Co.'s telegram dated November 20 s hand
reports follows"Saes of coffee for United
18th inst, 10000 bags Shipments Atlantic ports 900
bags Shipments to Gulf ports 5000 bags Stock date
$4,000 bags Average daily receipts 400 bags Price
$1,000 Exchange, 22h" We note sales at New Orleans I
100 bags Rio Deoubra, strict good ordinary
$50 bags do good at l5c, and 500 bags do
Seadrft, private terms Mild coffee quiet. We
quote Ordinary cargoes 12c. fair do. l42 good do
l3c prime do l5c Ice exrone range tor lots, i2c
Java. government bags 22c 23c; do grass mats 23c
24c Singapore, 16c 17c Ceylon, Ice lsc Mara
caibo, l31ac l6c; Laguayra, 14c 16c; Jamaica lac.
6c st. Domingo, i2c l3c; Costa Rica, 15c lsc.;
13c. 17c.; Curacoa, 131ac. q l5c.
CoopERAGE Stock was fairly active and steady We
quote shocks 81 nch with heads 81 Is 81 50;
sugar shocks, with heads Ssinch, ~ 81 SO; do do
inch 81 40 xl 20; box shocks, Soc eOc; do 81
feet, ordinary to prime, $50 $5; do II feet do. s2s
CopPxR fairly active, and about 10000 lbs Lake
sold at i516c mostly Ut l6e The market closed
firm at 1876. Ice
CogDAGE In fair demand and steady. We quote
Manila large and small size per lb., ll14c l2c; d.
cordage bolt yarns 14c 17c. tarred Manila
Sisal rope, s1ac. iohc; Russia, i7c.
ing revision Strict good ordinary reduced Lice strict
good middling advanced l8c middng fair yanced
fair advanced Hc; other grades unchanged Noe-From
this date Alabama cotton will not be quoted bv the
closed ut about the opening figures Tho closing prices
to-day compare with yesterdays as follows -