The New York herald., 1878-01-12
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT EASY; FUTURES LowER--FLoUR
srEADy-wHEAr NoMINAIs-CoEN QUIET
OATS DULL--wHIsKEY NOMINAL PORK NOM
INAL-LARD LowER-PETROLEUM QUIET
OILS sTEADY-sPIRIrs TURPENTINE DULL
RosIN DULL-COFFEE QUIET-sUGAR QUIET
FREIGHTS QUIET.
FRIDAY. Jan. 11-G p. NJ.
Business has been oderate in nearly all branches
OF trade during the pust week. and tho markets re-
main wonderfully steady. considering tho uniavorabe
influences excited by the failures. thefs, repudiat-
ing schemes &C., which greatly obtain in
these degenerate times The meeting OF brokers
and others held In this city in opposition
to tho ruinous silver schemes Of Congress
will undoubtedly result in preventing the
consuWmaton aimed at by the nnaonsss. but the
ctntlle interests of the meanwhile greatly dis
urbed If not jcopnrdzed and the unfavorabe influences
sometimes severely felt Still tho faith or business
the ultimate overthrow of tho opponents Of honest
is unbroken The complete defeat of tho Turks by Russia
early day is becoming apparent with day
aud tho influences which early peace will
breadstu market be foreshadowed by tho depression
pust week. though influence release OF the
quantities OF wheat contiguous to tho Russian Black
Sea in the spring only be conjectured
Meantime tho tendency Is toward lower prices all around
shipments hence to Europe have been fair Provisions
have been rather quiet though bacon, &c export Is
generally bought at the West and through bills
ofadng Groceries, &c, have been rather quiet. Dry
goods hardware drugs and chemicals &C.. all having
the customary holiday quct there is trading
steady prices To-day (Frday) there pretty general
quiet the the rain. &C. tending to this result
Change flour quiet but pretty steady. Wheat
dull and nominal Corn quiet. Oats dull. Whis.
key entirely nominal. Pork was dull aud nominal
Lard dull aud lower Tallow hrin. Freights
rather quiet Cotton the spot Futures
steady feroisam was quiet Naval stores were dull
ASHES The marnet WAS steady, but the demand
moderate We quote pots at 4tsc 4sc. and pearls at
5Lc. &C.
uius.
BEEswAx. $500 lbs sold at 2sc.
BRooNCoRN quoted at 4sc DC for red tipped sc.
CorFEE.-rhe market tor Rio quiet steady. We
safes OF lO9 bags Dipton. at I7ssc Mild coffee
quiet and steady Sales 72 bags Laguayra and
$50 bags Maracaibo ex Scud, on private terms. We
quote Ordnary cargoes. l5@c. fair do i71sc;
EYoS ao &c ptSs do ao s fair y so; efFs%s 7c inso
gold. 30 days; Java. government bags 2a& .3c DO,
grass mats 22c 24c singapore. l7lsc stac Ceylon,
lsJsc Jamaica loo. l7c 81. Domingo. la,sc- Ice
Porto Rico 1870 lo.sc Costa kica. l61sc. I9,sc
Mexican i6hc: 1884, Maesssar l7c is1sc Angostura,
49, lssse ''' s"''a''''. 'S' l''' oa.A'''' i'''
CoorxnAGE srocK.-Market steady. We quote MO
Shocks with heads 32inca 81 81 80: do, do a6ineh
81 5Oa S2 box shocks 3Oc 8oc rum do. 81 pipe DO.
CoPrER The sales OF lake since Tuesday last
about 100000 lbs at 1880 17 the market closing
at about those figures.
CoRDAGk.-We quote Manila large and small size,
Ice lie tarred Mantle i4c; ,isa' rope. s'sc iohc
CorroS the spot was easy. Futures opened barely
steady at about yesterdays closing prices The
irregular and showed considerable Weakness
closing u shade lower. The official closing prices
day, compared with Thursdays wore as iollows:-