The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-07
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT IRREGULAR; FUTURES CLOSED
wEAK-FLOUR sTEADY-wHEAT STEADY
CORN EAsY-oATs QUIET-PoRK DuLL-LARD
STEADY = wHIsKEY NOMINAL = PETROLEUM
DuLL-oILs QUIET-sPIRITs TURPENrINx
STEADY RosIN sTEADY-CoFYEE FIRM
SUGAR FIRM.
FkrpAr. Sept 6-eP. NJ
Business has continued to show gratifying In.
crease during the past week. and the fall trade may
now be said to DO fairly under way. The many weak
coucerns which took advantage OF the Bankrupt Law
during days did the best thing they could
do only for themselves but for tho more substan-
tial lett carry the business Of the
country Assuredly the commercial status 10 all thu
bottcr Tor it to-day, and this fac. will BIO moro appre-
cated as days in goods aud
shoss hardware drugs BE- increasing while 10 some
it Is already active and the transactions thus far are
away ahead fall. The active in bread
stufs is still the great feature OF the fail The ex-
port movement In wheat is immense and ALI available
agencies tor bringing to the seaboard taxed Il
their utmost The leading making extensive
preparations active winters work. and thcy will
doubtedy have it. Some expect lower prices ter wheat.
higher lower the continues active, ano
undoubtedly will continue for many months. Pro,
Visions the contrary have been rathsr quiet and wer.
speculative Angs in future contracts the
markets would 30 unqushedly dull The export move
petroleum continues active though the mar
for the time being appears quiet Business to-day
'Casnge quiet, but steady. Wheat steady.
Corn easy. Oats without decided change; kind
easier Whiskey nominal Pork dull Lard steady. Cot
ton on SPOT still irregular; futures closed weak
Groceries firm. Naval stores steady but quiet Oils and
petroie um dull. -
ruled steady ~ ll7Sc 1886, gee. TO. reg.
BEgswAx was steady At 271c. 2shc for Western
CorrKr-The market for Brazils quiet steady;
loo bags Santos, ex Ptolemy, sold on private
terms Mild coffee quiet We quoto :-Ordinary
csrgoss. l4Hc. l4Ac.; fair do, 165sc. 1910 |;
Extreme range for lots i4sc is1c Santos good
l6sc l6xc GOLD, ~ days Java government bags $50
24c do. grass mats 23c 24c Singapore l6c lie Cey
lon l6c. 49, Maraeaibo, l3c. tie Laguayra. lac
Porto Rico lac 1e1sc: Costa kiea, lac. TIE Mexi
15c 17c.; Mscassar, lie lSc Angostura. l6e
lie: savanilia l3c. n 1870. Curacoa: 1875. l5c
CooPKRAGE STOCK was quiet We quote: -xolssses
with heads. 3s-inch. 81 a 81 80; do. 90, se-ineh-
81 80 81: box shocks SOC 6uc rum do, 81: pipe do
50 80 sos empty hogsheads AZ 5O hoops IA feet ordt
nary prime s33 $S5 do IL feet do S2s $50 per
duh, only few jobOing sales being m ds
WITHIN the range VI Ice. a 16lac Tor lake.
CoRpAGE dull We quote :-Mnniia. large snd small
h.. llS<c. l7sc do cordsge bolt rope yArns
ice lie tarred Manila, i4c ssal rope Y,sc- lo,<c
Corrox the spot duil and Irregular Ordinary
l6c, strict ordinary and good ordinary
Nc The better grades unchanged except that
the dneren between New orleans and Texas - com
was before &c. We note sale Of 100 bales new cotton
average midding arrive and be delivered this month
nj II &c, midding the offered at l0zc
Futures opened 3 points lower. The market closed
weak Tha closing figures compared with yesterday
closing from to points lower Today's CLOSING
prices compared with yesterdays were IS follows