The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16

THIRD BOARD-9:3O p. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON /: SPOT QUIET FUTURES CLOSED
sTEADY-FLoUR FIRM-'wAEAT FIRMER-
CORN FIRMER-OArs FIRMER-wHIsKEY
FIRMER-PoRK FIRMER-LARD FIRMER-
PETROLEUM QUIEr-oILs QUIET-sPIRIls
rURPENTINE DULL-RosIN DuLL-COFFEE
sTEADY-sUGAR sTEADY-FRBIGHTs QUIET.
FRIDAY. March 1916 p. VI.
Business seems to have picked up q little In some
quarters, but tho trade movement is nevertheless
mistakably slow, and some respects particularly
unsatisfactory II Congress could only be induced 10
adjourn and let tariff tnkering alone until it had
learned something about the subject 1t would DO far
better for the commercial interests OF the country
Business men do not know what to do, and calcua-
tions are simply out Of question while Congress is
liable at any time to pass some ridiculous measure
which may completely set at naught the most wisely
laid plans. If we could only mako 1t unconsttu-
tional to revise the tariff laws oftener than once
Ia ten years II would be q good thing. As II
Is every time Congress assemblies the whole mer
camille community In constant dread of having
trap them aud vt the time the
same condition Of thngs exists In eminent degree.
Business lags and will lag while the tariff thinkers
work nondescript before them The
export business kept well In notion and this
the hopeful sign Of the times all the principal art
ces Of merchandise which sent abroad benS shipped
with considerable freedom keeping the socaied balance
ofrade" tho right side. During the week
obtained particularly toward the close Of
visions have likewise moved with considerable freedom
Cotton and petroleum have been slow To-day (Friday)
business moderate On Chsnge flour firm. Wheat
armer. Corn Armer. Oats frmer. Whisky
hrmer. Pork Hrmer. Lard frmer Freghts quiet
Cotton the spot quiet futures closed steady.
ceres vera steady Oils quiet Petroleum Naval
stores dull and nominal.
ASHES wore quoted 40. 4lc for pots SIC 5sc
for pearls
ANrIMoNY.-The stock very light and the market
ruled firm at 12Ac $780,. gold, for regulus.
BEEswAxw steady ut 27tc 2s1ac. tor Western and
Southern
. 7c for medium and 7Kc Sc. for choice green.
COFFEE-The market for Ri" dull aud l4c lower
At New Orleans 900 bags Rio sold In loss on the
basis OF l57Sc. Ice for fair Mid coffee was quiet.
1910 good do l6hc prime do, l7c extreme range for
gold, 80 days; Jaws g"vernment bags 2oc y ~ do
on l5c lie Maracalbo, l4c lie; LsgusyIa. l5c
I7c Jamaica 1916 lSc st. Domingo 1s1sc. lao
Porto Rico, i5hc Tbs. Costa Kea ioc lsc Msx-
. l7c Savanilia. lie . Ito. Curacao. lac u 15c
COOPERATE oT0ck-The market was dull. We quote -
Mos.sss shooks 32ineh. with heads 81 10 co.
Shocks with heads. 3inch s. 81 90 do. do. 36nch,
81 50 81; box Shocks &c. 6Oc. rum do "a; pipe
81 s. so; empty 81 So hoops II feet ori-
primo. s33 $35 do. IL feet do. S2s $50 N.
CoRDAcE-1he market was very dull. We quote .
Manila large and small size, pei To-. llNc TIE;
cordage. bolt rope yarns &c., lie; tarred Manila,
lac si.a! rope, sc loc; New Zealand Ike i2'sc
Russia. l7c
CorroN spot quiet and UNCHANGED except for
ordinary, strict ordinary aud good ordinary which
Thur closing prices The official closng prices to-day
compared with Thursdays. were a. tollows:-