The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT IRREGULAR AND HEAVY; FU-
TuREs CLOSED sTEADY--FLoUR FIRMER -
WHEAT FIRMER--cORN HIGHER OATS
BlGHER-wHIsKEY HrGHER-PoRK STEADY
LARD STEADY - PETROLEUM DULL - OILS
QUIET SPIRITS TURPRNTINE wEAK-RosIN
wEAK-CoFFEE STEADY; lac. LowEI-sUGAR
QUIET-FHEIGHrS QUIET.
FRIDAY. Feb 1916 P. NJ
Commercial matters continue 10 he more or less
disarrapged BY the uncertainties regarding the silver
measure, the uncertainty and apprehension
neced with tho Tariff bill, the very crudties and alb
surdit,es OF which nnever,heess it IL hoped will In
sure its defeat Still, nothing Is taken for granted.
and the various interests affected by taking steps
TO effect It's rejection The fact is fully recognized
that the average partisan Congressman ands ready
vote any which Is expected to advance the
interests OF the party;" hence the business are
bcstirrtng themselves to direct attention to the RI
dicuous before Congress called the Tariff
bill The clouds which have seemed to be gathering
ConstAunople and which threaten to envelop Eng
land and Russia have exerted marked influence in the
market for those commodities which are most d.
rectly eoueerned-such IS brsadanns, Ac.-which
have advanced considerably. Corn has also ad-
Uas have in asm.na but pae.s
nave advanced Provision. been demand
triSay! the markets we're somewhat n anses.sd on
ana @cSe scsys Corn ana also higher but not
very active whskcy higher nctive. Provisions
were quiet aud STEADY. freights were quiet Cotton
the po. and hsavy uturs. closed steady
fstrosam Was dull and ncminsL Naval stores were dull
weak.
ASHES quoted At 4lc 4c for pots. and &c. for
peuris
Ax1lMoxY was steady I2c l21kc, gold. for regulus
BEgswAx strong 23lsc 2ac. for Western and
Southern 5, Oyy lbs. sold on private terms.
BROOM CoaN-wo quote -Red tipped. 4Hc &C.
dun, DC. u 7c choice green. TIC. &c.
The market for lilo dull and 4c. lower. A
sale OF LOO bags. ssnorits, made In Baltimore
private The ste GenogAn has arrived
with III 1913 bags RIO. Mild coffee quiet. We quote -
Ordinary cargoes l4Ac far do i61sc.; good do l7c
santos, tar TO good 16c l65c, gold 30 days; Java
2sisc. Singapore, lie. issc Ceyion, is1Gc isSsc.
M.racaibo loc tssc; Lagaayrs iUc lse. Jamaica
1870. Costa Rica Ice lyc Mexican Ice. i75se. :
Macassar Ito a lSc Angustura, 16sc ISc SavanIia
l6c 1916. Curacao. 14s<c n t5hc.
CoopkRAGE STOCK Tho market was quiet. we quote -
Shocks with heads. 3sinch. - 81 so; do 36-inch
81 50 81 box snuok 6Oc 6Oc. do, -: pipe do
- ~ 30; empty hoghesds 81 5o hoops IL feet ord
to prime $33 $50; do IL feet do SIS $50 NJ.
COPPER 1uiet but nominaiy unchanged.
CoRDAGx ruled dull We quote ;-Mnniis larg' small
size, h.. 11zc l75sc: do cordage bolt yarns
i6c l7c; tsrred Manila, lac ssal 8tc. lotse
Now Zealand. llSc . 12lsS Russia lie.
CorroN the spot was irregular add heavy Quotations
on good ordinary strict good ordinary and low middinr.
Ne of: strict low middlng. Lice o. better grades
changed. stained ood ordinary. strict good ordinary
and low midling Nc Oh: mddng, l-i6c OF. Future de-
during the afternoon and closed steady The decline for
the from 10 to - points the carly months aud
from to points October aud the later months. The -
csl closing prices to-day compared with Thursdays