The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT 1-16c. HIGHER; FUTURES
CLOSED HI0HER-FLOUR FIRM--wHEAT FIRM
CORN QUIEr-oATs PIRM-foRK PIRNER-LARD
FIRMER--sPIRlrs ruRpENTINE NOMINAL
RosIN NoMINAL-CoFrEE FIRM--sUoAR DULL
PETROLEUM QuIET-wHrsKEY NOMINAL.
FRIDAY. Nov. 2S-6 P. NJ
The markets have been moro than usually feverish
and unsettled during the past week. and it has been
difficult in cases to keep track of tho changes
particularly quotations have been so entirely
nominal that merchants have hesitated and not un.
frequently refused to name figures. But pretty
good business has nevertheless been done in many of
the principal articles of merchandise both Of domestic
growth and manufacture and foreign importaon Spec
uiaton has unsettled values In and carried
many descriptions Of merchandise above their intrinsic
value that reaction has in already taken
place. while in others 10 constantly looked for partcu
lxry the money mafkct meantime becomes stringent
Besdsus have been carried to pretty high figure
wheat become perfect shuttecock. knocked about
mp down. the be- ct the pleasure Of the
option Dealers" Of whom represent hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars and others many hundreds
yet bids of all apparently equally potent their
influence The movement In options has been toleraby
active during the week but in actual wheat tho dealings
have comparatively small In dry goods hardware
drugs chemicals. wool. &C. fair business has been
tho weck though ssctions have
tailed the Of another national holiday To-
day srdsy) business rather SLOW but tho markets
fevoreh nuctuattuv. On Change
flour firm, but quiet Wheat was quiet, but frn
Corn was quiet. Oats arm. Whisky nominal
Pork was nrmer. Lard Hrmer Cotton. spot, was
lice. higher Futures Groceries gen.
orally quiet. Naval dull and nominal. Oils
and petroleum wcrc quiet
ALCOHOL remained Arm. with export quoted 4ocL for
prompt aud 3sc for late delivery. Free quoted
BrKswAx WAS fairly active and 10000 lbs sold 1t
CorrrE-The market for raw quiet but without
change Mild coffee easier In tone but not quotably
lower Wanote sales of 1.IZ7 bags Mexican, City Of
Merida 10 bags jamaica Atlas, and 1876 bags Mara
nary cargocs lie fair do i6c.; good do, l6z4c
prime like; Santos fair to good. l6i4c I6s4c ninety
days Java mats 231zc 1c Singapore. lie 2e
CcyIon, I5c ISc; Msracaibo l5c. ie-c: Laguayra,
15lsc l7tsc. Jamaica, l3c. l6c 81 domingo. 12c
13i.c: Porto Rico, 16c. lie Costa Rca 1jc. ISc.
Mexican, l71sc 1sc.: Mocha. 24Hc 25c Angostura
1Sc. u 19c. Savanilla 13c. q lie.
CoorrRAcE STOCK stcsdy. with fair demand We
quote :-Molasscs shocks 32inch, with heads 81 IS
81 So sugar shocks, with heads 3Sinch, 81 rs 81 Is
do. do 30 nch 81 30 81 TO- box shocks. Doc. 6Uc
do. IS rs 81 80; pipo do. - ~ dO empty hogs
heads s. ~ hoops 10 feet, ordinary to prime. $j3
$t5: do, IL feet do, $25 $50 per VI.
COPPER was dull but Arm at 2isc aiAc.. cash. and
22lsc. next year.
toKpAGE ruled steady. We quote :-ManiIa largo and
small. i3tsc- 5c tarred Manila 3c; Srnl rope lie
12c.
Corrox ON spot was 1.lec higher, but closed easy
Futures fairly active at higher prices and tho
kct closed 20 ~ poins above wednesday's closing hg
November, "a points bettcr December and
points higher on later cptions Tho future
livery between A. NJ and three r. NJ up i47,7
bnles. follows -