The New York herald., 1879-09-20
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNCHANGED FUTURES
CLOSED BARELY sTEADY-rLoUR STRONG
WHEAT HIGHER = CORN FIRMER OATS
HrGHER-PoRK HIGHER-LARD HIGHER
SPIRITS TURPENTINE FIRM-RosIN NOMINAL
COFFEE FIRM-sUGAR FIRM-PETRoLEUM
QUIET.
FRIDAY. Sept 1916 P. M.
business has been active almost everywhere this
week. and some instances radical changes occurred
in nearly all cases in the sellers interest. Dry
goods groceries, drugs, wool, breadstutfs and pro-
visions have all been literally dealt in and in
prices have materially advanced. Change business
has been particularly large and there has
universal improvements in prices. Flour has been in
good request and prices at the writing
halt dollar barrel higher than they u week ago.
The movement in wheat for and speculation has
been active and prices have radically advanced All
descriptions being decidedly higher than they
and the demand being still active at the writ
ing. Corn has also materially advanced with compara
lively large future sales Oats have likewise active
and prices are higher Pork lard have also been
freely dealt in ut advancing prices To-day friday there
has been continued activity all along the
and general appreciation of values is the resuparcu
lars of which may be found below.
ASHES quoted at 4zc a4sc. for pots and &c. exc
for pearls.
ANrrNoNy-Advices from London report an advance Of
f5 per tom held EGO and stock Our market is
consequently much higher Halctt now held at l4Jsc
and Cookson at 15c.
COFFEE Tho market for Rio quiet but still firm
81 bags Rio Sirius, sold private and
o49 bags Rio ex America, withdrawn from stock
leaving the stock in first hands 40 $40 bags Baltimore
1900 bags Rio Euclid. sold lllc. and 75O bags
do, ex same, at 15asc. Mild coffee ruled firm We note
sales OF $50 bags Mexican prva
bags do ex City of Merida. also private We
quote -Ordinary cargoes l2c fair do, I5c good do
151sc prime do, l6c.; extreme for LOIS, l2bc
171ac Santos, fair to good l5c. 15lsc ninety DAYS
Java, government bags 22c. 23c.; mats 23c.
25c. Singapore. 16c. l7c.; Coylon lac. l6c
cabo, IL l6lsc: Laguayra 13c l5c; jamaica l2c
l41sc; st. Domingo lOc. l1ac. Porto Rico l5c.
l6c.; Costa Rica. lac Ne; Mo xcan, lac. a l5c.
gosiura, i5c l7c; sayanila, Ike. 17c.; Curacoa
lie, u lie.
ooprEn active and higher. and 10000 lbs.
at l7c 174c., cash.
corroS dverturcs have been made to-day by both
bull bear interests September
troll of 5000 bales held in store here by prominent
pred We advised that transfer has yet been
eonsumnated though negotiations be ON
close margin OF difference the views OF values
Cotton the spot firm Mt unchanged prices
active. September contracts declining liza
x points below the closing price tho day)
and advancing sharply H. TO- falling oil again L. l3
The later months on the opening transactions declined
IL points October being depressed tho
quent business at advancing prices the best
adding points to the closing prices OF yesterday
The latest sales barely steady market the clos
ing prices of yesterday and to-day compared limiting
advance to 80 points September and points
later months The weekly reports from Liverpool furnish
the following statistics:-