The New York herald., 1879-11-08
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNCHANGED FUTURES
CLOSED sTRONGEFLOUR LOwER-wHEAT IR-
REGUIAR-CoRN FIRMER-OATs HIGHER
PORK FIRMER-LARD FIRMER-SPIRITs TUR-
pENrINE NoMINAL-RosIN QUIET-CoFFEE
wEAK-sUGAR FIRM-PETROLEUM STEADY
wHIsKEY IRREGULAR.
FRIDAY. Nov. 7-6 P. NJ.
The general position OF the merchandise market
remains about the same it week ago. an
active demand for nearly all the principal articles Of
importation and domestic growth and fabrication.
with buoyant markets and advancing prices. being
still the prominent characteristics in almost every
branch Of business. The apprehensions that mer-
chandse would be forced beyond its intrinsic value
by speculation have cases. been proven but
we'll founded while the probabilities that they will
equally others Still there active inquiry
for kinds of merchandise to meet the actual
Of the country that there would be
possibility OF TO the late prices in any in
stance. The movement in dry goods hardware, boots
and shoes, groceries, drugs nd chemicals iron. &c. II
active along back is nevertheless lively and
large busne's is daily aggregated in all Of them.
Beadstu have their and downs, according to the
humor of the here and elsewhere but with
while the Of the closing Of canal at
hand the days Of prices may be taken for granted
they for % ss ha.
thu
/. is we'll ,snown psy no heed to The published
for grain for export and milling is the best foun-
dation which advance can be predicsted.
and that we have had all through tho summer
subjected to unusually radical fluctuations Corn has
uctuated but is somewhat lower ut the
ssss not radically Changed Today friday the %ar
kets generally firm. with good inquiry for all
kinds of merchandise On 'Change Hour quiet and
Corn firm. Oats higher. Whiskey irregular.
Pork frmer. Lard hrmer. Cotton the spot
Unchanged futures closed strong Cohce weak and
sugar and hrm OILS and petroleum steady Rosin
quiet. Spirits turpentne nominal
ASHES were quiet and nominal ut 4c for pots and &C.
for pearls.
Haott and lSc. for Cookson
quiet free 81 0S s. 10; export at SIC for
prompt and &c. for late delivery
BEsswAx was quiet at 22c u 2aAc. for Western and
Southern
CorrEk.-The market for Rio dull and lower. In
sales of 1888 bags Caracas Scud and 73 bags do b.
J. Willard a on private terms We quote s:-Ordinsry
1870. I6slc prime, 17c. I7tc; Santos good
16lc l64c.. ninety days; Java. mats 231sc.
26c Singapore, l7c. 2Oc. Ceyion l5c. 1sc Mara
a Isc; St. Domingo, i3ac. Porto Rico Ice lie
Costa Rcs l5c. lSc. Mexican, 1870. l7c. Mocha,
24isc 21c Angostura. loc lsc Savanlla. l3c lsc;
CoorERAGE STocK steady. We quote :-Molasses
shocks, 32nch with heads 81 IS 81 ~: Shocks
with heads 3Sinch, 81 IS 81 o do do. 36neh. 81 30
81 10; box shocks 5c 6Oc do SO % 81 so; pipe
do, 50 ST 80; empty hOgsheads, 81 81 O5; hoops Is
fect ordinary prime. $33 $5 do IL feet, do $2s $50
CoPpER was quiet at 21c. n 2I nc, cash, for lake.
CoRDAGE steady. We quote:-Manla. large and
small l3sc. l5c tarrsd Manila, l3c Sisal rope, lie.
q lie.
COTTON on tho spot firm late prices Futures
and decidedly higher closing firm advance for
from IA to - points Tho sales for
livery between ten A. NJ. and threo r. NJ up 10000
hnI n