The New York herald., 1879-02-08
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNCHANGED; FUTURES
CLOSED BARELY sTEADY-FLoUR STEADY
WHEAT EASIER FOR wINTER-CoRN EASIER
OATS DULL--PoRK QUIEr-LARD QUIET
wHIsKEY sTEADY-spIRITs TURPENTINE
FIRM-ROsIN FIRM-PETROLEUM QUIET-COF-
FEE sTEADY-sUGAR NOMINAL.
FRIDAY, Feb. TO PM.
Business. though fair and slowly increasing. has
been somewhat disappointing to the more sanguine
during the past week, the increase having been
rapid and conspicuous than had been expected. But
il the recovery has not been rapid some had
expected and predicted IL has been the less
sure and healthy. The hard basis is univcr-
sally recognized the only safe ono, and the
chants no longer hesitate from branching and
making Investments from any fear of collapse hero
after On tho contrary. prices arc generally conceded
DO the bottom in few instances in which there
has already material advance from the lowest point
touched Industries starting In all directions and
evidences Of confidence multiplying every hand
The weak firms crowded to the wall during the last
unusually large numbers and this makes the
all the safer and for those who left Buyers
beginning the advertising columns of the press with
interest, and those merchants who wise
enough to make early display of their by thus
spreading before the public will reap earliest
reward Speculation is beginning TO manifest itself in
many places and whsrsSsr eve good opportunity for money
brace IT, Hence the trade movement steadily increasing
Of n
full improved prices On Change the
steady prices Wheat has had its and downs tho
have been unimportant while the volume
has been fair Corn has remained without decdcd
% Ssss S sf s s.
lower Provisions have nuctuacd somewhat the gen.
tendency has been upward The deadlock in petroleum
son,suss the rsdnsr being masters Of the situation To
prices Change hour but steady Wheat
easier for winter. Corn easier Oats dull
steady Pork quiet. Lard without decided change Cot.
ton the spot unchanged Futures barely steady,
Coffee ruled steady but remained dull and
Naval firm OILS generally firm Petro.
leum dull
AsiIms quiet Sc size for pots and ae,4c for
pearls. -
BnkswAx quoted 25isc. 26hac for Western and
Southern.
$50 aud 334U bags Rio. City of Para private terms
Stock tonight ~ 766 bags AT Baltimore 900 bags
Rio, per Alice, sold at lusc Mild coffee stcady We
i4Ac. prime do i5,sc; extreme range tor lots. ilc
17c Santos fair to good, ltsc. iFac., ninety days;
Java government bags 22c BE do, mats nc
24c singapore Ice lie Ceyon 15c lie Maracaibo
13,c. IKE: Laguayra lac. 15trc.; Jamaica Ike
l7c ST. Domingo, 1oac. HE Costa Rica, i5c. lie
Mexican. I5c. I6c. Angostura l5c. l7c; Savanila
CoorERAcE SrocK.-The market ruled quiet, but values
the last quoted We quote Molasscs shooks
;r2inch with heads 81 80 asl ~; sugar shooks with
box shocks, Soc Gc do ~: pipe do. 81 $s5
empty hogshcad 81 5O hoops IA feet ordinary prime
$50 Ss5 do, ~ feet, do. s2s 90 $50 per N.
CorrER dull and quoted at lJl, lJsac.
CoRp.eE was dull We quote Manila, largo and small
i4c lie tarred Manila i2e sisal rope, ssc. iOhc
Russia, lie.
for futures opened Mt about yesterdays closing
figures and closed barely steady about tho opsnng
prices The closing prices to-day compared with those OF
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