The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
BOSTON WOOL.

BOSTON, Mass.,o Feb. 5.-The Boston Com
mercial Bulletin tomorrow will say of the
wool market: The market is little less &C
tive, but sales are still exceptionally large
There is less speculation but more purchasing
for actual consumption as the slowly i'm
proving demand for wooden goods calls for
ter blood and low woods are distinctly higher
than last week. Foreign markets are being
ransacked by American dealers and by Ameri-
can mills: So heavy have the purchases Of the
larger mills beent that there is serious ap-
prehenson that the gut Of WOOL shortly to be
increased by the new American clip will check
any marked advance in prices for the present.
The sales for thea week are 5,739, 600 pounds
domestic and 295G00O pounds foreign against
1854, 900 pounds domestic and 2258 900 bounds
foreign last week. The sales to date show
an increase of 19, 1896 600 pounds domestic and
900 pounds foreign from the sales to the
same date last year.
NEW YORK; MARKET.
NEW YORK, Feb. SHAY steady. Hons
easy. Hides steady. Leather firm Wool
irregular. Beef steady. Cut meats firm.
Lsd weak pOrk quiet and steady Taow
steady. Rosin quiet. Turpentine firm Rice
steady. Molasses steady. Pig iron dull Cop
per firm. Tin quiet. Spelter firm Lead
changed to 10 points lower, in sympathy with
easier European cables; trading was chiefly
local, with selling almost entirely by one
firm, said to be under orders of the sugar
people, closed steady at 5@1O points net de-
cline. Sales, 1861 bags, including March
9.30c; May, 9.35c. Spot coffee, Rio, dull;
No. 7, sac; mild quiet; Cordova, 151h016%c'
Sugar, raw, firm; refined quiet.
MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5-J. A. Hunt 8 %
report continued dullness In the hay trade
There is no demand for anything but the hest
grades. Receivers are trying to persuade
shippers to withhold their supplies for a sea-
son. Prices quoted are as follows:
Choice Iowa upland ................ SIS. 50D6 90
Choice Minnesota upland .......... 10000 so
Medium ....... ......... $4,000. 90
Mixed hay Observation-Disclosures. 5.0005 so
Coarse as to quaHty ......s....... 3.50G4. 90
Timothy ......: "a. .......-......... 6.00D7. 90
Rye straw, choice ....r............. 4.00Q4 rs
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Feb.o i5.-The fax seed market
ruled very quiet today, with sales frac-
here were 20 cars, cars at Duluth and
cars at Minneapolis. The official close as
reported by the Weare Commission com
Pany' Is 77a as 1 r1Io W. 7 Cash a max at 7e
701kc bid per blu. z Cash timothy seed closed
at $3.50 per 100 lbs and March at s2.S6. clover
seed closed at sS@S;25 per 100 lbs. Mime
apolis fax quoted at nc per blu.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, Feb 5-Maii orders and tele-
dress goods, printed fabrics of all qualities
and some makes Of cotton dress goods, ETC.,
which, with many small selections by spot
purchasers, absorbed a very fair supply of
stuff Staple cottons were wanted in moder-
ate quantities, but colored goods did better.
Mems wear goods are doing better ali The
time and the decided change from Something
to nothing Is having its effect. Printing
cloths, quiet and steady.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Shoe and Leather
Review will say: Chicago packer hides con
tinue to advance In spite Of the decline In the
quality. block OF 1000 November native
steer hides brought 91zc and 5000 January
slaughter SIC. The small receipts Of cattle
entry this week will be less than 40 goo head
Buzz hides sales were made. 1t Sh0Skc.