The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEED MARKETS-Chicago, Nov THE
fiaxseed market was fractionally lower, but
not weak at the opening. The natural posi-
ton is strong and retards short selling.
Speculation is weak in everything and fax
is not exempted. Receipts here were SO cars
40 cars at Duluth and IS cars at Minneapolis.
Cash flax fat 1922 Northwestern at $1021b
December at SIC and 10 May at 81; Cash tim
seed closed at $7.75 per 100 lbs. Minneapolis
faxseed quoted at CSC per bu.
BUTTER AND EGGs-New York. Nov. T.
creamery. i55E@2sc; Elgins 3sc; factory, liz
srge rhite sc s@a wSits B 6So :tfa aqg
colored, SIC; small colored 9@91sc Eggs
Receipts, ELL pkgs; firm; Western, 2Sc
NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York, Nov.
1.-THE feature has been the new price named
on American shifting prints, &c, decline Of
4c from the previous opening price, and the
lowest hitherto quoted. The general demand
for cotton goods was Of about average ex-
tent, although interest in elections inter
spring and nne ginghams were in satisfactory
request. Heavy brown cottons were Arm.
Print cloths were steady. Considerable sales
of the latter were for Southern mills. Wooden
goods sold more freely in mems wear fabrics
and dress goods, but the tone of the mar
ket was without improvement.
NEW YORK COTTON-New York. Nov. 7.
The cotton market opened steady, with
prices L to points higher on light demand
from local shorts. Neither bulls nor bears,
in view Of this, were inclined to release
themselves from old obligations Liverpool 8
cable about such as met expectafions :
receipts did not overrun and reports indi.
GATED favorable conditions in the cotton belt
Scarcely an order came to hand from Liver
pool or the South and investment business
was conspicuous by It's absence Gossip on
change was given over largely to discussion
on the near at hand election and the crop
situation. Futures closed steady; November
5.01c; December, 5.0Sc; January. 5.12c: Feb,
ruary, 5.16c; March. 5.20c: April, 5.24c; Nav
6.2sc; June. 5.3Sc; July. $3.50; August $3.50:
September. 6.40c; October, 5.41o.
NEW YORK METALS-New York. Nov. 7
Comparatively little business in metals
was done today, the market being of the
holiday order. But despite the apathy shown
on all sides, q very firm undertone prevailed
with sellers demanding fall prices in nearly ali
instances. At the close the metal exchange
called pig iron warrants very quiet. with 81
bid and S7.20 asked; lake copper firm. with
12.621ac bid and 75c asked; tin dull with
$3.50 bid and $3.50 asked; lead quiet hut
firm, with $S.721a bid and S3771a asked: smell
ter quiet but firm, with S3.721b bid and 81 E7iL
asked; spelter quiet but firm, with s5 *
bid and S5.25 asked. Firm naming the SET
ting price for leading Western miners ana
smeters quotes lead $3.50. 1
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York. Nov.
Coffee options opened steady at unchanged
prices to points advance, ruled moderete-
ly active up to noon with steady undertone.
following higher cables from Europe and
Brazil, small receipts at Rio and Santos and
large warehouse deliveries In this country.
subsequently ruled dull and featureless. Clos
ed steady, with prices unchanged to points
higher. Sales, $3.50 bags, including: Novem,
Der. k2Oc: December. 5.sS@6.4oe; February,