The Saint Paul globe., 1898-09-14
MISCELLANEO

BUTTER AND EGGS-New' York, Sept. 13.
-Butter-Receipts, S,977 pkgs; firm; Western
creamery, 141A@20c; Elgns, zoe; factory, liz
@14c. Eggs-Receipts, 1885 pkgs; Arm;
Western, 1910.
Chicago, Sept 13-Butter firm; creameries,
i4Qlshc; dairies, 11h016c. Eggs steady;
NEW YORK COTToN-New York Sept. 10.
The cotton market opened dull at unchang-
ed prices and for the rest Of the forenoon
speculation was stupid, with fluctuations linn
itea to a matter of two points. Numerous
comp a1nts OF rust and shedding In the At
tanuc states and too much rain in he CEN
ira! portion of the belt were offset by an
lndlHerent set of cables from the Liverpool
market. Selling was checked by light bort
receipts, today's movements promising to
reach less than $4,000 bales Liverpool and
southern interests sent selling orders, but
degree which prohibited their execution. Scalp
ers operated in a half-hearted way on both
dlGes dn1 .d OF the account Cotton spot, closed
. NEW YORK DRY GOoDs-New York,
Sept l3.-There was fair amount of trad
The operations in print cloths were not
heavy. Buyers have apparently satisfied their
pressing needs. The strong position of sell
lers is they refuse to part with cloths ex-
cept spots, kept buyers from operating
In some degree. Converters are not now
neayy operators in the market. Coarse col
Grea To,z cottonss showed generally poor results.
Inlald hnished cambrics, and, in fact, in all
grades of Innings, the market was quiet.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York Sept 13
-Cofee options closed steady at unchanged
prices; ruled inactive, with weak undertone
declining points under local pressure fol-
lowing disappointing European and Brazilian
cables, absence of the speculative support and
decline In spot prices selling checked by
small movement at Rio and Santos and low
prices Tor futures; closed easy and unchanged
to points lower. Sales, 1850 bags including
September. 5S5c; October, 5.4Oc. Spot Cof-
fee-Rio quiet at decline; No. invoice, 6Ac
NO. 1obbing, 624c. Mild quiet and steady
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining, 1850
3Bc; centrifugal, 96-test, 42sc Molasses-
! 9-.eQ33sc; refined strong.
NEW YORK METALS-New York, Sept 49,
With the exception of spelter, which showed
the metal markets were without interesting
new features all day. Demand was slack
with sellers rather than buyers on the basis
OF old transactions. News lacked inspiring
characteristics, that from London reporting
comparatively small markets. At the close
and $3.50 asked; lake copper quiet, with $12.25
bid and $12.3712 asked; tin dull, with $16.10
bid and $16.15 asked spelter firm, with 81 80
bid and $4.8712 asked, and lead quiet, with
$4 bid and $4.05 asked. The firm that fixes
the settling price for miners and smeIters
quotes lead at S3.S5.
BOSTON WOOL-Boston, Sept 13-The
past week has shown considerable dullness
in the wool market here. The deals in terri
tory wools show small sales at ruling prices
while the same is noted in the sale of f1eeces
The quotations for the leading descriptions
are as follows; Michigan, Wisconsin, Etc
X Michigan. 23c; No. 1 Michigan combings
29@30c delaine Michigan, 2S@29c. Territory
Wools-Montana fine medium and fine 14D
17c; secured. 47@4Sc; staple 50652c Utah
Wyoming, Etc.-Fine medium and fine lao
Ice; secured, 4794Sc; staple, Soc