The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10

Futures here declined D to 10 points. closing steady.
burg was unchanged. Rio was !aiet ai unclaimed
E Gr.S' a fsss'R,s, Of ia I'D s .'9sk; was xSs' Spo, at s1 1oo psts
advance; receipts. 1000: stock, 73l 900. The
continue large. SPECULATION is quiet, but the sales
within the past week have been larger than those
selling has been by : longs" against purchases in
for short and for Investment account, principally.
however. In the liquidation OF shorts. as the bull side
large receipts. II the receipts, It Is pointed out. are
as large for the remainder of the season as they were
during the corresponding period last year, the total
will reach l0.3Il. 900 bags. Some big crop estimates
suppressed here. only becoming known on the receipt
or mai advices from other parties. Private informa.
here, Is that the next Brazilian crop will be fully as
large as the last one; Bull who had predicted n de.
statement were undoubtedly greatly disappointed
to hnd the decrease only about 5000 bags. white
coffee continues to pour into the great distributing
markets during the coming season as 1t Is now. some
may Ss s],ooo,ooo Eas.. against 81 GG.sST.ooo bags on
Jan ! SOS, a. the same ;imc It is pointed out that
eight months ending March ! were 3.IIl, 900 bags.
period in the previous season, tho Increase being
doubtless partly due to the low prices prcvailiny.
large figures. too, arc mentioned by some in their
estimates OF stocks held In their unlicensed ware
the price OF roasted corec in half Within a year.
ME ; Is -E was gnchansed; spot. March and
~ li' ''''' v "u1 hl' iuhkth opol
and March. ! Ia&l2c: Lead was barely steady. spot.
Marcn and April. 3.so@a.s5c. Tin was steady. Spot
and March. 4.25g4 soc.
NAVAL sToREs-splrits of turpentlne were quiet at
iGS4tL3Tc.; r0sin was steady at Sl.i2n@Sl.i5 for
common TO good strained.
PEoyIsIoSs.Lard was stronger. Prime, SIS 45;city
Pork was weak Mess. sio:1o@slo15. cHt meas
Ht?c; do shoulders. 4H.@49.c. Dressed hogs. 5s
and frmer. Sales 80 hhds, city at 3 ll.i6c.;
10000 ms. country at 3s@a7sc. Butter-cream.
s %sssna W'i i4%i7,s s.'r1 1sira. s"f fsc. , as.'r State ,'s sn ass'
l"oa l0lgc trsts. l79@lsL.c.i. thirds to sec.
@nas; l3@l'c' Chsese-Stat.. fun cream. large
"a nc; common, ~BC6biac.; small colored and
white fancy, ls't@0c.; choice. sGtsLac; common TO
sSlN ania fancy, llgll L9c.; baltimore flrsts. lic.;
Washington do, l04@llc.; Western do, lie. Chi.
moderate Improvement H. prices, in sym; athy with
hog and grain markets., The trading was largely be-
sellers. The closing was frrner on covering by scaIn.
ing shorts. Tn. cash demand was less than the re.
cent average; $1,000 hogs ARE estimated for to.mor.
row.
suGAR--Raw was steady; So test. 3A4c.: 90 test,
4'sc: sales. l!;2OO bags San Domingo 90 test
30 test, at YAsc. Refined was quiet.
W"oL,-Ihe current quotations OF domestic woods
iicatIons, are as follows: Texas-Fint, " months, so
Ho|c.; fine medium, IL months, isM4gc. medium.
H. months. ~4'.iIc. coarse, y months. 40@iac.;
spring, q to = months, I6@i7c.; medium spring, Is to
: months 4;St+c.' Gne and hne medium fan,
northern spring, free; . L. ) month";. ]l5$G7c.;
fall, defective. %iGaaSc. Disqualification No, !, aNGs
S SOn,. Eas1ern No ? i5|I+5c; valley No, ! ;4G@47c.;
STAPLE Fine, b'%65c:: fine medium. %5gG59c.; me.
a anu ma asISSoc; Territory Triitor 1rainaTy.F,ne ~5o,s0sc,;
CHICAGO, March O.-Thesc were to.day's prices: