The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON-New York, Oct. Ii
The cotton market opened steady, with prices
lg2 points higher, but made little further
change for the rest of the morning. The chief
concern Of the shorts lay in the enlarged de-
mand for spot cotton at Liverpool and in the
South despite the bearish crop statement and
favorable average of news from the belt Cot
tone futures closed quiet and steady; October
516c; November, 5.1Sc: December, Sac; Janu
airy, OBS; February, $3.50; March 5 SIC; April.
6.4lc; May: 6.46c; June, 6.49c; July, 5.52c
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Oct. IL
Butter-Receipts, 1865 pkgs firm Western
creamery, l7@Ac; Elgins, BIC; factory, 111a
91412c. Cheese-Receipts, 9,221 pkgs; quiet;
large white 8$@S1hc; small white, $1,000:
large colored, 8Ss@S1@c; small coiored, $40
&C. Eggs-Receipts, 1864; firm; Western, II
Chicago. Oct. 11.-Butter steady: creamer-
les, 1S91S14c; diaries, 12@17c. Eggs firm;
SEED MARKET-Chicago. Oct. 1.-THE
haxseed market is strong and more than this
Is needless. 1t is strong on legitimate condi-
lions, which we hear reiterated from time to
time Receipts here were 81 cars 254 cars at
Duluth, and so cars at Minneapolis Cash
fax at 92c, Northwest at 921hc: October at
9O1ac, December at 90c and MAY at 921bo.
Minneapolis faxseed quoted at size per bu
NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York Oct
1.-THE dullness usually noticed on Tuesdays
In mail orders was apparent today. There
was little CT note in wooden goods. The mar
5 S for cotton goods was quiet. The current
demand for both beached and brown goods
Tor domestic consumption was good. Export
goods were again in quiet demand. The
dearth of orders In the China trade weS n
huge factor In the dullnes of today. Print
cloths were weak at 1 15-16c. No sales were
reported. The market for prints showed no
rs6icol cherca.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York, Oct IL
Coffee options opened steady at 20 nts de-
cline, ruled moderately active wi weak
undertone European and Brazilian cables be-
ing disappointing, speculation slack ard spot
buyers Indifferent. Closed quiet unchanged
to points lower. Sales, % taqs. includ :
ing November, 5.35c; January. 5.60c: March
5.S0c; April, 5.S5c: May, $500; July &c.
August, 6.O5c; September, 60. SCOT coffee
Rio, inactive; mild quiet. but steady Sugar
steady; fair refining, 11-1663Ac; cantrifu-
gal, 96-test, S-16@414c. Molasses sugar.
7-16031hc: refined Irregular ard unsettled
Pig iron easier; Southern, S9.75011; North
ern, s10@11 so. Gopher quiet; brokers', 1c;
exchange, 1225912. S719. Lead quiet; brokers'
$3.75; exchange. s3.S71h0390. Tin frm2r
strafghts, $17@17 15 plates market quiet
Spelter quiet, &.90@5. While showing more
or less irregularity today the market for
metals seemed to show little animation in
any department. Iron weakened uud r more
liberal offerings, and a withdrawal of sew
eral buyers, while tin ruled frmer on in
creased demand. At the colse the meal ex-
easier with $7.10 bid and $7.30 asked: lake
copper unchanged with $12.25 bid and 81. S7lh
asked; tin higher, but not active, with ST
bid and $17.15 asked: lead UNCHANGED wi h
So S71a bid and $3.50 asked; spelter unchanged
with $3.50 bid and s. asked. The firm nam
ing the settling price for leading Western
miners and smelters quotes lead at 1913.