The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-24
MIScEI.I AMF0US

NEW YORK COTTON-New York Sept %.
The cotton market opened steady with
prices to points lower, under estimates for
a liberal movement at the ports and dis
appointing news from the Liverpool market,
and an Improvement in the temper of crop
accounts from the middle and western por-
lions of the belt. After selling to a net
loss Of to points under light foreign sell
ling liquidation of few scattered lots by
tired longs and selling orders from the South,
the market became dull, and showed very
little animation during the rest of the fore
noon. Cotton futures closed steady Septem-
Der 5.1oc October 5.19c, November 5.23c, De-
cember 5.24c, Jsnuarv 5.33c. February 5.37c,
March Sale April 5.45c Ny 5.50c, June 5 54c
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Sept. q.
Butter, firm: Western creamery, 15018c;
Elgins, 21c. Eggs-Receipts, 6,129 packages;
steadv: Western. tic.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS = New York.
Sept. 2S.-The situation IN dry goods is still
very quite one. Yesterdays auction sales
of silk showed very coed results There is
no sign of a stiffening market for either
is quite dull. Print cloths for the last ten
days, however, have ben weak and inactive
market ard operators feel by no means cheer-
full over the situation.
SEED MARKETS-Chi-ag ago. Sept. 23.-The
flaxseed market was little weak TODAY,
partly in sympathy with wheat and largely
accrued yesterday. The following may be of
interest to the trade and if not it should
be. Doernbusch reports the latest advices
from Russia as contradictory. but prospects
doubtful. Sellers awaiting definite reports of
crop. Shipments last week 4S.O]0 blu, against
100000 blu the same week last year. The
Argentine shipped 1900, against 000 last
year. Indian shipments liberal The Argen-
tine crop season shows a decreased acreage
owing to uncertain profits and bet err profits
in raising wheat" Receipts here were sc
cars. "a cars at Duluth and is cars at Min
neapolis Cash fax at 91Hc. Northwest at
92c, September at 9OAc, October at 8SNc and
May at Gle per blu: Cash timothy seed closed
at s2.45 rer 100 lbs. Glover seed closed at
$7.75 per 100 lbs Minneapolis 1axseed quoted
at 75Ac per blu.
NEW York METALs-New York. Sept.
23.-The metal market developed considerable
irregularity today. some departments show
ing pronounced strength. while, on the other
hand, lead and tin were weak with
the whole was decidedly better than dur
ing the past few days. At the close the
metal exchange called pig iron warrants firm
er, with 1876 bid and $705 asked: lake cop
1880 asked; tin easier, with $1610 bid and
SIG Is asked; lead easy, with 1886 bid and
81 asked; speter unchanged. with A32R bid
and $485 asked The firm that fixes the set
Ting price for miners and shelters quoted
lead 1885,
NEW YORK CoFFEE-New York Sept
23.-Coffee options opened steady at unchang-
ed prices; advanced on covering by shorts
and light new buying, started by heavier de-
liveries from American warehouses than look
ed for and marked falling of in Brazilian
receipts improvement in temper of spot de-
par ment, added to better feeling. as did
signs of hardening markets at Rio and
Santos buying checked somewhat by weak
cables from European markets. Closed bare
ly steady. 5 points lower to points higher.
sales $50 bags, including October, 53C0
5~25H: December 575c. Spot coffee: Rio
steady; No invoice, 61sc; No. jobbing,
fning, 3@c; centrifugal, SO test, 5-l6c; mo-
lasses. 312c; refined firm.