The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-10
TALLOW AND GREASE
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York
Sept. 9.-Dry goods trading in local stores
by visiting buyers is still on an improved ba-
sis. The movement was more directly in the
breadth to the buying which 1t did net r
merly have. Another feature which has add
ed to- the activity of the market has been in
creased demand for stap,e sheetinGs ard dr.. II
for export The demand for China h in
creased greater in proportion than that for
South American consumption. Print cloths
have maintained strong Poi1on tn, ough-
out the week. Extras are now quoted at
Life with practically only spot to be OBJ
tanned Odd goods are also firm. Other slap eS
cottons than those before mentioned have
showed only slight gains.
NEW YORK COF'FEE-New York, Sept. 9.
Coffee options opened steady; ruled quiet
and featureless with local contingent in con-
troll tendency of prices downward. Out
al contingent tinid. Closed steady unchanged
to points lower. Sales II, $50 bags includ-
ing Sept. 5.45c Oct. 550c; spot coffee Rio, dull
and nominal; No. invoice, mild, Quiet
Sugar-Raw, strong, held higher. Fair re-
fning 3 13-16GSBc; centrifugal, SO test held
S-S Refined strong.
NEW YORK METALS-New York, Sept
9.-Both lead and spelter developed positive
weakness in today's market, due in measure
to an absence of buyers and increased offer
ings. The other departments were neglected
for the most part and devoid Of interesting
new feature. News averaged up in favor Of
buyers. AT the close the metal exchange
called pig iron warrants dull with $3.50 bid
Sc So asked. Lake copper unchanged with IL, zoe
bid and 12.37c asked; tin quiet with $l6.10 bid
and $500 asked; lead weaker with 1897 biI2d
and $4.021a asked and spelter ca Ter with 81 70
bid and $3.50 asked The firm that fixes the
setting price for miners and smelters quotes
SEED MARKET-Chicago, Sept 9.-The
faxseed market strong and active today
Some say that it is in sympathy with wheat
but we doubt it, for we think that the trade
as q whole Is being awakened to actual con-
ditions both at home and abroad. Receipts
here were 81 cars, is cars at Duluth and "a
cars at Minneapolis. The Official close. Cash
flax at 9015c, Northwest at 9112c September
at SS1bc: October at SIC; December at SIC and
May at 90c per Blu. Cash timothy seed closed
AT 50 30 per 100 lbs. Cover seed closed at
81 40 per loo lbs Minneapolis iaxseed quoted
AT SEC per bu September at sec.
NEW YORK COTTON-New York, Sept. g.
The cotton market opened steady with prices
to points lower, and soon settled to net
loss of to points under quite active selling
for Liverpool and continental account. Trading
was rather slack after the first few minutes.
The weather map was bultish, noting further
rains in the eastern portion of the belt and
low temperature Throughout the middle and
northw estern portion.-New York-Spot cot
ton opened moderately active and about
steady with quotations unchanged.
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Sept g.
-Butter-Receipts, 4,06S pkgs; firm; West
ern creamery, 14h@19c; Elgins, 19c; factory
1fhG14c. Eggs-Receipts, 6,949 pkgs; West
ern 16c-Chicago, Sept. 9.-Butter steady;
creameries, 13@1Sc; dairies, 111GQl5c. Eggs
steady; fresh, 12Q12ihc.