The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICAGO COUNTRY HIDES.


CHICAGO. June 9.-The market is very
strong at Nc advance. There is very little
stock here to trade upon, but light hides are
II anything more plentiful than heavy hides
Buyers aver that they can find very few hides
at country points and that 1t is hardly worth
their tim. to lock for them. The situation is
much stronger. One large buyer caused
because hides are in small supply The .act
that the quality is improving has also an i'm
portant bearing upon the situation.
Bluffs 40 to 60 lbs are very strong with more
inquiry; Sales of six cars have been made
since Wednesday at 10kc and 10c for is and
2s. There are more hides offered at these
prices.
amount of 1900 at 1910 and 10c for No. and
No. 2 selections which were about equal in
quality.
Native steer hides 60 lbs and over are want
ed. One car lot sold at 1O1ac for the No. is
free oi brands and grubs, with the No. as
at 91sc.
Heavy native COW hides 60 lbs and over
free of brands and grubs. The No. 2 selec-
ton is held at 1o@lOHc. There is an in
creasing demand for this stock which Is scarce
Branded steer and COW hides are nominal
in the absence of trading at Sc fiat.
Native bull hides are steady at S%c fiat.
We hear of no sales.
Calfskins-Country skins ure steady One
car lot sold since our midweek issue at I'M
changed prices, all weights to 10 lbs No.
l at 121Ac and the Us at lie. City calfskins
are held at &c more for the same weights
Hips Is to Is lbs held at 1O2zQ11c for
No with the No. 2's at 9A@91kc. We learn
of no recent trading.
Deacons under s lbs are unchanged at Soc
each. Slunks at 25c.
Horse hides rule steady, with some little
trading at s3.25d3.35 each.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, June 9-Flour-Receipts. 49,
4S9 bbls; exports, 4,12s bbls. Weak and con-
siderably lower to sell. Wheat-Recei: is, 509,-
675 bu; exports, 40 141 blu; spot weak; No. 2
red Sill, f. o. b.. aaoat export grade; op-
uCns op>ned firm and had some advance on
strong early cables but failed to hold their
advantage. Subsequent realizing on a pros
pective bearish government report tomorrow
caused break to A@1Ac below last night;
No. red, July, 931k@9ec; closed. esNc.
CornaRece;pts, 2S5, 800 bu; exports, 35,774 tn.
cided strength all day on wet weather light
receipts and fair clearances; closed H@Ac
net higher. July, 361k@3e%c; clostd 36Nc.
oats-Receipts, 9S,4G0 blu; exports, 455.121 blu;
lions strong, with corn, but not active clos-
ing &c net higher; July 2924c.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, June 9.-The trading in dry
goods continues fair. There have been gains
pretty steadily in nearly all strictly season
mer weather. Staple lines of cotton goods
show generally poor results, and prospects
are still predetermined. The contracts for gov
eminent goods continue to ensross the atten-
ton of sellers. In staple cottons there has
been some trading, which continues from day
to day. 1t is not free, enough, though to in
duce enthusiasm among sellers. Print goods
are still firm. though prospects are not so
bright as when a general curtailment was in
progress. The quotation extras is Is still
&c. Prints are again quiet in near.y all
grades.
NEW YORK COFFEE.
NEW YORK. June 9.-Coffee-options
opened quiet; prices 5 points lower, under
bearish average of foreign news, lack of
speculative support, heavy Brazilian re-
ceipts and Indifferent consumptive demand.
Trading very light. and Of the scalping or
der. Closed dull; points net lower. Sales:
$3.50 bags. including June, soc; July, soc.
Spot Coffee-Rio dull; No. Z invoice, SIC;
No. jobbing, &c. Mild dull; Cordova. siS6
1910. Sugar--Raw firm; fair refining, 3ac;
centrifugal, 96-test, 5-16c; refined firm.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, June 9.-Butter-Receipt,. A.
929; Western creameries, 13k@161ac; Elgins.
l612c; factory, 1O1aq121Ac. Esgs-Re,eipts, g.
Os2 pkgs; quiet; Westerns, 111a@12c; Southern.
10A@12c.