The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEED MARKETS-Chicago. Nov. THE
faxseed market was fractionally lower, but
not weak at the opening. The natural posi-
ton is strong and retards short selling.
Speculation is weak in everything and flax
Is not exempted. Receipts here were SO cars,
90 cars at Duluth and 6S cars at Minneapolis
Cash fax fat S1.02; Northwestern at $f.O2h
December at 97c and May at 81. Cash tim
othy seed closed at $2.35 per 100 lbs. Glover
fiaxseed quoted at CSC per blu.
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Nov. T.
Butter-Receipts, 5,4M pkgs; firm; Western
@141@c. Cheese-Receipts, 5,2S4 pkgs steady;
large white, S1kc small white. 9091sc; large
colored, SIC; small colored, 9Q9Bc. Eggs
NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York. Nov.
THE feature has been the new price named
on American shifting prints, &c, decline of
Ac from the previous opening price and the
lowest hitherto quoted. The general demand
for cotton goods was of about average ex-
tent, although interest in elections inter
spring and fine gfnghams were In satisfactory
request. Heavy brown cottons were firm
Print cloths were steady. Considerable sales
of the latter were for Southern mills. Wooden
goods sold more freely in mems wear fabrics
and dress goods, but the tone of the mar
ket was without Improvement.
. NEW YORK COTTON-New York. Nov T.
The cotton market opened steady with
prices 1 to points higher on light demand
from local shorts. Neither bulls nor bears,
in view of this, were inclined to release
themselves from old obligations LiYerpooPs
cable was about such met expectations;
receipts did not overrun and reports indi-
Gated favorable conditions In the cotton belt
Scarcely an order to hand from Liver
pool or the South and investment business
was conspicuous by It's absence. Gossip on
change was given over largely to discussion
on the near at hand election and the crop
situation. Futures closed steady; November.
sole; December 5.0Sc; January 5.12c: Feb
ruary, Size; March, 5.20c; April, 524c; MAY,
5.29c; June, 5.33c; July. 5.36c; August, $3.50:
September, 5.40c; October, 541c.
NEW YORK METALS-New York Nov 7
Comparatively little business In metals
was done today, the market being Of the
holiday order. But despite the apathy shown
on all Sides very firm UNDERGONE prevailed,
instances. At the close the metal exchange
called pig iron warrants very quiet. with 81
bid and $7.20 asked; lake copper firm. with
L. 6211ac bid and 12.75c asked tin dull with
$3.50 bid and $3.50 asked lead quiet hut
firm, with $S.721a bid and $3.771b asked; spell
ter quiet but firm, with S3.721k bid and So. 771s
asked; spelter quiet but firm with s5.15
bid and $525 asked. Firm naming the se+o
Ting price for leading Western miners and
smelters quotes lead $780,
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York. Nov.
Coffee options opened steady at unchanged
prices to 5 poines advance, ruled moderate
ly active up to noon with steady undertone
following higher cables from Europe and
Brazil, small receipts at Rio and Santos and
large warehouse deliveries in this country.
subsequently ruled dull and featureless. Clos-
ed steady, with prices unchanged to points
higher. Sales, $3.50 bags, including: Novem,
Der. 5.2oc; December, 5.3595.4oc; February,