The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK METALs-New York, Feb. IA.
The market starts the week with several
favorable English cables and encouraging ac-
counts from the West. The demand was
brisk and at the close strong undertone sen
timent was apparent Tin displayed anima
ton throughout the session. At the close the
metal exchange called pig iron warrants firm
At At sS.Sq nominal; lake copper strong, with
4l2k bid and $24371A asked; lead quiet, at
81 80, nominal; .spelter strong, with ss121s bid
and 6.25 asked. The brokers' price for lead
Is S4.2O and for copper 1S1AG19c.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York, Feb. IA.
Coffee options opened steady, unchanged;
ruled quiet, with scarcely hairs breadth
variation and no important features; senti-
ment bearishly inclined under increased WIS.,
Idle, larger receipts. small warehouse delv-
cries. extensive clearances and absence of
speculative s support; selling, however, checked
by favorable European cables Closed quiet,
net unchanged. Sales. $4,000 bags. including
March. 5.45c; May, $3.50; August, $500; Sep
tember, 5.90c; November, 5000; December,
6o5c Spot: Rio duh and nominal; No. in
voice, 61sc; No. jobbing &c; mild dull; Cor
dova, 7A@14c Sugar-Raw quiet but steady:
fair refining, 1866; centrifugal, SO test,
5-l6c; molaS1es sugar, 7-16c; refined quiet
but steady.
Santos Feb. 14:-week:y report: Coffee
during week, 1o4 0S5 SHIPMENTS to e Tnited
States $1,000; stock, 44O, OO0
Rio De ,Janeiro, Feb. t4-Weel1ly report:
Coffee dull; exchange standard, SIS; receipts
States, $1,000; stock. 2S7, 900.
NEW YORK DRY G'OODS-New York, Feb.
1.-THE dry goods market today has been
inactive in all departments owing to the
snow-bound conditions of the various rail-
roads leading into the city and OF the city
itself Few buyers have been in attendance
and few mails were delivered today. Sun
days and yesterdays mails furnished some
business, but it is evident that the severe
weather will contract buying for some little
time to come. Tone of cotton goods market
however, ri
ments and the tendency CT prices still up
wards. Woolen goods in mems wear and
dress fabrics steady.
SEED NfARKETS-Chicago Feb. 1.-THE
speculative faxseed market is strong but not
active; Receipts here were 81 cars, q cars
at Duluth and "a cars at Minneapolis. Cash
fax at $1.201z and May at 81. 1s% per bu.
Cash timothy seed closed at 81 421a per 100
lbs. Glover seed closed at 1918 per leo lbs
minneapolis iaxseed quoted at s1.16A per
BUTTER AND EGGs-New York, Feb. a.
-Butter-Receipts 136 pckgs market excited
a ans h 9sa fsc Western creamery 1926 FL
116 pckgs: market excited and higher; West
ern SOC; Southern, 291hc
Chicago, Feb. 14-Butter firm; creameries,
14@22c; diaries, 111aG1Sc Eggs firm; fresh
25@26c.
NEW YORK CoTToN-New York, Feb. a.
The cotton market opened s to II points
hlgher; firm in tone on very bullish English
cables and bad weather news from the South
Trading the first hour was very heavy and
general, with Liverpool and the continent
leading in the buying movement Local
shorts sought to cover freely. giving special
attention to the nearer deliveries
The reported failure of large spot cotton
house in Liverpool added to the unrest in
local circles. Commission houses were seen
to be buying and selling on the rise. the
former being in the crop months and the lat
ter in the spring and summer deliveries to
take profits. A feature of the foreign news
was advance of 3-32d in spot cotton to
the basis of lied for mddling, with good
business doing at the higher level. Futures
April, 6.27; May. 6.2S; June, 626; July, 6.27
August, 500; September, CPS: October, 6.23
November, 60; December, 623