The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York, Feb.
2o-Cotton goods continue strong, with fur
prices are looked for. Print cloths have ad-
yanced &c, regular cloths selling at 25sc.
Staple ginghams are advancing. Brown and
bleached cottons tending against buyers
White goods scarce and strong. Today's gen
eral business on fair scale, but scarcity of
goods restricts. volume of business. Wooden
goods are quiet, without special feature
GRAIN VISIBLE SUPPLY-New York. Feb.
20.-The statement of the visible supply of
grain, in store and afioat on Saturday Feb
49, 1899, as complied by the New York produce
exchange, is as follows: Wheat %, Go O00 de-
crease, 3000 corn, $3.50, co., increase.
1,246,000; oats, S,676, 000 increase, 1926, coo;
rye rye, 1,541o0o, decrease, $4,000; barley, 2,772,
eco. decrease, 100000
NEW YORK COTTON-New York. Feb. 20.
Cotton market opened easy and showed
signs of weakness during the forenoon under
extensive seiilns pressure for local and for
eign account, brought on by more favorable
weather report than received in weeks, pre-
dlctions for an increased crop movement and
an absence of outside speculative support
After opening at loss of to points the
local market slowly sagged several points
further. Extensive short selling was arrest
ed by fears that receipts might rot increase
as expected should the weather hold favor
able, and unmistakable evidence of strength
in the stock and grain markets. Trading was
quite active and general during the early
part of the session Futures closed steady:
February, 6.24; March CPS; April, 622; Nav.
September 6.15; October. SIS; November
6.14: December. 617; January, go
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York Feb. 20.
-Butter-Receipts. 7,554 pkgs; steady; West
ern creamery. 16@22c; Elgins. 22c factory,
12@14c. Eggs-Receipts, 9O3 pkgs: STEADY
Western, 231sc; Southern. 23@23lkc.
Chicago, Feb. 20.-Butter steady. cream
cries, 14g21Rc; diaries, 111k@fSc. Eggs, firm;
fresh, 22c.
NEW YORK METALS-New York, Feb. 20.
Iron made a jump of rs points, tin so to
rs points and spelter % points today in the
metal market, and closed very firm with a
while copper was unchanged and destitute of
special new features. The news from pri-
mary points and abroad averaged up decided
ly in favor of hold as The chief cause for
the Improvement in tin. however was scar
city and more urgent demand. At the close
the metal exchange called pig iron warrants
strong at 1925 nominal. Lake copper quiet
and unchanged with 17.75c bid and lSc asked !:
quiet with s.. 42la bid and $4.45 asked; spelter
strong and higher at $3.50. The brokers' Price
for lead was given as $4.20, aud copper as
NEW YORK CoFFEE-New York Feb %
Coffee options opened steady at a decline of
o points, turned easy under weak European
cables, absence of outside support. good
Brazilian receipts and moderate selling pres
sure, slack demand for spot coffee and in
crease in the American visible checked buy
ing for a reaction. Closed quiet 4 tn 10
points lower. Sales. 1900 bags, Including
March 5.4 6S 45e; May; 5.scc; June. 5e5c;
$500; November, 5.95c December, 665c. Shot
coffee. Rio duh ard featureiess; No. in.
voice, 6lsc; No. jobbing, 7c Cordova, sQD14c
Sugar.,Ray steady; fair refining. 3 13-lCc;
centrifugal, So test. 5-16c; molasses sugar
csc: refined irregular and unsettled
SEED MARKETS-Cbicago Feb 20.-The
daxseed market is strong in spite OF a
weakness in speculative venture. Receipts