The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEED MARKETS-Chicago, Feb. 15.-The
faxseed market is strong on its own merits,
let the shuttlecock of speculation be what it
may There is money even yet on the long
side of fax. Receipts here were Is cars. s
cars at Duluth and IA cars at Minneapolis
Cash Cas max M at d2O% per bu and May at s1.191S.
Cash timothy seed closed at s2.45 per 100 lbs.
Clover seed closed at $6.75 per 100 lbs. Mia-
neapolis flaxseed quoted at s116 per bu.
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Feb Is
Butter-Receipts, 1883 packages. Firm.
tory, 1l7aq14c. Eggs-Receipts, $500 pack
ages Steady. Southern, 2S@23l5c; Western,
Chicago, Feb. 15.-Butter, firm. Cream
cries, 14G23c; dairies, 11A@1Sc. Eggs, steady
fresh. 26c; dressed poultry, fair demand tur
Keys, 91e@11c; ducks, S1a99c; chickens, $40
NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York. Feb
15.-Demand for cotton goods showed an in
crease TO-DAY. More buyers in town and nail
orders are more numerous. Bleached cottons
tendlns upward and advance expected in
some leading makes. Prints in strong posi-
ue tion throughout; so-strong market in glng-
hams hams Print cloths very Arm. Staple dress
goods in all wool and cotton warp cash
meTes and henriettas against buyers.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York, Feb IS.
-GoHee options opened steady and unchanged; !;
checked in forenoon by decline at Havre ard
Hamburg and fuller receipts at Santos and
Rio; selling checked by current low prices,
steadied in afternoon, covering following late
firm Havre cables. Closed steady points
higher Sales, 1900 bags, including March,
5.S0c May, 565c; July, 5.s0c; September,
5.90c; October. $500; December, else. Spot
coffee: Rio dull end nominal; No invoice.
SIC; No. jobbing, &c; mild dull; Cordcva,
7A@l4c. Sugar-Raw quiet and steady fair
refining: ls-1ec;. centrifugal 9e test 5-i6c;
mo-asses sugar, 1-16c; refined steady.
NEW YORK METALS-New York. Feb Is.
Although tin eased off somewhat today the
general market shows no sigEu of q reac-
tionary move of consequence. This is due
iarge-y to continued demand from consumers
together with encouraging advices from abroad
and primary points. Spelter displayed the
ket. AT tn close the metal exchange called
pig iron warrants firm at So So nominal: lake
copper unchanged, with 17.75c bid and 1S.0gc
asked: tin quiet, with $23.7 bid and S24 asked
lead quiet but firm at $3.50; speiter strong a
S6.25. The brokers' price for lead IS S4.20 and
for copper 1S.50c.
NEW YORK COTTON-New York. Feb. 15
prices to points higher on generally ia
vorable news, buying orders from the South
and outside speculation and demand from
shorts. During the forenoon the early gain
was. firmly held in spite of weak late Eng
llsh cables and selling pressure from abroad
Trading was on moderate lines, with May
and August contracts absorbing the greater
part of attention. The crop movement made
but sorry showing In contrast with that
OF Wednesday last week, and last year. AL
though telegraphic advices from the cotton
belt were more or less crippled, the reports
received indicate a hardening of spot mar
ket and exceptionally light offerings even at
materially higher Luices. The weather was
again bad in many localities. The temper
ature, however. was much higher
BOSTON WOOL MARKET-Boston, Feb