The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK COTTON-New York, Jan. %.
The cotton market opened with q wild
Durst OF bull enthusiasm and bad scare of
shorts to cover, which carried prices up 6
to IL points on the call. Trade was heavier
all through the forenoon than has been noted
IN many months. May, the most active OPP
back to 604c,. but soon was carried to 6.1oc
on wave of investment buying. The chief
cause for this early rise was stronger turn
to Liverpool than had been looked for a
rise of ~ to 31A points in futures and an
additional advance of 1-S2d in spot cotton in
that market had hardly been anticipated by
the most optimistic bulls. Coupled with the
cable news was estimates for small crop
movement Futures closed very steady. jan
nary; sole; February, 600c; March, 6.02c;
APRIL Z nSd e.oSc; May, soc; June, SOC; July,
Der, 6gOc; November, cole; December, 6.03c.
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York. JAN %
Butter-Receipts; SIS packages; steady: West
Western. lie; Southern, 1910
{ Chicago, Jan. 23.-Butter, easy; creamer-
les. 1SgaSe; dairies, Ha16c. Eggs, steady
Elgin, H.. Jan. 2s-Butter firm; offerings,
Z2s tubs; sales, II tubs at 1870. Oficial mar
NEW YORK CoFFEE-New York. Jan. %
-Co1ee options opened steady and unchanged !;
ruled very quiet all day with scarcely a hairs
breadth CT fuctuation in prices; closed steady,
bags, including February. 535c; March, 545c;
April 5.60c: May, 5.60@5. CSC; June. 57Oc
iSs $50 ad NGyembr $3.50
quiet; Cordova, 7ls@14c. Sugar9Raw w.. quiet:
fair refining, SIC; centrifugal s6 test. 4Ac;
m GLASS ya sugar; sizc: Refined. quiet.
., NE M YORK DRY GoODS-Now York. Jan.
23-The week; opened with a quiet general
demand ae for cotton goods in all departments,
buyers being more anxious to see deliveries
on existing contracts than to place new
orders at advance prices. The tone continues
good the further advance in raw cotton be-
ing supporting element. No further ad-
vances in prices, but tendency against BUYERS
IN most directions Print cloths firm with
OUT demand OF moment. Jobbing trade re-
ports satisfactory distribution liberal and
prospects good. Business in mems wear, VOL
len and worsted fabrics moderate and fair
In dress goods. Silks. very firm.
NEW YORK, MErALS-New York, Jan. 70.
-Ihe resumption of business on the metal
exchange today developed an exceedingly
strong market all round with buyers urgently
seeking sellers at something like last prices
IN, Inc feature and even sensation of the day
was jump OF $50 points in tin, to the high
est level yet reached by the present upward
movement. Copper was firm, advancing
points At the close the metal exchange
caiIed pig iron warrants firm at $3.50 nomi-
nal; lake copper, strong and higher. with
l5.2Sc bid and 15.50c asked. Tin, Strong and
higher. with s24.5O bid and s25 asked
Lead; steady with s4.22A bid and s4.27iS
aske Spelter firm, with s5.s5 bid and S.
copper SIS bid to SIG asked
SEED MARkETS-Chcago. Jan. 8.-The
max seed market was strong but not active.
Inc trend OF speculativ feeling is yet in favor
AZ cars 25 cars at Duluth and % cars at Min
neapolis. Cash fax at $11Sb and Nav AT
A!SA per Blu. Cash timothy seed closed at
y 42l2 and clover seed at Sc. rs per 100 pounds.
minneapolis fax seed quoted at s1.14N Der