The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

BUTTER AND EGGs-New York, Jan. 5.
-butter-Receipts. 3,105 pkgs; firmer; West
ern creameries, 15@21c; Elgins, 21c; factory,
'J2@141zc. Eggs--Receipts, 1926 pkgs; weak,
Western, &c; Southern, 27c.
Chicago. Jan. --Butter-Firm; creameres,
l4g2O1zc; dairies 1291Sc. Eggs-Firm; fresh,
NEW YORK COTToN-New York, Jan. 3.
The cotton market opened steady at an ad-
vance of 9 to points, following frmer cables
and small receipts. Speculation, however,
steady: January, 552c; Februayy. G 5.52c;
March, 5.55c; April, 5.5Sc; May, 562c; June,
5,66c; July, 5.6Sc; August, 5.71c; September,
567c; October, 5.6Sc; November, 5.62c; Ee-
SIOUX CITY. 10, Jan. Seattle Receipts,
400; Wednesday, lap, shipments, ~; mar
S4.75; II beeves, av 1926, $500; cows av
Lie, $685. cows, av LOO, 81; Is stock heif-
ers, av $780, $40; - stock heifers, av 63s,
$3.50; bulls. $780, $2.75; bulls, av 1850,
$780, bulls. av 49, $685.; stockers and
feeders, az 776, $3.50; 10 stockers and feed
ers, av 7s4, $4.O5 9 calves, av 345, s4.25 10
calves, av 300, $3.50; 10 yearlings, az 574
$S.75; IS oyearlings, av SAT, 81. Hogs-Re
s cepts 1900; Wednesday, 1876; shipments, l.,
at $S.371s@3.45 bulk, $3.40Q3.45.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The light supply of cat
tie today served to bring about better feel
ing and desirable offerings were largely l0c
higher. Beef steers sold at s3.s0Q1.5O for
the poorer lots, $4.75G5 for medium and S. IS
@5.7o for choice shipping lots with fancy
beeves selling at so.T5GD5.90. Texas feeders
brought S3.30@4.60, according to quality.
Calves brought $5.75@6.75. There was an
active demand for hogs and prices ruled sc
higher. Fair to choice, So. 621sG3 IS; packing
lots, So. 4o@5.60; mixed, $3.45@36715; butchers,
$3.5o@3.75; Light, SS.4O93.65; pigs, s2.9O@3.4O;
was quite animated at strong prices. Sheep
sold at $2.7563.25 for undesirable lots up to
s4@4:5o. Lambs were in good request at So.
x ~
500; hogs, 10000; sheep, 10000 head
SEED MARKET-Chicago Jan. 3. : The
faxseed market was weak today ON free I'M
loading of long stocks. This was in a meas
ure due to the weakness in all other grain
markets. Receipts here were 10 cars, cars
at Duluth and cars at Minneapolis. Cash
Cash timothy seed closed at $3.50 per 100 lbs
and clover seed closed at S6.75 per 100 lbs.
Minneapolis faxseed quoted at S1.11k per blu.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York, Jan.
5.-The market for cotton goods has been
quiet again today in all departments, Doth
spot and mail order business proving light.
Tendency CT prices generally against buyers
in brown and bleached cotton dentms, tick
lngs and other heavy colored goods ruled
dull. Print cloths quiet, but strong at 27sc
for regular cloths. The WOODEN goods situa-
ton shows no change since Washington mills
prices were named.
NEW YORK METALS-New York Jan. 5.
Tin took another leap today, advancing 80
to so points with the tendency at The end of
other departments showed pronounced
strength in sympathy, though improving in
less rapid form. Demand brisk all day,
but sellers were hard to find genuine bull
fever prevailing with all sorts of rumors in
circulation as to the probable next turn the
market would take. Reports from the mines
abroad reflected corresponding changes with
the outlook in all directions very bright At
the close the metal exchange called pig iron
warrants strong with SIS nominally quoted !;
lake copper strong, with 1890 bid and 10 SOC
asked; tin strong and higher, with $40 bid
and $20.50 asked; lead firmer, with 1886 bid
and 81 asked spelter flrmer with s5.15 bid
price for leading miners and smeiters at the
West quoted lead $3.75 and copper 13c.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York Jan. g.
Coffee options opened stead, unchanged to
points lower. Ruled very quiet with Meth
er bulls nor bears disposed to take the in
itial move, early decline was in sympathy with
unfavorable cables, heavy receipts and slug
gish spot demand, later improved on big de-
crease In worlds visible and light investment
buying. Closed steady, unchanged to points
higher. Sales, 10, 200 bags, including January,
5.35@5. 40c; February, 5.45c; March, 5.55Q15 soc:
April $3.50; May, 5.70c July, 5Sec: Sep
TENDER, $500; October 5.97c. Spot coffee
Rio, dull and easy; No. invoice 6lac; No
Z jobbing, 7c. Mild quiet; Cordova ~ @I5c
Sugar Raw, about steady; fair refining,
13-16c; centrifugal, 96 test. 5-l6c; molas-
ses sugar, 9-16c; refined, about steady.