The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-17
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK COFFEE-NeW YORK,
May 16-Coffee Spot-Rio steady; No. Z
Rio invoice, TIC nominal; mid quiet; Cor
dova, 91a@131ac. Coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices; ruled dull
with a weak undertone following the un-
satisfactory cables entire absence OIL
speculative support weakness in the spot
department, larger receipts at Rio and
Santos, smaller warehouse deliveries in
this country and the disposition to liqui-
date European accounts with prices about
2Ac above last years low level, the
worlds visible supply about the same and
the new crop movement about to begin,
causing weak local sentiment. Few local
buying orders steadied the market at the
close. Closed steady at net unchanged
prices to points advance; total sales,
1850 bags, including July at 6.45c; Septem-
per, 6.60c; October, 665c; December, $3.50.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined steady.
SEED ARKETS-Chicago, May 16.-
The faXseed market opened stronger
Tuesday morning, but eased off a little
later. The cash article shows no signs of
relentlng and the earlier futures appear
to act in sympathy. Receipts here were
cars; car at Duluth and car at Min
neapois Cash flax at $3.50, May at 81. 80
September at S.261a and October at $1.20
per bu.. Cash timothy seed closed at 81 40
per 100 lbs and clover seed at 81 per 100
lbs. Minneapolis faXseed quoted at $1.76
BUTTER AND. EGGs-New York, May
-Butter-Receipts, 6,S83 pkgs; firm;
Western creamery, 1612@20c factory, 100
l51zc, Eggs Receipts, 1854 pkgs; dull;
storage Western at mark, 12Ac; regular
packing at mark, 1l@1212c; Southern at
mark, 100111Ac
Chicago, May 16--Butter steady; cream
cries, l412@i9lAcj dairies, 1S@161Ac. Eggs
KANSAS CITY, May 1s.-Cattle-Re
celpts, 1C00; steady to strong; native
steers, $35O95.3G; cows and heifers, $3.50
5.I5; Stockers and feeders, $30I5. .55. Hogs
Receipts, 1900: market strong to sc high
er; bulk of sales, $515d5. .2714. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 3,QOO; strong; lambs, S. 7507. so;
SOUTH. OMAHA, May 16.-CattIe-Re-
celpts' $780, active; strong to 5@10c high
er native steers, $4.40Q54O cows and
fheifers. h i6e 10 @4SO; stockers and feeders,
strong to a shade higher; bulk of sales,
So 2212Q5.25. Sheep-Receipts 5000; steady;
muttons, $5q5.50; lambs, $5.5GG07. To-
CHAIN AVAILABLE SUPPLY-New
York, May 16-Special cable and tele-
graphic communications to Bradstreet's s
show the following changes in available
Supple supplies 9 from the last accounts: Wheat,
United States and Canada east of Rock
les, decrease, 3666,000 bu; Oiverpool Corn
Trade News, afiOat for and in Europe
decrease, 100000 bu total supply, de-
crease, 4366,GOO bu. Corn, United States
Z0S5,C0O bu. Oats, United States and Cam
ada, east of Rockies, increase 352, 900 bu
Among the more important decreases re-
ported to Bradstreets not given in the
OF 10000 bu at Manitoba storage points;
5UG0O bu at Northwestern interior ele-
Vators; $4,000 bu al Chicago private eIe-
Vators; 96,OO bu at Coteau. and 5000 bu
at Cleveland. The prime pal increases are
those of $4,000 bu at Depot Harbor, and
10000 bu at East st. Louis. The aggre-
gate stock of wheat held at Portland,
Or, and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash, de-
creased ll8,O00 bu last week
FOREIGN FINANCIAL - New York
May l6-The Commercial Advertisers s
London financial cablegram says: "The
markets here We're undecided today and
the close was unsettled. There was some
Australian market. Funds are still hard
enlng on the continuance of cheap mar
ket. In Americans, although business
was reduced, prices advanced quietly and
New York offered moderate support The
close was near the best, but the dealings
We're altogether professional, neither the
pubic nor the continent taking any part
in them. Tintos spurted from 52% to
53A on the announcement of the fort
nightly statistics, showing a decrease in
stocks of 656 tons and in supplies of 431
tons. There was no gold movement The
weeks influx amounted to $1,07600O A
shipment of &3S0.000 which IS coming from
Australia is expected to go to the bank
Pfces now. us Sd, q decline of one
farthing Money is very easy despite the
settlement and so were bills, of which
more are coming out. Trade bills are
under per cent for the first time in
quite long period. The county coun-
ell offers 96CO,O00 in county bills, pre-
ferr1ng temporary accommodation to a
continue through the half year, when
the bank will resume control of the mar
ket. Silver was easier, India holding off
In the hope of. lower prices'