The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS

COFFEE MARKET-New York, Dec
EI,Spot Rio weak; No. Z invoice, 67sc;
mild quiet, Cordova, 91a@1SAc. The mar
ket for coffee futures opened steady with
prices Is TIC 20 points lower under active
selling for both accounts, brought out by
weakness in New York markets innreaS-
ed Brazilian receipts, heaviness in the
spot coffee market, and the Indifference
of the public. The market ruled weak
during the forenoon with liquidation and
foreign selling prominent. Turned a sharp
corner and advanced 10 points soon after
midday on urgent covering, started by a
sudden rise of q francs in HaVre. Dur
ing the balance Of the. session was gem
orally active, with prices finally off to
lowest figure under renewed liquidation.
Closed steady with prices 10 to 20 points
net lower. Total sales $500 bags, in
@5; 45c; March, 5.55Q5. 6ec; May 5.6595. NC;
July, 5.F0G15. soc; August, {. 75c;s September
5.90@5.85; October, 58005.S5.
Wool MARK E1F--B GSton, -Dets S.=4The
AIneElcaT q, W9ol2 Snd5 Cotton. Reporter. will
say of the wool trade tomorrow: The
colder weather of the past week or ten
DAYS has started somewhat better buA.-
ness i'll the clothing trade, which Is re-
Elected in. "a slightly increased. inquiry
for wool, but the. amount of business
actually transacted in the latter COM
modify shows 10 Improvement; in fact
it is slightly less than that. ofslast week
The general opinion IS that the,volume of
business in the wool market will h3 of
moderate dimensions from now until after
TIE ufSC Oh 'lIlS year. manufacturers are
only buying to meet pressing wants
Prices remain steady. The sale of the
week in. Boston amounted to 3570,O00
pounds domestic and 100000 pounds foI-
eign, making total of 3,800000 against
a total of 4,212S0O for the previous week.
and total of 3,36S, 900 for the correspond
ing week last year. The sales since Jan.
L amount to IA, All, 100 pounds. against
| 344,S35,T6 pounds for the corresponding
time last year.
METAL MARKET-New York, Dec. 10.
Conditions in the metal trade were
| reported a firm market, with prices So
higher to &115. The local situation, how
ever, through SO points higher in symDa-
thy with the advance abroad, was rather
inactive, as buyers seem to think prevail
ing rates still too high, in view of the
bearish statistical position of tin TIE
close mere was quiet at $27.50. Copper III
London renamed unchanged at Ell los,
with the local. market also quiet and
nominally SIT for Lake Superior and 1873
for casting copper and electrolyte Trad
ing in lead was of q hand to mouth char
while at London the market was Is 81
lower to G16. Spelter showed no impor-
tant changes in either local circles Or
ABROAD, prices remaining at the old basis
S4l5D4.1O and ELS 12S Cd. Domestic iron
markets continue dull on the basis of
$9.5OG1050 for pig iron warrants: northern
foundry, $l5G16.50 southern foundry, S14. 50
Gl535, and soft southern, $136l15 IS In
the English market trade was quiet and
prices closed at Glasgow els Al and Mid
dleboro, 54s.
COTTON MARKET-New York, Dec.
l9--Spot cotton dull; middIing uplands,
1Oc; ,middling gulf, 10Ac; futures closed
steady; December, 9.61c; January, 945c:
February, 9.34c; March, $3.50: April, 924c:
May, 9.2ec; June, Else: July, S16c; Au.
gust S.S9c; September, S.S0c; October,
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York. Dec
9.-.Butter-Recefpts, 5,9S6 pkgs: weak but
unchanged; creamery, 17025c; June cream
cry, 17@2Sc; factory, 117z@i6c. Cheese-
RECEIPTS, 2,4Ol pllgs; dull; fancy large
made, 1ia4@12c. Eggs-Receipts sos
pkgs; quiet; Western regular at maj K
! 20Q24c; WeSteEn, loss off 26c