The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York,
April 26-Coffee-The market for coffee
futures opened steady, with prices D
points lower under light room and some
foreign selling. There was nothing III
the way of Investment support, ana for
the most part news from abroad rather
favored a reaction from the S,larp ad-
vance of yesterday. By midday the de-
cline was a matter of 3 to 10 points, with
sentiment at that time EeaTish, under q s.
appointing foreign market news, slightly
larger Brazilian receipts than expected
and poor spot demand. Near the close
profit-taking sent the price upward, and
at 3 p. m. the feeling was steady, with
prices net unchanged to points lower
Total sales were 81, $50 bags, including
May, at 5.10c; June, at 515c; September,
at ). 1905. 45c; October, 5.4505. SOC; Deem
ber 5.65G5.70c; January, 5.10c and March,
5.S6GE5. SOC. Spot Rio dull; No. invoice,
Csc; mild duh; Cordova, S1id1212c. Sugar
Raw firm fair refining 11-1ec; centr.f-
ugal, 96-test, 4 3-16@41Ac; molasses sugar,
7-16G31zc; refined steady.
METALS-ApriI "a sharp break in
metals today. Offerings of spot at the
opening were quite liberal under con-
tinued heavy arrivals. and in view of the
fact that the statistical position fails to
vary from it's bearish condition. During
the day prices dropped so points on SPOT
helped somewhat by a reaction in London,
a loss of Is Cd being reported in that mar
ket, with the close weak at e117 los, and
futures 8114 lis Cd. The close here was
weak at S25 soaps 10 on spot Copper in
London further declined Us Cd under
liquidation, closing weak in tone at ESQ
lis Sd and SO 13s, spot and futures re-
spectiNeN. Here the market was tolera-
bly, steady, without changing quota ionS
Pig lead was rather quiet, Snt about
steady at unchanged prices. In LONDON a
loss Of Is Sd was noted, to e12 IS Cd
Spelter ruled quite featureless, but had
steady undertone on the basis of $40
4.05 for spot. Foundry iron ruled quiet
and easy, with prices in favor of buyers,
but without anv important demand PIG
iron warrants. $9.50a10.50; Northern foun-
dry, S15.50M1650; Southern foundry, $40
IS, and soft Southern S12615. so Glasgow
warrants closed at SIS Cd, and Mindless
borough at ASS 101hd
qs Bq RI'1t 81. 4ND EGGS York; April
steady. Creamery. 1562Oc: factory. I19
1870. Cheese-Receipts, 30f6 packa eee:
unsettled. Fancy large colored. 1OA@11c:
fancy large white fO1k@1084c: fancy small
colored; 11A@!2c; fancy small white 11K9
ll%c Eggs-Receipts, 1854 packa ees;
dull. Western. regular packages. r3T14c:
storage, Western, 14A@1415c; Southern
121bS13c. -
Futures closed steady; April S,O5c:
Nav. 8.e6c: June. S.e6c; july. .071hc; Au-
gust, Lee; September, Use; October
January. Use Cotton-Spot closed quiet
Lice lower; middline uplands. Size:
middlng gulf. Slice. Sales, 20 bales.
WOOL-Boston. April 26.-The CONNER
cial Bulletin will say in tomorrow's re-
port Of the wool trade. The receipts of
wool in Boston since jan have been
A026.14 pounds. against 59.1f1, 100 pounds
for the same period in 1900 The shin
sales of 55.576 hounds for the same pc
Rod in 1900. The total stock on hand
Jan, 1. 1901. was 76.3Oa 500 pounds. The
total stock today is 42.S1S.o49 mounds. The
a on
chasing IS by the Pacific mills TSey have
bought English Irish and. Canadian
woods quite freely. paving as'high as 2sc
Tor choice Irish. Medium woods are
rather soft, notably Indiana. Missouri
and similar stock. in sympathy with tha
weakness abroad In cross-bred Fine
wool is firm. AS high as 47c clean is Of
fered for strict twelve months Texas.