The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York,
April 18.-Coffee-Spot Riod weak; No. z
va, 8A@121Ac. Sugar-Raw strong; fair
refining, 358c; centrifugal, 96-test, 4 S-16c;
nolasses sugar, 7-16c; refined strong;
No. 6, 4.9ec; No: Z, 4S0c. The coffee mar
ket opened steady with prices 10@15 points
lower, under weak market reports from
abroad, heavier receipts at Brazilian
ports and interior towns than expected,
larger offerings Of spot coffee at lower
prices in the street market, large ship
ments from Brazil to the United States:
neglect on the part of the speculative
public, foreign selling orders and pres
sure from the bear side. In fact, there
was scarcely anything in favor of the
market, and all through the session a
weak undertone obtained with liquida-
ton the chief feature Of operations. The
market closed slow. with prices net 100
10 points lower; total sales were 81, 900
bags, including May, 510c; July, 5.25c;
August, 5.30c; September, 5.40@5. 45c; Oe-
tober, 5.4595, SOC; November, 5.50c; Deem
Der, 5.60@5.65c; January, 5.65e, and March,
8. 1905 SIC.
DRY GOODs-New York, April 1s.-The
market is slow in improving. The bust
ness today has again been moderate in ali
directions, and without any Improvement
in prices. Heavy brown sheetings and
drills are irregular. White goods are
slow and unchanged. Bleached cotton
sell in limited quantity, no change in
prices. Ginghams are scarce In leading
makes and firm. Cotton Innings are gen
orally dull, with considerable competi-
ton In lines of so-called mercerized and
goods below 20 per cent.
METALS.-New York, April 1S.-There
was decided break in tin in the local
metal market. as the result of a decline
Of Is Cd in that metal abroad. and the
1,200 tons. After a slow trade the mar
ket finally closed easy at $25. 90@26 Is,
while at London the closing tone was re-
ported as weak, and spot quoted at ELI
6s. and futures at ella IFS Cd. Spelter
was again higher and firmer today on a
further rise Of Is Sd abroad, where prices
closed at ZIG Is Sd. The close here was
flrmer. at $4@405, with the tendency to-
wards still higher values. There was
nothing new developed in copper circles,
prices here remaining nominally I'm
changed at TIC for Lake Superior, and
| 1870 for castings and electrolytic. Lon
don copper closed at RT0 for spot and
970 lis Sd on futures Lead continues
dull and unchanged here, while the Lon
don market was Is Sd better, closing at
412 So Cd. American iron markets ruled
rather quiet, but rather steady, at I'M
changed prices. Pig iron warrants. So 50
! @1050; Northern foundry, SIS. 25@165D;
Southern, 1905 50; Glasgow warrants
closed at sSs Tod. and Middleboro. 45s Sd.
BUTTER AND. EGGS--New York. April
lS.-Butter-- Receipts, $50: steady; cream
cries, 16@21c: factory, 1115@131zc Cheese
Receipts, 2.946 pkgs: steady; fancy large.
colored, 11Q11Ac: fancy large, white, 10E
W11c' Iancy small cOiored. 12O12Ac; fam
cy small. white, -1124@12c. Eggs Keceipts.
49, ga pkgs; steady; Western regular pack.
ing, 1401414c; storage Western, 1415c:
Southern at mark. 13@13szc
COTTON-New York, April 1S-Cotton
Spot closed quiet and Lice higher: mid
ding uplands, $50; middling gulf. SAC:
sales. 1o2 bales; futures closed quiet !:
April, 8.09c; May. S.10c; June, S.05c; July
S.0Sc; August, 7.7Sc; September, 7.5Oc: No.
vember, 734c; December, 7.32c; January,
oWOOL--Boston. April 1S.-The Boston
Commercial Bulletin will say in touor-
rows report of the wool trade: The re-
ceipts of wool in Boston since Jan. 1
have been A,650,25O pounds. 54Nn5;7OO for
for the same period in 1900. rrfae ship
ments to date are 49, s,725 pounds, agains.
sales of So, 6S3, 800 pounds for the same
period in 1900. The total stock on hand
Jan. /, 1901. was 76sOs,5OO pounds: the 'i to-
tai stock today is 44,940, 035 pounds. All
classes of fine woods are firm here. but
with no higher price paid. Dealers are
meeting the demand at current prices
and No. washed are easy, and some
transactions this week shove lower
prices. Foreign advices are strong on
nne wools London prices are higher for
between-auction sales