The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE AND .sUGAR-New York,
May 3.-Goffee-spot Rio dull; No. 7 in
sl@121kc. sugarmRaw stronger; ia fair h'T re-
timing: 2AQ3 1850; centrifugal. SO test, IA
a. 5516c; molasses sugar S1k@3 9-16c; re-
SC; No. 7. 4.9Oc;- No. 8, 4SOc; No 9, 4,75c:
No. 10, 4.70c; No. II. 465c; No. Il 4.60c;
No. 10, 4SOc;; No. a. 455c: standard A.
5.9Oc; cut loaf, e.O5c; crushed, 6.05c; pow,
dered, $3.50; granulated. $3.50; cubes 5.SOc
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at decline Of 5 points. under
light selling for both accounts brought
out by larger Brazilian receipts than
expected, weakness in Brazilian markets
and an easier ruling of the European
markets than predicted last night Fol-
lowing the call there was a further de-
cline Of 8 points under liquidation and
some short selling. Speculation was dull
but 6,O0O bags. The market closed quiet
and net 10 points lower. Sales Included:
June eat at 5 e; August at 5.6oG; September
$500 Sec; March. 6.06c. Estimates for
large receipts in Brazil during the month
OF May and smaller worlds sisible Sup
ply decrease for May than expected (53-
loo bags helped to undermine the mar
BITTER AND EGGs%New York, May
S:mButter-R 1HeiEp 4,ss1 pkgs; firm;
Cheese-Receipts, 2.611 pigs; Quiet fan5cx
large Ia11gse, oeSHolored 1O1se; fancy large white
dUAQi05SEi; fancy fancy small colored, liz; fan
], SSS cases; Western packed, 12h@l31bc
storage Western, 1334Q14c; Southern, liz
| 12c. Ivy
COTTON-New York. May s-Cotton-
| Spot closed quiet at Lice lower; middIing
| uplands, SIC; middling gulf, sic; sales
81 bales; futures nervous but steady;
gust, Isle; September, 736c: October.
4l9c; November, 715c; December, Tic;
Ja angry, 716c
claI Bulletin will say tomorrow of the
! wool trade: The receipts of wool In Bos
ton since Jan. L have been Al, 200, IFS lbs.
iaga9ldn o9 099;Ia'S4G lbs for the same period
| IN dS0O The shipments to date are 90 :
! ISO,949 lbs, against sales Of 81, 500 lbs
1or the same period in 1900. The total
i stock on hand Jan. l, 1901, was 1896, 500
The market has been hit a hard blow bv
the unfaVorable reports from the London
wool auctions Contrary to all expecta-
lions, all the advance established by Dri
Yate sales has been lost. Merfno wool
mas receded to the closing rates of the
iast pubic auctions. Cross breds had
cropped per cent below even that Level
Ihere has been merely trivial demand
Tor wool in Boston this week and be-
yond sales Of 5000 bales of choice Aus
traIlan, on a basis of &c. there is little
! doing: Buyers are taking up wool in
! the West at low prices. New fine North
ern California is offered here at z0c
METALS-New York, May S.-Conner
in London continues its upward eonrss
prices today advancing 12s Cd and being
attr1puted to a good demand for that
metal from America and better ont ont !
look IN statistics. The close was firm at
aIO los and94 5s for. spot and futures.
ruled quiet and nominaiIy UNCHANGED at
NC Tor Lake Superior and 1G5sc for cast
! ing and electrolytic. There was a slight
| thy, with a rise of los abroad. Later
SAID to be due to speculative movement
put put trading in both markets was slow
! me close here was quiet at sos 95S9e n;
ard in London ELS los for spot and e 81 II
rs ID Tor futures. Lead was without
change either here or abroad London
showing an easy undertone, was not o15on
tSply lower here, despite lower ruling
OF prices IS In London. the close there be.
active and nominally steady at uncban 10
bis Sd and Middlesboro at ass, ~