The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-21
INSTANTANEOUS.

COFFEE AND SUGAR-New Yo.k,
FEB. 20-Coffee-The market for coffee
futures opened firm, with prices Is to 20
points higher on scare of shorts and
heavy buying by the copper syndicate
brought out by good response in Europe
to Yesterdays advance here. Later tile
market ,eased off, partially under profit
taking, but again stiffened on further I'M
proyement abroad and fresh outside sup
port. Shorts were nervous. The market
closed steady. with prices 10 to Is points
Including: March, &c; May. 6.05c; July
&c; September, soc; October, G.20c: De-
cember. 6.SCc. Spot Rio firm; No in
voice, 7asc; mild, quiet; Cordova, S@1215c
Sugar-Raw, steady; refined, quiet
LIVERPOOL. Feb 20.-CIose: Wheat
Spot. dull No. 2 red Western winter, Gs
I'd; NO. l northern spring, IS 21ad; No. 2
red Western winter, 5s 11Ad Futures
Co!n-Spot, quiet; American mixed, new,
IS 10Ad; American mixed, Old IS 11%d
Futures quiet; February, IS gid; March
IS 93sd; May, IS 91ad.
DRY GOODS-New York, Fob. 20
There has been more activity here of
late with the jobbing trade, but no
change of any moment in the market at
brown blea he'd and colnred cottons in
stock. Prime cloths ruled duh todnv,
with very limited demand at che reduced
price. Mems wear woolens quiet and
barely steady. Dress goods dull and
featurelesS.
METAL MARKETS-New York. Feb.
D.-Tin in the local metal market starr
ed in in somewhat depressed condit Ion
as the result of unfavorable infornla~
ton from London, where prices y ent off
about 81 5s TO G121 It's Cd for spot.
Later. however, a reaction set In ana
prices recovered the early loss on a good
general demand; sales were made an
Sc. 90Q26. 50 for spot delivery CLOSING
$3.50 bid and $27 asked. Future teliv
cries We're weak and lower: March at
$26.3SG26.75, and May S26@26. 30; trading
in these positions was fairly active ON
the other hand, however, the general
list remains in a liStless condition Con-
per liz London declined 5s to &T1 Is Ga,
but locally dull and featureless market
prevailed. with prices noninally quoted
at the close SIT for Lake Superior and
1G1sc for casting and electrolytic. Lead
ruled dull at $4.371s despite a further loss
at London, the close being weak at Gl4
lis. Spelter was also quiet. though
buyers and sellers were nearer together
than for some time past, closing prices
We're $3.971@04 .02i2. Iron continues dun
with an easy undertone prevalent WITH
no material change in prices. At GIas-
sow the close was 54s I'd. and Middles-
boro, 46s 41@d.
WOOL MARKET-Boston, Feb. 20
The Boston Wool and Cotton Reportet
will say of the wool market tomorrow.
The wool trade has rather increased in
activity the past week and a rather large
stock has been moved. We figure tbs
sales at over 6,e0.000 pounds, included in
which were some good-sized lines of Ter
ritories. secured and medium fieaces
1here has been considerable pressure TO
sell and as result, consumers have in
most inStances been able to secure woods
at particularly low prices, EXCEPT terri
t0rial woods, which are now selling very
close to the level of values prevail;n1
at the time when the boom in 1890 IvaS
started The sales for the week In Pos
ton amounted to 5,305 200 pounds Clomesri,.
ana sG5, 00 pounds foreign, making a total
or 6,lfo,20 against a total of 1856. 500 For
the previous week and total of 2 37t IAN
Tor the corresponding week last wear
Ihe sales since Jan. amount to %. 46l .4C1
POUNDS, against 2S, 205, 600 pounds for lie
corresponding time last year.
BUTTER AND EGCzS-New Yorl, Far
enthusiastically $3.50 pkgs: firm ::
fresh creamery, 1920; June creamery
15@20c; factory. 11@15c. Cheese-Receinfs'
Ito pkgs; firm; fancy large fall maie'
Receipts, 100 pI1gs; firm; Western at
mark, 1T1R@17%c; Southern at mark. I'm
17Ac.
COTTON MARKET-New York Feb
9,-Cotton.Spot closed steady at 1-isc
ding gulf. 99-16c; sales, LEO bales: Hsu-
lures closed easy; February, SS0c; March.
SS5c; April, 8.90c; May, S.93c; June. orc,
July, $3.50: August, 863c; September. S.24c:
October, Sc; November 7.S3c; December,
NEW YORK MoNEY-New YORK;
Feb. 20.-Close: Money on cali easy at
IAFq2 per cent; prime mercantile paper.
Slag412 per cent; sterling exchange,
heavy. with actual business in bankers
pills at 81. s7fl4. Si1s for demand, and at
@4.S5 and 81. SSGs4. Ss1k; cornmerciaI Bills
81 S3i4 "a .S3A; silver certificates. e1lhff
e21ac; bar silver, 65sc. Mexican dollars.