The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS

COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York,
Feb. 9.-Coffee-Spot Rio steady; No.
invoice, nc; mild, quiet; Cordova, So
12Mc. Sugar-RaW, steady, but dull; re-
fined, quiet. The market for coffee 1u
lures was slow, with prices Unchanged
for a time ruled quiet, with unimportant
changes. Still later the market advanced
10a15 points on active demand from
copper interests" and scare of shorts.
Fol- eign market news, however, was not
factor. Heavy port and interior Fra
lillian receipts had been quite thorough
ly discounted. In the afternoon the mar
ket eased off on realizing and falling off
in Investment support. The market then
closed steady, with prices unchanged to
5,75G bags, including: March, 5.S0Q5. SIC;
May, 5.90Q5. SIC; July, 5.95Q6c; September,
&c; December, 6.15G6. zoe.
METAL MARKET-New York; Feb. 49,
Business was less active in tin toGay.
Advices from London were rather disap
pointing, showing a loss of 76s 20 e123
Is Cd. This influence, together with the
extension Of large. arrivals in the near
future, prompted an easier feeling locally
and prizes were SOLO points off, February
selling at $685. with the finally spot basis
SIS. 95QZ7 .05. Copper was as usual, in u
somewhat nominal condition, ard in the
absence of Lake Superior was quoted at
VI, and casting and electrolytic at 1896.
Spelter ruled quiet and easy all day,
with little business reported, closing at
$3.9I12Q4.G5. AT London a loss Of Is I'd
to Ell los was recorded. Lead continues
dull and featureless at $4.377a. Domestic
iron markets were more active today and
easy as to tone but prices remain noTnt-
nally as last quoted. At Glasgow pig
iron closed at 54s Sd, and at Middleab0ro,
46s Sd.
WOOL MARKET-Boston. Feb. 49,
Manufacturers have succeeded in lower
ing the prices of wool shade This is
principally the case in the territory
grades While there has been. more fac-
tivity in the market this week, yet the
demand is confined to the purchases for
immediate use. Manufacturers are dis
posed to pay on the secured basis of
woods, and enough in the trade are in
cltned to meet this demand as to make
1t fair quotation in the market. This
is no doubt caused by the considerable
which gives the buyer the advantage
Ohio and Pennsylvania f1eeces Xxx and
e co%6pe @2ss c del SeaiRe and 2sf firee No
blood, 2S@29c; quarter blood washed 27@
CSC; coarse and braid washed, 25026c
Michigan, Wisconsin, ETC., x Michigan,
No. Michigan combing, 26@27c; quarter
blood washed, 26@27c; coarse and braid
washed, 25@26c; fine delaine, 24G25c Cn-
washed medium, etc, Kentucky and In
three Fights blood, 22@23; Missouri quar-
ter blood combing, 2Q23c; three-eighths
bloods, 22Q2Sc; braid combing, 20@21c;
Lake and Georgia, &c. Territory, seour-
ed basis, Montana fine medium and fine
15@17c; secured, 44@45c; staple, 47@48c
Utah and Wyoming fine medium and
fine, 14@l5c; secured, 42@4sc; staple, so
DC; Idaho fine medium and fine 13G1412c;
secured, 42@43c; staple, 45@46c; No 2
medium 15016c; secured, 4GID42c. Aus
tralian secured basis spot prices, super
fine nominal, 72Q73c; good, 65@67c; aver
age 6S@65c.
BUTTER AND EGGs-New York, Feb.
10 = Butter = Receipts, 1860 packages;
steady; fresh creamery, 16@28c; June
creamery, 15@20c; factory, 11@15c. Cheese
Receipts, 5,179 packages; firm: fancy,
large, fall made, 1Q1112c; fancy, small,
fall made, 12c. Eggs-Receipts, 1854
packages; steady; Western at mark,
1612c; Southern at mark, Ice.
COTTON MARKET-New York, Feb.
19.-Spot closed quiet. Lice lower; mid
ding uplands. 9Ac; middling gulf. 91ac;
sales 20 bales; futures closed steady;
February, 8.S7c; March, S.90c; April, {. SIC;
May. 897c; June, S.97c; July, $3.50; Au-
gust, S.65c; September, 825e; October,
S.02c; November. 7.95c; December, Isle.
DRY GOODS-New York, Feb. 19.-The
Fall River committee reduced the price
of narrow print cloths today to the basis
of &c for 2S-inch 81 squares. Moderate
sales reported. There has been no change
in the market for other descriptions OF
cotton goods Fair-sized general de-
mand made up of small orders, but lit
tie forward buying, Prices irregular. The
export business continues quiet