The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE AND SUGAR = New York,
May A,17Coffee1Spot Rio duh; No in
lzEc; Sugar-Raw firm, but quiet; fair
refining, sac; centrifugal, 96-test, 9-32c;
molasses sugar, 31sc; refined quiet.
Liquidation and short selling brought
about lower prices today on the coffee
exchange. The market opened quiet,
with prices points lower and for time
business was almost at a standstill, with
the undertone weak. Disappointing ca
hes from European markets. free ship
ments from country, and stupidity d Ii
trade In the spot market, were supple
mentcd by total absence OF specul alive
support and selling orders from abroad.
In the afternoon general pressure led to
points further decline with the market
fnally barely steady, and net to 10
nominally unchanged. Total sales we; Q
j, $50 bags, including May at 535c; July,
5.45c; September, 5.55c; October, 5.GOc; De-
cember, $500
METALS-New York, May 2I-A fur
Their rise of 5s was scored in the price OF
pig tin in London, but it was not up to
expectations, and our market i'll cCn5e-
quence broke about 31l2 points, and clos
ed easy in tone at $27 50GD27 671a. Trading
was comparatively slow all day. The
close in London was easy at the advance
with spot quoted at G126 12s Cd, ana fu-
tuIes at G126 5s. Under the light offer
lngs the copper market in London eaSed
Oft and closed easy, with spot at G6) !
Sd, and futures at $40 IS. The local mar
quiet but steady at Old prices, lie for
! Lake Superior and 1875 for casting and
| electrolytic. Lead ruled dull but as
steady at 4.37hc, while in London an adj
vance of Is Sd was noted, spot closing
here at G12 IS Sd, No important Develop
ments were noted in the market in spell
ter, either here or abroad, prices ruling
unchanged at both points. The domestic
iron markets ruled inactive and unchang-
ed. Glasgow warrants closed at sis 4d
and Middlesboro at ass Sd.
WOOI-BoStOn, May 21.-The demand
for wool here has only been moderate
the past week and prices rule about the
same as last week. Territory wools re-
main steady in price and are NEE ting
i with some sales at the firmer range Of
! quotations. Fine medium and fine STABLE
| IN. secured, is quoted at 400i2c, while
! the strictly staple article is selling at
/ 44M45c. Fleece WOJls are slow with No
l Ohio decidedly weak, it being very diff
J ficult to sell washed Ohio at Over Csc
! Australian woods On this market are
/ quiet and unchanged The following a. e
! the quotations for leading descrip ion:
| Ohio ard Pennsylvania fleeces, X and X
! and above. 23024c; XIX and Xxx and
! above. 26Q27c; delaine, Csc; No. comb
and braid washed, 24925c Il blood I'M
! washed BIC. Michigan, Wisconsin. etc..
| x Michigan, 20Q2lc; No Michigan
I combing, 23@24c; No. 2 Michigan comb
| ing, 22d2ac; coarse and braid washed,
&c; fire delaine. 23424c. IInwashe1 me-
! diuln. etc: Kentucky and Indiana quar-
| ter-blood combing. 21Q22c; three-eighths
| blood 21622c; Missouri quarter blood
! combing, 1920; three-eighths blood, 800
zoe; braid combing, lSc Territory, scour-
| ed basis: Montana fine medium and fine,
14@15c; secured Pose; staple. 4504ec;
Utah. Wyoming and Idaho fine medium
| and fine, 12GIf4c; secured. 40G142c; staple,
! 44Gf15c. Australian. secured bases spot
| prices. combing, superfine, nominal %
! zee; good. goose; average, 63q65c.
| BUTTER AND EGGSINew Yo:k, Nav
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IA. 463 Dacka gcS F;
creamery, 15@19c; factory, 11@13c Cheese
Receipts $500 packages: Irregular.
Fancy large colored, Sc; fancy large
! white, SIC: fancy small colored sac
fancy small white SIC. Eggs-Receipts,
| 25.4G5 Packages; irregular. Western IN
graded, 11d12Hc; Western storage pack
! ed. 121%H12tgc
: COTTON New York, Nav 21.-Cotton-
| Spot closed quiet. Lice higher; 1niddling
| uplands, Shc: gulf. SBc. Sales, Il bales
| Futures closed steady. May. 7G5c; June.
| 1850; July, 7.T3c August, 7,32c; September
| Tile; October, 7c; November, 6e9c: De-
| cember, 6.9Se; Janus ry and February, 7c.