The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL MARKET-Boston Jan. 20
Inc wool market here continues o1Iiet
with prices practically unchanged The
sales have been made to manufacturers
VINO require the wool for immediate use
ana only TO I'LL present demands There
seems TO be no prospect at present for
a hlgner market, yet many dealers are
sanguine that manufacturers will he
obhged when orders begin to come in
10 6uy at advanced prices: Territory
woods continue to head the LIST in sales
Elne medium and fine staple in calls for
46Q4lc, while for the strictly staple ar
tlcle 48059c is being asked. Fleece woods
are SLOW with prices nominal. The fol-
loving are the quotations for leading
descriptions: Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
fleece XIX and Xxx above 2Sc; delaine, &c;
No; combing 2Sq29c; No. 2 and three
washed, 27@2Sc; coarse and braid. wash,
ca, 25Q28c. Michigan, Wisconsin. etc.
X N Mie S2dgg5Sa 22g2Sc; No; Michigan comb
26Q27c; quarter blood. washed. 26627c;
coarse and braid, washed, 25G26c; fine
delaine, 25c. Unwashed medium, etc -:
hentGcky and Indiana, quarter blood,
e comb 23a24c; three-eighths blood, %
924c; Missouri quarter blood combing,
2ZQ23c; three-eighths blood, 22G23c; braid
SGomplng, N021c; Lake and Georgia, 22c.
Wyoming fine medium and fine, 15a16c
secured. 46Q47c; staple 4S@50c; Utah fine
medium and fine. 159s16c; secured 46647c:
staple 4Sg59c; Idaho fine medium and
48@5Oc. Australian secured basis. SPOT
prices, combing superfine nominal, 800 sc;
good; 1, 679g7Oc; ayeragg 64@67c;
Jan. 29.-Coffee-Spot Rio dull; No. Z in
voice, 7c; nominal. Mild market duh;
C9rdoya, SqS7$e: sugar-Raw steady;
refined quiet. The market for coffee fu-
lures opened steady, with prices IN
changed to 8 points lower, and during
the early session was quiet, with the feel
ing pessimistic, owing to the weakness in
he Drlr1 I,
receipts. In the afternoon the market
steadied up on local support and final
heavy cables The public speculation was
slack, and the main phases of the Sit
quiet, with prices net unchanged to 5
points lower. Total sales, IL $50 bags.
including: March, at 5.40c; May, 450c;
July $500; August, $500, and December,
METAL MARKET-New York. Jan.
29.-While not exhibiting particular ac-
tlVIty, the local market for tin ruled
weak all day, as the result of disappoint-
ing adviceS from London, where prices
were 81 lower to &122. The close here
was weak and S712 points lower, at
$26.O212' with sellers at this figure. In
the absence OF demand the local copper
market, on the whole, was a nominal
one, as far as prices We're concerned.
ruling about unchanged at lie for Lake
superior, and 163sc for casting and cleo
trolyuc Cables, however, showed a
loss of SIS Sd to Ell IS Sd, which served
to create weak undertone to the local
situation. Lead was slow, but steady
at the old basis of S43715. spelfer ruled
weak and points lower on futures, with
spot unchanged, at S4G41O but trading
was very dull. Cable advices reported a
loss of Is cd to ELS IS Cd. Domestic iron
markets were quiet and about steady at
unchanged prices. English markets were
lower Glasgow closing at 52s I'd, and
Al1ddleSboro 46S 41ad
COTTON MARK ET-New York. Jan %
Spot cotton closed dull and irregular,
mlddAng uplands, 12c; middling gulf, 12Ac
Sales Cos bales. Futures closed barely
steady. January. 11;S5@12c; Feb uary,
440c; March. 9;S7c; April 9.27c; May, 9.27c;
June, 9.i8c; July. 9.1Sc; August, Se0c: Sep,
TENDER, SAC; October. S21c; November,
BUTTER AND EGGs-New York Ian
@.-Butter, 1855 packages; steady.
Creamery, 16922e; June creamery, 15@2oc;
factory, 11@14c. Cheese-Receipfs 56s
packages; firm; fancy large fail made
1l4G11se; do small do, 1134@12c. Eggs
Receipts, .12457 packages; firm at the de-
cine Western at mark, 1S1k@lS1hc.
Southern at mark, 171z@1S12c