The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-03
MISCELLANEOUs.

COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York,
April 2.-Coffee-Spot Rio dull; No. Z in
voice, 634467sc; mid dull; Cordova, SAG
1212c.- Sugar-RaW steady to firm; far
refining. $500 17-32c; centrifugal, s6-test,
4 1-16c. MolasSes sugar. 3 9-32c; refined
firm. The market for coffee futures open
ed steady, with prices 5@l10 points higher
and further improved 3 points on some
positions on better than expected ca
bleS, with shorts the best buyers. A
slightly easier feeling prevailing in the
afternoon, closing Hayre cable report
ing Il franc recession, and the spot de-
partment not responding to the advance
in futures. The market closed steady
with prices SOLO points net higher. Total
sales, %, 800 bags, including May, at $500;
July, 5.i0Q5. &c; September. 5.S5c; De-
cember, t:0546.10c; February, 6.15c and
March, 620c.
BUTTER AND EGGS New York.
April -Butter-Receipts, 1882 pkgs
firm; creamery, 716Q22c;1 factory, 11Q1414c.
Cheese-Receipts, 1890 pkgs; firm; fancy
large, colored and white, 11@1174c; fancy
small, colored. l21ec fancy small white,
l2Q1214c. Fggs-Receipts, 24,l3S pkgs;
strong; Western at mark, 1870; South
ern at mark. 12ss4 @13lzc- .
Ss COT Nm York; April cotton
diias p 90sed quet and higher MID
8 9-l6c; sales, 20 bales;f Nay, 1910; June,
Der, 7;46c; October. Use; November,
iSJc; December, T;2Sc; January, Use.
IT,
al inactivity prevailed in the local metal
market today. Tin, Though displaying
a weak undertone, in sympathy with the
tone IN London, was TstuY1diy dull. The
close was very dull at S25, 80. At London
a loss of 5s was scored, spot closing at
ELS los, and futures at, G111 Is Cd. Do
me- iron markets. Continue inactive
but steady at old prieas@Pig iron war
SIS. 25qiG.50; Southern foundry, 14@l5.5O,
and soft Southern, $13@f5-50 Copper at
London was is cd lower 70 x96S lbs Cd for
spot sP a, and d., aGS Is I'd for futures; in copper
largely nominal, on the basis of lie for
Lake Superior and 1870 for casting and
electrofytic. Lead was duh and un-
chansed, while spelter showed steady
undertone at yesterdays advance; the
close was steady at So. 900395
WOOL-BoSton, April with a much
better demand and larger sales, the wool
market here had a better tone this week
pears to have settled down to a firm ba-
SIS, ana there is q feeling that values
cannot be forced any lower. Holders Of
woods are not as anxious to sell as they
were some weeks ago. but buyers have
not got to the point where they are pre-
pared to pay any advance. The bulk
OF trading was in three grades, and these
woods are in good demand For fine me-
dunn and fine secured, staple in, 4004Sc
Is asked. While the strictly staple lots
call for 45U46e; fleece woods are meeting
Win SHOW sale, and prices are nomi-
nal In the absence of business. The fol-
lowing are the quotations for leading
descriptions Ohio and Pennsylvania
fieeces, XIX. and. Xxx above, &c; delaine,
2Sd29c; No; eombing. &c; No 2 and
braid washed, 25@26c; Michigan, Wiscon-
sin ETC., x Michigan, 21c; No / Michi-
gan combing. 25@26c; coarse and braid
washed, Zoe; fine delaine, 24@25c; UNI
washed medium. ETC., Kentucky and In
diana quarter-bloQd combing. 25c: three
eighths-blood. 23c; Missouri quarter
blood blood combing, 2l@22e; braid combing,
zOqAc' territory, secured basis, Mon
ed, 42G43c; staple, 45646oa Utah, Wyo-
ming and Idaho fne4S medium and fine.
l2GlI4c; secured, 40Gf2c; staple. 4i@i6c;
Australia, secured bas1svs-spot prices,
good. 64GI6Ec. ayara >>cn<SEor