The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York.
May: -Conee-Spot Rio steady; No
nVolce, 3 slice; mild quiet; Cordova 81
QlZ12c. Sugar-Raw firm but quiet; fair
refining, 5Ac; centrifugal. So test, $500;
molasses sugar, SEC; refined firm Cof-
Zee futures had an irregular movement
To-Day, closing with the bear faction
holding the better position The marker
opened quiet, with prices unchanged to 5
points lower and for a time was heavy
under room and some foreign selling,
paSeQ on disappointing developments in
the european markets. poor demand for
Spot conee and reports Of a decline OF
&c IN the lilo exchange rate. Receipts
were larger than expected and specula-
tive support was lacking. Covering later
sleadled the market and some months
gained points on last nights closing
pa But before the close, selling for both
accounts, had again developed and prices
gave way steadily, with the market final
~ barely steady and net unchanged to 3
points lower. Private cables to the ef-
Iect that the Rio exchange rate was
down an additional 3-16d. caused fha
late selling. Total sales were 5000 bags
1hcIqdlng: May at 5.40c; July, 5.5Oc; Sep
IeInper, 5.60c; October, 5.65@5 70. and
March, 6.05q6. 10c.
METALS-New York, Nav S4-Tbe
metal market in London TO-DAY adiourned
at noon to be closed until Tuesday morn
ing IN observance of the Whitsuntide
inoiioays. During the short session very
hllle business was transacted other than
du evening up Of trade and this was
dene at the previous days prices. The
Ci0Se was quiet at ESQ 5s for spot and
80 80 Tvs Tvs Lor futures. The local market
Iof Tin was also quiet and without
cnahge' closing quiet at $28. 1502S "a. Cop
per IN London closed easy with spot at
s @og rs 81 and futures at 969 IS Cd Cop
in ne Fa ~ inactive and more or less nom
l MAJ at !4c for Lake Superior and 1882
Tor casting and electrolytic. Lead ard
sPeIter both closed unchanged in T,on6or
III ISnts IN new York. Domestic iron mar
at $l5Q1550; Northern foundry. SIS 156
16-oO; Southern foundry S140I5'50: soft
E southern, $l3Q15.5O. English markets
ed &c 9Ei1L s Glasgow warrants clos
eo az 34s Ia and MiddIesboro at 45s 71hd
WOOI1-Eoston, May 4.-The CONNER
claI BLhet1n will say in tomorrow's re-
P Pi OF the wool trade: Ten thousand
ret 80 ~ apSGraIlan WOOL have arrived d.
Week Most of the woods were sold nri1r
- aIIIVal, and are being shipped ont fGr
d frIlt5e thel, consumption. Several hun
oreo thobsand pounds of seventies ouaJ1tv
cenplngs have, however been sold mis-
week at 6SQ70c, clean, fully confrmins
the recent advance in London on f,,e
s %T9ls: o Washed Ohio delaine has been
s Sa at 29c, an advance of a cent over
ISsl safes Generally prices are nm
changed, the market being quite firm on
eHLeilytnlEg but coarse and carpet wool.
WHICH are exceptionally weak Angora
wool has been sold at 1Oc again or
cent and half less than the COST "a
Hip0Itatlcn. SPECTATORS have been
GoaI hiils OH ola 1s99 wools. and legitimate
dealers have been buying woods not oniV
iece geSfeF af but 6 IN Eastern market TIE
l have been Ga. ESQ, 500 pounds, agains+ y A.
g T 80 pounds for the came period in 1860.
d Inc Ecston SHIPMENTS to date are 81. sal
94z pounds, against sales OF 63.3G9 90
pounds for the same period IN 1900. The
sf9 9Ga 56 on hand in Boston Jan. l. 1901, was
pelng ~. So, 2l3 pounds
., BqTTER AND EGGs-New York, May
1f4aa.ButterI11clR2aeceipts, 4,57 pkgs; steady;
factory, lglSc. Cheese-Receipts. asa
Pkgs; firm; fancy large, colored, 61$0S5sc:
cahey large G white. Sh481kc; fancy small,
Gfciored, sc; fancy small white, &c, Eggs1
}'etceipts, 1O,6S9 pkgs; western ungrsded
lll c'G123;sS Western selected. 1sQI31Ic.
SSOITON-New York, May 24.-Cotton
spot closed dull; middling upiands nc.
n1iiddling gulf, SIC; sales, none; futuTes;
J gnIT STEADY tea May. 7.7sc; June, 7,75c;
7O4c; October, 696c November '6p sci %a
cemoer, 6S4c; February, 6.sfc.