The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS

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COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York,
May 1.-Coffee-Spot Rio easier; No. In
voice, 6Ac; mild dull; Cordova $AQl21@c.
Sugar.ckaW strong; fair refining, sac;
31zc; refined firm. There was no specula.
tive stir in the coffee market today. The
opening was steady with prices points
lower under light room selling and SYM
pathy with weakness abroad. All foreign
speculative markets reported lower
prices. Moreover, receipts in the crop
countries were heavy, spot demand was
sluggish, and spot support was entirely
lacking. There was no observable change
in prices during the rest of the session
The market closed steady, unchanged to
. points lower; sales We're l2G0O bags. IN
Guiding May at 3 :25c; June, 5.S5c; July,
:. i5c; August, 5.5Oc; September, $500
5.60c; October, 5.65c; November, 5.75c;
December, 5 soc; March, 600c
MFTALS-New York May 10-The local
market for tin scored further advance
today, chiefly due to a lack of sellers
and in sympathy with the firmness abroad
Whe re- prices were again higher, closing
at ELS for spot and G114 los for futures
After slow trade the local market
finally closed steady in tone at $25. 800
2G.i5 The stock Of tin posted today
shows the American visible supply to be
S,232 tons, the largest on record, and for
the first tine in the history of the trade
was 1880 tons over the English visible
supply. Copper in London was a Shade
easier under liquidation and closed easy
at E69 SIS Sd for spot and G69 1Ss Sd on fu-
lures. The local situation, however, re-
mains dun but steady at nominaIly I'm d.
changed prices. Exports of copper for
the month of April amounted to 1929 tons,
indicating the smallest monthly ship
four months to date is q, 1887 tons or 2S.-
167 tons less than the shipments for the
same period year ago. NOtWtthstand-
ng the small shipments from here the
European visible supply for two weeks
shows an increase in spot stocks of 900
tons, which proves the result of a heavy
decrease in European consumption. Lead
was dull and unchanged here, while a
rise of Sd was noted in London, the close
being at e12 5s. Spelter was a shade
easier, closing at $4q4.o5 here. while in
For ndry iron markets We're inactive and
ncminally easy at old prices, Glasgow
warrants closed at 54s 4d, and Middles-
boro at 45s I'D.
Spot closed quiet; mid,1ling uplands,
8 5-16c; middling gulf. s-16c; sales. $500
bales; futures closed dull but steady;
gust, 764c; September, 1870; October,
1z3c; November, 7.16c; December, 7.15c;
BUTTER AND EGas-Receipts, $500
1lQl3Ac Cheese-Receipts, 1918 pkgs;
weak; fancy large colored. 1870; fancy
large S White Whit 1seA9lO1kc: fancy small col
Eggs = Receipts 1920 pkgs; steady;
Western regular packed, 121k913c; stor.
age Western. 131AQ14c: Southern Hobo
DRY GOODS-New York, May Fall
River late yesterday reduced price Of
print cloths to 2 9-16o for regulars, sell
ing about 100000 pieces. There has NOT
been any business Of moment today. The
demand for brown, bleached and coarse
colored cottons is of an average extent
on previous prices. Prints dull and irree-
ular. No change in ginghams MEMS
wear, wooden and worsted fabrics. ouier
and unchanged. Dress goods In Irregular
request and In favor OF buyerH