The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-30

BY TeIegrnph.

New York June 23-Cotton-Futures closed
quiet and steady June iS.2Se: July i9.s2c; aug
9.52c: Jan. 9.55c; f1eb g.57c; March 9.5gc. Spot
cotton closed ateady: niddl.ng uplands TO- Sc:
middng Gulf II iOc Gales s75 baies The mar.
| ket opened barely steady at decline Of 2dS
| points under further liquidation and southern
| selling in resron4e 10 continued favOrah hle
weather reports and weak cables. Following
| the call, local bears ra!ded the near positions.
sending July down to 1915 and Aug. 10 IO.I5.
| net declines Of about Il points. while the new
points. But this drive was evidently engineered
| FOR the purpose Of making basis for covering
new-crop shorts. ana toward midday the mar
| about the opening price. however. the demand
! fell on. ana with the South stu selling,
| ports Of rains in sections where naeded the
| market sold back to about the previous low
point Later there was another rally. with
early sellers buying. and prices in the late
tTsding r,abtg were ] steady to firm all round last
| and steady at unchanged prices To a decline OF
| points. Sales were estimated c.ly 900
| approaching holidays Reports OF a little over
/ 500 bales were reported from New York.
count to s22s bales, against 1S557s iils last year
., Liverpool June 29-Spot cott9n quiet: PRICES
| good middling 6-14d; middling 6.O4d; low midi
The sales Of the day were 5000 bales. Of which
| 200 Were for speculation and export. and In
cludinE $500 American. Futures opened quiet
and closed steady; American middling. g. o. C.:
I'D; Aug Aug. and Sept Sed: Sept! @ and and Oct
5,34d: Oct. and Nov. 5,2ld; Noy. and Dec; 5I6I;
-@N
New Orleans June 2s..-.Cetton.--Futures
10 2sg1o 3oci Sept -, s6lqs sc; OCT g sSe; nov:
quiet and steady; sales 80 bales, ordinary
| S S3-l6c: good ordinary s1sc: low mddlinG 10lsc:
Far FnfdRs & 70 9daeSs Sf s EsSa soss %SG9s g ' mddn
Coffee.
New York. June 29-Cotfee dull: SPOT Rio
ssitessdyy issslyy No invoice &C. mild quiet; So,doys y
at an advance OF 5dl0 per cent, in sympathy
with hgasG, ioregn mSgksts but meeting win
advance. Later. however, there was fair
the expectation. OF a more active spot demand
after the holidays and PREDICTIONS Of good
ment for the month. and the market closed
steady at an advance Of 10G20 points. with
ep Sas i Ge oe sG n'i9ahs pee soe March ar SO
Q5.7Oc; May 6.S5c. The losing advance was
ing the receipts al Brazilian points Sr july at
less than half Of last year.
Butter and Cheese.
New York June 2s.-Butter steady; creamery,
common to extra. 13G1ssc: State dairy. COM
cream, small. colored and white. SlG9c: large,
col0red and white; 7@.as14e
Western creamery isl=c: extra nearby prints
creams. choice to fancy, sAasc: do fair to
good s9sl4c.
5Ssiisi'@'; gsiso! dairy iialSe' Cheese firm at IL
Dry GOODS.
New York June 29.-Buying n small and
buyers Of dry goods evidently are afraid OF
something in the way of development, which
they scarcely able to define. They are pur-
suing a very cautious policy. and are not to be
persuaded into operating for the future to any
extent.
Dried Fruits.
New York. June 29.-Evhporated apples for
future delivery continue to show weakness,
but old-crop supplies firmly held, with
quotations at 4d5Hc: prime at 5Iz65%c;
choice at sg6lzc. and fancy at &c Prunss show
no material change; futures do not appear to be
attracting any very large interest. and spot
supplies are quiet: quotations ranged from 2a.c
to She, according to grade Apricots are un-
changed. with choice quoted at 91kGl0c; extra
choice at 10l4QlO11c, and fancy at u913c-
Peaches also ruled steady at recent prices:
choice quoted at TG7hc; extra choice at
I1zqSi9c. and fancy at 9l4glOc.
FIaxseed Quotations.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. June 2.-Flaxseed unchanged: No.
Northwestern Sl.07: No. / Si.Ol: June and
July $l.Ol; Sept. Sl05 sellers. Receipts were
cars at Minneapolis and "a cars at Du-