Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
NEW YORK MARKETS
Merchandise, Dry Goods and All
Family Supplies.

NEW YORK, May 13-Total imports of
merchandise and dry goods at the port of
New York for the week ending TODAY were
s12, 35O,676
Iotal imports of specie at the port of New
York for the week ending today were s13.-
344 silver and s29,222 gold
Total exports of specie from the port of
New York for the week ending today were
$364.23 silver and So, 500 gold
Few out-of-town buyers were in the dry
goods market today. The week has been
characterized by sharp advances in wor-
steds and by Increased f1rmness in cottons
PRINT cloths are tending upward. Jobbing
houses nave been very quiet today.
Metals.
The metal markets showed the usual Sat-
urday apathy. Tin Is easy In tone. with
spot quoted at %. 70a299O. Copper is held
around 1900 to 15.25 for lake, 1900 to IL. 121.
Tor eiectrolytic. ID. 75a15.O0 for casting
Lead quiet at 4.5Oa4.6O, and spelter dull at
o.ooao.Io Iron was quiet and unchanged
Fruits.
The market for evaporated apples remains
quiet and unchanged. Common to good are
quoted at 4ha4Ac.. prime at 5. 25a8 80, choice
at 6a61sc.. and fancy at 7c Prunes are in
moderate jobbing demand at the moment,
with prices ranging from 2Z to SIC, accord
Ing to grade. Apricots quiet and unchanged
at 1Oa1O1zc. for choice, lie. for extra choice
and 12a15c. for fancy. Peaches also are
unchanged. with choice quoted at 1Oa10Ac..
extra choice at 101ha1ONc., and fancy al
11ha12c. Raisins are quiet but steady to
firm. Loose muscatel are quoted at 4Aa
6Ac., seeded raisins at 5Aa6zc and London
layers at 1.0Oa1.15.
Coffee Futures.
The market for coffee futures opened ir-
regular at an advance of 5 points to a de-
cline Of 10 points under realizing and rather
Indifferent cables Smaller receipts seemed
indicated for Santos points, however, and
after some of the realizing sales were alb
sorbed the market worked up on a moderate
demand for covering and fresh long ac-
count The close was steady, unchanged,
to points higher Sales were 80, 500 bags
including July at 6.G5a67O, September at
6.S5a6.95. October at 200, December at ITO
ais. March at TO.
Potatoes.
Potatoes steady; Florida, new, 81. 75a$3. %;
state and western, 75c 70; Jersey sweets,
s2.50a$4.0O. Peanuts. quiet; fancy hand
picked, 5Ac.a54c.; other domestic. 3Mc.a
5hc. Cabbages, steady: Charleston, per
barrel crate, 50c.a501xc. Freights to Liver
pool quiet. Cotton by steam, 1Oc. a14c.; ;
grain by steam, I'D.
Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil was firmer. with a moder-
ate demand. Prime crude. (. o. b. mills,
21c.a22c.; prime summer yellow, 27Kca
27xc.; of summer yellow. nominal: prime
white. 29,zc. a3Oc.; prime winter yellow,
30c.a3O1zc.
Grain, Flour and Other Supplies.
F1our-receipts. II ,72O bbis.: exports. 5.69s
bbls. Market firm and nominally higher.
Winter patents. $4.90as5.25: winter patents.
$4.oOa$s.SO: Minnesota patents. $525a$5. IS;
winter extras. $S.35as3.75; Minnesota bak-
ers'. $3.4Oa$S.85; winter low grades. $3.25a
1866. Rye flour. quiet. Fair to good, $41Oa
$4.6O. Choice to fancy, A.d0a$4S5. Corn
meal. firm: fine white and yellow. 81. %;
coarse. $1.03aS1.10: kiln dried, $2.I5as2 IS.
Barley. dull; feeding 44kc., C. 1. (. New
York: mating. 46c.a52c.. C. |. T. Buffalo.
Wheat-receipts. 1900 bushels. Spot, firm;
No. red 97c. nominal elevator: No. 2 red,
CSC. nominal fob. afioat: No. / northern Du-
luth. 31.O5ss fob. afioat; No. hard Mani
toba 97c. I. o. b. afiOat. A strong advance
took place In wheat today. influenced by
much higher western markets, prospects for
small worlds shipments unfayorable
The close showed 3ha1A net advance. May,
96k C. a965xc.: closed. 981xc.: July, 00,aca
81 Slice: closed. 91hc.: September, S3Nca
"a 3-16c.: closed. 841zc.
Corn-receipts. 400 bushels: exports,
43 5S4 bushels: spot. firm; No. 2. 551kc. ele-
vator, and SAC. (. o. b. afioat: No. yell
low, 55c.;> No. 2 white. Soc. Option market
was quiet but steadier with wheat. 1t
DnloaAd 80. to 10. nat hfQhaen. May. 64Aca