On the. New York Metal Exchange
yesterday tin was quiet. Straits and
Straits Shipments were quoted at 32 .50?
53..50 ; standard at 32?<33, and 99 per
cent, at 32.50 asked. Copper was firm
hut .quiet, and spot and May were quoted
at 12.75? 13.25 and June at 1 2.S7 15 07
13.37';. l.cad was quiet; New York
.spot, 5.15 asked, anil East St. laruis spot.
5 asked. Zinc was easy ; New York spot.
5.20, find East St. Couia spot. 4.90 asked.
May 17. .May 16
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked.
Quicksilver $48.00 $48.00
Aluminum.... 23.00 21.00 233X1 24.00
Antimony 5.1254 ?.874i R.I2', r. 374
Platinum.soft $10.00 $76.00
That., 5<* tr $00.00 $90.00
*P:*t..10% tr $105.00 ..... $106.00
HI. cup., spot. 12.23 13.00 12.23 13.00
El. cop.. May. 12.25 13.00 12.25 18.00
l'ig Iron/No. 1
X. foundry. 28.50 29.50 29.50 29 50
Is iron,No. !
?11 Iron 27.50 28.27.50 29.30
No. 2 silicon.. 26.50 27.50 20.30 27 50
?An ounce.
TjONPON, May 17.--Following are the elos
lng rectal quotations;
f ?. d. Changes
Copper, spot ... 74 2 6 up fl
''opper. futures.. 7" 1 H up il 3s
Klec. copper, spot 7t 10 u up IPs
Klnc. futures 75 10 0 up 5*
'tales?Spot, 300 tons; futures. 120 tone
Tin, spot 181 0 0 up {2 As
'r n. futures..... 182 15 0 up 12 15s
Straits 197 0 I) up 13
Sales?Spot, 50 tons; futures. 300 tone.
l.esd, spot 23 12 6 up 7 s 6u
l.esd. futures.... 23 10 0 up 5<
Spelter, spot 27 ?? 0 up 10?
Spe.ltcr, futures.. 27 17 6 up 7s fid
COFFEE.
