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Show Coffee Futures. NEW YORK. Jan. 3. A further advance ad-vance attracted heavy realizing in the market for coffee futures today and was followed by reactions. The market opened steady, at a decline of 1 point to an advance ad-vance of 10 points, and sold about 5 to 12 points net hUher durine the curly trad-, luce, with May touching S'.35c and September Sep-tember s.73c. Tliere was further buyinir for Wall street and European account, accompanied hy continued talk of freight room scarcity and discussion of peace prospects. The demand was less active than yesterday, however, while offerings were larger at the lusher prices, and the market turre easier during t he afler-noon. afler-noon. with May selling off to S.20c and September at s.54c. The close was 7 to II poiut.3 net lower. Closing bids: January, Jan-uary, 7.S5e; March, s,05c; May, S.20c; Julv, s.57c; September, S.55c; October, S.65c; Decemher, S.75c. Spot coffee, steady; Rio 7s. Sc; Santos 4s, die. No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market. Tlie advance ad-vance in prices is said 10 have checked pol demand. The official cables showed no ehance ir. primary markets except Santos futures, fu-tures, tvhicli were 125 reis hUher. |