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Show Coffee Futures. NKW YORK, June 30. There was & more active demand la Hi market for coffee futures here today to-day with quit sharp advance In prices. It was reported that cost aad freight offers were higher and less numeiotis, and, while pome attributed this to the fart that yrsterrtay was a holiday in Brazil, it tmd to promote covering for over the holidays. Thfl market opened urn-hanged to 3 points - higher, with December contracts selling up from 7.9"c to EA2c during the day while March advanced from S.4c to S.COc. Demand was comparatively com-paratively quiet at the start, but Improved as the n-.arket worked hlpher and there w ts probably buying for a reaction as well as covering. The clo?e was at the b't.t point of the day, or 15 to 19 points net higher. Sales. Sij'vi bagj. July, 7.S2c ; August. 7-9U' : September, 7.93c; October. S.Olc; November. December. S.ISc: January, S.ISc; February, S."3c; March, 8.J9c; April, 8.3Cc; May. 8.38c. Spot coffee, quiet: Rio No. 7. !)r; Santos No. A, 10'ic. No fresh offers were reported In the cost and freight market below 93ic for Sant03 4s and 10c for and . based on London credits. Owing to the holiday there were no official cables from 'he pi Imary markets. The local market will be closed on Monday and Tuesday of next week. |