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Show Coffoo Futures. KF.W YORK. March 20. The market for col'fee futures lo--t ncirlv nil of yos-t yos-t rday's advance under rcail.iiig or liqul- datlon which was attributed to the failure fail-ure of today's news to strengthen yesterday's yes-terday's peace rumors. The market opened 1 point lower to 1 point higher and after a few moments of hesitation turned easy, with May selling: off to 7.75c and September to 8.01c. There was some trade selling, which may have been promoted pro-moted by talk of more enormous offers late yesterday, but a crood deal of the pressure seemed to come from houses with cotton trade connections. Closing prices were at the lowest point of the day, showine a net loss of 13 to 16 points. Sales (estimated), 54.750 bags. March, 7.60c; April, 7.66c; May, 7.72c; June, 7.79c; July, 7.85c; August. 7.92c: September. Sc; October. 8. 05c; November. 8.10c; December, De-cember, 8. 15c; January, 8.21c; February, 8.27c. Spot, quiet; Rio 7s, 9c; Santos 4s, 10c. The cost and freight situation was reported re-ported practically unchanged. Sales of Santos 3s and 4s were reported at 9.40c, London credits. The official cables reported re-ported an advance of 75 reis In the Rio market and Santos futures were 25 rels higher. |