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Show Coffee Futures. NKW YORK. Dec 27.--'! lien- nn u ' of approximately a cent a iivumi in tin1 nui:k'.: M for coffee futures here today. Local brokers eald that the opening prices of yesterday had evidently boon too high to attract buyers, and lhat trade interests who were trying to hedge against coffee afloat or prospective purchases in Brazil. founI very little demand around the rinp today. The opening was unchanged to l"i points lorer. find the more active month's sold TO to liXl points below last night's closlne fiff-nre fiff-nre durinc the day with May touching 10.60c; .Inly. "I (3.30c, aud S"iJtember 10.20c. The close was at about 1 lie lowest of the day, showing a net loss of -73 to OS points. Closing bidtt: May. IB.ri.lc: July, lfi.3ic; 'September. 16.2'Jc; Uc tober. l'"(,13c, a ad December. 16.05c. flu! local spot market was reported entirely imniina 1 at IT ',4 c for Rio 7s and 22 fa. 22 '--.c for Santos 4n. Cot and freight offers from Santos were reported u Fhade lower including !s at 21 . 10c to 2 1.23c, A mer(can credits. Th ufficijil cabled reported iao advance of 200 reis in the Kio market. Juntos spot were un-c un-c hanged and I ho early cable reported an advance ad-vance of 50 to 100 rols in futures, but was followed by later reports showing a deeltne of Tf to 173 reis. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports were 34,000. |