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Show Coffee Futures. XBW YORK, May 4. The market for coffee futures showed no fresh feature today. The steadier tone recently was again in evidence, and after opening 2 points higher the market closed at an advance of 1 to5 points, with July selling around 8.39c and September 8.49c. Business, how-tTer. how-tTer. waa very quiet and the price movement reflected re-flected the influence of a few scattering orders attributed to further covering. May, 8.16c; July, S.ISc; September, 8. 48c; October, 8.52c; December, . 8,fc; January, 8-66c; March, S.TSc. Spot coffee, dull; Rio No. 7, 8c; Santos 4s, Mo, A sale of Santos 7s was reported in the cost and freight market at 9c, steamer shipment, London credits. Owing to the holiday thero were no officfal quotations from the primary markets. Id response to the recent protest against government gov-ernment regulations, the green coffee trade has received re-ceived a reply from the food administration that it cannot consent to a suspension of present rules and regulations, but that careful consideration will be given any definite changes proposed. |