The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-08-24
MARKETS BY TELEGRApn.e
METAL QUOTATION

METAL QUOTATIONS..
New York. Aug. 2.-Bar silver, eezc.
Copper-Strong.
Lead-StrOng; brokers' price, s. 371b: ex.
change price, $3.50.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Aug. enthusiastically; WAL
la Walla, 4714c; valley, SOC per bushel.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Wheat-No. /
shipping, 921sc; choice. e3a4; milling. SIG
1.01h per Genital
choice, 61A@6211c; brewing, 7O675c.
Oats-Milling, 95c@$1 per Genital; Sur
prise, $1@1.1O; fancy feed, 9OG05c; good to
choice, S5@9Oc; poor to fair, 65@721sc; gray,
So@S2kc.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Aug. 21.-Wheat was decidedly
weak during the first hour and sold
off Nc from last night, but subsequently
recovered most of the early decline. Lon
don was an avalanche of offerings. lower
cables and a general decline in domestic
markets.
Close: September wheat 62Ac corn 36Ac,
oats 1880.
Receipts: Wheat 10000 corn 417,0oe oats
315, 900.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Aug. 21.-There were 10000
westerns included in the receipts Of cat
tie today and the prices were weak, in
some cases 5@10c lower. Common to extra
choice natives, $3.5OQ5.85; stockers and
feeders, 81. 35@4; cows and bulls, $1.75@3. 50
range cattle were again demoralized and
the prices were 10@15c lower, sellers claim
ing that common to medium kinds were as
much as 6Oc lower than nine days ago
Texas cattle were weak and about 25l
lower.
In hogs shippers did not take hold very
/ freely, and 5@10c was knocked off the
price. Heavies, $4.25@4.90; common t.
choice mixed, $4.30@4.90; common to choice
assorted lightweights, $4.50@5.
In sheep there was rather slow de
mand at weak prices, inferior to choic'
native sheep selling at s1.6O@3.50; west
ems, $2.75@29O; lambs, $3G5.25.
Receipts: Cattle 1900, calves 900, hog
81 900, sheep 1900.
Omaha, Aug. 21.-Cattle-The marke
was weak and lower. Good beeves ar
scarce, feeders selling freely. Western
steers, $3.30@4.40; calves $350@4.25
Sheep-The market was lower; fair t
choice westerns, $2@3; common and stoc
sheep, $1.75Q275; lambs, 1905.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, Aug. H.-Pork, $3.50; lard, $6.1(
ribs. 500.
WOOL SALES.
Boston, Aug. N-The American Woo
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow:
'The wool sales have been general
quiet during the last week and in som
instances inferior lots have been take
at slight concessions. but undesirabl
prices are as a rule very steady. The1
is absolutely no ground for revision
prices in any department. The sales or tn
: week in Boston amount to 1.73l 600 pounc
, of domestic and 81 600 pounds of forelg1
, making total of 2,542,0O0 pounds, again:
a total of 1898, 200 pounds for the previol
week and total Of 1873 pounds for tf
corresponding week last year."
, WALL STREET.
New York, Aug. 21.-Speculation on tt
stock exchange was characterized by
healthier tone than for some time pas
I and there were evidences that the probe
l sional traders are to be no longer above
' to control the market. Favorable Gre
+ news came today from all over the gra
growing countries. The railway list W.
well held, and although London sold :
Paul and others of the information
stocks the home buying was good al
I a general improvement followed, in whi<
: the railway list was most prominent.
S Money-Easy at per cent.
j Sterling exchange-Easy; $4.907g4.9C
i for demand and 81. 90A@4 .901s for GO days
e MISCELLANEOUS.
: New York, Aug. N.-Hops-Weak.
q Wool-Steady
Petroleum-Dull; United closed at 81
9 bid.
Coffee-Closed easy; August, $15.05g15.1
: September, $15 spot Rio. dull and easle
e No. Z, $16.121a
o Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refn1n
: 2 15-16c; centrifugal So test, SAC; refine
quiet.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
New York, Aug. 21.-U. S. new As Gre
~ ,,1.r and co11ponS) 121M U. S. Is (regul