The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
METAL QUOTATIONS.

PORTLAND WHEAT
Portland. Aug. Weak; Wal
la, 4752c; valley, SOC per bushel
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San. Francisco, Aug. 2O-Wheat-No l
shipping, 9SAc; choice, SOC; milling, $la
10212.
Barley-Feed, fair to good, 57haeOc;
choice, 61A@621lc; brewing. 7Od75c.
Oats-Milling, 95cq$1; Surprise, $1dl.1O
fancy feed, S1kcG$l; good to choice, S5a
9Oc; poor to fair, 7Oq75c; black, nominal;
gray, S0QS2lac.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago. Aug. 2O-Wheat ruled exceed
ingly weak and before noon had declined
l2c from the close yesterday. Yesterdays
weakness brought out fresh liquidation
today and cables were decidedly lower.
Close-September wheat 635sc, corn
38c oats 20c.
Receipts: Wheat 1900, corn 400, 900. oats
1861 900.
BOSTON WOOL.
Boston, Aug. 20.-The general business
in the wool market is reported quiet. but
although the sales have fallen off the
market has firm tone. The trade in fleece
woods is light. The most business is being
done in quarterbloods at 1Sd19c Terri
tory woods, Montana fine medium and
fine, Halle; secured price, 3Sa39c; Mon
tana No. medium, 1ql6c; secured price.
32d33c; California woods, northern spring.
14616c; secured price, Si035c; middle coun-
ties, spring, 11@13c; secured price, 276l3Oc;
Australian secured basis, combing super
fine, 42d45c; combing good, 40d41c; do av-
erage, 35G39c; Queensland and combings,
3Sm40c.
PHILADELPHIA WOOL.
Philadelphia, Aug. .-Wool-Firm and
moderate demand; territorial and north
western fine. Y or XXX, 10Gl1c; fine me-
dunn, 10Q11c; medium, l2d1Sc; coarse, y
Q13c.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago. Aug. 2O.-Cattle were in better
demand today; dressed beef was firm and
shippers bought briskly; extra beeves,
$5.5GG5.9O; stockers and feeders. $2.S0d4
bulls, $l.50QS.50; cows and heifers, $3.50
$50; good to choice calves, &75d5.s5
Great dullness was witnessed in the west
ern range cattle trade, prices suffering
further reduction of Toe.
Heavy hogs sold at S4.2545.9O mixed,
$1.4O@4.95; lightweights, A.55q5; pigs, $3.50
ass.
Sheep-Heavy receipts caused the prices
to decline 1OQ15c. The sales dragged at
$1.65@35O for inferior to choice natives,
with western sheep from Wyoming, Mon
tana and Utah strong at 2.5OQ3. Lambs
were active and steady with sales of COM
mon to choice flocks at $3d5.25.
Receipts: Cattle 1900 calves 1000, hogs
1900, sheep $4,000.
Omaha. Aug. 20-Cattle-The market
was 10c lower on beeves; other cattle act
i've and steady; western steers, $3.504450;
Gamers, $1.5OQ2.4O; stockers and feeders,
81 6OdS.9O; calves, $250G4.50.
Sheep-Firm; fair to choice westerns,
81 256t3.15; common and stock sheep $l.75
Q2.75; lambs, S3@4.70
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, Aug. 2O.-Pork, 1895; lard, S617;
ribs $6.17.
MISCELLANEOUS.
New York Auga O.-Hops-Dull.
Wool-Steady.
Petroleum-Dun; United closed at
S126lA
Coffee-Closed quiet August, Steps; Sep
TENDER, S15.15Q152O; spot Rio, quiet; No.
z, $1625.
Sugar-Raw. easier; fair refining.
. 15-l6c; centrifugal, 90 test, SIC; refined,
quiet
WALL STREET.
New York, Aug 2O.-The stock market
was remarkably we'll held today in tho
face of heavy Withdrawals of gold from
the sub-treasury for shipment to Eu-
rope, 81, $4,000 in all being taken out. This
was due to a belief that the bond syndi-
gold in sufficient quantities to keep the
gold reserve above S1OO,OOO,OOO This con-
fdence was not misplaced, for before the
close of business the syndicate made such
a deposit.
MOney-Easy at / per cent.
Sterling exchange-Steady at S4.9Od4.90h
for demand and $4.S9a4.S9ll for 90 days.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
New York, Aug. 20.-Atchison ia, Ad-
ans Express 147, American Express 143.
Canadian Pacific 53iA, Central Pacific IS,
Burlington 9O9s. Distillers' and Cattle 2Oss,
Great Northern preferred 1876, Illinois Cen
trail 99lk, Kansas & Texas preferred @9s,
Lake Shore $50, Lead Trust 362s, Michigan
Central 100. Missouri Pacific SSis, Ma
tional Cordage 41s, do preferred s, North
American 52l, Northern Pacific 3, do pre-
ferred IS, Northwestern lO2 do preferred
1852, New York Central 10l7s, New York
x New England IS, Oregon Navigation ~
Pacific Mail 2Sk, Pullman Palace l12l2,
Rio Grande & Western 17ia, do preferred
40. Rock Island sos, St Paul 7l2i, do pre-
ferred l2Sti, Southern Pacific 25l2, Sugar
Refinery 1119i, Union Pacific 1875, United
States Express AZ. Western Union "a, Cen
eral Electric 1854, National Linseed Sola.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
New York, Aug. 20.-U. s new As reg
istered and coupons) 12li9, L. 5. IS Uegis
tered and coupons) 1151s, do As registereO
ll2 do As (coupons) 112h, Pacific SIS 100 bid.
MINING STOCKS.
New York, Aug. 2O-Bulwer &c, Chollar
Coo, crown Point 35c, Con. Cal Va.
g. go. Deadwood Soc Gould & Curry 55c
Hale & Norcross SLIGO, Homestake $40,
Iron Silver 25c, Mexican Csc, Ontario $S75,
Ophir $50. Plymouth zoe, Quicksilver 49,
do preferred $40. Sierra Nvada 4Oc, Stand
ard 81, Union Consolidated 4Sc, Yellow
Jacket 40c.
Securities Have Vanished