The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
MARKET REPORTS BY TELEGRAPH
IudusIrials Again Led in Prominence on
VAL SIreet.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE industrlals
were again largely in the lead of standard
railroad shares in point of activity. The
opening was moderately active and irreg-
ular, but the railroads came into prom
inence, with the grangers leading.
Government bonds-Steady
Money-Easy; closed at 2q21s per cent.
Sterling exchange-Firm at S4SS24@4.S9
for demand and $4.S94Q4.SS for 60 days.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Or, Dec. 17.-Wheat-Active,
weak; Walla Walla soc; valley 53Q53lsc per
bushel.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, Dec. 7.-Wheat-Ship-
ping 9S2ic for No. and 81 for choice mill
ing $1.05Q1.071k.
Barley-Feed, fair to good. 65Q6614c;
choice 6716c; brewing 75QSOc.
Oats-Milling 70d75c; Surprise 90d971kc;
fancy feed S0qS5c; good to choice 67qS0c;
black, for seed, $1.1OQ1. 80; gray 65475c
TACOMA WHEAT.
Tacoma, Dec 17.-Quotations same as
yesterday; club soc; bluestem SIC.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Dec. I-Wheat sold early in
the day at the closing figures of last night.
but with lower English cables and the
continued heavy receipts in the northwest
Louis wired that large areas were under
water, with a cold wave threatened, and
all adVices indicated that the great bulk
of the winter wheat belt was without
snow protection. This, with liberel cover
ing by shorts, gave the market a better
tone. December, 561sc; January, $3.50.
Close-May wheat Coo. corn 29c. oats
1870.
Receipts-wheat $1,000. corn $4,000. oats
| 344 900.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
u. S. new As registered) 121, do (cou-
pons) 121lz, u. S. 5s (registered) 49, do
(coupons) 1151l. do As (registered) Ill, do
| (coupons) 1l2A, Pacific 6s 80.
MINING STOCKS.
Bulwer &c, Chollar 4Oc, Crown Point 25c,
Con. Cal. & Va. $3.50, Deadwood zoe. Gould
& Curry S5c, Hale & Norcross soc, Home
stake sos, Iron Silver zoe. Mexican Doc.
Ontario s.. Ophir $780, Plymouth 25c,
! Quicksilver 81. do preferred $3.50. Sierra
Nevada 5Oc, Standard $1.55. Union Con-
solidated 40c, Yellow Jacket 3Oc.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
Bar silver-661Ac.
Copper-Steady; brokers' price. $3.50.
exchange price, $1O60q1O.65
Lead-Firm; brokers' price, sS.15; ex-
change price, 50. 2OG3. 2215.
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Chicago. Dec. H.-There was a fairly
good demand for choice fat beeves Of light
and medium weights, and prices for such
descriptions ruled stronger, but common
| and medium grades were slow. Choice
heavy beeves sold at s4.15q440; stockers
and feeders, 81. 50q3.50; veal calves brought
| $685.
In hogs the supply was quite moderate
| and the trade started off active at an av-
erage advance of &c. The sales were made
al $S.40ll3.60 Pigs sold at $3Q36O.
Sheep-Prices were stronger under the
lambs averaging 15c higher than last
week; native sheep were saleable at 81 "a
| Q3.25; westerns, 81. 50Q3.2 %; lambs S3dA 40
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, Dec. 17.-Pork, 1887; lard, So 50;
ribs. $452
THE WOOL MARKET.
| Boston. Dec. 17.-There Is no material
change in the condition OF the wool mar
ket this week. The following are quota
lions for the leading descriptions:
Montana-Fine medium and fine, 11614c;
secured, S5qS7c; No. medium, 14a16c
secured, S2G33c.
Utah. Wyoming. etc.-Fine medium and
hne' l0qlSc; secured, 33q35c; No medi-
UNI, l2Ql4c; secured, 32c.
| California-Northern spring. 110l5c,
secured, S3Q36c; middle county spring, ia
| 13c; secured, S2G3Sc
Australian-Scouredb basis: Combing SUI
perfine. 45Q47c; combing, good, 40Q42c
combing, average, SSq40c; Queensland
eombings. 4OQ42c.