The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-12-14
MARKET REPORTS by TELEGRAPH
regularity Was the chief Feature or
Wall street..

regularity was the tnleI fCdtuIS vi
Wall street..
New York, Dec. 1.-THE chief feature OF
todays market was irregularity. The
of business was fair measured by
recent averages, and the industrials play
ed the star parts. The stock market
opened quiet and irregular. Tobacco sag
ged 1-5 per cent to 70. On the other
hand. leather preferred sold up B. There
was decided upward turn to prices OF
Industrial shares a little later. Consol-
dated Gas jumped to 1881. Tobacco
gained 1A, Leather preferred III, Sugar
and Chicago Gas liberal fractions. Rail-
way shares were very quiet.
Money-Easy; closed at per cent.
Sterling exchange-Dull; A.88A@4.S9 for
demand and $4.S7A@4.SS for 60 days.
Government bonds-Steady.
TACOMA WHEAT.
Tacoma, Dec 1.-Wheat is firm. Quo
tations are: Club. sic: bluestem, b4c.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Dec. 1.-Wheat-Quiet and
weak; Walla Walla. 50c: valley. 53c.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francis 80, Dec. 11.-Flour-Family
extras, So 35@3.45; bakers extras, $3.15Q3.25;
superfine, $2.35Q26O.
Wheat-No l shipping, 81: choice, H.01A;
milling, $1.05G1.071b
Barley-Feed fair to good, 65066Ac;
choice. 671kc; brewing, 75080c.
Oats-Milling, 7O@75c: Surprise, 90@9774c;
fancy feed, S0Q85c; good to choice, 671A@
soc; poor to fair, 577kQ65c; black for seed,
H.10@1.30; gray, 65@75c.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Dec. 11.-Wheat declined Nc
today. making 1Mc loss in two days. The
absence of orders from the outside was
very noticeable. The weakness was the
expression Of a conviction which many
Of the heavy operators have that by
sticking doggedly to thu short side as
long as there is no great demand for the
grade Of wheat they would win out.
Close-May wheat 61Ac, corn 20Ac; oats
1910.
Receipts-wheat $4,000. corn $4,000. oats
393, 900.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
U. s. new As Registered and coupons)
121, u. S. IS Registered and coupons) lis,
do 4s (registered) Ill, do As <coupons) 11274,
Pacific IS SO.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Atchison 1914, Adams Express 147, Amer
lean Express 113, Canadian Pacific 5372,
Central Pacific 1914, Burlington S21h, Dis
tillers' and Cattle 1879, Great Northern
preferred LII, Illinois Central 961a, Kan
sas & Texas preferred 1914, Lake Shore
$50, Lead Trust 30, Michigan Central 100,
Missouri Pacific 20, National Cordage 65s,
do preferred Is, North American 51A, North
ern Pacific 4, do preferred 145s, Northwest
ern 104, do preferred 147A, New York Cen
trail 1914, New York & New England 55,
Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern III,
Pacific Mail 321a, Pullman Palace 1872, Rio
Grande & Western H.. do preferred 49,
Rock Island 7311., ST. Paul 74B, do preferred
1854, Southern Pacific %, Sugar Refinery
1864, Union Pacific 71s, United States Elk
press AZ, Western Union SS5s, General
Electric 81, National Linseed %.
MINING STOCKS.
Bulwer &c, Chollar &c. Crown Point 25c
Con. CAL & Va. So, Deadwood 75c, Gould
& Curry 44c. Hale & Norcross soc, Home
stake $40, Iron Silver zoe. Mexican 40c
Ontario $3.50, Ophir SIPS, Plymouth 25c
Quicksilver 81, do preferred $3.50, Sierra
Nevada 60c, Standard $1.55, Union Con.
solidated SOC, Yellow Jacket zoe.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
Bar slver-655sc.
Copper-Steady; brokers' price. $1,000
exchange price, $10.65.
Lead-Easy; brokers' price, $3.17k; ex
change price, $3.25.
LIVE STOCK.
| Chicago, Dec. 1.-Cattle-Prices today
| were steady as a rule. Beeves sold at S;
| @4.45; cows and heifers, $1.5O@3.6O; stock
ers and feeders, $2.2OaS.5O; Christmas cat
| tie, $4.80@5.1O.
| Hogs-Receipts, $1,000; market lower
| lights, $335@3.52; mixed, $335@3.55
| Sheep-Receipts, $4,000: market quie
and steady; common to choice, 81. 5OG3. SO
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
| Chicago, Dec. n.-Pork. $3.50; lard, So AZ
| ribs, SAP.
! MISCELLANEOUS
New York, Dec. u.-HOps-Weak.
I Wool-Steady.
Petroleum-Strong; United closed a