The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-31
fear that supplies of bessemer ore may

fear that supplies of bessemer ore may
run short.
{, Copper has been SO far advanced that
large quantities of American are COM
ing back from Europe, though the price
is held at 12l4 cents for lake.
| Lead IS still at 3.521a, though the pro-
| duction in the first half of 1895 was 10o,-
$40 TONS with increasing stocks from
2.l5S tons in January to S,511 tons in
/ July.
Coke is demoralized with sales of sl.1o
! per ton.
Wool has been speculatively hoisted,
SO that sales have fallen below last
/ years, IN August amounting to 2o,2UV 4VU
pounds, against %, 500, 600 last year.
The demand for dress goods is still
I large and some cancellations OF orders
for foreign mems clothes are reported,
! because goods do not come up 10 SAM
| pies.
! The prospect for wheat has hardly inn
! proved this week, although the price mas
/ fallen "a per cent. Western receipts nave
| decidedly increased.
! Corn is coming forward more freely and
| the September price has declined quar-
ter.
With the promise of great crop pork
and lard are a shade lower.
surplus of s,ooo, ooo bales. The price has
advanced to $40, and as there is no
large supply of actual cotton available
at this time the market price can be
easily moved.
Failures for the week have been 1856 IN
the United States, against 1876 last year,
and - in Canada against 40 last year.
WALL STREET.
NEW YORK, Aug 3O-The stock mar
ket today was characterized by an I'M
proved tone, although the volume OF
business was lighter than yesterday. In
view of the fact that the engagement OIL
gold for shipment by tomorrow steam
ers We're larger than had been expected,
and that million and quarter OF gold
had been Withdrawn from the Sup-Ire
ury, the speculation was reuiarAdDlly
firm. The street felt assured that the
government bond syndicate would REM
burse the treasury for most OIL the golu
million in gold before the close of busl-
ness, taking legal tenders in eNchasn 16g
thus placing the reserve at about slo0,-
671.000.
but prices are in the main higher than
yesterdays final sales.
Money on call easy al per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, SAq4A per
Sterling exchange firm with actual
demand and 4.SSs4 G4.S9 for sixty days vs.
posted rates. 4S9q&9o. s end 4s osTt;9
Gates, 67G67Ss.
THE COUNTRY'S CASH.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3I.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance Sloo'4oo'-
933; gold reserve, SlOO,2O6,6Si'
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET.
The leading futures ranged as follows,
wHEAr-NO. .:
Open. High Low. Close
f B Bss IS: s5;.s, = e: 6. Is
CoRN-No. 2:
Open. High. Low: Close.
aug aug - IsS5s 53 81 ssss aS'5s B!
R Rsv :. s2'i Sc I3}s 5 sosas1 s e
oATgNo. 2:
Open. High. Low. Close
Fl 81 81 i 5. s: Il b u:
MESS PoRK-Per Bbl.;
Open. High. Low. Close
81 81. 81 H. 81 81. So - Sc
IAffO-Her IVJ LDSs
! Open. / High. Low. Close.
81 S e: \ e. s Is E g. 8
SHORT RIBsPer 100 Lbs:
| Open. High. Low. Close
81 81 81: E ;;3 E 81: :55 Is Is
Cash quotations were as follows:
WHEAT-Nc. 2, spring, G1IsdelSS; No. :,
spring, 6114Gei12: No. p red 61IsG61's.
oaTs-No, :. i8a: No . white. 21l.p
2124; No. s, white, 20I2lX.
RYE-No. 3, A.
BARLEY-No. .. nominal; No. 3. 2sa44;
No. 4, 30G37.
FLAX SEED-No I. 1.G1dL011S.
TIMOTHY 5EED-Prime, 4.O5.
MESS PORK-Per Dbl, 9.G519.25.
LARD-Per 100 lbs, SIS.
SHORT RIBS-Sides, Oeose), 5.60d5 IS
SHOULDERS-DrY salteI, tpoXed), 5,14l !
SHORT CLEARSides, (boxed), eH@6,z. |
WHISKY-Distillers' finished goods, pre- !
gallon, 1.22.
SUGAR-Unchanged
cyk-