The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-10-05

stock Market Again shows a shrinKase
of BnSincSS

New York. oct. 1.-The stock market to-
day again showed a shrinkage.in the vol
ume of business. The transactions az
gregated about 10000 shares less than the
record of the previous day. The course
of prices was in the main toward high
er plane OF values, although the move
ment was interrupted at intervals
Money-Easy; closed at per cent
Sterling Xchange-Weak; $iSSis for de
mand and Si.S for 60 days.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
New York oct. 1.-Atchison % Adj
ans Express 149. American Express ia.
Canadian Pacific GO. Central Pacific 49,
Burlington S64 Distillers' and Cattle 2l9s,
Great Northern preferred 12L Illinois Cen
trail 1907, Kansas & Texas preferred 373s
Lake Shore l5O Lead Trust S43l, Michigan
Central 1908, Missouri Pacific 80, Ma
tional Cordage s. do preferred 16, North
American So, Northern Pacific 8, do pre-
ferred 1872, Northwestern l4. do preferred
l47. New York Central 1913. New York &
New England 81 Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern 10, Pacific Mail 3lss, Pull
man Palace 1928, Rio Grande q Western
Is, do preferred As. Rock Island 1885, St
Paul 767s. do preferred 125a, Southern
Pacific PAS Sugar Refinery 1855, Union
Pacific 14A United States Express A.
Wells-Fargo Express 1O7. Western Union
923s. General Electric 3Si5, National Lin
| seed "a.
MINING STOCKS.
New York. oct. 1.-Bulwer DC, Chollar
soc. Crown Point soc, Con. Cal. & Va
$3.50 Deadwood soc, Gould & Curry soc,
Hale 4 NOrcross Sl.4O, Homestake $50.
Iron Silver 2Oc Mexican zoe, Ontario $3.50.
Ophir $780, Plymouth 15c, Quicksilver 50,
do preferred $lS.75, Sierra Nevada SOC,
Standard So Union Consolidated Coo Vel
low Jacket doc.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
New York. oct. 1.-Government bonds,
/ cfa DIV da nd
pons) 1221a, u. S. 5s Registered ana cou-
pons) 1159i do As Gegistered) 111A, do As
Coupons 1928, Pacific 6s 100.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, oct. 1.-Wheat-Active,st STEADY;
| Walla Walla, acc; valley, 49c per bushel.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, oct. 1-Wheat-No. I
shipping, 95c choice, 96hc; milling, 9Il4c
! Q$1.O21a.
Barley-Feed, fair to good, 52iaQ57lac
choice, 5S%c brewing, 62lad7Oc.
Oats-Milling, 75QS5c; Surprise, SOdS5c;
fancy feed, 75WS5c; gray, 67i9@75c.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, oct. Wheat ruled weak and
before noon had sold off nearly &c from
the close last night. The deliveries in the
| northwest were again liberal and all the
markets were easy.
| Close: December wheat Gle, corn 27asc,
May oats 2Ol5c, rye Ale, barley 42c flax
94laQ95c, timothy $40.
Receipts: Wheat 10000, corn 32l 900, oats
$4,000.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, oct. 1.-Choice beeves were
firm and the smallness of the supply pre-
vented any further decline in common
to choice natives. Fancy beeves, $500
$50; butchers and Gamers, S.75d3 40;
COWS and heifers. $l5O03.75. Western cat
tie sold slowly at weak prices.
hn h111l Of no rr.r.lxr elap no 81
hands early, the best lightweights selling
at &c higher, while heavy hogs were that
much lower. Common to prime heavy
So 7504.35; butchers weights, $3.90Q4.4O;
mixed lots $S9OQ4.40; hghtweghts $685.
@405.
Trade in sheep was fairly active at
about previous prices, medium grades
again showing weakness. Native sheep
sold at $l.5O0375 chiefly at S2.5003.1O, and
sales were made of western sheep al
$2.5003.15. Lambs sold at $304.3O, and a
few prime lots sold at $i.50M4.75, but the
general lamb market was considerably
lower than last week.
Receipts Cattle 1O,5OO calves 900, hogs
10000 sheep 10000.
Omaha, oct. 1.-Cattle market steady
on best beeves, others 10c lower. West
err steers, S2.75d4; Gamers, $l.50M2.35i
stocHers and feeders, $275d3.SO; calves
$305.25.
Sheep-Steady; fair to choice Westerns
$2.2j03; sheep, S202S5; lambs $3.5Od475
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, oct. January pork, $3.50
lard, $5.8j; ribs, S4S7.
THE WOOL MARKET
Boston, oct. 1.-The wool market con-
tinues firm and fine business is being done
especially in Australian woods, and prices
for this line are fully %M1c higher than
last week. Although prices are not ma
terially changed, yet it is much easier
to move woods.
Territory wools-Montana medium and
fine, Hole; secured. 356l6c; Montana
No. medium, 1lml6c; secured 35Q37c
Utah, Wyoming. etc, fine medium anc
fine 10i5c: secured, 33G35c.
California wools-Northern spring, ia
14c; secured, SS0Ac; middle counties
spring, 1l@l3c; secured, 33d35c
Australia, secured basis-Combing, 420
i5c; combing good, 4Oa41c; comblng, $50
39c; Queensland, cOmbing, 38d40c.
London, oct. IAN excellent catalogue
was offered at the wool auction sales to-
day. The American purchases so fan
amounted to 1900 pounds.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
New York, oct. 1.-Bar silver, &c.
Copper-Quiet; brokers' price, SIP; ex
change price, $121O0l225
Lead-Firm; brokers' price, $315; eX
change price, $3.35Q3,3715.
MISCELLANEOUS
New York, Oct. 1.-Hops-Dun.
Wool-Steady.
Petroleum-steady; United closed al $12
, bid.
Pig iron-Firm.
CoHee-Closed steady; March, S146OG
1915; December, $15Q15.15; spot Rio steady
, NO. z, SIG
Sugar-Raw. strong; centrifugal, 90 test
8 slice; refined, firm and good demand.