The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-19

Drops Half Cent.
New York. Oct. 16-The action Of the
stock market was actively Influenced BY
a rise In the rates OF foreign exchange to
within q fraction Of the gold exporting
point. Various reasons were advanced,
but it is really attributable to the changes
in the course Of our merchandise trade,
imports increasing, while exports show =
moderate decline.
Money! Easy; closed at per cent
Sterling exchange Strong; $4.S711G487X
for demand and $4.S7G4.S7A for 60 days.
Government enthusiastically.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
u s. new As Registered and coupons)
121A, u. s. SIS Registered and coupons)
114A, do As (registered and coupons) 1113k,
Pacific SIS of 1895 100.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS..
Atchison 21ss. Adams express $50, Amer
lean express 116, Canadian Pacific cox,
Central Pacific 1S1s, Burlington S6N, Dis
tillers & Cattle Feeders Co. 1874, Great
Northern preferred 1s4, Illinois Central
100, Kansas & Texas preferred S7h, Lake
Shore 150h Lead Trust 141h, Michigan
Central SO, Missouri Pacific 36M. National
Cordage 8A. do preferred 151s, North AM
erican Co. 5A, Northern Pacific 4M. do
preferred 1875, Northwestern 1OeHs do pre-
fered 14811, New York Central 1O0h. New
York and New England 81. Oregon Short
Line II, Tactic Mail, SO11s, Pullman Palace
17S, Rio Grande & Western IL, do preferred
Al. Rock Island 70. st. Paul 76N. do pre-
ferred 127, Southern Pacific "a, sugar Re-
States express 46. Wells Fargo express 101,
Western Union 9211, General Electric 37x,
National Linseed 233s.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Oct. 16.--Wheat-Dull: steady:
Walla Walla 46c; valley 49@49h per bushel.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, Oct. 16.-Wheat- Ship
ping No. CSC; choice 96Ac; milling 97kc0
81.
Barley-Feed, fair to good. COO; choice
exc; brewing. S2h@00c.
Oats-Milling, S01S5c; Surprise. S509oc:
fancy feed, 75Q8212c; black. for seed. ~
100; gray 65075c.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Wheat ruled strong
and higher early in the day, despite the
fact that cables came q little lower, and
Mat the war scare was over. The senti-
ment was bullish and found some justi-
fication in the lighter deliveries in the
northwest, which, for the first time in
several weeks, were below those OF the
same day last year. Close - December
wheat 6O1sc; corn, 27Ac; oats, 1SMc. Re
ceipts-Wheat 229, 900 bu; corn As, 900 bu;
oats 100000 blu.
MINING STOCKS.
New York, Oct. 16-Bulwer SC. ChollaI
5Oc, Crown Point 40c, Con. Cal. & Va.
$40, Deadwood soc, Gould & Curry sc.
Hale & Norcross $3.50, Homestake SIS
Iron Silver 25c. Mexican Coo, Ontario -
Ophir $1.35, Plymouth 15c, Sierra Nevada
BIC. Standard $780, Union Consolidated
soc, Yellow Jacket 40c.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
New York. Oct. 16.-Bar silver CSC.
Copper-Dull; brokers' price. 81: ex.
/ change price, $12@12.O5.
Lead-Quiet; brokers' price, 1910.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Common to choice cat.
tie weighing 1000 to 170O pounds were sale
able at $34OG5.5O, with the greater part Of
sales at A.50Q525. The stocker and feeder
trade this week has been lively and al
the offerings have fallen on, prices FOL
good lots have flrmed up, more sales be.
ing made at $3.8OQ4.1O. Bulls were again
in good demand at $1.75Q3.85, not many
going above andcows and heifers brought
81. 40Q3.80. Western rangers are not sell
ing az well as usual, and the sales are
largely at q decline Of 10c, few going
above 81.
Hogs-The bulk OF the sales took place
at $3800390, and the choicest droves sold
at $4Q4.1O, as against $3.50 year ago
Pigs were offered in great numbers and
sold at $2@8.SO.
Sheep-The prices were firm for choice
flocks, but weak for others. Inferior ia
choice natives $12503; westerns $3G460
and lambs $3Q4.50 for poor to prime.
Receipts-Cattle $4,000 head calves So
head. hogs AZ O00 head. sheen 180O0 head