The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-26

MARKET
Wall Street Speculation Flat-Grain Mar.
kets Are Firm.

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was scarce, but the movements in indus
trials and a few Of the usually active
railroad stocks were attended by gossip
or 1umors purporting to affect their posi-
| ton in the market. Government bonds
Steady. Money-Easy; closed at 2 per cent
for demand and $4.S7A@4.S71R for 60 days.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
| U. S. new As Registered and coupon)
122as; u. S. SIS (registered) 1147s; do SIS
! (coupons) 1854; do As (registered) 111A {;
do As (coupons) 111%; Pacific 6's Of 1895 1OO
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Atchison 2O5a, Adams express so, Ameri-
can express 116, Canadian Pacific 5S4, Gen.
trail Pacific TN, Burlington 851a, Distillers
23N, Great Northern preferred 1923, Illinois
Central 9819, Kansas & Texas preferred
"a, Lake Shore $50. Lead Trust 331A, Mich
igan Central 100, Missouri Pacific 343s, Ma
tional Cordage 7h, do preferred 141A, North
America 49, Northern Pacific 45s, do pre-
ferred 1874, Northwestern 1914, do prefer
red 146, New York Central 1O05s, New York
& New England So, Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern 9, Pacific Mail 2815, Pull
man Palace III, Rio Grande & Western
II, do preferred Al, Rock Island 76M, st.
Paul 761A, do preferred 126. Southern Pa
cific %, Sugar Refinery 1854, Union Pacific
1874, United States express 43. Wells Fargo
express 100, Western Union OH, General
Electric $685., National Linseed q.
MINING STOCKS.
Bulwer &c, Chollar 40c Crown Point 40c.
Con. Cal. & Va. $3.50, Deadwood Csc, Gould
& Curry 3Oc, Hale & Norcross $1.3O, Home
stake $25, Iron Silver 25c, Mexican 6Oc,
Ontario s., Ophir 81. 35, Plymouth 15c Quick
silver $685. do preferred $165O, Sierra Ne
vada soc, Standard $2.25, Union Consoli-
dated zoe, Yellow Jacket 35c.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
New York. Oct. 23-Bar silver-67Mc.
Copper-Dull; brokers' price s11.S5; ex-
change price $11.80@1190.
Lead-Steady; brokers' price $315; ex-
change price So. 3513.37h.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland. Or. Oct. administrative.
firm; Walla Walla 47c; valley 5O@501Ac per
bushel.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco Oct Notwithstanding
971ac for No. and $3.50 for choice; mill
ing $1@1.O5.
Barley-Feed, fair to good, Coo; choice
61Ac; brewing 671a@7Oc.
Oats-Milling 75@S5c; Surprise $4,000;
fancy feed 75@821sc; good to choice esq
721ac; gray 65@75c.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Oct. 23.-Wheat-Opened dull,
but maintained a firm undertone and aver
aged slightly higher than it closed last
night. It kept within very narrow range,
however. Cables showed fair amount
of firmness abroad and there was some ex-
port demand at the seaboard. Close: De-
cember wheat 60Ac; corn 271sc; oats 1SAc.
Recepts-Wheat 25O,OO0 bu; corn 265,0O0 blu;
oats 604, 900 bu.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Oct. 23.-Cattle-Sales were on
a basis of $240@3.40 for common to choice
native dressed beef and shipping steers
and at $265@3.75 for stockers and feeders.
Western range cattle were rather slow, at
decline of about 1Oc, with sales Of steers
largely at 81 40GCS On and and hQjfarS
at $2.35G3.75. Range feeders sold at $3.50
$50, some 1400-pound Dakota feeders fetch
ing $3.65.
Good hogs sold at an average Of &c
higher, other kinds being barely steady.
Sales were largely at SO. 55@3.65 for pack
ing, and at $375Q3.S5 for shipping droves,
| common to prime lots going at $3.30@3.9O.
| Sheep-The smaller offerings this week
tend to strengthen the market. The call
for feeders are especially good at $3.50
29O. Inferior to prime sheep were in de-
mand at $1@3.40, few going higher than
50, and western fiocks sold at $2.7O@3, while
lambs sold at s3Q4.5O for common to prime.
| Receipts-Cattle $1,000 head; calves $50
head; hogs $4,000 head; sheep $4,000 head.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
| Chicago, Oct. 23-January pork 10Ac;
corn N1sc: oats 1910.
| MISCELLANEOUS
| New York, Oct. 23.-Hops-Dull.
| Wool-Dull; domestic fleece 18124c.
| Observation-Disclosures.
| Pig iron-Steady; unchanged.
| Coffee-Closed steady: October $4,000
1886; December $13. S0Ql3.90; spot Rio dull;
No. $15.371s.
| Sugar-Raw dull; fair refining 3Mc: Cen
trifugal So test, SIC; refined dull
EXPECT TO REDuGt RUNNING TIME
Union pacific pIans to Gain Eight
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