Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-29
MARKET REPORTS BY TELEGRAPH
Cheerful Sentiment Ruled on Wall Street
All Day.

All LAY.
New York, Feb. 24.-The stock market
started in after the double holiday with
a cheerful sentiment ruling. Continued
favorable interest in our securities was
displayed by foreign dealers and an en-
couraging feature was the report of
fairly large business by commission
houses.
The opening of the stock exchange was
active and prices generally higher than at
the close on Friday. Sugar, Manhattan
and Changers were in good demand, al
though improvements did not exceed frac-
tons. Sugar on good buying advanced
to 1i7@s against 1874, last weeks final
figures. The distribution of business was
wide, embracing hitherto neglected shares
in which noteworthy gains were made.
Silver certificates rose to 70 on purchases
of $4,000.
The market was less animated in the
second hour but there was no abatement
Of the bullish sentiment at midday. Van
derbilt shares were conspicuous by sub
stantial improvements
TACOMA WHEAT.
Tacoma, Wash, Feb. z4,-The wheat
market is dull today Prices for export:
Club 5Sc, bluestem Gle.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland Or, Feb. 2l.-The wheat
markets are unchanged.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN,
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 24--Wheat-
Shipping, $11213 for No and $l.134 for
choice; milling wheat. &.22l20l2712.
Barey-Feed fair to good, zoe; choice,
7r4472l4c; brewing, S0@S5c.
Oats-AIlling, 75089c; SURPRISE 90c@$1i
fancy feed, 80085c; good to choice 75aS0ci
poor to fair, G71aa70c; black for seed
75c0$120; gray, 75@80c.
CHICAGO GRAIN
Chicago. Feb. 2A-Wheat benefited from
its rest from Friday to this morning, as is
seen by the VigOr and strength with which
it inaugurated the week. The strength
was due to the advance of lac on Satur-
day at Liverpool and a further IA adj
vance today. close May wheat, 655sc;
corn 3G8sc oats, 21$sc. Receipts: Wheat
$4,000 bushels; corn, 100000 bushels; oats.
100000 bushels.
MINING STOCKS.
Bulwer 15o, Cholar COO, Crown Point 30c
Consolidated California and Virginia s.
DeadWood soc, Gould & Curry 4Oc, Hale
q Norcross $1.25, Homeetake So. Iron Sill
yer zoe, Mexican zoe, ontario so, Ophir
$120, Plymouth DOC, Quicksilver $lSI
Quicksilver preferred $3.50, Sierra Nevada
40c Standard 1920, Union Consolidated &c,
Yellow Jacket Soc.
METAL Quotations.
Bar silver. 6S75c.
Copper-Firm; brokers price, $l075; eX-
change price &l07501.
Lead Firm; brokers' price SO; exchange
price $3171%03221a.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Feb. 2.-Cattle-Today's re-
markedly small Monday rum was hardly
enough to supply the requirements and
prices We're strong, with an advance of
10015c in desirable offerings. Common TO
extra native beef cattle sold at So. 30M5.65;
COWS brought $263.50
Ho2S-The run was not a remarkably
heavy one TO start off the week with, but
the local packing crowd held back and
as shippers were not buying with their
recent freedom the prices declined 5010c.
Common to prime droVes found purchas-
ers at %t.65G.5.
Sheep-There was n good demand once
more and the offerings We're we'll taken
at firm prices The sales were on the
basis Of $2.5G03.80 for common to choice
native sheep. Westerns were in demand
a $32503.75; yearlings at 50 75Gt4.7O; lambs,
mostly at $40 and upward.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS
Chicago, Feb. 24.-Pork, 50 %; lard, S. So;
ribs, $500.
MISCELLANEOUS
New York, Feb. 24.-Hops Dull.
WoOI-Dull.
Petroleum-Steady
Coftee-Closed inactive; March, $3.50;
spot Rio, quiet; No. T, $13.25.
Sugar-RaW, quiet and firm; refined
steady,