The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-22
MARKEr REPORTS BY TELEGRAPH
wall street Trading Purely of a Pro-
feSSiOual Nature

IeSstOnal Nature.
New York, Feb. 19.-The stock market |
To-Day was purely professional affair and !
the dealings were unrelieyed by news Of |
an especially interesting character. The
mutual stock prices were generally a frac-
eion ABOVE closing figures yesterday, with
more pronounced improvement in Grang- |
ers. The volume Of business was very
night At II o'clock the prices stiffened
sIgntiy. with Leather preferred and Pa
CHIC Mail most in request. The market
was almost stagnant in the second hour
and the movement of prices practically
devoid of significance.
Money-Easy at 2 per cent; closed at 2
per cent.
Sterling exchange-Heavy at $4S71s0
4.S7A for demand, and $4S6A04. S61s for 60
days.
TACOMA WHEAT
Tacoma. WASH, Feb. 19.-Wheat-Rath-
er depressed, but prices holding firm. Quo
tations, SOC for club and &c for bluestem.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Or, Feb. 19-Markets are un-
changed.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco. Feb. Extraordinarily
extras, $4@4.10; bakers extras, $S.SOGS.90;
superfine. $2.S5@3.1O
| Wheat-Shipping wheat $1.121h for No.
! and $l.13% for choice; milling wheat 81. 221x
Q1.271z.
Rarley-Feed, fair to good, zoe; choice,
71A@72hc; brewing, 8OG85c.
| Oats-Milling, 771A@821ac: Surprise, 95c0
81; fancy feed, 821h@S71ac; good to choice,
75G821sc; poor to fair, 65@821sc: black for
seed, 75c@$1.20; gray, 75@S21sc.
| CHICAGO GRAIN.
| Chicago, Feb. 19-Wheat-There was a
very fair speculative trade, though the
range was moderate at NC. The early
(, trend was upward but the demand was
| promptly met and buyers began to reduce
their bids. Close: May wheat, 651hc; corn.
soc; oats, 21c. Receipts: Wheat, $1,000
bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats. 34o, 900
bushels.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
U. S. new As (registered), 117s; U. S. new
As (coupons), 117A: U. S. IS (registered),
113; U. S. IS (coupons). 1874; U. s. As Greg.
istered and coupons), 10; Pacific IS OF
1885, 100.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
Bar silver, 671hc.
Copper-Firm; brokers' price, 5000; ex-
change price, $1O.62h@10.65.
Lead-Firm; brokers' price, 50; exchange
price, $S.17R.
Chicago, Feb. 19.-Todays receipts Of
cattle were heavier than for some time
past. The trade was fairly good, prices
averaging 1Oc lower for beef cattle. To
| =
400 for common to prime; cows and he'll
ers, $685. bulls, $2@3.5O.
Hogs-Buyers succeeded in puttint
prices 21a@31ac lower, and trade was acllv'
l at the reduced prices, both Chicago pack
. ers and eastern shippers taking hold free
4 ly. Common to prime sold at $3.S5Q4.l7As.
e Sheep-There was good demand ant
sales were at steady prices. Common t,
: choice native sheep were saleable at $zSoQ
: $50, the bulk fetching $3.25@S.60; western
: sold at $525@S.65, and lambs at $S5OW4.1s
3 principally at 81 and over.
;. PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
b Chicago, Feb. 19.-Pork, $40; lard, $5.o7
t ribs, $5.&.
MISCELLANEOUS.
= New York, Feb. 19-Hops-Dul.
Wool-Quiet.
Petroleum-Steady; United closed a
: $1.951A bid.
a Coffee-Closed quiet; March, $1260g12.T
t spot Rio, steady; No. Z, $13.25.
t Sugar-Raw. strong; fair refining, 3At
), centrifugal, SO test, 4hc; refined, firm.