The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
MARKET REPORTS BY TELEGRAPH
Wall Street Dominated by the Impend-
ing Government Bond Issue.


Wall Street Dominated by the Impeud-
ing Government Bond Issue.
New York. Dec. M.-The stock market
today was essentially q professional one.
in consequence of closing of the year and
evening up of contracts incidental there
to. The dominating influence was the i'm
pending government bond issue. The price
Of the bonds is expected to net the treas
ury about 81 per cent The all-important
point about the new deal Is that tho syndi-
cate does not guarantee to guard the
treasury gold reserve.
Money-On call, 305 per cent: closed
easy at 3 per cent.
Sterling exchange-Dull and lower. with
actual business in bankers bills at $4.88x
@4.SS for demand and $4.S71aG4.S 7X tor =
days.
Government bonds-Firm; state bonds,
dull; railroad bonds. dull.
AVAILABLE STOCKS.
New York, Dec M.-Special advices -
Bradstreet's indicate the following chang
es in available stocks last Saturday, -
compared with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat-United States and Canada. east
Of the Rocky mountains, increase, 1.737, 90
bushels; afloat for and In Europe, de-
crease, 1,744.00O bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, east
of the Rockies increase. 900 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, east
Of the Rockies increase, 626.0OO bushels.
TACOMA WHEAT.
Tacoma, Dec. 31.-Wheat rose another
cent today. The market Is buoyant and
strong. Quotations are: Club. &c: blue
stem, 55c.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Dec. A-Wheat-Dull, steady:
Walla Walla 51@62c; valley, 540541xc.
CHICAG OGRAIN.
Chicago, Dec. 31.-Wheat was unsettled,
showing a decided weakness early in the
session. selling off Nc. but made sharp
reaction later and went up Hc from q
low point, but eased off some The only
weak factor early was the Liverpool CO..
BILE which quoted that market as opening
higher, but losing all the Improvement.
But trade was dull, the financial outlook
unsatisfactory. with money said to be
growing more difficult to borrow and in
terest rates hardening. and as tommor-
row will be a holiday the longs, In view
of the nervous tendency attending the
market, began to liquidate and even up.
which was an important factor In bring
ing about the early decline.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
U. s. new As Registered and coupons)
116, U. S. IS (registered) 112A, do Is (cou-
pons) 112az, do As (regstered) 100. do ~
(coupons) 1101R. Pacific 6s 80.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Atchison 14ss, Adams Express 143. Amer
lean Express 113, Canadian Pacific 80.
Central Pacific IA. Burlington Il, Distillers'
and Cattle 1878. Great Northern preferred
ITO. Illinois Central 92A, Kansas e Texas
preferred 25M. Lake Shore 14Oa4. Lead
Trust 25A, Michigan Central IS. Missouri
Pacific 25A, National Cordage 81. do pre-
ferred 10H. Northern Pacific 31a. do pre-
ferred 1878. Northwestern $685.. do pre-
ferred las, New York Central 81, New Lork
& New England As, Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern A. Pacific Mail 1884, Pull
man Palace 1853, Rio Grande & Western
u, do preferred 49, Rock Island s7x. st.
Paul 6S%. do preferred 126. Southern Pa
cific 2OA Sugar Refinery 1OON, Union Pa
cific 3H, United States Express 40, Wells
Fargo Express 95, Western Union ssh,
General Electric 25A, National Linseed o.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Dec. 3l.-Cattle-Choice lots
were steady, but others were weaker:
sales were on basis Of A.2O04.6O for
beeves. The stocker and feeder market
was as dull as ever. Butchers and can
ners stuff was in good demand; COWS and
heifers. $1.85Q0.
In sheep there was a very good demand
for good sheep and lambs and prices re-
manned strong at $2035O. Westerns were
in demand at $2.7OG3.5O and lambs sold at
$3.25@465
METAL QUOTATIONS.