Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-03-07
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

New York March 3.-The share specu
! lation today was compare lively duh, busi
| ness being less active than yesterday
| The course of prices was irregular ant
| dictated for the crowd by the profes
| sional dealers.
| The initial prices on the stock exchange
were irregular, with changes unfmportant
| General Electric gained per cent, the
strength being largely due to the legal de
cision in favor of the company by the
United states supreme court. Sugar inn
proved to similar extent on the covering
of shorts. The rise was stimulated by
advances in the staple The general list
also scored important fractional gains. At
II prices were sagging and Sugar and Bur
llngton each lost a point. Intense dull
ness perVaded the market hour.
MINING STOCKS.
Buiwer 12c Chollar 40c Crown Point Soc
Consolidated California and Virginia S1.55,
Deadwood SOC, Gould & Curry 30c. Hale G
Norcross 81. Is, Iron Silver 20c, Mexican 45c
Ontario s11, Ophir $1.20, Plymouth 20c
Quicksilver 81. 50, Quicksilver preferred So
Sierra Nevada 25c, Standard S2.9S, Union
Consolidated soc, Yellow Jacket 28c.
LOCAL MINING STOCKS.
Reported by C. S. Rutter: Phoenix &c,
Josie 35c, Homestake Sc, Evening Star
1274c, O. X. 2oc, War Eagle $1.75, iron Mask
Sl.25, Crown Point G0c.
METAL QUOTATIONS..
New York, March 2.-Bar silver. 6Sl4c
Copper-Dull; brokers' price, SLIGO; ex-
change price, S11G11.12l2.
Lead-Quiet; brokers' price, $3.05; eX
change price, SO 2212Gl3.25
WOOL SALES.
London, March 3.-The second series OF
the colonial wool sales opened today,
There was a large attendance and bid
ding was spirited, especially by France,
who bought largely of merinos and spar
ingly of cross-breds. Cape of Good Hopt-
and Natal woods were in good demand,
greasy showing a farthng and secured 20
advance Merinos sold generally 3 per cent
higher. There was q good attendance of
American buyers present. but their TAX
ings were very small.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, H., March -Cattla-ToJay's
market was of the usual Tuesday charac~
ter, receipts being small and largely Tex
ans, and prices were strong at yesterdays
advance Feeding cattle S3G3.15; cows and
heifers. $2.750315, with choicer lots at
81, 150375
Ross-The offerings were fa. too light
today to satisfy the trade requirements
Prices were a good 10c higher and the pens
We're soon emptied OF their occupants
common TO choice droves selling at $3 15Q
4.l0.
Sheep-There was a fairly active demand
at strong prices in which sales We're OF
a basis Of 81. .5oGl3,60 for common to choice
sheep, and 3.59QI43 80 for lambs. Few
lambs sell below 81.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, March 2.-Pork, $9,s7; lard,
$50; rios, $5.25.
MISCELLANEOUS
New York, March 3.-Hops-Quiet.
Wool-Quiet.
Petro1eum-Dull United closed at sl26.
Coffee-Closed barely steady; March,
So G00f2. 70; spot Rio, quiet but firm; No. I,
$13 25l113.59
Sugar Raw. firm; refined, quiet.
TACOMA WHEAT
Tacoma WASH, March 3.--Nheat re
mains stationary. Quotations, club 5Sc,
bluestem 61c.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Or, March 3,-Wheat-Cn-
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, Cal, March 3-Wheat-
wheat, $1.1213 for No. and S1.13sl
for choice; milling wheat, s. 1.22l441 1.2712.
Rarley-f'eed, fair to good. 72-: choice,
1AM12tac; brewing, S0Gi85c.
Oats-Aillng, 150S0c; SURPRISE @0U95c;
fancy feed, 7712NS0c; good 10 choice, 70t75c;
poor TO fair, 60lt65c; black for seed, 55c@
i. .1G; gray, 6112GlT5c; red for seed, 3Jc0$lG5.
CHICAGO WHEAT.
Chicago, March 3.-Wheat was extreme
ly dull today, the dulIness reaching almost
to point Of stagnation, and, while show
lng some tirmness early, soon turned
weak. Close: May wheat, 665se corn,
3g12c; oats, 211sc. Receipts; Wheat, 21,gOV
bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, i57, ,90y
bushels.