The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
THE MARKETS 81 TELEGRAPH

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Everything was against
wheat at the opening of the market today.
Most depressing features were early cables and
northwestern receipts. After an advance OF
lc here yesterday, Liverpool was expected to
show steadiness at least and the weakness OF
that market decidedly disappointing. The
northwestern receipts were remarkably large,
l6lS cars as compared with 1881 last week and
1881 last year. Close: December wheat. 6SAc;
corn, 2ihc; oats, 1Slsc.
Receipts: Wheat $4,000. corn $4,000. oats
$4,000.
" heat East Of the Cascades.
Moscow, Idaho. Oct. 27.-Wheat, Soc sacked
Palouse. Wash, oct. 27.-Wheat. SAC. T. o. b.
Coulee City Wash, oct. 2I-Wheat. 46q5ic.
Portland wheat.
Portland oct. 27.-Wheat-Wala walla. Gao
65c; Valley, 6,u6Sc.
San francisco Grain.
San Francisco, oct MISUNDERSTANDING,
N.27ia for No 1 and sl3O for choice; milling,
Barley-Feed. fair to good, 77kqsOc: choice.
STA NS25ac; brewing, S5H90c.
Oats-White oats. s1.O5012O; black, for feed.
| e5c0$l05; black, for seed, S1.2Oq13O; red for
METAL Quotations.
New York Oct. 27.-Bar silver. 6i7sc.
Copper-Easier; Lake brokers' price Si0.75;
exchange price, SO.15Ql0.S5.
Lead-steady; brokers' price. S2.75.
WOOL Market.
Boston, Oct 27.-Although the wool market
Is quiet here this week, its tone is firm in ali
departments. There is but little on the mar
let and dealers are holding and looking for
| basis
of soc for secured and choicest staple lots are
held for 32c Fleece woods are meeting with
sales but the market Is firm and values are
/ hardening The market for Australian woods
I held strong with sales making as supplies are
needed at fun prices.
Quotations: Territory wools-AIontana fine
medium and fine. 9NiOiac; secured price, SOC:
staple, S2c; Utah, Wyoming. etc, fine medium
and fine, 9NlOc; secured, SOC; staple, 3lU32c.
California wOols-Northcn spring. 1lMl3c;
| secured price, zoe; middle county spring. 3B
/ Toe; secured price 27Q2Sc; free northern fall,
/ 1QSc. secured price, 2iH25c.
/ Australian wools-Scoured basis combng SUI
| perhne, 45Gi7c; combing good. 4OQ43c: comb
| ing average. SSqlOc; Queensland, combing, 40
@i2c.
Chicago. Oct. 27.-Cattle-The sales were on
I a basis Of S320G510 for very common to fancy
native beef steers. Stockers and feeders brO, shit
/ S2.6JG3G5; heavy western range feeders, asa
$685. and heifers seas. with a very few
| transactions over $3.50; bulls. I.T5Q3.25.
! Hogs-Common to prime droves sold at s3.05
! Q250. the different weights again selling close
| together. The sales were largely at S3Q3.25
! for packing drOVes. S33jU3.45 for shipping lots
| and S3.45G3.50 for light weight hogs.
sheep-Inferior TO prime hocks OF sheep found
purchasers at Si.50ffj.25; very little being done
over S.. Most Of the western range sheen
sold at s2.25N3; feeders going largely at s.. 20
/ Q2S0 lambs We're in demand at 50. 7543.S0 for
poor 70 prime. Good feeding lambs sold az
Receipts; Cattle $500. hogs $4,000. sheep
clicaso Oct. 27.-January pork s7s2; ribs.
1881; lard $3.50.
New York Oct 27.-ITops-Firm.
Wooi-Quet
Petroleurn-Flrm; United closed at si17 bid.
Coffce-Ciosed steady; March, s9.g0ff2.ej
SPOT Rio. easy; No. invoice. sio.e2is; jobbins.
sagaT-Raw firm; centrifugal. sc test. SIC;
refined, firm.