The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-29
MARKET REPORTS BY TELEGRAPH
Reaction Was the Order of the Day on
Wall Street.

New York, Feb. 25.-Reaction was the
order of the days stock speculation, the
initiative coming from London, where a
lower market for American securities was
reported.
The stock market opened lower under
discouraging influences of a reaction in
Americans in the London market and mod
crate sales for that account here. Con-
cessions in prices were fractional. with
the exception of leather preferred which
slumped 22s per cent to 65H Missouri
Pacific doomed into prominence soon after
the opening. and on purchases mainly to
cover short contracts, rose 1% to 249s
Near midday Manhattan yielded per
cent to 1041s. The general list also dis
played a reactionary tendency, with West
ern Union leading.
Money-Easy at S@4 per cent; closed at
3G3A per cent.
Sterling exchange-Steady; s4S7lad4 STU
for demand. and $4.S6lAq 4.S61h for 60 days.
MINING STOCKS.
Bulwer 22c, Crown Point Csc, Consoli-
dated California and Virginia 50, Dead
wood SOC, Gould & Curry 3Sc Hale e. Nor
cross S1.15. Homestake 1922, Iron Silver pc.
Mexican Soc, Ontario ST. Ophir SIPS, Ply
mouth zoe, Quicksilver $1S7. Quicksilver
preferred $3.50, Sierra Nevada S9c, Stand
ard $780, Union Consolidated SOC, Yellow
Jacket 35c.
TACOMA WHEAT.
Tacoma Wash, Feb 5.-Notwithstand-
ing the advance at Liverpool and Chicago
the market today showed no change in
local wheat. Quotations for export, club
5Sc, bluestem Gle.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland, Or, Feb. 25.-The wheat mark
ct is unchanged.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 25-Wheat-
Spring wheat, $1.121AG1.13S4 for No. 1. and
H.15 for choice; milling wheat, $1.221a@
1.271l
Barley-Feed, fair to good, zoe; choice,
1h@721sc; brewing, SO6S5c.
Oats-Milling, 756SOc Surprise 9Oc@$1;
poor to fair, 671sQ70c; black for seed, 75cQ
S1.20; gray, 75@80c.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-wheat had another
strong opening because of Liverpool open
Ing showing another advance of ed, and to
the operators having carried over from
the previous day good deal of bull feel
ing engendered by yesterdays news Fur
Their news from Argentine showed the
damage to the wheat crop of such serious
character as to promise a reduction of the
exportable surplus to about 5000, 900
bushels.
Close: May wheat, CTS; corn, Bic; oats.
2llkc. Receipts: Wheat, $1,000 bushels;
corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, 10000 bushels.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
Bar silver 6Sssc.
Copper-Firm; brokers' price, SIC. sly; ex-
change price, $11Q1115.
Lead-Firm; brokers' price, $3.122; ex-
change price. $3.20G3 2215.
WOOL MARKET.
Boston, Feb. 25.-The condition of the
wool market is not materially different
from last week. The prices are being
maintained, but if anything there is a
slight falling off in activity, the business
of the past week being less than any week
this year. In territory the long staple
woods that can be combed maintained a
steady tone, although the recent sales
have been slow. There has been little
business in fleece woods, but the market
is slow within last weeks prices maintain
ed The market for Australian wool con-
tinued firm and the demand holds up well
under the present dull conditions. The
following are quotations for some leading
descriptions:
Territory wools-Montana fine medium
and fine, 11G14c; secured. SOd3Sc; Mon
tana No. medium, 14916c: secured, 800
3Sc Utah, Wyoming, ETC.. fine medium and
fine, 10Q13c; secured 34QS6c; No. medium
l20l4c; secured, 32c.
California wools-Northern spring, la
Iocf SCOuItt, oo4oOci ulluu4S county spring,
1lQ13c; secured, 32GSSc.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Cattle-There was the
usual light Tuesday run and although
the demand did not call for a large num-
Der, yesterdays advance was maintained
The sales today were on a basis of $1,000
44O for common to strictly choice native
dressed beef and shipping cattle. Cows
and heifers brought $25OQ350; calves,
plentiful and sold freely. Stockers and
feeders brought sS.2OQ3.70.
HOgs-The prices continued on the down
grade and packers purchases this morning
were largely at $4,000; shippers paid $i6l
$50 for most of their selections. Sales We're
at an extreme range of $3.SOCI41 7lh.
Sheep-Prlces showed no particular
change, there being a fair demand with
receipts about average. Common to choice
native sheep We're wanted at S3.35@3.65;
Mexican yearlings brought $4q47O, a few
common to fair lambs bringing $3.5OQ39O.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, Feb. 25.- Pork, $3.50; lard, $3.50;
ribs $5.75.
New York. Feb. 5-Hops-Quiet.
Petroleum-Dul.
Coffee-Closed steady; March, S12.45G
l255; spot Rio, steady; No. z, $13.25.
Sugar-Raw, quiet; refined, quiet.
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