The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-14
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, March 1O.-Today's stock
market fell slightly below yesterdays
record in point of activity and was a
purely professional affair. The debate at
Washington over the Cuban unpleasant
ness again overhung the speculation and
the sharp talk by several of the senators
had disturbing influence in Wall street.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
Copper-Easy; brokers' price, $11; ex-
change price, $11Q11.12lk.
Lead-Steady; brokers' price, 50; ex-
change price, S3.10d3.12h.
MINING STOCKS.
New York, March 10.-BulWer Zoe Chol-
lar 45c, Crown Point 30c, Con. Cal. & va.
$1.60, Deadwood 75c, Gould & Curry 90c
Hale & Norcross $1.2O, Homestake $22,
Iron Silver zoe, Mexican soc, Ontario $12.
Ophir S1.65, Plymouth zoe, Quicksilver
$3.50, do preferred $3.50, Sierra Nevada
6Oc, Standard $780, Union Consolidated
Coo, Yellow Jacket Csc.
LOCAL MINING STOCKS.
Reported by c. S. Rutter: Phoenix &c,
War Eagle 49, Iron Mask 81, Josie 35c,
Evening Star 12l5c Homestake &c, o. X.
zoe, Old Ironsides l0c, st. Elmo 12c, Poor
man 12c.
BOSTON WOOL.
Boston, March 10.-The wool market
continues dull, buyers only operating as
has been some trading in fleece woods on
about the same basis as last weeks sale.
Territory woods are yet being very much
neglected and values are nominal. Aus
tralian woods are firm, with only slight
business doing. The following are the
quotations for some of the leading des-
criptions:
Territory woods, Montana fine medium
and fine. 11@14c; secured, 36G9Sc; Utah,
Wyoming etc, fine medium and fine, 100
13c; secured, 34q36c.
California woods, northern spring, ITO
15c; secured, S3Q36c; middle country
spring, 11Q13c secured. 32q33c.
WOOL SALES.
London, March 10.-The best selection
of the series was offered at the wool
auction sales today with an excellent
show of cross-breeds, which widened
Yorkshire operations. The continent is
still the best support they taking the
best merinos at extreme prices A fair
show of Cape of Good Hope and Natal
woods sold well.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Marcn lU.-Cattle-There were
hardly enough cattle in the yards to in
duce buyers to venture out, but the offer
ings were finally disposed of at yester-
days 10c decline. The sales were on a
basis of S3.50d45O for common to strictly
choice native beeves, trading being large
| plenty but active and steady.
Hogs-The supply continues light and
fair to limited meet the demand, and the
pens today were emptied in double quick
time at an advance of 5lD1Oc. Common to
best droves of heavy mixed and butchers
weights sold at SO. 95d4.20.
Sheep-Prices today were steady, there
| being a good general demand Common
/ to choice saleable brought $2.75Q3.75;
westerns $S.10d3.65; lambs $3.S594.6O.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, March 10.-Pork, 1875; lard,
| $3.50; ribs, $500.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
New York, March 10.-Hops-Dull.
! Wool-Dull.
| Petroleum-Firm.
| Cofee-Closed steady; March, $l3.25; spot
Rio. steady at an advance; No. z. Sl3.125a.
| Sugar-Easier; refined, quiet.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, March 1O.-Wheat, which looked
strong at the close yesterday opened at
! nc decline. The weakest factor in the
market was the lower cables. Close: May
wheat 647sc; corn 30i4c; oats 2O7sc. Re
cepts: Wheat $1,000 bu; corn $4,000 bui
oats 10000 Blu.