Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-03-14
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.

New York, March 10.-Today's stocl
| market fell slightly below yesterday
record in point of activity and was
purely professional affair." The debate a
| Washington over the Cuban unpleasant
| ness again oyerhung the speculation anC
| the sharp talk by several of the senators
had disturbing influence in Wall street
| METAL QUOTATIONS.
| New York, March 10-Bar silver-6Sasc c
| Copper-Easy; brokers' price, s1l; ex.
change price, sl1a11. .121a.
Lead-steady; brokers' price, 50; ex-
/! change price 3310G3. 12R.
| MINING STOCKS.
| New York, March 10.-Bulwer zoe, Chol-
| lar 45c, Crown Point SOC, Con. Cal. & Va
! $3.50, Deadwood 75c, Gould & Curry SOC,
| Hale & Norcross $120, Homestake so,
Ophir $780, Plymouth 20c. Quicksilver
$3.50 do preferred $500 Sierra Nevada
60c, Standard $3.50, Union Consolidate
60c, Yellow Jacket 35c.
LOCAL MINING STOCKS.
Reported by c. S. Rutter: Phoenix &c,
War Eagle s., Iron Mask 81, Josie 35c,
Evening Star 1212c, Homestake Sc, 0. K.
zoe, Old Ironsides 10c, St Elmo 12c, Poor
man 12c.
BOSTON WOOL.
Boston, March 1O.-The wool market
continues dull, buyers only operating as
they are forced to have supplies. There
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. 11Nl4c; secured. 3613Se; Utah,
Wyoming, etc, fine medium and fine, 100
l3c; secured 3fGl3Gc.
California woods, northern spring, ia
15c; secured, 3$036c; middle country
spring, 11@l3c; secured, S2053c.
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 al extreme prices A fair
show of Cape of Good Hope and Natal
woods sold we'll.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Marcn lU.--Cattle-There We're
hardly enough cattle in the yards to in.
duce buyers to venture out, but the offer
ings were finally disposed of at yester-
days 1oc decline The sales We're on a
basis of $3.50d4,5 50 for common to strictly
choice native beeveS, trading being large
ly a Sc. 3.S0G4.25. Cows brought $293; calves
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 5010c. Common to
best droves of heavy mixed and butchers
weights sold at So. 9o0i4.20.
Sheep-Prces today were steady, there
being a good general demand. Common
to choice saleable brought $2. 775Gf375;
westerns SO. 10G3.65 lambs S3.S504.G0.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Chicago, March 10.-Pork 1896; lard.
$50; ribs, S5,.332.
MISCELLANEOUS.
New York, March 10-Hops-Dull.
WoCl-Dun.
Petroleum-Firnn.
Coffee-Closed steady; March, $13.25; spot
Rio, steady at an advance; No. 7, S13 1212
Sugar-Easier; refined, quiet
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, March Wheat which looked
strong at the close yesterday opened at
15c decline. The weakest factor in the
market was the lower cables. Close: May
wheat 647sc; corn 30l4c; oats 201sc. Re
cepts: Wheat $1,000 bu; corn 10000 bu;
oats QG0 bu.