The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-02-06
THE MARKETS by TELEGRAPH.
Metal Quotations.


New York, Feb. 2.-Bar silver. 649sc.
Copper-Easy; lake, brokers price, fl2; ex-
change, $12.
Lead-The market continued strong but with
out activity; domestic $780, exchange $SlOh
Portland wheat.
Portland Or Feb 2.-Wheat-Walla Walla,
s1qS2c; valley, s4qS5c.
San Francisco Grain.
San Francisco. Feb. 2.-Wheat-shipping,
sl.4O for No. and s1.41A for choice; milling,
I45Q1.50.
Barley-Feed. fair to good 7ShQ75c; choice.
7S% qSOc brewing, S7l1G95c.
Oats-tancy whte ieed' N.SiHWl4o' gooa 10
choice, s115ql.S5 poor to fair $ldl.lO; Sur
prise, S1.45l155; gray, $l.15QL30; black for
feed, 95cQl.O5; black for seed. sl1Oq1.25; red,
s110Ql20 milling, $1.30q145.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Feb. I'm wheat Liverpool opened
Id. higher for futures and I'd. lower for spot
wheat. That and an impression that wheat
had had its break" as it was generally ex-
pressed, caused firm opening here. The fall
OF rather important Boston grain firm
who were Tong Of wheat in this market and
the selling out of line their account,
caused decline in the price Immediately after
the opening. but the market responded readily
to anything of a bullish character.
Close: May wheat, 75%e; corn. 2issc; oats
1Shc.
Receipts: Wheat 10000 corn $4,000. oats
32l, 000
Boston Wool.
Boston, Feb 2.-There has been falling OFF
| in the sales in the wool market here this week.
| Nevertheless the demand has been active ana
sales foot up over 1O, 900, 900 pounds. Values
| held hrmer and in some instances advance
| has been asked, but it is hard work to effect
| a sale at higher figures. Territory woods con-
tinue to meet a good business. The call for
| fleece woods is good and slight advances have
| been secured in some instances. Australian
wool continues active with prices strong. Quo
tations:
Territory wools-Montana fine medium and
fine, shgllc; secured price SogS2c; staple "a
/ Ql35c; Utah, Wyoming, etc. S0llc; secured
J nri
| California woos-Northern spring, 11@13c;
secured price SSaS4c; middle county spring.
| 9d1Oc; secured price, 30Q32c.
Australian wools-Scoured basis, combing SUI
perfne, 47q4Sc; combing good 42Q45c; combing
average. Ssa4le; Queensland combing' 4OQ45c.
London Wool.
London, Feb. 2.-There was a spirited com
| petition at the wool auction sales today, with
| American representatives the largest buyers.
| lambs l5d.Q1d. above the price of last week.
! The selection offered large and Of good
quality. New Zealand greasy crossbreds ruled
firm and Victorian greasy stock was In active
| demand. The number Of bales offered were
900.
Chicago, Feb 2-Cattle-Beef steers sold
| about 49, l5Q3.75 for the poorest dressed beef
grades, up to s5q5.l5 for few prime carloads,
| the bulk selling at S3.90Q4.75. There a
! steady demand for feeding cattle although
buyers had to pay as high as $3.50 for good
steers
Hogs-sales were largely at 50 25as.s5 COM
mon to prime droves going at sS.1543.45; choice
pigs selling high as light hogs.
Sheep-The demand fairly active at 81. &c
G275 for inferior sheep up to 1875 for choice
focks most of the western and natives going
over 1925. An occasional sale Of choice ma
tive sheep was made at AG410. The sales
were made at $3.5OQ375 for the poorest lambs
up to $50 for good fat ones, few choice ex.
ira lots selling around S4SOo510.
Receipts: Cattle $780, hogs 1900. sheer
. r. 900.
miscellaneous.
New York, Feb. 2.-Hops-Steady.
| Wool-Quiet.
Petroleum-Firmer; United closed at s21k
bid.
| Coffee-Closed quiet with prices unchanged
March, $9.350e.l 40; spot Rio, dull No. 7. 49, "a
, Sugar-Raw, steady; centrifugal, s6 test, SIC
refined, quiet and steady.