Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-02-06
Portland Wheat.

Lead-The market continued strong but with.
out activity; domestic, $3.50; exchange, s3.101
| M3.15
Portland Wheat.
Portland, Or, Feb 2.-Wheat-Walla Walla
S1@S2c: valley, S4GlS5c
San Francisco Grain.
| San Francisco, Feb. 2.-Wheat-shipping
| $1.4O for No. 1 and $1.4lA for choice; milling
| ST. .45@1.5O.
| Barley-Feed, fair to good, 731aM75c choice
| 7SA0tsOc; brewing, s714@95c.
| Oats-Fancy white feed, $1.371@G1.45; good tc
! choice, s1.15@1.35; poor to fair, s1@1.1o; Sur
prise, s1.45o11.55; gray, $1.15@1.3o; black fol
feed, 95cM1.05; black for seed, S1.1O11.25: red
$1.10@l.20; milling, $1.3OM1.45.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Feb. 2.-In wheat Liverpool opened
Id. higher for futures and I'D lower for spot
| wheat. That and an impression that wheat
had had it's break it was generally ex-
pressed, caused firm opening here The fail
ure of a rather important Boston grain firm
who were long Of wheat in this market and
the selling out of line on their account
caused a decline in the price Immediately after
the opening, but the market responded readily
to anything of a bullish character.
Close: May wheat, 75&lc; corn, 2i2sc; oats,
1880.
Receipts: Wheat 10000, corn 375, ,oO0 oats
| 321, 600
Boston Wool.
Boston, Feb. 2.-There has been falling Oft
in the sales in the wool market here this week
Nevertheless the demand has been active and
sales foot up over 000 pounds Values are
held frmer and in some instances an advance
has been asked, but it is hard work to effect
| a sale at higher figures. Territory woods con-
tinue to meet 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
tatonS:
Territory wools-Montana fine medium and
fine 9hM11c; secured price, 3O@32c staple, 81
@35c; Utah. Wyoming, ETC., S@11c; secured
price 30M32c; staple, 34435c.
California woos-Northem spring, Hobo;
secured price, 33@3ic; middle county spring,
9M10c; secured price, 30G032c.
Australian wools-Scoured basis, combng su-
perfine, 47@4Sc; combing good, 42@45c; combins
average, 39Q41c: Queensland combing 400I45c.
London Wool.
London, Feb. 2-There spirited COM
petition at the wool auction sales today, with
American representatives the largest buyers.
Merinos were firm, crossbreds hardening and
lambs I'D old. above the price of last week.
The selection offered was large and of good
quality. New Zealand greasy crossbreds ruled
firm and Victorian greasy stock was in active
demand. The number of bales offered We're
15600.
Live Stock.
Chicago, Feb. 2.-Cattle-Beef steers sold
about 50. 4503.7 % for the poorest dressed beef
grades, up to s5@l5.15 for a few prime carloads
the bulk selling at $3.9004.75. 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 So 250l3. .35; com
to prime droves going at So. 15@3.45; choice
pigs selling high light hogs.
Sheep-The demand fairly active at $50
@2.75 for inferior sheep up to s3S5 for choice
fiocks most of the western and natives going
s3.25. An occasional sale of choice ma
tive sheep was made at $4@410 The sales
were made at S3.5003. rs for the poorest Lambs
up to $3.50 for good fat ones, few choice ex-
ira lots selling around $4.S0M510
Receipts: Cattle $500, hogs $1,000, sheep
L. 900.
Packing House Products.
Chicago, Feb. Pork, $7.65; lard, $3.50; ribs,
$3.50.
miscellaneous.
New York, Feb. 2.-Hops-Steady.
Wool-Quiet.
Petroleum-Firmer; United closed at 921ac
bid
Coffee-Closed quiet with prices unchanged;
March, $9.35@9.4O; spot Rio, dull; No 7, So. rs.
Sugar-Raw, steady; centrifugal, Sc test, 3Ac;