Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-18
ADVANCE IN LEVEL OF PRICES
Wall street Operations Resulted In
Substantial Gains.

New York Sept. 14,-Today's operations
have resulted in another substantial al
vance in the level of prices on the stock
exchange. There was some talk during
the morning of the existence of power
full bear pool which was prepared for eX-
tensive operations for a decline: me
coupled with the fact that London prices
came lower apparently because Of doubts
raised by yesterday reaction mere, LED 10
the early success of the bear contingent.
Money-Firm, closed at 112a2 per cent;
sterling exchange. weak at $4S47sM4.S5 for
demand, and $4S2Bn4S234 for 90 days.
Government bonds.
New York, Sept. 4.-U. S. new As reg
istered) 125a@l26$s, do coupons 1850
1865, U. S. As TegistereQ !11%4ll2A, do
(coupons) 113A@114, U. S, IS registered
and coupons) 1l4AQ114a, Pacific Gs of 1895,
102.
Closing Quotations.
New York, Sept. 14.-Atchison 159s,, do
trail Pacific a. c., b. and q. 1902 Great
Northern preferred 40, Illinois Central
1857, Lake Shore III, Michigan Central
1897, Missouri Pacific 3Ss. Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas, 1914, do preferred 40H, New
York Central 1854 North American Co;
5A, Northern Pacific 202s. do preferred
Oregon Short Line "a, Rock Island ,9512,
st. Paul l0lA, do preferred lA5l%; southern
Pacific Pig, Union Pacific 232s. Adams
Express 1856, American Express ll6, Unit ut
General Electric 49, Lead Az, Pacific
Mail 37A Pullman 1921, Sugar 15612'
Western Union SO, Chicago & Northwest
ern 1894 do preferred 1854.
Metal Quotations.
New York, Sept 14-Bar silver 5613c.
Lake copper-Quiet; $ll1541l20.
Quiet $11.15M11.25.
Lead-Weak; exchange &.25G430 brok-
ers prices, strong "a.
Live stock.
steers were at hand good enough 10 reach
IS. Feeders $3.SO44.40, choice veal calves
sold at 1925 and a few up to $3.50.
Hogs-The great bulk of good heavy
rarely up to 1920 and fancy bacon pigs at
$4.30.
Sheep-Local slaughterers bought most
of the good western sheep at $1,000
Feeders took ewes around $3.50 and feed
ing grades at $3.500375. Not many sheep
sold below 1925, and only rev smaI Iots
of fancy natives went above 81. LAMPS
went at steady prices, several lots sold
around $3.50; some fancy lambs up to
1915, though most good lots went at $oY
$50
Receipts: Cattle $500, hogs 1900, sheep
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Sept. 14.-The opening in wheat
was strong. December, which closed Mon
day at 941sM94Ac opened at from 9oisc 10
$3.50 and during the next half hour IL
huctuated between the starting quota
lions and 94Hc. 1t started up again from
the latter point and rose with the same
aggressive persistency that has so fire.
quently characterized it in the last three
months.
The real reasons for the early stTeng,th,
however, were bad French and Italian
crop reports and statistics from the
Washington agricultural bureau showing
that Europe would have to import DO
900, 600 bushels of wheat from North
America this season, all of which, with
the exception of about 25,0OO,0OO must
total than has ever been called for in one
season before.
Close: December wheat, 9415c; corn
Receipts: Wheat 10000 corn $4,000;
oats, $4,000.
miscellaneous.
New York, Sept. 14.-Hops-Quiet
Coffee-Closed barely steady; December, |
SO. 40Q6.45; spot Rio, steady; No. Z, invoice, |
7c; jobbing, TIC.
SUgar-Raw, strong; refined strong.