Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-29

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Nothing In the foreign
domestic news to hand before the opening was
of strong enough character to influence the
wheat market to any but very moderate ex-
tent. Liverpool was quoted easy and Rd lower
for spot wheat and unchanged but dull for fu-
lures. There inquiries here from the
other side at the opening but they were be-
low working limit. Close: May wheat. 79Ac;
corn, 24c; oats, 171sc. Receipts: Wheat %, 900
bushels. corn $4,000 bushels oats $4,000 bush
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Portland Wheat.
Portland, Jan: 22.-Wheat-Walla Walla, $50
Sac; Valley, S6Qs7c.
San Francisco Grain.
San Francisco, Jan. MISUNDERSTANDING.
s1.51A for No. and si.52h for choice; milling.
s1.57hQ1.62h.
Barley-Feed. fair to good. soc; choice s21s@
Oats-White feed. s1.1O11.4O; SURPRISE $1,000
LOO; milling. s1.25@1a5 black for feed SIG
LIS; black for seed, $1.2OQ135; red for seed,
$1.10QD1.2 20; red for feed. $1.07h01.1O
boston Wool.
Boston, Jan. 22.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow of the wool market:
All previous records broken by this
weeks enormous sales. The last best record OF
| a week was that Of July rs, 1894. The large
| manufacturers of Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts and Boston dealers were the principal
i buyers. Purchasing Is almost entirely on spec
ulation, many OF the buyers having part Of
their machinery shut down. Purchases of
| secured woods were particularly large. Amer
| leans are rushing forward foreign woods In
| this country. The demand this week has
/ cred every grade OF WOOL but medium and
| fine medium woods have sold more freely than
| fine The sales of the week are 7,7090 900 pounds
| domestic and 3.799.0O0 pounds foreign, against
1920, 500 pounds domestic and 2040 900 pounds
foreign last week and 1892, 600 pounds domestic
| and 2,6S9, 600 pounds foreign for the same week
last year.
The sales to date show decrease of 1854. 600
| pounds domestic and 2,020 900 pounds foreign
| from the sales to the same date in 1896.
The receipts to date show decrease of 2o56
| bales domestic and 591 bales foreign.
| London Wool Sales.
London. JAM Pat the wool auction sales
today 10,545 bales were offered. of which 1000
| were withdrawn. The home trade and Ger
man buyers took the bulk of the offerings
while little suitable for France was taken.
The American buyers purchased about 600
bales. Crossbreds were firm over the closing
rates of the December sales. Cape of Good
| Hope and Natal woods sold more freely at the
opening at a decline. The selection of sales
| today very large and of a good quality.
Greasy and secured Victoria sold well for all
accounts.
Live stock.
| Chicago. Jan. 22.-Cattle-Sales were made
| at S3.50p4 for common to medium dressed beef
| steers up to $dD5 for good to choice export and
shipping cattle and limited numbers Of prime
heavy beeves went for $5.10G5.3O. Cows and
heifers brought $2Q35O bulls. $393.50; calves
$3.50.
Hogs-The demand was exceedingly poor al
So. 15QD350 for coarse heavy to prime light ship
: | ping lots. The bulk of the sales were at So $50
: 3.45. the top sales being made early.
In sheep the prices were stronger, the sale
E being a basis of s2.25@2.5O for the poores
Sheep up to 50. IS for the best focks. Western
| sold readily at S. 251350; yearings, s35OdD4. IS
| and lambs at $3.35@5.
Recepts-cattle $500 head hogs 3D. 900 head
: | sheep 5000 head.
3 Miscellaneous.
e | New York, Jan. 22.-Wool--Quiet.
| Observation-Disclosures; United closed at S5c bid
Sugar-Raw. quiet; refined, quiet.