Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-27

The thIeaEs Grain Markets.

NAtr0E8 6fAtM @AFAfta
CHICAGO. March $50 q. m--The
wheat market has teen very acssve as.d
excited, with wildly fuctuatine prices.
owing 70 the conflicting character Of
the foreign news May wheat opened
as e21a, a, = result of the announce
meni u another decline IN English COG
sols, bot 5000 weakened under . report
that the British money market had be
come flrmer, and prizes fell of 70 s0N
tor MAY. and have since rallied Is 81 =.
The other markets have followed 10
syo patty, bat sith q nRrro9er raare.
May corn 10 q1oted ~ s2i. MAY oats at
Sls., May pork At tl20s. and May lard
a. oe5s. The markets we're full of sx-
eitenent 70 the close. owing 10 the ad-
vance in csnsols. About II o'clock the
whe~f market broke OF sharply, Nav
selling down to scts bot on . rumor
that tbs Queen had called oat tue re-
serves q1iek advance 70 81 \ followed.
The market then huctuAted, bot COZ
tInued strong, ard closed a shade under
the best figures Of YESTERDAY at -
cash. T6st March. 765. April, SIS. May
and S3i. June.
General Grant
NEw YoEK, March a.-Fred Grant
said Father rested we'll last night
He did not sleep much. bat looks quite
refreshed today. He ate well. has no
pain or WEAKNESS, and will, no d@ubs,
go out this afternoon for q drive
satisned GattIemen.
CHEIxSSE (wyo.), March ai.-The
Lssadsr today compile e. q series of in
ss.S ~ II
OF Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska,
gathered here to atteud the annual
meeting of the Stock Growers Assoeia.
ton. The parties interviewed repre-
sent over I.Oo0. .0O0 cattle. ranging at
widely separated points. Ali agree that
tss past winter has bees the finest for
many years Both range and trail cat
tie losses gill be below the average, and
are estimated varioosly At from ono 10
i've per cent, the larger portion OF the
losses being trail cattle that reached the
ranges late ia the season.
On wall street.
NEW YORK. March 6.-Governments
strong, quiet and u higher for SIS.
Railway bonds fairly active, With large
sales OF West Shore frsts and Nickel
Plate firsts, and fair trading for small
amoants in many other issues. with
prices irregular. Stocks we're feverish
and somewhat more active. yielding
readily 81 the Infusnce of European
war runIors. There was growing ion
preston that many o. Q rum0rs circu-
lated on Wall street regarding the
trouble between England aud Russia
we're Manufactured within a convenient
of the Stock Exchange. THIS
was mAnifeslly tie case yesterday. aud
IL 10 claimed that il will prove true of
to1ay's rumors. Meanwhile, What il
known as the milking process" is
being applied to the market vigorously.
and prices go down aud up again on
per cent. very much to suit the wishes
sf the manipulatOrs. Conservative |
insist that the first effect of |
actual var between England and Russia |
would be % Bring stocks and other secc- |
rites from abroad to this country to be |
sold here, instead Of Its being . ball al
gument. ss il has been used for the last |
two DAYS. Leading commission houses |
complain of a very dull business from |
outside operations, thus confirming the |
imprt ssion that a large percentage of |
the purchases and sales reported from |
day TO day we're for the account of |
Sush manipulation al |
ways results in driving legitimate oper
ators away from the market, aud fears |
are expressed that IL the operations of |
the past 10 days are continued much |
longer. they will be followed by an ex-
treuely dull market. 10 early dealings |
this morning prices were strong. but the |
marks. vas aniet after an advance OF a
10 ! per cent., which took place early in |
the day. Reports of peaceful charae- |
ter from Earope led to a decided break, |
bnt the business of the forenoon was
liRht. After midday there was renew |
al OF the runors regarding Faro |
pean difficulties, including one that |
and militia have been called |
out by the British Gsyernmeus. lhis |
was followed by increased activity and |
an advance in prices, the upward move |
asept being pretty well maintained In |
most cases until close of the board. |
rhs market closed strong at about the |
best prices. A statement comes from |
inside sources that early steps will be /
laken 10 place Nsw Jersey Central in |
Ihe hands Of a receiyer.
The sts~k llsi
Nxw YonK. March 8.-United states
Sc. lol5s: 80, liz, Is, .12ssS; Pacific |
SIS, i25, American Express 81, Canada |
Pacific S7A a, Canada Southern 81 a, Cen |
tral Pacific 81, Burlington l23, Lacka- |
wanna l08;S. Denver 4 kio Grande io75<,
Erie Is, Hannibal a 81. Joe 81. Kansas /
L Texas I'm. Lake shore 63ss. Louis
vile 4 Nashville Sisl, Michigan Central |