The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-17

The routine s.atisssc. Of the day and
reports from outside markets we're
discoaraging TO the bulls. Some
demand for cash whea. was reported
early in The day, bur did nos exercise any
inAaenee until il vas added 10 the -ecov-
ery- Receipss OF corn we're 2I5 cars. At
Minneapolis SO cars were received. aud ss
Duluth So. making i2s0 ears against 90
cars ye2- ago. Primary market receipts
were $4,000 bushels Expert elearancss
OF wheat and Gou- from the Atlantic ports
were 81. 90 bushels December improved
TO 521sas52s.c. with rslapses which sent IL
back again several time. 10 Sc, but il was
N one o. its firm moods near the close
There was considerable buying bY shorts
81 the close, and the market finished
steady n sac. The corn market opened
firm. but the shorts we're inclined to take
their profits. and some improvement in
prices followed, principally from the same
cause. There were. however, very small
offerings OF cash corn 10 go TO store. and
there was some demand for it. The in
curry for No. 4, new. and No. 3. yellow, TO
arrive, vas somewhat better than it was
yesterday. About 900 bushels were
placed 81 the following discounts
under May prices: For Novem-
Der. Ne. 3, 4,.c under; No. 5.
yellow. &c under; for December, No.
;. Sc under; No. 3. yellow. aye nndsr.
The receipts were ia cars. or nfsy-nine
less than estimated, and for tomorrow the
estimates are only 100 cars. The latter
was one Of the bull points OF the day.
May opened at 4Sgsc, with limited trade
at 4ss4c. IL held for over al hour between
4s5se and 1876, and then improved TO
49,. @4sssc. where it closed. Oats opened
weak. in sympathy with the early tone of
dependency in wheat. and improved later
in the session. as did the other markets.
Receipts were about as estimated. The
opening price for May was s2isc, and sub
sequentiy it sold as low as 3l5sa Ii rose
10 32I4c. auctuated between that and SIC
during most of the session, but rose near
the close 20 32i4c again and closed with
buyers st that. Weakness ruled in the
provision market and the opening prices
were at declines from yesterdays closing
prices of 7llac in pork. 7isc in lard aud exc
in ribs. At the close the following were
the reductions established: In pork, IKE;
lard and ribs. each Sc. Hog receipts were
heavier than looked for. For tomorrow the
estimate is 81, 600 head. The increasing
receipts are bearing out the predictions Of
the packers.
Closing: Wheat. October, 50ss@5os.c,
December, 521s952i.c
corn-octooer. ssitc bid; November.
49j&c
oats-oc,ober. 27hc; November. 279c
bid
Pork-octoher. si2 60; January. SEQ.
Ribs-0ctooer, S665; January, $6.2TtS.
Rye--46l<c.
Bariey--5SI4e.
Fiaxseed-si. 4si<di49
Timothy seed-Sash, s535
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs Receipts, "a COO head: official
yesterday, S4663: left over, about 6.0oo:
quality. falr; market quiet and active, but
weak and 5Al0c lower than yesterday;
safes, range at 81 50G5 10 for light; $3.50
for rough packing; 81 e0d5 10 for mixed;
s475@o 60 for heavy packing and shipping
lots; 81. 25eG4 70 Tor pigs.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; market,
dull and weak, aud 59floc lower; scxlawag
cows, 81 IS; steers, 81 20
Sheep-ReceIpts, 1900 head; market,
fairly active and steady for good grades:
common, weaker; lambs, Si.75sl245.