The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-08
CHICAGO Markets.


CHICAGO, Sept THE public cables do
NOT usually offer n sensation, but today's
dispatches to the Board of Trade proved
an exception. Two car loads of Russian
barley were reported ready for shipment
20 New York 81 price equivalent TO about
46 cents for forsy-eight pounds, duty paid,
and the arrival Of the vessel af the latter
port. That Russian invasion at New York
was of much advantage to the bears in the
grain market Corn dropped DC per bushel
for September and October delivery. and
wheat brought from 6sisc for December
down to 57157Isc. September oats finished
lower, and provisions closed practically
unchanged. Wheat averaged strong dur
ing the forenoon. IL opened with an adj
dition TO yesterdays closing price for De-
csmber, at from &c TO go per bushel. but
had some little difficulty in maintaining
the advance. owing 20 occasional lapses
OF the corn market. Business was
heavier than on the day before,
but It was far from reaching its usual
autumnal gait. The receipts here and in
the Northwest gave slighf indications OF
falling of, 2i4 cars being all that
wsrs reported here, Sss ct Minneapolis
and $50 at Duluth. The aggregate re-
eeipts of 9a3, 600 bushels at the primary
Western markets was. however, still too
close to the ], ooo, 600 busnel mark to be Of
much comfort to the bulls through any
falling of In farmers deliveries. A matter
which caused considerable disquieiude TO
the bulls in both wheat and corn was the
reported sale of the cargoes of Russian
barley at Odessa for shipment TO New
York. Whether barley is being imported
ar a. fFtv
claimed By some, it will, In any case. set
free an effsetuaI quantity of American
grain for one or the other OF these pur-
poses, and thus It's effect became all the
more bearish the longer IL was considered,
and finally broke both corn and wheat
The opening price of December was st
from IS to 5S1l. and after that the ten
dency was downward. 1t did not
suffer much until after the hours
OF the session had passed. but il
broke barley after that losing all
but X of yesterdays advance, the closing
quotations being 57455is The corn mar
ket opened with a continuation Of the
buying fever which struck the crowd yes
terday afternoon, but in the course OF tae
session the speculative wind veered com
pletsiy around and prices had q severe
~
and Nav opened at 56SsG56js. Later,
after the sensation Of the day had worked
itself well into the understandings Of the
crowd here aud the outside people 10
whom il was telegrarhed, the market
broke September dropped 10 56ls; octo-
Der 70 55Js and May 20 55s.. and there was
but little subsequent recovery. Some Ct
the country holders realized profits on the
opening. hut the local contingent sold
heavily Closing prices near the bottom
Of the days range At SIS for September
g5i. Tor October. For the arst time in
lonxshile she cat market showed soHaekind
Of Independence. At the start prices were
steady 10 q shade frmsr. bat instead 81
going stlil higher with the huetaation In
in corn they gradually declined. There
we're bat fex buying orders. and the out
side points, especially. were prominent
in selling consequently The decline.
September opened At s9sss. sold 20 sos4 aud
weAksnsd 20 81. closing ~ Ze5s. The pro-
vision market wss quist bat arm, and did
nos take fright Ike the grain markets a.
the Russian invasion. Hogs we're light AZ
II 90 head, and only 1000 are looked tor
tomorrow. rfices for the products we're
rather inclined 20 advance. but IN the cad
closed without change. sxeept as regards
January poyk. watch Is Sc loser.
Closing: Wheat EASY; September,
sac; December. 5zss575sc; Nav. osSse.
CorR-LoueF. SsptembeE. Scssk; octo-
/ be-. ssa&o; May, sS3 as6sse
osss-Lower. sepsesneeE, e95sc; oeto-
/ Der. sac. May. IS Sc.
Rye-Qaies 81 4Tc-
Bsrlsy-SssAty a. sssss sssc
Fsauxeea-ElTm.
Timothy seea--Firm Al ssA
| fork-Stssay; September, $iAio. yRna-
kry. siA
i.ara-S;saay; September, $50: oSso-
/ bxr. Ssr9ts. January. sT.ia
Rihs-sssAdy. sePssEnbsf. S. ~; Jsau-
I AIRY. ssiA
/ rEvE STOCK
| Cattie-Esee5g $40 head: market,
/ n odsrzte-y active and Lrm a. az
/ chanEs1 figarss
Hogs-Recespss. u oca head ofaeiAI res
/ ter1sy, II. 81 qualify, Po0F; market.
/ active, xita bsst grades SS9loc higher;
esksrs ssgeng and g hsgksrs .igAs. $5.sss