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

showary. Cables were higher. closing AZ
Liverpool being Z9ixd higher. Paris
nnur Was 3 confines higher. and wheat
l8l3sc higher. Antwerp was uncAanged.
Corn Eas again active and exc.ted. with
fluctuations the widest and most sudden
in years. Prices covered a 6s9sJ< per cent.
range. Feeling was nervous and fe~erish
all day. and al kinds OF prices prevailed AZ
the same nor1eus in The different
parts of the crowd. TIE opening vas
the scene OF Wild confusion. and the first
trading Vas anywhere from ize under TO
e over the ina figures of yesterday. with
September ~ 61nc. 1t sold down i<c.
rallied &c. broke 31zG5c. rallied 31.g5c.
declined 2ssc. ruled Irregular and closed
a. 55S@c foF September. There was heavy
realizing from the start. but the demand
was brisk. and during the first half hour
the market held fairly steady. There wers
ali Kinds OF orders in tbs markes early,
but they were untitled at various prices.
Later on the buying fever died out some
anu The selling increased, some Of the
largest commission houses selling freely, .
report being circulated that Iowa vas SELL
ing iiberaiy. and one concern was cred
lied with disposing of 500 goo in that state,
which started local longs 10 realizing; the
praces declined suddenly, with / per
cent difference between the trades,
until en- $50 decline had taken
place in September and &c
break In May. The sudden reaction
caught numberless thousands of stop loss
orders. the execution Of which only tended
10 increase the panicky feeling and de-
press the market. at the decline fresh
buying was enthused into the market, and
values. again turned up. advanced with
little reactionss Sic for May and Sc for
September. As gas lhe case yesterday the
interest all conferred In May and Septem-
Der, October aud December also being
traded in freely and sustained ups and
downs with the course of leading deliv-
cries. There vas q perfect deluge Of selling
orders on the market, commission houses
and brokers all endeavoring to dispose of
s'long" corn. when the early break starte
and was not checked until 5ic was touched
for May aud 53c for September. There
was no rain in the corn belt. and adylces
from the West were rs bullish as here
Iofors. The Washington City fore
cast was not very encouraging, in
dicating no rain in the West, but
cooler Temperatures. The market today
was not governed by ordinary influences,
they cutting but little figure. LIZ was
simply matter of selling orders exceed
ing buying at different times. and vice
versa Il was nearly noon before the mar
ket had quiesed down to any noticeable
extent, and even then the market was very
nervous and unsettled. Oats were active.
The range for September was 2skc. Pro-
visions were unsettled, influenced by the
wild dealings in corn. Compared with
last night September pork is lower. Sep
TENDER lard 211e lower and September
ribs sc.
Closing: wheat-Steady; August, 54sss@
541Sc; September, 55J6856c.
corn--Lower; August, 551le; septem-
oats-Lower, August. SIC; September.
321zc.
Pork-Easy; September. sla IS; January.
Lard Easy; September. sze71<; Janu-
RIBS Easy; September, s6-92>i; Janu-
arv, 1915.
Rye-Steady at 1870.
I Barlay--Firm at 55c.
Fiaxseed-Steady at $i.2s
Tfmothy-Steady at 81 S..
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts today, 1900; receipts
yesterday, u.92T: shipments. s.s92; left
over, about !, 500; quality, little better.
Market active and firm. best grades 5Gfl0c
higher. Sales, 81. 95d5 for light. 81 s094 %
for rough packing, s50t5 40 for mixed, So 10
Q550 for heavy packing and shipping lots;
pigs, s445(I4 90
Cattle--Receipts today, $1,000 head; re-
ceipts yesterday. 4. $50; shipments yester-
day, !, $50 Market. fairly actiy@. steady.
Sheep-Receipts today, 1900 head; re-
ceipts yesterday. s,425; shipments yester-
day. 1895. Market. steady.