The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-22
CHICAGO MARKETS.


C'aleaEc. Dec. 2f.--Wheat-Was firm fo-
fifteen minutes at the opening. GA az
court Of TIE Liverpool market ard the
small rsca.pts at Minneapolis ami Dulaglh.
but the price. which arst began 10 give
way from heaviness of corn. became very
weak on the small seaboara hsaplng ard
broke down. From IS - at the opening
for May. It had by II o'cloo6 SOIL OF 20
5Sa5S is 1t seemed clear that the vjslble
had not yet eonlmegiced TO decrease. aE4
that an increase was inouhatins fer tie
present week. expected TO amount 70
aboUt 10000 bushels. In preparation Ter
thai and because os the uncertainty a.
tending the result Of the sdjogrnraea.
over tie Christmas holidays. beginning
from the close Of tomorrow session, the
price Of May. after recovering 10 IS IL.
broke eft ard closed az Is.
Corn-Wass weak. and az tic same time
dull. The receipts we're too heavy for The
present demand ard were difficult to dis
pose Ct. In the sample market a reduce
ton. q -, per bushei he'd to be snbsnlt-
ted 20, 50 that a decline In the couFse Of
the day OF IS n May future was not sar-
prssing. The supplies overran yesterdays
receipts by sixteen cars. and estimated
receiy pts for tomorrow are even heavier.
May opened Ct 40 and IS rs, droppea grad
ually 70 S. a-f, and. after holding ar5uud
the latter price for some time. 1t became
sim weaker and was very limp at the
close, at Is I-s0i-A
Oats-WcFe easter. and taken as a whole
quite active. Nay started at s279e is.
sold down 70 81 SIS. December showed
slight advance as it vas drawing near
to TIE close Of the north ana shorts
we're covering
Proyisaolzs- AfarSet was In sympathy
win the weakness in the grain markets.
Ho< rceei1ts were rather heavier than
had been estimated, and ths3r qgaI.ty nos
50 soc3 Packers were moderate sellers
Of provisions. ana the price gradually
rcceeEed ari were at Their lowest At tie
csd Of the session, the days reelection
amounting 10 lie IN pork AMI 7i--c In
lard and ribs
Closed: Thea;-Deoember. 50 i-ea5-S:
Mav, 5STaSiS
Corn--I}l errber. &; January, Sit
December. - is: January. = "a
PORK ID cen.ber. $I1s5; January. sIls7 l-s
T4arl-T}ecem6er. $3.50; January. St q -.
RIBS December, 49,. JANUARY, $50.
Gye-is L.
BaT.cy--sG
Egax SIS
Timothy
Asve steel.
Catge~sfarkot was stronger for all
grads. There VAS iiEat supply aa1
TIE demand af1 not reel 10 BE very bl X
10 lnchae prices upward. Heavy cattle
were Tot ln very good favor. but the
range 81 Prices for ordinary . choice.
lsuht AM medium. we're. coed. AMI steers
we're lie higher than YESTERDAY ana from
g 70 80 higher fhan Ne1aeflay Thers
was 70 decided change 81 butchers and
cazna~7 ~ .n stoeke-s cr feeders
Hofs-Ccoa cra les Of heavy au1 usei3-
nm weight SOFA stroag. The best braugkt
ssETla7s. oue sale u.aki1g az the outside
fEssre Common heavy mlEc1 lDia ana
Hehe hcss asls ~ setter Than THURSDAY
Traesa~ was priae paiiy 81 tLf58t69 faT
a7ea.v. 81 t9 fo- meiusn weass, ard
s. t.a fc- Nghs CuEs ansi PAS En-
srHy se1I be,cw s175,
saen Ileavy r,s are In measure
r-ssusb ne for she Slow fa1rsst- E4rf
aeo for wfAh tbere was sefse call
SCI zT. avzc setting waN. PF.cea @eee
secs Quotations wrFe; ,shp. pecr .
crals. 81 90: lamEa. s-f
Ese9ts -Castse. seQ. boys 800.
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