The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-12
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CErcaSo, SEPT tL-The grain markets
were sxssa:ea b. the government crop re-
Port issued yesterday. They were fevrrlsh
aad irregular. mt enAea By being strong.
Wheat sza coyn are each about he higher
shaa they closed yesterday. PrcTsslans,
after carr weakness, cs0sSa strong and
slightly higher. Oats finished isc higher
fer September. The governments crop re
poFs ca wheat was considered rather bar
ish 90 tie start. although the report On
corn was extremely bnllIsh and eonss-
quenfly lifted the price Of that article. and
OF wheat also. 20 . slight extent az TIE
start Wheat very soon began 10 indicate.
by returning weakness. the opansca enter
tanned BY ths spectators of the govern
meat repoT. The market soon settled
down for considerable tine into 8 state
OF sluggish dizziness az within Lilo OF
cent OF the price Il closed a. yesterday
The primary market receipts showed .
material falling OF from the recent
average. bur on the other hand 40 did
the export cieaFances from the Atlantic
ports. bradsgreet's estimate OF the visible
supply knocked the market out Of the even
tenor Of its way In q downward direction.
December. which had opened at 81 !. 0<os7sc.
soon Tell back TO 57as57ssc. where il re-
named for long time before il tnmbled
TO 56ssc. BradsIeets reported an increase
Of nearly 400. 600 bushels east of the
Rockies By / o'clock December wheat
had risen 10 5Tlsc. The strength in corn
helped the market and the close WAS 80
the top. size for December. Corn opened
strong. bat the first bulge was met by .
flood Of selling orders which gave 3 down
ward direction 10 the market that lasted
until about forty-Eye minutes from the
close. Then. however, IL rose to about the
highest price made 81 the opening, and IL
closed At an advance OF lsc over yesterday.
The government report was the chief news
which influenced the market, but although
IL Was not capable of any but very
bulllsh improvision. there were lots
Of corn for sale rs soon as the opening bids
were made. May opened at IS C. Eumhled
to 5s%c, on what seemed TO traders q
''bnckes-shop raid. and rose again near
the close 10 56ises56i4c, winding up a. a6G
$3.50 as against 55sse yesterday. Oats
were easy in feeling and met with only
fair trade. The government report was
looked upon as quite favorable to the bulls,
but the great influence corn has over the
oats fluctuations caused the market TO de-
cline after opening firm. May started At
Soc. sold at 3514@35sse up TO S6Sse, and at
noon was selling at 55ss1S5fse. With the
latter rally in corn oats advanced, May
closing al SEQ Provisions opened
firm and then declined on heavy selling
b. the packers. The late strength in corn
caused a reaction, and the market closed
firm. January pork finished Sc higher.
January lard 2lzc lower. and January ribs
SC higher.
Closing: Wheat--September. Ssss154l<c;
December. 5I1sc; May. 62ss @62ase-
Corn--Higher; sepsember, o7s1c; 0cto-
Der, 57I4e: May, 56@e5sisc.
Discrepancies, 5Osse: October, Sllfe;
May. 36d 56lse.
Rye-Steaay st 4T5sc.
Bsrley-Steady at 64izc.
Eiaxseed-Qaiet al $3.50.
Timothy seed--Firm at S. 90
Pork-Higher; September, SASS: Janu-
airy. slf37s<.
Lard-steady; September, sse71x; oeto-
Der. So: January. Ss42l4.
kibs-Loaer; September, sL.5s4; octo-
Der, s7.s71s; January, S3.31tz.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipis. 81, 500 head; official.
yesterday, IS. SIS: shipments. 9.ifh. fairly
active: sales ranging from $5.40018 % for
light; S. 59@l IS tor rough packing; 1910
06 so for mixed; S. S}9670 far heavy
packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Reeeipts. 1000 head; market,
fairly active; firm, without qaosable
change.
sheep-Receipts, 1900 head: firm,
without alteration in values.