The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-15

TIE BOARD OF TRADE

CHICAGO, Sept N.-Ths bears ruled the
Board of Trade markets today, and heavy
receipts pounded prices down as follows:
Wheat, PC; corn, is1c; oats. 1Sc. Wheat
started weak and failed 10 recover the
opening decline. The receipts of corn,
being quite as heavy as had been estimated
yesterday. had . depressing effect upon
that cereal, and alphabetically ON wheat
also. The Liverpool market was quoted
rather weak and I'd lower at the opening.
Berlin was said TO be half a mark lower,
and Paris was quoted steady. At Mime
apolis, cash wheat vas reported strong at
6essc. at the same time that 1t was selling
at 551Sc for December in the same market,
and al 5Stsc for December here. The pri-
mary market receipts were 10000
bushels more than they we're yester-
day. amounting to So. 2s6 bushels
today, against 1,0s0,000 the day be-
fore. The export clearances from the
Atlantic ports amounted, IN wheat and
-four. to 324. 900 bushels. December, which
closed yesterday At 56iso opened with
sellers at from 56s.@565s aud gradually
settled to 66so liz vas lifted temporarily
to about the opening figures. but lost all of
the previous temporary advance and hung
there for an hour, alternating between
buyers and sellers st that Rosecrans and
August were free sellers near the close.
when wheat was hanging around 56hc.
and they succeeded, with the help of the
general crowd, which had then become
hearish. in closing the market at 58s<e, the
lowest price Of the day. Corn started very
heavy on the full realization of yesterdays
estimated receipts The estimates we're
for as cars, and as were received. There
was a good deal Tor sale by prominent com-
mission houses who had been prompt in
the buying for ten days previous. May
opened with sellers q. from 6sts154sSr.
with . sale on one or two lines at 5issc
about the same time. Ii declined
gradually until IL reached SAC, and, after
= stubborn resistance at the latter
price, 10 finally succuInbed to the
intuence of tnmorrow's estimated
receipts, broke 10 5s4c and closed at
5sssc Oats we're quite active during the
early part of the session. when there were
heavy offerings OF long STUFF. but after the
few buying orders had been Allied and
prices lowered business became quiet.
only fair trade having been transacted.
The decline in values aud the easier feel
Ing we're principally caused by the action
ia corn. /. started from s5Sse 10 &C, and
sold down 30 3S3se. At noon il had adj
vaucea again 10 s5sse. sad closed az asssc.
The provision market opened weak az
from Sc TO 7gsc decline sll around. There
was q strong drive made at the market,
aud = hen they wess showing weakness
Hud sellers had succeeded IN getting pro-
visions on the ran they kept pushing their
advantage until the closing prices. pork
showing . loss for January delivery Of
27lsc, lard 1889 and ribs i2lac.
Closing: " heAt-Ezsys Ssptsmber, S. 5se;
necemb@ Ssate. May. 6isse-
Corn-WsRk September, Asse; October,
Sss.s; Nay. $40.
oas-Lossr. September. salsc; October,
sot.e MAy sac.
Fork -Loser. September, sIAso; Jan
uaFy. siA0s5s.
Lard Loser. September. s. 50, October,
s. -. January, Sis.
Rlhs-FsoweF. September, s7.s75k; Octo-
Der. s5,sTsa; January. sLI7ia
LFyE sroeK
Hogs-Receipts. u 90 hexd: ofseial
YESTERDAY. "a. ~: sAtyments sf07: Jeff
over. abont 1000 bead; quality. poor
market. moderately active and arm: better
gra3ss, Sc higher. mixed lots steady. and
other qualities, sans iower.
Cattle Receipts. ICE head: demand
rather hShs; prices, unchanged.
Sheer Receipts. 6. DO head: weak At re-
cant adFkape