The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-20
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CHICAGO. Oct ia.-The foreigners woke
up the wheat market today. They took
for export il6 boat loads from Atlantic
ports. and FIVE cargoes. representing per-
haps so. 600 bushels more, st San Fran
cisco The market ruled strong. bat only
advanced &c as compared with closing
quotations yesterday. Corn and oats each
finished sc higher. and provisions weak
and lower. There was shade of greater
confidence in December wheat at 52Isc at
the opening, but it soon began TO fiatter
and had gone out entirely in the course Of
al hours trading Before the extinguisher
was put over the struggling feeling the
quotationhad touched 52ssG52ssc, but m
SIDE the hour i, had twice sold at 52ss6e
52i1c. The fluctuations in Msy during
the same time were between 57I, SIS and
51ssc. the lower price ruling last. and the
tendency was still downward at the De-
ginning of the second hour Of the
session. New York said their cable
grams were all bullish. and some cable
acceptances of wheat offered to the United
Kingdom yesterday were received there.
They also reiterated yesterdays reported
damage TO the Argentine crops. Winter
markets reported the probabilities of stili
transactions in cash wheat for shipment.
The price had declined before 10 O'Clock TO
SIC for May. and 52i.e152i.c for December.
Buying for export turned the market
sharp around during the last hour. Large
export sales were made al Atlantic ports
and San Francisco. and the price ad-
vanced rapidly at the close, December fin
ishing At 52s4c and May at 571sc. The
-
crate advance. There was more INQUIRY
reported from the East for cargo lots, and
5000 bushels were said to have been
placed. Receipts we're las cars, instead of
l65 estimated, and only lao are looked
for tomorrow. The market. while
firm, was dull. May opened at ~
W493sc and stuck between these
prices until near the close, when the ad-
vance in wheat caused the price 10 jump
to and close at 49azc. In oats fairly &C
tive session was passed. May started at
32Isc, sold up TO 3274c. back to 32ssc. and
shortly before the close at 32sSG32S.c,
finishing at S25sc. The provision market
was dull and weak and without special
feature. The opening prices were at SC de-
cline In pork and 214c in ribs. with lard
bringing for moment yesterdays closing
Auc prices LOG pork
and l0c for lard aud SC for ribs.
Closing: Wheat. October. 5lssc; De-
cember, $3.50 bid.
Corn-october, 4sAc; November, 4es.c.
oats-October, 2sIsc; November, 2stze.
Pork-0ctober, si2.25; January. $l2 I7ls.
Lard-october, sT.i5; November, T.i2l9.
Ribs-october, s6.371z; November, $3.50.
Flaxseed-SI.4
Timothy seed-$5.35
Rye-56l1e.
Barley-53nc
LIVE srocK.
Hogs-Receipts. p. 600 head; official yes
terday. "a s4s; shipments. q. 525; left over.
about 1900; market, dull, weak
and Sc TO Toe lower. Sales range ut
81 45(f5. 50 for light; 81 5oI650 for rough
packing; 81 60g5 10 for mixed; Si7o@625
for heavy packing and shipping lots, and
81 25(Gi. IS for pigs.
Cattls- Receipts. $500 head: market,
quiet aud Unchanged sl.0od325 for
extra cows: $20o@350 for stocxers and
feeders; s.. 75g6.l5 for dressed beef and
shipping steers.
shsep-Receipts, 1000 head; market.
very quiet; 100 lower; 75c9$3 for poor 10
choice; 81. 256tG 10 for lambs.