The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-05

other markets up wfth IL Cora closed &c
higher. December wheat tse higher. Pro
visions finished sfrozg 80 hhe-sl advances
al around. The price Of wheat daring TIRE
FIRST hAlf hour q the session gave evidence
81 little change In the ideas CT the speca-
lAsors regarding rs Talas. Five minutes
after the opening the early orders froa
eoaasry customers appeared 80 ee sx-
haussed. and the price q December. which
for three minutes had rase5 aaoas s.c
higher than Saturdays closing price, re-
tarned 70 abcEt that level again. n tia
conrss OF the nsxt Eft@sn minutes shess
was another slight Mss. The market he-
gan 70 weaken again when the figures OF
she visible snpply statement we're received.
December. watch started az SsE<s sold OF
20 5sssc and recovered sgain 10 sc. re-
acted 10 5sA9ssbS. when the visible vas
indicating an increase Of about 1000. 90
bushels. When tie amount OF increase
was found TO he 2 IL. 90 Bushels the mar
ksi recovered a tribe in some COW
ers, and purchases By the scalpers
on their finding that outside selling
orders were no. forthcoming on such
tempting inducements. Corn did net
show a great deal Of strength Immediately
a. opening. bat it did later and kept the
shorts broiling during the greater part Of
the session. The weekly local bulletin for
Iowa. which was recsived By house here,
said il rspoited 50 per cent. Of the corn
crop cut for fodder in many Of the south
ern counties Of that state. and as high as
% per cent of il had been similarly
treated in some other counties. That
was perhaps the main reason for the
a. nuefE ss@N a. L.
Shorts came in freely, but a good number
Of the big local shorts stood pat There
was adecreass of %, 600 bushels in the
amount Of ocean passage. The visible
supply increased lI4,oo bushels, COM
pared With an increase Of iT9. 200 bushels
last year. May corn, which on Saturday
closed at 5Sc started irreguiariy as from
621sc 10 5slsc- These were the Lowest
prices Of the daY. Is rose on the first
swell 10 SAC, aud, after reacsing 10 63ssc,
advanced TO SIC, and some few sales were
as high as size, closing st SIC. Today
almost everything Ia oats was bearish.
The session was active ct times, and dur
ing the day quite 8 fair business was trans
acted. mostly local, however. September
started steady at 29e. sold 20 29skc. was
weakened slightly by the visible supply
and sold back to 29Isc, rallied again and
closed ct 29a4c bid. The provision market
opened firm. gradually improved and in
the end was quite strong. Compared with
Saturday night, January is 22jze higher,
January lard 25c higher ana ribs Ice
higher.
Closing: Wheat - Firm; September,
5Sisc; December. SIC; May, 62g62isc.
Corn-Higher, September, 500; 0cto-
Der. 55skc; December, 5S11c.
0ats-Firm; September. 29l4c; October,
30lsr.
Pork-Hlgher; September. si4i5; Janu-
airy. $l4.17ts.
Lard-Hlgher; September. s7.s71E; ocio-
Der. SS.72jS
Ribs-Highsr; September. sissy; Janu-
ary, s7.25.
Rye-Quiet at 1919.
Barley-Firm at 56ISc.
Fiaxseed-Steady at 81 %
Timothy-Firm st $50.
LIVE STOCK:
Hogs-Receipts, IA 900 head; official
yesterday, %, 10: shipments yesterday,
6,6s5; left over yesterday. 4.50U; quality,
poor; market, active and best grades sc
higher: other grades, easy and in some In
stances 50 lower. Sales ranged at $500
6.25 for mixed. and s.. 7o@635 for heavy
packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Receipts, GOO head; market,
steady and firm for good, with common
quality easy.
sheep-Receipts. 5000: market steady
and moderately active.