The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-20
CHICAGO MARKETS..
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ihE hoAAb OF Trade
CHICAGO. Oct. 2o.-Good export demand
and firmness abroad again helped the grain
markets today. December wheat closed
sc higher; May corn &c higher and May
oats sc higher. Provisions were firm.
Wheat had a strong. but not very lively
start First trades were about x advance
over the closing of the day before. Sellers
were rather scarce, and further advance
a. the opening was only stopped by the
moderate demand. Duluth wired that
stocks there would show an increase of
"a. 900, and Minneapolis guessed the weeks
increase At that point at 10000 bushels.
Receipts here for the day were f42 cars.
Minneapolis reported $40 and Duluth $50,
making s5a in all. compared with 1910 on
the corresponding day OF the previous
week. The weeks elearanees from both
coasts, according 10 Bradsfree,'s.
amounted IN wheat and -four
TO 3, t92. 600 bushels, against $751;, coo
bushels the week before, and 2 709, 900 for
the corresponding week of the year before
December. which closed yesterday st
sea- a5es.c, opened st from a2Ts a Sc, sold
as high as a3t2o for q moment near the
middle of the session. and kept close TO
Sc during the remainder of the day. The
closing cables came strong aud at good
advances The market here was az its
best near the close. Corn Was firm and
higher. Ii opened L.e over yesterdays
close. and did not lose that again during
the subsequent fluctuations. IL became
stronger near the close and wound up at
the highest point of the days range, and
&c over the price IL closed AZ yesterday.
For May sc was the opening price.
although few sales we're made n. t9Tse, Il
rose TO So1s ssot&e and dropped back TO
SOC. with another advance near the close
whica left value at 59'se. The demand for
through billed corn was active at al ad.
vance equal TO the gain in futures. Tbs
limit of sc for May corn loosened up a
good many orders 10 sell No. aud No.
yellow 60 srrive. which had been tied a.
discount Of aye and ae respectively under
Mar. as soon as the latter should he
quoted az soc. About $4,000 bushels Of
No. 5 and Ne. yellow 90 arrive in Novem-
Der and December was contracted for.
Receipts here today we're Ia cars; esti-
mated for Monday, 80 cars. Business in
oats Vas quiet duriag IN. entire session.
Prices were q shade nrmsr. due TO q like
feeling in corn. Tue provision market
ssea1tsd itsei alter s4iEat bFsaA ~ the
opening. and worked gradually upward
after that. closing with gain Of ne in
pork AID about 2'so in riea Lard dad not
come up 90 Its closing price OF the day
before.
Closing; Wheat Higher, octebsr. e2isci
December. So. sfAssse.
Corn-Earm, oetoesT, S9s.c; December.
Sc
Oan-FirnsF. October. sc; December,
sac.
Rye-No. 2. easy at ssesteAse.
Rarssv-Na. = nominal a. SSc-
nmoshv seei-kagm at sAA
Flaxssea--No. ]. steady at G.s9
rork-Ssssdy; October. sass, January.
si42A
Lard Easier. October. s7.ITss: January.
sL0A
Ribs lrnsr: October. s6,ssss January.
s6a
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Hoss-Receipss. q Co hesa; official yes
teEdzY. - iEsi. lefs ever, Aeogt :. ao. qua
sfy, rather poor. market, dG!l. Knd weak
- l<ziAc decline. SAies range At 81 a
&as Tor light. S&saSssSa for roaga
packing sas9SsAso for NAKED; sAeessaGS