The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-01
CHICAGO MARKETS..

INK BOARD OF
CHICAGO. Aug sl.-Good buying and re-
ports of heavy buying for export gave the
wheat marke. a steady tone today. and
December closed with a gain of &c. Sep
tember corn was bid up by shorts. closing
Is<e higher. September oats finished &c
higher. and provisions closed with moder-
ate gains. The wheat market was a shade
easier at the opening. but very quickly il
turned in the other direction and advanced
sSc over the lowest price. made at the mo-
ment of opening. There was a good de-
mand from elevator men for Septem Der
during the advance. and in fact the rise
was due principally to that class of buy
ing. Armour & Co.'S brokers were the
most conspicuous bidders for September
during the advance referred to- and they
we're not at that time selling any Deem
Der against their purchases. Later. when
the rise stopped with gain so immaterial,
Armour & Co. commenced TO sell.
The Northwestern receipts were
heavy, numbering s07 cars at Min
neapolis and Duluth. The opening
price OF December was 56ssc. and, after
advancing to So q. il got back again to the
opening figures. and 58Tkc was the trading
price again at about 30. Closing cables
indicated some further i'm provenent in the
foreign market. and there was good de-
mand reported abroad for spring wheat.
Towards the close prices rose again to q
point higher than had previously been
reached December sold ap TO 57szc, aud
closed with sellers at 57t&c. Corn was
strong. and September was more urg-ntly
wanted than any other delivery. Al
though the days receipts were All cars, as
compared with yesterdays estimates Of
S70. the advices from the interior OF the
state reported the tree delivery OF corn.
The market easily rose another sc on the
extra demand. September was not so easy
20 Buy aud rose from 49, At the opening
10 s.isc about halt an hour from the close
The situation as regards the September
shorts became more distressing IS the ses-
sion neared its close aud sc was paid for
some, with 56A4c the current price in the
end. Mar closed as the highest point FOR
the day, and weak at 63ssc. Cash oats
wers wanted, and as good supply as 70
be had, fair business vas transacted.
Values on al varieties we're Up a triae.
IBa speculative crowd was equally as ac-
tive and, influenced by higher easa prices.
the strength in corn and continued good
ouylng orders fem the country also al
vanced the price. September sold from
Ess.e to Soc. where il closed. Provisions
we're again nFm until near the close. when
there was some realizing by SEPTEMBER
longs in PORK and q IesSening Of the buy
ing pressure from shorts in that article
and ia September RIBS Compared With
Yesterdays closing prices for septefhb Der.
the following changes are noted PORK,
s'sc lower; lart. loe aad rios -, higher.
ia January deliveries the following
changes are noted. FORK i0e, lard I25sc
and riss s,se higher
Closing. wheAt-Flrruer: August. sss<e:
September, as7tc. December. 57ss%57s &C
Nay. U2S4c
Corn-algher. august. So8.c. Sepsen-
Der. 5Ss.es October. Ssss,. Man. aSss
oats-HiS CHER August ana Sepsen-
eer. Sc; May, - 6s55sc.
hy1-Qaiss ~ sh'sc
hArseY-firsn - tsF st.c
FlAxsee4-Stesfy a. 81 a..
Timafhv-Flrm 81 sNsl
Fosk--ai ghsrs September sl3 eaf.. JAnu-
ary Sl&sf1a.
Lard II ghsr; Sspismher. ss2S; Octo-
Der. sssas January, t7sGA
RIB ltigasr, September. g. ~. JAaE-
aFy. S7.i&
EgvK STUCK
HoZs-Recslpgs today. 500 head Off
cial yesterday. 9.poos Sd pulsats ysster-
DAY. 10 eal. lett over. about o00. quality.
very poor. market. active aud ar.a wifh
pEloSs - 10 Isc aigaeT: al parties saylag.