The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-09
CHICAGO Markets.
TIE BOARD OF TRADE.


CHICAGO, Sept. s.-The board of trade
markets today were dull but firm. Wheat
was sustained by the talk of grain for
feed. and corn advanced on the expecta-
tion of bullish government crop report
December wheat closed &c higher: Sep
TENDER corn sc higher. and September
oats &c highar. Provisions finished with
modest advances. The wheat market
opened firm. The foreign markets were
rather easier, and receipts here and in the
Northwest showed q tendency toward
diminishing. Chicago receipts were 29i
cars; Minneapolis received $50, and Duluth
176, or 5i8 oil together, compared with 6l5
at both places year ago. Bradstreet's
made the clearances of wheat and -four
for the week 3.207, 900 bushels. against
$4,000 bushels the week before.
The clearances for the Atlantic
ports for the twenty-four hours amounted
to A, 900 bushels. The total OF the primary
market receipts was still, in the aggregate.
close to the 1000, 900 bushel mark. Bush
ness was very light. The sustaining infiu-
ences were the indications given by the
new season receipts of much lighter crop
of spring wheat than any had calculated
upon, and of the confirmation coming to
hand of the increasing use of winter wheat
for feed. The opening price of December
was Bic IL advanced from that to 57sS@
size. and closed at size. Attention was
drawn TO the fact of the shipments of
wheat Mt Chicago, Duluth and Toledo ex-
ceeding the receipts today. The corn mar
ket was very ragged and irregular. but
with an upward tendency for the most
part, and an improvement was established
ut the close of ebout &c per bushel. The
effect iof the Russian barley Importation
had apparently exhausted itself. and it
was altogether discredited tn some quar-
tiers.
There was a healthy demand for the
speculative offerings of corn here, in view
of the expection of the government crop
report which will be issued on Monday,
showing further heavy deterioration in
the conditions q month ago. September,
which closed yesterday at $3.50, opened at
from 56k@56ssc. advanced 10 size. and
closed at SIC bid. May started at 545z0155c.
advanced TO 55Tsc. reacted to $3.50 and
closed at 55S4c. Business in the oat market
was fairly active. There was a
fair disposition TO trade both ways,
but sales were mostly scattered and
local. Fluctuations were again influenced
bv corn. September ranged from 295kc to
3OsEc, and ended at 3014c bid. Provisions
acted strong on a moderate amount of
business. The days run was good. and
for all next week 10000 hogs are the
estimated arrivals. Compared with yes
terday's closing prices for January. the
following advances occurred: Pork, Sc;
lard, 7isc. aud ribs, l5c.
Closing: Wheat - Firm; September,
54c5Z; December. size; Nav. 62l4g62ssc.
Corn-Higher. Casn, SIC; October,
56skc; May, $3.50.
Oats-Higher; September. 30I&c: octo-
Der. 31@3lHc; May. 555sc.
Rye-Fmm al 4TLc.
Barley-Qniet at 56ia561sc.
Flaxseed-Firm az SIS
Timothy seed-Firm at $5.371s.
Pork-Highers September, si42o; Janu-
AIRY. $l405.
Lard Higher; September. $3.50; octo-
Der, S. S2lS; January. Ss.e2l4.
Ribs-steady; September, $40; Janu-
airy, $7.20.
LIVE STOCK
Hogs-Recsipts, 500 head; shipments,
7.el5. left over, about 600: quality, poor
market fairly active and strong on lights,
while better grades Sf heavy are SC higher.
Cattle Receipts. 900 head: unchanged;
hardly enough stock 10 make market
Sheep-Receipts, l,50 head; firm; IN
changed.