The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-23

sided. and having done So. the crowd be-
gan 70 look around for the cause Of thear
alarm. Liverpool sent quotations OF an
advance there from I'D 10 81 per csutal.
showers mad visited the large area Of the
winter wheat country since Saturday:
then the Western receipts AZ Msnaez polls
ana Duluth numbered az car loads. corn-
pare1 with only rs car loads a week ago
ana lI cars on the corresponding day Of
the year before. On the Increase in ocean
passage and the visible supply decrease
OF about TO GO less than lad
been booked for. the price Of May slunped
70 ePssc IN an Irregular and unwilling
style. bat buying on large scale set IN
again am carried the prize I'D 70 slssc
AZ which u closed. July closing al ee-.9
s-szc. Many million bushels Of long wheat
perhaps as much as $4,000 bushels.
must have been sold today.
shorts. where their presence was com
paratively unsupported, have developed
themselves in ,he corn pit IN large num-
oeFs- The demand for that long time
neglected cereal was surprisingly brisk
when the market opened. as an advance
OF r In May and July az the start viii
indhcate. The first prices were isssc and
4ssse respectively. compared with 47i-e for
May and A.. for July al the close on
Saturday. Those prices were quickly
raised TO fs7sc for May and 4g1-c for July
and they proved to be the highest po4nts
or the days range. Subsequently there
was decline in May 20 +7lsc, and IN July
TO 4sc sellers. bat IN the end May had re-
covered again 10 ssItc and July TO 4szsc
both prices being BID as the session was
closing
Oats started very firm aui active.
Shorts were still anxious and bought
freely. May started al csz<c and sold at
@4@4c. Elevator people took advantage OF
the high prices and disposed Of their hold
ings almost regardless. The price dropped
ana during the decline. and az the tower
prices, buying was resumed and IN
creased \ Wild and ranicky session was
passed from that time on May sold OF
TO 2sAse, rallied TO 2sc and closed at that
price, July delivery attracted the most
attention. Al the opening. sales were
made a. 3sN9lc. The decline took the
price 10 2.Asc. the rally 10 2s4sc, where 1t
rested
The provision operators had not a very
active day. bat under the stimulus OF
the big business done In wheat and corn
a moderate demand sprang UP. The open
ing prices for pork. lard and ribs showed
al advance OF lie In pork and Tlze each In
lard and ribs, which was about the best
OF the day. AT the close pork was &c
higher for May and loo for July. lard ioc,
and ribs from IL for May to sc for July.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-Aprti slisc: May, 6isa
Corn-April, fsc: May. 4Sisc.
oats-May. &c; July, 2sa.c:
Pork-Msy. Sl2s5is; July, sl2.ss.
I~arsi-May. 81; July. Sis.
Ribs-Msy. ss.S1iz: July. $50.
Rye-Firmer. Csc.
Bariey-Steady, SIC.
Flax-Firmer. n4ih.
T1mothy-Ste2dy. $50.
Live stock.
Cattle-Buyers have held on for so long
that the supplies OF dressed beef have
been greatly reduced, and consequently
there were few in the market. The re-
suit was a better demand for fat cattle.
and as the receipts will reach only about
$3.50 head. prices were about Ice higher
than during the close OF last week. Com
mon 10 strictly choice native steers sold
az tias. and everything fancy would have
sold possibly for $50. \ car load OF
very nice Nebraska steers sold at So. but
trading was largely at s5a5.50; export
beeves. sS5og57o. There was good In
quiry for butchers and Gamers stuff.
and cows sold actively. the larger part
going for $2I4.25: Texans, $3,50l4.50
In hogs the demand started In active
/ IN the early day. Later prices were not
so strong. Common to choice. 30 pounds
and upwards. sold at A.75a5.50: light
weights. 40 TO las pounds, at si.75a4-95
and pigs at si.2S@450
. SheeE,-For desirable iats prices were
steady, with a good demand. Sheep sold
all the way from s. 50a3 for common up
10 Si50d4s5 for choice export lots. and
lambs were IN demand at s3.50n5.50. Texas
sheep sold al s2.50aI3 %. the better class
being I'm good demand.
Receipts-Cattle. 5000; calves, ZOO hogS.
=. 900: sheep. 1900.