The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31

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The Bessa ~ Trade.
Ckaso. Jan. 3o.-whea< got . WAX
start and Tor . few minutes Il looked ~
e tfis might b : repetition Of yester-
Days unloading Of thA bull holdings.
Long wheat did not come out, however.
The Liverpool market was . shade stead
ser IT LTD advanes. but on the other
hAad the NorthwesteFn rsceIpfa for the
day we're heavier man they were on the
corresponding day last year. and the Ber-
IN market vas mark lower. An Inn
prsssson that congress would have to do
recommendation waa largely helpful.
The teal receipts at oimary markets
wers only 1S.o0o bushels. compared with
zl.ooo bzsshsls aaweek ago. @1s -
ported tha< very heavy purchases Tor ex-
port were made yesterday at the sea-
board. amounting 70 $4,000 bushels At
Chicago lm carr Of Nc. rcd were re-
ported to have been sold this afternoon
for rail shipment, It was wired later
from New York that Secretary Carlisle
was about to arrange for the placing of
40, oo9.Oo0 Of bonds ak once to relieve
the present depleted state Of the treas
uFy. The market became nrm, and sold
up to - IS Tor May about an hour from
tn clos The opening price was from
e SIC 70 s. Sc, a. against Sc 7-sc bid at
the close yesterday. II advanced to sc,
sold on again TO g lie. improved to
s. s-sc. and was quiet but steady a. S. Sc
at the close.
Corn WAS weak for . few minutes at
the start. dua to the slumpy beginning
made by wheat. Tho former was She
FIRST 70 show return Of confidence, and
ruled firm all day after the first half
hour OF the session. The opening price
OF May was very Irregular. there being
sales simultaneously at Is 1878 lao
principally at the lower price. 1t grad
ually hardened. until just an the market
was closing 4ida i-Sc was paid. 1t
closed with 4ic as the nominal trading
price. The receipts were light today.
and estimates small for tomorrow. The
general impression among the pit traders
was that liquidation By country holders
had ceased. and that the chances in the
near future were in favor OF buying on
soft spots.
Oats started hrmer. and remained 80
during the entire session, excepting at
one time just after the opening, when
the price fell 1-Sc. The market closed
with the high prices prevailing. Busi-
ness throughout was active. Sympathy
with the nesghboring cereals was greatly
influential In creating some frmness.
May started at from g s-S92s SIC. sold
down to q 1-2c, and up to sc, where it
closed.
The provision market was overwheimed
at the beginning by the news from the
yards. Instead OF 5000 hogs, as esti-
mated. 4s0oo was given al the days run,
and $500 as the estimate for tomorrow.
The opening prices were at from 5 to 1Dc
below the closing prices OF tho day be-
fore, but the rates made at the beginning
were at the bottom. or nearly 90. OF the
days range. In the end. pork and lard,
compared with the closing prices yester-
day. were unchanged, and ribs 1-2c
lower.
Closing Quotations.
wheat--January. 50 l-295o 5-sc: May.
IS 1-2Q53 Csc.
Corn-January. II 1-Sc: May, l4c.
Oats--January. 2sc; February, q 1-2c.
Pork-January. 1911 l-2: May. so. 90 l-2.
Lard-January, ss.s5: May, $50 IL bid.
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Barley--55 1-2c.
Rye-50c bid.
Live Stock.
The cattle market was dull ana very
weak. In spite OF small supplies. While
there was no radical change today in
any grade OF cattle. the general market
IL l5G25c lower than at the close OF last
week. From s3.5cl4.5o bought the bulk
OF the steers and safi3 were popular
prices for cows and bulls. The range of
prices for common TO choice steers was
ssGl5. and for COWS and bulls from s.. Esq
32S.
The hog market went to pieces today
An hour after the opening of business
prices had fallen 2ola5c. The best heavy
hogs went down to 81 2oza4 Is. and choice
assorted light reeeded to S. SI4.
Sheep-Yesterday's estimate was too
low by nearly half. The market was
siow from the start. and sales almost
without exception were at lower prices.
The range Of quotations for common TO
extra sheep WAS 81 .5ef4 though much OF
the trading was at Sc 5ee35 %: lambs were
In demand At $ 2sG54.i5. with sales prin-
cipally at stGfs.-5.
Reoeipts-Cattle. 10000; calves, 300. hogs,
taass.