The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-13
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

Chicago. July 1.-THE wheat market
opened very strong AZ from 6sssc TO sac
for septembsr. and II took only about
fifteen minutes continuance OF the open
ing push" 10 get the price Up 20 se5sc.
or Sac per bushel recovery from the low
est point 1t touched so recently as on
Tuesday. AL the reports OF fhreshing
returns confirmed the worst which has
been said OF the thorough destruction
wrought by heat. dry weather and in
sects In the winter wheat country Fair
~ liberal deliveries OF winter wheat were
looked for as soon as threshing should
get fairly under way. even If the crop
was small. but there has now been am
pie time for the farmers 10 get their
wheat IN and IL does not come Farmers
have had their wheat ready for month.
and yet the aggregate today received at
81. Louis. Kansas City. Toledo and De-
troll was only ils.0 compared with 1885,
GO bushels At the same places year
ago. anS the cr1p at this time last year
was only beginning 10 be threshed. The
foreign markets were higher. Liverpool
was up iI.d at the opening. Paris 10
centimes. and Berlin from marks 10
81 marks The London Times estimates
the condition OF the wheat In the United
Kingdom at 7s.3 on an area ID per cent
smaller than last year. The market fiuct-
uated from s7tzc TO sS7sc. In the after
moor IL was Hrm from sc 10 ssizc- The
latest trading was al eslsc.
Corn was very strong for september
and weak for May delivery. The feature
of the trading was the covering Of Sep
TENDER shorts September opened lhc
higher at 48ssc and gained NC during the
day.
Oats were featursless. September
ranged from -sisc 10 els G23Ac. and closed
at 25Sc.
Small receipts Of hogs caused an early
- q = cd
with Si1 3eia at the close yesterday. After
that the price tumbled to 81 .0sis. but re-
covered to .2Tis at the close. Lard
rose TIC at the start. dropped uisc. after
ward recovering 2isc, leaving the days
decline az PIC. Ribs pursued a similar
course 70 the others, gaining nc short
~ after the opening dropping l5c, and
then recovering TIC. recording sc as the
days loss Liberal selling on the hard
spots caused the easier feeling.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-July. ss&c; August, s7hc.
Corn-July. sac bid: September. Is SIC.
Oats-July, 2as c: August, 23sc.
Pork-Jnly. sl1.f7iz; September. sl27is.
Lard-July. s. saia; September, ss.4nz.
Ribs-Juy. Is: September. sS.2s.
Rye-5nc.
Rarley-51c.
Fiax-Si.3 81.
Timothy{5Ss.
Live stock.
CattIe-On short receipts and a fairly
active general demand, prices ruled
stronger. Choice heeves were 10rl5c
higher, but few cattle were choice enough
to sell around $50; butchers and can
ners' stuff. calves. stockers and feeders,
were in fair demand at unchanged prices.
There was a good demand early from
shippers and SPECTATORS for hogs. and
prices moved Up 5Gl9c per 100 pounds.
Sales were made Of common 20 choice
heavy at siT5IS 3: mixed at si.soI5.f5;
light at ise7S .: pigs AT s5.1oa5.ee
heavy and light weights selling closely
together. A good many hogs were left
unsoli.
Sales Of lambs are now made from go
all the way down 10 s.. with the bulk of
sales at s5Gr5 50; sheep. unIIs, lambs. were
stronger and averaged I511Sc higher.
Sales were at siG4.so for inferior TO ex
ira focks. prime ewes selling at s5.Ts.
ana choice wethers at 81 a5G3i.50. Com
narativefy few sheep were choice enough
10 sell above s. s.. fed Texans at 81. 05fe
Ne 81: while common and Texans were at
s21e *: Montana. Oregon ana Western
sheep at s.. 9eT3.50.