The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-19
CHICAGO MARKETS.



scared by Increasing exports and sffnain-
ishing receipts. drove the price of May
wheat up cent today. Corn followed re-
iacsanfiy. gaining lac. Wheat started
Win eonyalsiye jump. The first bid for
May ran all the way from 5T4c TO Sc.
with very little sale below 577.c, as CON-
pared wirn SHE. sellers. at the end Of
yesterdays session. For an hour there
was free realizing by the general crowds
OF longs, and an equally widespread buy
ing oy scared shorts and some other mys-
ferrous interest which took the offerings
al such times az the shorts would with
draw 10 give the thing a square chance
TO drop The price bumped on 57ssc more
than once and struck up against Sc on
several occasions prior TO L o'clock.
once Fear the noon hour the frightened
shorts became rather hysrerical and they
could not get enough May wheat until
they had bid 5Sssc for IL. The figures of
the days movement were quite encourag-
ing TO holders Minneapolis and Duluth
receipts were ia cars. compared with 90
O week ago and lS on the corresponding
day OF last year. Primary receipts were
$1,000 bushels, compared with si5,e1o bush
els last year, and the Atlantic port clear
ances amounted in wheat and -four 20
$4,000 bushels. Gables were Arm. Re-
ports from the country were OF reduced
acreage and poor condition OF winter
wheat and Of restriction In the area being
sown to spring. Closing cables were
firm. The market closed at 5sisa5sixc for
May.
Corn was very quiet and prices practi-
eally refused 10 move during the first
hour or so of the session. but later the
great strength Of the wheat market
brought In buying orders and fluctuations
after that were over a much wider range.
The opening price for May was 457sc. and
few sales were made al 45i2c. III Kept
between those prices most OF the nrss
IL -.
SAC. advanced TO %44H4a5sc and closed
there after fiuctuating for time between
that and s5Asc.
There was a good general business
transacted In the market for oats The
main feature was the changing from
May to June. The result was an advance
of &c in the price of June. while May
closed barely steady and ruled easier
principally. May sold Up TO 2s7sc and rest
Ell at 2Si4c. July started at 2sisc, sold 10
27Ssc aud closed &c higher at thai price.
Provisions were weak early. Near the
end It became known that big demand
for cash product existed and the market
closed with declines OF l5c In pork, loc In
lard and 7izc in ribs.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-April. 5Sc: May. 5slsQ5SAc.
Corn-April. 4S44s5ssc: May. i5s. 4i5Isc.
oats-Aprii Z7zsc; May. 2si4c.
Pork-4ApFsl, sl2io; May. si2.ia
RIbs-April. ss.22: May. So.
Barley-Sac.
Rye-595sc.
Fiax-$i.3Siz.
Timothy-s S.. i0d5.i5.
Iard-April. ss.S5; May, ISL.
Live stock.
Today's trading in cattle was only mod
crate, prices ruling weak at an average
decline OF Zoe per fo0 pounds. Among the
offerings were a good many droVes OF
choice cattle. but buyers were slow about
paying higher prices, even for anything
of superior quality. Common steers were
sa.aole as low as si44a and extra
beeges were worth s6.l5d62S, but sales
were principally al s5g5.S5 for fair TO
choice steers. Butchers and Gamers
stun continued In very good demand and
cows sold freely al S2M45e. extra cows and
bulls going at Si75G5.oo. For calves the
ruling prices were Sa.5DGl4.f5, sales being
largely around 81 About 3,eo Texas cat
tie were received today and sales were
fair at weaker prices.
With a larger number OF hogs on hand.
city packers were quick 10 Improve the
onlortunity 20 force further decline of
about sc per loo pounds In prices. There
were enough pigs left over from yestef-
day 10 swell the number offered to about
81 0o0 The bulk OF the sales were at $3.50
as for heavy. and at ss01ie for light
weights. The extreme range of prices
were A75G5.i0 for heavy, A5oGi.s5 for
light and mixed; 81. 25Gi.50 for pigs and
Sc - for cuils. shippers were buying
fewer light hogs and more heavy hogs
than usual At the close prices were iSG
a0c below the highest figures of yester-
day
Today the sheep pens were crowded.
there being about q coo sheep and lambs
for sale. including fresh receipts or H.
90 head Trade was again extremely
duu and prices were lsc lower. closing .
ssg5c lower than week ago. sheep sold
al & 5ess45a. largely al S.75 and upward,
and lambs sold at $55a6i5.75 for nice hoeks
and al Ss50fis for common lots.
ReceIptS-Cattle, li.eo, calves SO hoss'
- COO: sheep. u.Ns.