The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-26
CHICAGO MARKETs.



Chieago. April .S.-Therm were the same
cHzraeteristAcs 10 the market news con
cernE1g wheat to-day as on the Gay BE-
to-@- TIE foreign markets were fra
IhysrToos oesng quoted "a ha<Fssr fer Cal
norma and I'D higher for I'D winter. TIE
primary market receipts were largely II
excess 81 Fhe movement al the CORE
spofssilng tire 81 he year before. and
there vas no material change from the
previously prevailing dry weather con31-
TONS TIE market acted very Esrvonssy.
wsta fr9qQsat changes over range %
about &c per husheL The opening price
o. May was at al advance Of from zs3
nc al ss95se. and July made similar gain.
Starting a. from slss 20 Si7.c. May sold
many Zines over TIE range OF s8s-9Sszsc
and july between eiaslss. the m0ss gen
e-ai values being about midway between
the extremes IL the end. July closing al
SIC and May alto.
The corn market was qniet and nr-ner
on the average. The opening price OF
July was sc. II sold as high as tsi.c and
as low as s5s.e. and the latter price was
bad at the close.
The bulk Of the trading IN oats was
Gone IN tbs way OF exchanging from May
20 the nine deferred deliveries. July
closed is9ac higher, and the others
steady. May sold at ~. 10 sac. al
Vaneed 70 -sssc. fp4l OF TO SAC. and closed
=
and rested at 1sAas Sic
~ AS a duh Gay for provisions. and
they Vsre for the most part weak. Pack
eTs were inclined 20 sell the products
early In the session. 1bat gave firm tone
TO the close BY bidding prices up 20 re-
coVsry OF an early decline OF Is5se IN pork.
DC In lard and &c IN ribs. The closing
prices we're practically unchanged.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-April, sac; May. 80.
CoFn-April. S7c: May. s754c.
oats-Apr1l. 3s14c: May. SIC
Pork-Aprsl. si2ls: May. SGD.
I.ard-Apfsl, SIS; May. ssS.
KiDs-Aprsl. ss.zS. May. ss.&s9s.zs.
BaTiey-s2c.
Eye-sfc.
Flax-Si. 49,
T1mothy--s5.eD
Live stock.
About 1000 cattle we're received today,
and as there Asas q better demand for
dressed and Eastern shippers. prices ruled
stronger. and in numerous instances
about Ice per 100 pounds higher. The ex-
treme range for native beeC steers weigh
Ing from $50 10 1870 pounds Is stSfs -;
good selling at s515 and upwards. Butch
ers and Gamers stuff Is lower than a
week ago, COWS and he3fers selling al s. -
&C. but comparatively fen bring much
more than 800 and less than g. =. Texas
cattle are becoming more plenty. and
sales are fairly large at steady prices
steers weighing 1870 bringing s3i5GI4eo.
Including the soso head left over from
yesterday, there were $50 hogs ia the
yards today. Buyers started IN early in
the day, and prices ruled strong from the
opening at an average advance OF s. per
100 pounds. The best heavy weights
brought s.. and the choicest mixed went
for Sis5 Whit choice assorted lights
went in some instances as much as ioc
higher, the best fetching $3.50 the sales
we're chiefly at 81 sl%i4s5. The extreme
range was N.1Vlij for heavy. 81 eSa4ss for
light and mixed. and 81. 25e}4.50 for pigs;
culis. S2Q42s
Fully i2.ooo sheep came in today. and as
there was the usual giut OF thin Texans.
a good portion OF the trading was at
low range of prices. Sales were slow. ex-
cept for good TO choice sheep. plenty OF
Texans being disposed OF at 81. 5ef13.e0: or
binary TO choice natives sold at &. 759l4. Is;
Westerns at 81 and upwards, and lambs
rather active a si.50a5.50