The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-19
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.


Chicago. Feb. B-The wheat DIT AZ che
opening was flooded with selling orders
a. Lie below Saturdays closing prices.
The latest trading on Saturday was at
Sc 3-sc for May. and at the opening very
few buyers could be found at Sc i-4c. ard
there were even more sellers than buyers
at 50 Use. 50 that sec became almost In
mediateiy the trading price. An antici-
pated decrease In the visible stocks since
week ago OF only 500 600 bushels VIZ. q
potent bear factor. The Northwestern
receipts were 1ss cars more than these
OF the corresponding day year ago
TIE weather was also unsavorable for
continuance OF free movement frcm
the farms. A great deal OF long wheat
was again offered on the break, and al
though at around 60 and s2 Is local
shorts covered abundansly there was lit
tie reaction during the first hour and a
half of the session. The visible supply
soon began to give evidence OF a larger
decrease than had been looked for. and
when the decrease was ultimately found
to amount TO 1.5ss.00o or three times
as much as had been expected. the shorts
commenced taking back the wheat they
had unloaded. From being quiet and
weak at SIC. the price gradually hardened
until about two hours from the opening
II covered to 50 i-sc Primary markets
altogether received $50 COO bushels against
1900 week ago. and eso.ooo a year ago.
The English visible supply showed a de-
crease OF $4,000 bushels, following a
decrease of i.42o. GOO on the previous week.
and New York reported a good business
done there for export. The price ad-
vanced here TO Sc a-4c and closed at 81 Csc.
Corn was weak at the beginning. partly
In sympathy with wheat and partly owing
10 the liberal receipts. Later, when
wheat had recovered from its early de-
preston. corn corresponded to the change
IN tone OF Its neighbor. as we'll as to the
result OF the visible supply statement.
which showed a decrease of 23s 600 BUSH
els since last Monday. anu compared with
al increase or $4,000 a year ago. The
opening sales OF May were at A 5-sc,
with majority OF the traders pressing
sales at that 1t was sold of to q Use
before the recovery began. but reached
ii b-Sc and closed at that price.
trading In oats was very scattered and
only fair volume. Germ Influenced the
nuctuation- The feeling was firm. Nav
started at from rs i-zc to IS 5-sc, sold I'D
10 ~ at which price the market closed.
Provisions started as weak as the grain
markets. but soon faced about and wound
up higher around. caused by buying by
Armour ana Swift. At the finish MAY
pork was II lie: May lard 2l-2c, and
May ribs 7l-2c higher.
Estimated receipts sor tomorrow:
Wheat. 81: corn, $50; oats. $50; hogs. Q 900
head.
Closing Quotations.
Wneat-Feb.. 10 Use: May. 50 5-sassc.
Corn--Feb.. 40 s-sc: May. 4as-Sc.
oats-Feb.. Csc; May, 29c asked.
Fork-Feb.. N0.fo. May. 5000.
I.ard-Feb.. $40: May. s6.55 bid
Ribs-Feb.. s5i7 10; May, SA
Barley-53G5ac.
Rye-S2 1-2c
Ismothy-s5.7 0a575
Flaxseed-S.as I-2ai.S.
Live stock.
The effect OF today's small receipts wac
to give to the cattle market a strong
start. and 1t maintained a firm tons
throughout. Extra i.soo to Loo pound
steers S.io45.55; steers. light, 1.sod5:
COWS and bulls s2ssa3.25.
Hogs-steady export prime $s.Sq4ss:
Light $3.50 G+o5: heavy a25.
Sheep-The receipts were cognuarat,ve,v
light for Monday and there was a firrner
tone TO the market. Common to prime
sheep sa.5e9f.25; lambs S. 754l5. 40: bulk OF
tho sheep sold at sigIs.05.
Receipts-Cattie. l3.eoo: calves, 800: hogs.
a 600. sheen 10 600