The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-24

against them J G. Schwartz, VINO nas
been = sensational psanger n corn al
wheat for a year. faAef 20 reSE,os4N "
margin calls made On him yesterday a
terrooa and 6sd not ray his de1@% al
zrce in the clearing house. Inc n4ls-
ing IN a. ,rhaat- -se.sch vas short, NJ the
firms with whom he mad traded. cseSs9
a rise In July 70 Size from arouIa
where Il had dro,rei 20 after me "is7h-
ing bulge ard several other minor o1~
yet considerable fluctuations Hf-ioFT sHs
exsStement attending the covering IL y
SChwartz's line OF 5se.sa ousaeis OF -
rad sabstded. the price sweAed 20 -
The cause principally coatrsouiaTs 20
the additional sxctt ernsrt and seTlSsa1 soilai
advance today was the cc-roeorstloh OK
the worst that was previously Fes'oa 80
OF the damage 70 the crop. IL Is 10" a.
most universally believed that the grea<-
err part OF the great central area o. the
vssa-at belt has suffered All amount OF
damage from various causes which VIII
make this years crop a very sfnaA offe-
In addition to that the Liverpool market
was excited and from Sd 60 ri per eentat
higher which is the equivalent or aHout
glzc or &c per b,fShel. That advance,
however. leaves the Liverpool prsce
about loo below the equivalent OF the
value here. After the bulge 20 NC the
tendency was in the main down"aru,
but there were Numerous rallies as -
slowly saggei In the last ten minutes
Of the session. however, IL was knocked
clean of its stills. making tumble from
around size TO 7sf.e. or decline OF
about &C. In the time named. II recover
ed i-c 20 s92xc, which was the closing
price.
The corn market was weighted down
BY heavy receipts 500 cars today The
opening for July was from size to 552fc.
and IL sold almost Immediately TO SOC.
After that IL dropped gradually 10 Soc,
where Ii closed.
Oats-Ths market was wild and excited
at the opening. No independent features
were TO be found. 4 big business was
30b4c sold from that TO See, and closed
at 30Asc.
Provisions suffered from a heavy run
OF hogs today. The market got some sup
port during the forenoon from the
strength in wheat. but when II began 10
react, and the hog products were left 10
themselves. they tumbled. and al the
end prices were l0c lower for pork ana
lard and 7iac for ribs.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-May T4c: July. 7S@sc.
Corn-May. 5ic: July. a5c.
Pork May. n252i5; July, s2szis.
Ribs-May. $50: July. $3.50 bid.
Lard-May $50: July. $50 asked.
Oats-May. SAC; May, 3014c; July, 3l2sc.
Barley-5l45llac.
Rye-S5izc.
FlaN-S4s
TimOthy@S5
Live stock.
Trade In cattle was again slow, Prices
ruling steady at a decline from yoster-
day Dressed beef and shipping s,eers.
81 25G5S0: bulk of sales si.eo95-6o; stock
ers and feeders. $3d4.35; choice feeders,
$4.5oa4s5: butchers and Gamers stun
s. 75I475 for cows. s2.55Gi5 for heifers.
The average quality Of hogs was very
superior. and heavy lots sold at the ex-
IRENE range of si25Gl4.75; a large share
went at s4.65G4.70: light and mixed at
S4354465; large at si.5Sd46e.
Sheep receipts today, about 1900 head,
and demand good. with prices notch
higher. fine heavy shorn wethers selling
at s., from that price down 10 So for COM
mon sheep. Spring lambs were numer-
Gus and sold at ss.2oA6.50; spring lambs
were active al $6G36.2.
Receipts-Cattie. 1850: calves. I,Vp;
hogs, &, 900; sheep, 12.a9.