The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-28
CHICAGO MARKETS
The Board Of Trade

Chicago. May -.-The session COM
nne5ce9 with ext-zyagazt excitement ~
ft7e -,it. TIE bulls already held the wnoae
% the grain IN the visible supply ana aaa
bought for future delivery ali th&t "a.
b harvested from the growing crop. ana
vers sFiil eizmoro1s for more Ioe Bears
shouted for some % s. II came nigh aat
they had 10 have Il. July wheat, when
barely could &c sold for SAC al noon Sat-
urday, readily brought from s1=c Up 20
SAC al the orensng this morning Inc
mos. generally current price az the start
vas sss.c. From that !, rose n q fe| NIL
utes 10 sIszc and dropped back again 20
ssAzc- r. starred up again and Tor me
second time touched Sac. The very GeaFy
orders ceased after that and the prsce de-
clined TO 7s%sc. Ire price then continued
20 rush up and down in a most nervous
manner. The changing aspect OF ne FEsi~
bic supply had much 20 do with the feVeT-
fsh changes IN the price % wheat when
New York stocks were given al ss,"S
bushels more than they amounted 10 A
week ago. the price had It's tumble "a Sac
and when at total decrease az all points
81 about 2.es0 coo bushels seemed likely,
the prize took an upward shoot 70 sfsc.
climbing 70 that from ls-se in aoout zen
minutes. Inside the next twenty minutes
Tsasc became again the trading price.
little later il was UP 10 saisc. Liverpool.
higher for futures. The news or dahnag-
ing srost= in zonl4 parts Of the Northwest
and crop damage from Indiana Of me must
distressing description. did not seem 70
permanently influence the market ne
feeling began 20 spread that me buying
enthusiasm was about over. me Ior@sn
shipments for the week were heavy. and
that, together with rumors OF oregon
wheat on the way 70 Kansas city ana o.
Louis. added 20 the bearish feeling wnch
prevailed all the afternoon. the price III
the last half hour kept dropping 10 near
7Sc and rushing UP again 10 anout '"c
every few minutes. The lowest 1t touched
was 7slsc and II closed at Iss.c-
The opening price for July corn was
from, 53ssc 10 s3z.c, and the highest price
OF the day was made at that time. The
lowest point was near the end or the
session. 5esAr and IL closed AT S2@sc.'
Oats were active with a heavy business
transacted. Prices at the close Were
from &C TO nc under Saturdays last
quota tons.
Provisions-Pork. from an early break
of TIC rose 421sc and closed with net
gain OF fTiac. Lard at the close was
barely eszc higher than on Saturday, and
ribs only secured from 212c TO &c OF an
early gain OF from Toe to i2l2c. Most or
the early buying was on country orders.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-AIay and June. 772- July, ass4c.
Corn--Aiay. $3.50; July, 52Asc bid.
Oats-May, 2sase; July. 2'7sc.
Pork-May. see; July sl2.52-
I,ard-May. 3. 52iz: July. $3.50 asked.
Ribs-May. ss.i71a: July. ss.Z'l2.
Rye-Soc.
Flax-N tsi5.
Timothy-S.
Live Stock.
Cattle sales were on the basis of Sdsoo
for common TO extra native beef steers,
with the bsiik OF transactions at S9ns55
for native steers. Butchers and Gamers
stuff was In moderate demand at weak
prices Good feeding cattle were again in
sair demand. with prices steady.
Hogs-Farmers are rushing their hogs
to market as feed is higher. but today's
shrinkage in prices was barely DC, and
trade on local shipping account was
strong and animated. Most of the supply
was sold from first hands. A few choice
hogs brought $4e5, but most of the sales
were at S43oGi4.40 for heavy and at $i2sQ
450 for light and mixed. with the bulk
hogs selling at 81. 4oHt55.
Sheep-Improvement in prices has been
largely lost values averaging from 10Q15c
lower. Prices chiefly sSd475. and shorn
lambs s5a5fo.
Receipts-Cattle. 14.ooo; hogs, 15,D0:
sheep, i401o.