The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-09
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Chicago. Feb. 4--wheat opened urex.
pectedly strong at from s47s4 l-sc for
May, compared with So s-sc at the Close
yesterday. The strength was caused by
the nrmnsss Of the Liverpool market.
which had been looked for To give it,
usual sympathy 20 the hears here. But
the Europeans are now experiencing q
taste OF the same temperature which has
been freexing this country, ana more or
less damage 60 winter wheat may be the
consequences over there. The recent rec
ord OF small receipts In this country was
maintained. Exports OF wheat and nour
from the Atlantic s4aboard equal sl0ooO
bushels. St. Louis reported q revival OF
the country milling demand for wheat
Ihe seabosrd advised good demand for
wheat for export The reported placing
OF Sz.4o0,000 bonds ct - per cent by
the secretary Of the treasury did not ap-
pear % give sAtiseaction to the traders In
the wheat pit. ~ they followed the an
nounoernent OF thar operation by increas-
sng the selling. The price for May had
up TO that time been prevented from get
ting below sc. and 70 sold ~ high a.
d I-406l 3-Sc. but after the news OF the
bond Issue tt dropped to So Lee, where It
closed.
Tbs corn market opened flrm ana i-sc
higher than IL closed yesterday. II kent
advancing during the forenoon until
about the time when the wheat traders
were expressing their disappointment at
the bond issue. The TALL from = 7-sc, to
which May had riseD 70 Is lac, at which
rate some opening sales had also been
made. was easy, and the value Of the
article about half an hour from the close
was q s-Sc. Receipts were almost nom
tnal, the inspection being only fifty-three
cars The demand from shorts 1isap-
peared during the latter part OF tlje ses-
sion. and May closed at l5c.
Only fair business was transacted An
oats. Values were frmer during the en-
tire day and closed steady. May ct q Is
90 lac, after having sold from . l-2c 70
that price. Fluctuations were ruled
largely by corn.
Provisions started strong and In line
with the grain markets. but long before
the latter gave any signs OF weakness the
dealers IN pork. lard and ribs had turned
around from the bull to the bear side.
May pork opened up SC higher. but closed
y l-zc lower. May lard closed at $67o, az
against $6.T 1-2 yesterday. Ribs, which
closed at $40 on the day before. closed
81 $3.50.
Closing Quotstiens.
Wheat-February. 20 lie: May. 50 l-2a
IS Csc.
corn-February. q 1-2c: May, 45c.
oats-February. q 5-sGs7 3-4c; May,
- 1-s9es lac.
Pork-February. 1895: May, p.g.
Ribs-February. $50; May. $780,
Lard-February. ss,S; May. B.7u
Bariey-5Sc.
Rye-51c.
FHaxscsd-$1A
Live Dteek.
In cattle today the receipts were small.
but ample to meet the demand The feel
Ing was rather easier. Sales were largely
at -. 7sG4.5 for dressed beef and shipping
steers and at 8. 2sGs.25 for cows and bulls.
Extra steers were quoted around sen.
and there were sales OF poor cows at 81. 40
GIso.
In hogs the run was small The market
showed an advance OF 10 to l5c. Prime
heavy hogs sold up to AC0G4s5. and
fancy lights as high as si4o. Scarcelv
anything In heavy weights sold below
H-3e and the bulk brought A.4oai4 ss
while the bulk OF the light stun sold M
81 sossls0.
The sheep market was actfye ana
strong. Sheep advanced 10 10 1sc. or "a
E.Is0i - for very common To extra
Lambs did not show much change ana ara
quoted at So eoG525.
Receirts-Cattle. 5000; calves. go. hogs
1900. sheep 1000