The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-20
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board or Trade.

Chicago. Feb. Observation-Disclosures,
and Duluth reported $50 cars OF wheas.
compared with only - on the CORE
spending day Of the previous week ana
n cars . year ago That caused thu
market TO open rather weak. and at
about 1-sc under the previous days clos
ing prices. The foreign markets were
quoted either arm or at least steady. and
the weeks shipments from old exporting
countries OF the world were lighter than
the week before. That In a very short
time more than counterhalanced the
Northwestern receipts and. being fol-
lowed up by the figures of the Atlantic
clearances fo- twenty-four hours, which
proved to be heavy. the easy opening was
succeeded in about ten minutes by a Pc
Rod OF quite buiiish activity. during
which May advanced from 50 i-ac at the
opening to $50 in less than forty-five
minutes. A falling or in the Russian
shipments was among the influences
which undertake the buliishness which
succeeded the first weak spell. Later.
with Partridge selling. the price worked
or again on the level OF the opening rates.
When Bradstreet.s statement of the WIS.,
tble came to hand at noon the price Of
May wheat was SO 5-sc bid, and although
there was q squirt OF activity following
the announcement, and although the re-
port was bullish. the price only gained
1-Sc. to Immediately lose 1t again. The
statement showed a total decrease In the
worlds visible OF e.SSo.OO0 bushels. En-
glish and continental markets closed from
h.sf far
disposition 10 SELL on account OF re-
ports from the seaboard that there was
no demand whatever from exporters to-
day. The market here began to improve
again. and about half an hour from the
close there were buyers at 50 3-4c. AT the
advance there was more selling. and May
closed at 81 lie.
The corn market was moved about In
line with the fluctuations in wheat. Pard-
ridge was supposed to be seller on the
hard spots. May opened today at ~ 5-sc
and dropped down to "A 3-S7A 1-2c for an
instant before improving upon the start
ing price. It rose 20 a 3-4d7i4 7-sc at the
time OF the early bulge In wheat. and
times between a f-2c and A 5-saA &c,
closing at A 3-Sc.
Oats had a quiet session. Fluctuations
were narrow and influenced almost en-
tirely by corn. May started at 29c, sold
up to . 1-Sc. and later declined to IS 7-sc,
at which 1t closed.
provisions were quiet. but when the
packers made an attempt to unload a lit
tie the demand was not there and the
price took a drop Business was duh.
After an advance OF Z 1-2c pork closed
with loss OF sc. compared with the clos
Ing price OF yesterday. Lard closed with
out change. and ribs Z lie decline.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-February, 50 1-Sc; May, So 1-2c.
Corn-February, IL 1-sc: May. A i-4O
a 3-sc
oats-February. 2sc: May. IS 7-sc.
Probationary. $i005: May, s1o2s.
Lard-February. $40: May. sss2 i-ee7e55
Ribs-February. Sis; May. s.s: IL.
Barley-54c.
Rye 1-295sc.
Flaxseed-sl.3s Ia
Timothy-s5.7o g5.75.
Live stock.
Today's receipts OF cattle were about
half the usual Tuesdays supply. There
was some Improvement. The meager sup
ply was divided UP on basis OF s. 500
$50 for common to prime steers; se.5oa4
for stockers and feeders: $50 for cows,
heifers and bulls. and $2l344o for Texas
cattle. The average price was low. the
bulk OF the stun selling at 81 25d7440
The hog market was strong during the
morning. and although the iaser feeling
was less firm. the average or prices was
slightly higher than for Monday. Poor
to choice. go to 400 pound hogs. $3.50
ASS: lighter weights. $a75dIi5: bulk. SD
lss
Both sheep and lambs were stronger
and Zoe higher. Common to choice.
sheep. s2.75dI35; extra, AS; lambs were
in demand az s335Gf5.6o Most OF the
sheep sold at ss.e514i5. and si7s95 Is were
the popular prices for lambs.
Receipts-Cattle 5000. calves, 100: hogs.
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