The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-05

cause f1pid upward reactions to an ex-
tent 10 previous declines The domestic
receipts were considerably smaller than
OF late, and that. followed upon the keavy
export ciearancee OF Tuesday and We'd
nesdAy, had an effect upon the spscula-
tors which prevented them from tecom-
ing enthusiastic sellers. The primary
market receipts were only 1iso@ bushels.
against 21.oW = week ago. The foreign
markets we're about unchanged TIE
Cincinnati Price Current remarked tina.
wheat required more moisture. and the
signal service intinated that there was
probability OF ITS getting some more
soon. low barometer prevailing IN Ne
braska. Montana. the Dakofas and Min
iiesotz- That. and some rehashing Of the
Argentine wheat situation. formed the
staples OF the morning gossip. In the at
ternoon IL became known that a good IN
curry for cash wheat for shipment exist
ed Seeing the extent OF the demand. the
owners Of grain naturally advanced their
prices. and much was sold AZ sc advance
telegram from Liverpool reported de-
crease In wheat In England and Europe
New York reported q large business
done for export trade. and under the
combined influences the market become
strong. and about fifteen minutes from
the close the price OF May was firm az
soc bid. after having previously touched
closad firm at SIC.
Corn was inclined to be weak early.
but became firm when the small lot OF re-
ceipts was mads known. There was
small demand for corn to go TO Iowa, but
II was not large enough to be much con-
sidered. IL IL the absence OF demand In
face OF the very small movement from
the farms which keeps down bull specsla-
ton. May opened at 4sixc. sold AZ 4sssc.
and closed at <szsc bid.
Oats sold rather slowly. yet there Vas
q good disposition TO get rid of them, ana
an easier tone to the market was the re-
suit. May started a. from 2sss0g4 TO
2gsc. sold to 7gi1c. and rallied to 9Ac. at
which price the market closed
The provision market ruled flrm. crd
prices recovered some OF the losse OF the
day before. Opening prices were at about
the closing rates OF the day before. but
began Immediately to respond 10 some or
the buy orders which were cropping In.
The result OF the days business was an
advance OF TIC In pork. 2isc In lard, and
SC In ribs.
wheai-April, 54isc May. SIC.
Corn-April. SAC: May, 4stc.
Oats--April. 29c: May. DQ20%c.
Pork-Aprll. $i210.
Iard-April, s. 9o,z; May. ss.e7,s.
Ribs-Aprii. x.c,4; May. &.27lsqs.0.
Rarley-51c.
Rye-3fc.
Flax-si.f S1.
Timcthy-S.S
Live Stock.
Only about 5000 cattle were received;
prices showed no improvement. the more
desirable offerings being no more than
sticks. and there appeared enough In the
yards TO meet all the requirements of
trade. However. a sale of some choice
Texans is reported at s5.75. Native beef
steers find purchasers at $i.25G16.3o: sales
being mostly at t5.25gs. and something
fancy might bring $3.50. Cows and bulls
are selling at sl.5o45 for poor 10 extra.
largely at $3a4.50, and stockers and feed
ers sell fairly at quoted prices.
Packers had little trouble In putting hog
prices t0115c lower In face OF receipts of
only about 2i.oo0. Heavy packing hogs
sold during the latter part of the day
largely at $5.f5af5.25
In sheec. although the receipts were
only about 1900 head. prices were of
about 10c. with slow trade. Common
10 choice sheep sold at $3.5od42s. ard
some sheep were held at $3.50: sales were
chiefly at sfai5G. Lambs were In good
demand al $4fi5.05. and good ones were no
lower. the bulk of the transactions being
at $5.2Jg5.75.