The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-02
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The R.nar.t nfT-.io

Cntcsso. May I-Ths first thing 20
strike the wheat h41derS was the stead
ness % the Liverpool market, notwith-
Standing yesterdays weakness here The
signifcanee OF the foreIgn frmness. the
heavy Russian shipments. which had
Decline yesterday. was Rot apparently
worrying the people there. TIE quantity
OF wheat delivered was generally est.-
mated az about 5.s..as0 bushels. being de-
hFere1 % the elevator companies and
taken II by som. eight or ten commission
houses Rain had fallen beautifully IN the
drought regions Of Southern Kansas. Ne
orsska and tie DakoEas, bat this regions
drought - being more frequently Men
toned than before. Minneapolis and Dgi-
lurh receipts were si5 cars. against - .
week ago. The market started for the
most part under the influence OF the bet
ter cables. assisted by vague feeiIng
that there is great danger in selling
wheat short July which closed yestsF-
day al sSssHs21.c, opened al s3ssc and from
that up 10 65ESc. May. Al the same time.
brought from 6easc 70 szl4c. In a short
time July had risen 20 sc and May 20
sac, bat IN the reaction which followed
July tunbled faster than May. at one
time there being barely half cent sepa-
rating the prices for the two months.
Elevator people were willing 20 buy May
and sell july al &c spread al timea dur
ing the forenoon. July went over the
ground between sc and s314 twice before
Il O'Clock. and on the second occasion Of
IT'S advancing IL sold at silsc. May bring
ing s2asc az the same time. May ad-
vanced 70 and closed at sic and Jaiy to
sc and closed at Sisse. Closing cables re-
ported a recovery abroad from yester-
days break. Paris. Berlin and Liverpool
all came higher.
strong. Sales were made for shipment OF
75.eoo bushels Of No. 2 yellow az sac and
OF 1900 bushels of No yellow at s7sse.
The May price was $3.50 for an instant
at the start and was i9c bid at the close.
July opened at 477sc and was at Its high
ct point at 4S-sc az the close. Receipts
were 70 cars, and for tomorrow the esti-
mates are 2s5 cars.
AT the opening the market for oats
showed slightly easier feeling. following
the action OF wheat and corn. The ten
dency of the market was strong, and the
close showed an advance OF &c on May
aud from sc TO &c on the more deferred
deliveries. May sold from 2s7sc and &c,
and closed with sellers at that price.
July ranged from 27ss T2sc 10 &7sGssc,
closing at the latter price.
Provisions were the least interesting. of
the speculative markets. Pork opened 15c
off. but recovered all but 2zc. Lard and
ribs both closed with scarcely any change.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-May. etc; July. 6i7sQS5c.
CoFn-May, 49c: July. sac.
Oats-May. &c; June. 29l4c; July. 2s7sc.
Pork-July. 81. 3; September, sl2.i5.
Lard-May. $40; July. ss.s5.
Ribs-May. $40; July, ss27.
Fisxseed-s1. 45iz.
Timothy-$5.E.
Barley-5lisc.
Rye-62Izc.
Live Stock.
Although not more than 1850 cattle
were received today. trade was very slow
at weaker prices. dressed beef firms,
shippers and exporters taking hold spar
ingly. Common 10 extra choice native
beeves sold at S4Q6.i5. the bulk OF trans
actions being at s.. 1850. There was a
moderate cow trade at sl-s9aiS5. sales be-
ing chiefly al s. .5a3.so. and bulls sold at
s. 3IA50 The stocker and feeder trade
lacked animation and most OF the sales
we're at sa.60Q4.35; butchers and feeders
were in request at higher prices About
1900 Texas cattle were received, and sales
were fair at Unchanged prices.
About s. coo hogs were offered today In
Guiding those left over from yesterday. A
further decline OF Sc per hundred oc-
Cured. and at this reduced price trade
Was larry to@aA SAAtbf'st&
count, the bulk of the sales being az $3.50
aA75. Heavy hogs sold al an extreme
range OF s4Sog4.s5. light weights at si.45
q4s0. and pigs at $425u4.50.
The sheep receipts were in the neigh
borhood OF 1900 head today. and the Of
ferings were pretty Well taken al stronger
prices for desirable offerings. There was
a fair proportion of good TO choice sheep
and lambs. and for such there was good
demand from exporters and others a an
advance Of 54 i0c per 100 pounds. Sales
were on a basis of sl.75Gs3.75 for inferior to
choice sheep. and s3G6.so for lambs. Good
shorn sheep sold at s5.75afe5.
Receipts-CattIe. 10 so: calves. 700; hogs,
5000: sheep. 1900.