The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

Chicago. April @T.-Nheat was wanted
at the opening at &c advance over FRI
of sellers AT that advance for a few min
utes. but when il was found that there
were buyers for all that was offered. and
a hungry crowd still shouting for more,
sellers became scarce. The latter re-
sponded reluctantly 70 the higher and
still higher prices which the eargerness
OF purchasers induced them TO bid, 50
that IL was not long until from e2isc and
gro al the opening for July wheat that
II had risen 20 SAC and over. There was
not much excitement accompanying the
advance. but Il took evident strainins
10 repress Il. The weeks elearances
from both coasts amounted 10 10000
bushels less than on the week before.
Offerings were scarce throughout the ses-
sion and shorts covered literally. The
market kept on the boil up 10 the end.
and having reached 64i4c. could not be got
below that for more than a minute or
two al time and closed az siisc bid.
Corn was dull hut firm. and apparently
under the guidance 90 wheat. In the
speculative market prices opened about
&c higher than they closed yesterday.
and IN the end July left OF at iS7sc. as
compared with 4sc on Friday afternoon.
Nav closed az 4S'kc against Size yes
terday. Receipts today. ~ cars.
only a fair business was transacted
=
up 10 @fG29isc and rested isc above yes
teraay's last quotations
The provision market was very duh
and fluctuations were confined 10 a mar
row range The following are the
changes compared with yesterdays clos
ing prices: July pork, 50 higher: May.
unchanged. lard. s,3e aigher. AM iGtz
without change.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-Aprti ssssc: May sc.
CorH-Apvil. @77sc; Nav. tS'se-
Oafs-AprH. @S'zc, May. &c.
Pork-Aprli. Sl2@ May. ti22Ts.
I.ard-AprB. s. -; May 6S96STas.
Rihs-April. ss-7'z. May, $S,=7ss.
Rye-Sgc.
Barley-Szsc.
Live stock.
There we're nor enough cattle here to-
dzv 10 make q market and - q large
extent prises were nominal Na:ivs beef
steers were again saiaoie a. SGNaftE 50
for common so extra lots. Weighing so
- So rounds. wjtA sales largely al S. IS
CAS- In comparison with week ago.
commission houses called rTices fsy good
20 choice heeves iss728s higher witH Trirse
cattle selling al an advance of Pc. Cows
we're gn demand at s. Nsfsttb COR poor %
EXTRA With TIRE hulk ~ the sales At SeE&
Only about Ieee fresh AMI s:4ie hogs
were offered today, ana ~ ash h't take
long 20 dispose Of the supply. there hairS
a fairly active demand fTem Chfcsso
makers and Eassern shippers Prices
We steady. with lightws'Shts selling tire
most readily and the h1iS n hafa l}gHt
al hesvv hegs sold plet-y close "a s.
T-ba extreme range NFas 81 $50 I2i, for
heavy hogs. some extra lots - 'hc Ecek
Island division selling a, the sop f'ce~.
re ftcht WEIGHTS sal3 u; 50 ass. Shla-
rers are SIN taking = iarSer proportion
~ me oTersngs than UsaL ana qsrksrs
are disposed 20 ngat every advance u
In sheen = fair aemaaa existed sga
So head received today VeTa mostly
s.,l4 early az unchanged prices NATIVES
so ST s. 500 So Westerns a. 81 t5a,
TEXANS a. xTSsst2eo. and lambs 05fss.s9
v,rfra native export wethefs are D4rfh
q ssss4 x AMI prime native export ewes
8 lsegssA Clipped sheep sold relatively
the best.
is.eo: sheep, isoa