The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-19
CHICAGO AAnAKrs.
The sear.. Of Trade.

Chicago Jan. lS-W4ieat opened de-
pressed and sick. and sold down TO 81 lie
for May in few rninusns from the open
Ing. as compared with 50 Sic at the close
yesterday. The recoszas here were only
forty-six cars. against lss on the CORE
spending day Of hasa year. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 3oe together. against
ass year ago. The total receipts at
primary markets were e06, 600 bushels,
compared wa5ah ze2. 0oe on the correspond
ing week a year ago. The foreign mar
kets were weak. After the opening drop
TO 81 1-ec, the MARKET from then to wixhln
. short time OF che close dragged up and
down between 81 1-2l57 s-Sc. the bulk OF
the days business being at 81 i-2d57 7-Sc.
There was = sksort squirt or activity IN
the last ten minutes OF the session. and
tt went to tao advantage OF the bulls.
A sale OF 10000 bushels OF No. North
ern At 6 I-2c over the May price. was re
ported from Milwaukee as having been
sold there 70 mi.lers today. The mar
ket closed firm at 50 5-sa57 Sac. as against
81 Sic yesterday
The corn market was a reproduction on
a reduced scale OF the duliness which
PIGsfaiG4 1Ah WHc1t. lhc StLEf1A Gih1floa
among receivers Is that the receipts wiz
be smaller in the course of few days.
The opening price for May was q 1-2c
but II worked on to Il I-4c In the course
Of the forenoon, improving again near
che end. aud closing as II had opened al
AZ 1-2c sellers.
May oats started at 90 1-21ao Sac. sold
at 30 1-2c, down to 30 lac, and closed at
30 1-4a3o 3-sc. within q very small frac-
ton OF yesterdays close.
The provision market was rather heavy.
and lost all tho httlc gain Of the day be-
fore and some besides. May pork opened
at $lf.55, as against $11 60 at the close
yesterday. 1t soid as low as $l1. 40. re-
acted TO $1i.47 Ia. which was the price at
the close. Lard closed about lie lower
and ribs SC below the close figures OF the
day before.
wheat-January. 81 1-SQ54 1-ac; May,
81 5-SQ57 a-4c.
corr-J January. IS 1-4c: May. n 1-3c.
Oats Steady: January, "a 3-sc: May,
30 1-4g3o s-Sc.
Pcrk-Lower; January. $i1.22 L.: May.
sli.E f-2.
Iari-Lower; January, s6.S5: May. s.. IS.
Ribs-I.ower: January, s5.7 IL; May,
$3.50 IL.
Rye-Noninal: Sc 1-ec.
Barsey-Nominal: sc.
Fiaxseesi-$ AZ bid.
Tsmothy-Nominal: $5.c5.
.ive stock.
The cattle market was quiet: dressed
beef and shipping steers wers salabIe
at 81, rs the outside prices for fancy.
Cows and bulls were quoted at 81. 25G3 Is.
with most of the sales at s2aTs.15; stock
ers and feeders sold well at s.. 2sIs. rs.
and there were buyers for veal calves at
$SQ5.5o.
The hog market, Though opening fairly
steady. averaged weaker. with receipts
much less than for yesterday. From s. IS
gas bought common TO choice heavy
weights. and s3.7eGi.l5 was the range for
common to prime lights. Sales at better
than 81. 40 were scattering. si.I5d14. 40 buy
ing most OF the medium and heavy
weights. and S. scaf4.le the bulk OF the
light. There is but slight difference be-
tween today's prices and those current q
weak ago for sheep and lamhs.
Supplies have come forward a little less
freely and thu trend OF the market has
been slightly upward Almost the entire
supply OF sheep sold below $3.50 and the
prizes most frequently paid for lambs
were s4ff4.4a.
Recespts--c;as,ie. 1900: calves, 800;
hogs. 5000. sheep. 700.