The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-20
CHICAGO MARKETS.


Chicago. May x-wheat--Aiuost every
commission mar ard Spectator - exi'ss :
enca advised their customers ana aet1
their friends Fefore the market ofeE1eai
that the fnsvitable break IN the Wl.tsA
market w0ula he realized today HOW
much they we're mistaken they began 70
realize when. after 3 decline Of A=e Per
t,1=a4l as ire rexs,lt OF ali the efforts OF
the Local talent punched together on the
selling side. tire price was gauooIl1iaS
around .zi~c per bushel for july about
half an hour from the close. That Nas
quite a contrast wish seizc. although seTne
few sales were made near the opening
July started with sellers a. &c. oat no
buyerx Until IL had been offered down 70
csc, and in some instances as low as
sss4c. II recovered gradually 10 707se, bur
for an hour and a hair there was enough
wheat on sale al anything. When, nom
ever. heavy frosts were predicted Tor
South Dakota. Texas. Kansas ana Mis-
souri,, threatening the destruction OF corn.
which IS now promising, the price OF
wheat began TO shoot slEywsrd. and could
no longer be controlled. and jumped for
about half an hour like pea on "a not
stove. II rose 20 7zizc. dropped II anoat
fifteen minutes 20 .gA4c, rose again 10
IKE and closed with buyers al 3ls.c. Inc
ordinary market news vas not mach
Needed, apart from what referred 10 the
reported damage TO the growing crop
Corn started weak. but IL did not stay
in that condition very long. July opened
AT 5lSsc and sold from that down 10 5lssc
near the beginning OF the session. ana
for a time aoundered In lazy way al
around 5lAc. With a bound IL went 10
55a4e. back again 10 59A4c and up once
more 10 5Ss.c, all In about Ten minutes
The last trading was al 5Sise.
Oats were active and secured heavy
al SDi6 n
2sasSI2s12c, advanced 10 2sAsc and closed
at Zi4c. September ranged from 25Asc to
2SSsc and closed al 2szsc bid.
The provision market was steady at the
beginning. II became quite strong when
the corn market showed the way in such
an excited fashion. and the advance
in that irticle is 10 he ascribed a gain
and l5c in ribs.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-May. 707sc: July, nae.
Corn-May, s27sc. July 5Sisc.
Oats-May, -; July. 29i4c.
Pork-May, 81. 40, July. SEA-.
L.ard-May, $40: July, $50.
Ribs-May. s5.22; July. S6.z..
Bariey-No. 2, sligo.
Rye-65c.
F1ax-Si.4s
Timothy-$5f
Live stock.
Chicago. May 1S.-About 100 head OF
cattle We're received here today. Natives.
$iiGa5.65: common 10 strictly choice. s.. ~
as. 80; and extras at So. Cows and heif-
ers, $265: bulls. $2Q8. calves. s445.50. The
stockers and feeders branch of the mar
ket is active at firm prices. and mixers
and springers are in fair demand Texas
cattle sell, as usual. at s.. 75A425.
Less than 13,oo0 head of hogs, including
those left over from yesterday. were Of
fered today, and IL did not take very long
to dispose Of the offerings a yesterdays
prices. Heavy hogs. $i3ja475; light
weights. $4.2544.55; bulk. Si55a465
Receipts of sheep about 2o.oO0 head. The
few sales were easily closed off at full
prices or on the basis OF S20AS for in
ferlor 10 extra sheep and $50 40 for nice
lambs. with fat wooded sheep salable at
S5.&t5.a5. Most of the sheep were shorn
and d few were so poor as TO sell much
below 81 Spring lambs brought $5a6 per
100 pounds
Rece pts-Ca tie, 100; calves, 100, hogs,
le.Vo; sheep. =, 900.