The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-09

entcago, May s--Whea1 started with a
0sio" OF strength today, and the prices
STOOD up remarkably well until about y
oeiock, but about that time the preps
were drawn and IL had a severe tumble
some OF the early strength was due 20 shs
ouiilshtess In corn. and some OF q Wss
ascrfeed 10 the Northwestern si@~stor
proprietoFs. who bought July wheat neely
All morning and replaced their hedges ~
selling September TO an equal extent TIE
opening trades In July were at from gJs.4
sSlsc. and the price did not get substan-
tally below &c until midday. IL had In
the meantime sold as high as s3aas3i.e.
but II tumbied 10 e22sc in quick order
some 10000 bushels OF hard spring wheat
was reported worked for export from Du-
inta, and dispatch from there said the
market was on a parity with Glasgow 9 l.
T. prices. As regards red winter wheat,
more closely concerned spectators say
ohat prices here are from &c TO &c above
an export basis. The chartering OF yes
seis for the shipment of $4,000 bushels
caused slight revival near The close,
ana there were buyers at s2szc as the ses-
sion ended
The corn market was firm and averaged
higher than on the day before. but In the
end there was very little change. The
opening for July was 5ea.c, and IL ad-
vanced to sic before it had any decline.
IL then turned down 10 50zsc, but had a
quick advance TO 51izc on the covering OF
a heavy short line By a prominent com
mission house. IL worked down again 10
5ssc. and closed with sellers at 5eA.c. The
receipts were only s. cars and the ship
ments $4,000 bushels.
Oats was fairly active during the greater
part OF the session. July and September
We're lower at the close. May sold from
2s1zd Iszsc. and closed there. July started
al 2s5.Q2sA.c, sold at 2ss.c down TO SAc and
rested at 2sisc.
Provisions were firm and closed With ad-
vances of 22isc In pork. 2i4c in lard and Sc
in ribs. The demand was quite moderate.
but light
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-May. siAc; July, s2lso
Corn-May. 50asc. July. 5G24c.
Oats-May. 2ssc; July 2sisc.
Pork-May, si2.o2; July. $i2t7.
Lard-May, sass: July. 1857.
Ribs-May. sS.o2; July. so.i2
Barley-521ac.
Rye-53c-
F1ax-si 45n.
Live stock.
The cattle trade was rather slow, and
prices were no more than steady as a
rule. The export trade is unimprsved.
Common to choice native steers weighing
from $50 10 1850 pounds were sold at si.z
a6. with the bulk OF the transactions a
stock there was a brisker Inquiry than
for dressed beef cattle. and prices ruled
strong cows and hetfers selling at x.ooH
l475. bulls sold freely at s2Q $50, and veal
calves were firm. with ready sales at IS
as per loo pounds, an advance within a
week of &c. The stocker and feeder trade
IS fairly active. rexas cattle receipts
were about 1000 head, and there was a
good demand at firm prices, not many
grass cattle being offered. The best sold
around S.-.
only 1900 hogs arrived today. and the
receipts for the first half OF the week
show a reduction of 15.o0o head from the
receipts for the same time last week.
There was an active demand from both
local packers and Eastern shippers.
prices ruling firm and I'm some Instances
&c per 100 pounds higher. The offerings
were mostly sold early In the day, and as
the average quality was very good, sales
were largely not far from the top. Heavy
hogs sold at an extreme range of A.&'4
as. light Ae5d4s0. and pigs at Au4.&.
while cuns were picked M at seflf. The
larger part of the hogs sold at SSea4bs.
and one lot brought 81
There was an active demand for sheep.
and the recent advance in the British
market helped the export trade In a
marked degree. Prices were strong 70 lec
higher. with sales OF inferior TO choice
sheen a. 81 ss74s5. the bulk going at s. 3
G4N There were numerous sales OF
Western sheen NJ Sf4l4io and lambs sold
actively ut SG5e5 Wooded sheep sell
more slowly than clipped. and large
nart Of the arrivals have been shorn
Twenty Thousand Texas sheep are now
-, ne vay here. sad large receipts from
toat state are expected here by next
week
Rensipts-Cattle. 1900. calves, TO: hogs.
80 co..: sheep. i20oo.