The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-24

trail 5000; Northern Pacific preferred.
s 30: Northwest. 400; Ontario * West
ern. 300: Reading. 70. COO; Rock Island,
40a0: st. Louis a San. Francisco. 5000; do.
preferred. 200; ST. Paul 300: Texas Pa
cifc, $500: L. $. Leather. $500; Wabash
preferred. 1850.
The Produce Exchange.
Wheat had another sensational rise
this morning, with an enormous business
amounting 10 about Is 000. 900 bushels with
in the first hour. July opened at S3c.
which was a clear gain OF Sc from the
close OF Wednesday. and 2c for cnro
prices. Stimulated by the heavy Out
side buying and reports that big Chi
cago operator was actively engaged GOV
ering shorts. IL soon rose 10 S3l4c winch
proved TO BE- the highest price OF me Gay.
The country demand seemed 30 be the
widest thus far on the rise Gables ana
crop dispatches all helped the advance.
and the bulls were confident OF dollar
wheat, when prices suddenly dropped I'M
der heavy reahzangs. losing a cent in a
few moments. Al noon there was an
other excited Jump, and the early after
noon price huctuated 81 violently that
local traders left the market entirety
alone Jumps Of i4ui@c were frequent.
and at one time there was a drop or Ic
In three minutes. while the Chicago mar
ket was even more cratic. Inc sensa-
ton of the day. however. was "a 2l2c drop
in fifteen minutes. II came Ike mum
der clap and the pit was fairy turned
down while 1t lasted. Whole blocks OF
wheat we're thrown over and the price
vent Ia,I4c at a clip. closing at Slizc for
July. Total transactions for the day
were about 100000 bushels
Flour.
Flour-Receipts. .. 200: exports. 2, go
barrels. sales. en3o packages; market
higher again and demand checked. only
urgent needs provided for. city MIL pat
ents. slS5d515. winter patents, siH W
city mills clears, AioaiS; WINTER
stratrhts. s.. 75lI4l5. Minnesota patents,
a. aae,4 -. winter extras. s3lf3.25; Mime
sota bakers, So 2sal4.t0. winter low grades'
a. r1a0s. Sprfng low grades. s212S9.
pve r-FSrm: sales. so barrels; super
me Siff4fs, fancy. si@8i4o-
Wheat.
Receipts. slsDo bushels; ex-
r,orfs $4,000 bags. sales. 2I,9oWp t1tures'
eco spot. Spot. irregular: No red STORE
and elevator. $3.50: ahoat, MIC !, % -
stssc annat. No. hard. ssh delivered.
,N,,tc,s had another excited opening ana
...i,s..+toraI advance with heavy country
h,,rIry against the future. Business sub
80 -. a ti,,e. but in The late afternoon
,.is.cs drouDed s2Ac amid intense excite
rnent and closed very nervous 81 llesi Sc
net advance. crop news was nuiiish an
Nav, Ma NiNAt'fa - 1900
siSiSsc. closed SIC: July. S'a@Si4c. closed
Sfisc. August. NssGSit4c. closed A9sc; sep
,e1,ber. Ss,.nSl7sc closed S'sc; October
ssk.gfS,c. closed Sssc; December, si9N'tc.
closed, sic.
Hops.
Hops-Unchanged
Wool.
Wool-Efrni.
Metals.
Pc fron-S.esiy, Scotch. $500: Ameri-
can. sa5o0 %. ..-
Copper-s,rong; exchange price. No5o4
I06n ..o,-.. ~
Tln-Firm: straits. Ht554ltS5. plates.
steady. -...
Petroleum.
Petroleum Easier: closed. E.6T3.
VoaTee.
,~o0ee-OntIous closed quiet: markets
.,loses Offering small on small Brazil re-
,.s,,,~, closed barely steady az le5Il5
noirfs advance. including: May, Sit
Drreuber. SlsGtIs5. Spot ccf:ee-8io.
cute, and steady; No. :. lsc: mid. steady.
sugar.
Snxa~-ReaneA. quiet and steady; cen
trisucaI. s6-teSt. SO.