The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-11
CHICAGO nAskEra.
Tn. Ba.rs az Trade.

Chicago, Feb O. -.yhes. started arm
under the influence OF encouraging cable
grams, but weakened on the small export
clearances and apparently slow rate In
the decreased heavy stock In sight. Chi
cago received only four cars today and
Minneapolis and Duluth got 171 Primary
market receipts today were $4,000 BUSH
els against $4,000 bushels on the CORE
spending day last year. The weeks ex-
ports Of wheat and -four from both coasts
amounted to z.2zo 2M bushels, against g.
lS3.ooo bushels the week previous. Ex-
port ciearaEces OF wheat and flour for
twenty-four hours summed up $4,000
bushels. Gueeses on the probable amount
Of tho decreased visible this week were
10000 to 100000 bushels. Bulls had
little the best Of IL for hall an hour or
70, after which the short sellers held most
influence for an hour and q half. but In
the final half hour OF the session the
buying orders were again In excess OF
those to SELL which was the latest phase
of the trading. May opened at s. 4-3c
and ss 3-4n5a 7-sc. against yesterdays
closing price OF So 1-2R53 5-sc. After keep
ing around 50 s-sc and So 3-4c for half an
hour. II gradually sagged until II was Of
fered at g lac. but finally became In bet
ter request and rose again to IS $40
IS 7-Sc, with So SAC bid at the close.
The corn market was weak. 1t started
with yesterdays closing price bid for
May. and there was sale or two at 1-ec
higher, but during the greater part of
tho remainder OF the session the price was
generally on the down grade. Toward
the end. influenced by the closing strength
In wheat. rally occurred and the wind
up was at recovery OF 1-4c from the
bottom Of the days range. May started
at from 45I{5 1-Sc. worked gradually
down 70 ~ 1-2d and closed with May at
a s-4e744 7-sc.
Oats met with = fair sale for Saturday.
After ruling easier during the early part
OF the session they recovered somewhat
and closed but small fraction under the
last price yesterday. The weaker cash
market governed the early speculative
crowd 10 some extent. May started at
- l-sc. sold up to . LIE, back to 3 7-sc.
and closed at DC.
The provision market started weak
and continued heavy for the whole ses-
sion. The hog receipts. which had been
estimated nj ls.oeo numbered iooo. and
$4,000 are expected In all during next
week. Prices at the close showed de-
clines of fsc in pork and lie each In
lard and ribs.
ste.s~x Oacfstions.
wheat--February 80 SIC: May. 50 Sac.
Corn-February, - Lie: May. a sta
"A 7-sc.
oass-rehruary. 81 I-sas7 s-sc: May.
. l-sc.
Pork-Fearuary. sa.77 l-s: May. NOE IL.
I4ard--Tebruary. ss.s7 -: May. $751;
Ribs February. $; May, Nseas.ss IL.
Flaxseea-sii - IL
Tsmothy-s5.s5.
Barley-ssc.
Eye-stc.
ssve stock.
The total receipts Of cattle for this
week were slightly I'm excess OF &. eoa. as
against 81 .sss last week and ss75t year
ago The demand was light and values
without noteworthy change. Dressed
beef and shipping steers were quoted at
from s.. sesfs %, and COWS and bulls from
81 KsIsN
Yesterdays advance In hogs was all
wiped out very soon after the opening of
trade this morning. and later in the fore
noon 1t Was sisfs1cuit TO ma buyers who
were willing 10 pay within 1sc 10 20 Of
that days prices The close was very
bad. and good many hogs were left In
sellers hands. At the cicae ss4s was re-
xarssei as about the top OF the market.
Sales were slow and the hulk OF them
below $40.
Sheep receipts were large for the las.
day Of the week. There was an active
and firm market At fridays advance. or
at s. ss34so for common 10 extra sheep
and ~ 81 ssas 5 for lambs
Recsspts-Cattie. aaoe: calves, loo:
hogs. x,ooe: sheep. s.aa