The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-04
CHICAGO MARkxrs.
The Boar, Of Trade.

Chicago. Feb. 2.-The weakness In
wheat resulted from slack export de-
mand and reports OF decline In Argen-
tsne wheat. and the other markets fol-
lowed. For q moment or two at the OPEN
Ing the wheat dealings were at a shade
better than the closing values OF the
previous afternoon. The steadsuess thus
indicated was Of very short duration,
and from So lac for May at tho start ii
declined In less than half an hour to
81 s-4g5e Use. The Liverpool market was
quoted at I'D higher for American red
winter wheat. aud the Western recadpts
at Minneapolis and Duluth amounted TO
only 11e cars. as compared with 22s last
Saturday and SOC year ago Those facts
were known previous 90 the opening OF
the session and probably accounted for
the flrmness at the start. The ST. Louis
sales OF wheat TO local miliers for ship
ment. which created the bullisel feeling
with which wheat wound up yesterday.
were being usade little OF, and were
claimed To be or no special Importance.
Tho 81. Louis market started rather
easy, and gave encouragement to the idea
THAI the sales were due entirely TO q cut
in rail freight rates to seabcard
cablegTam to New York house saying
London dispatches quoted a decline Of
from Sd TO Cd IN Argentine wheat was
perhaps q more infiuentiany bearish fac
tor to the discredit attempted 20 be
thrown on st. Louis cash business. The
market became weaker as the session,
progressed. May was selling at So s-sc
about thirty minutes from the close, and
woussd UP at So Use.
Cors, was quiet and weak. owing to the
weakness In wheat. Although receipts
continue light. they are more than suffi-
Gent for current wants In the absence of
any desire among consumers to stock up
against any future scarcity May opened
az from - I-2c TO s5 5-sc. Those were the
top prices OF the days raid, and It sold
down 10 - 7-sc, and closed at 4sfss I-sc.
Only q fair business was done In cats.
Fluctuations were Influenced principally
by those IN corn and wheat. and after
suffering a decline early. recovered some
what. and closed at within q very small
fraction OF yesteraay's closing. May sold
from IS $50 10 q 1-sc. and back 10 Is l-ac.
at which price the market closed.
The publication OF the stocks OF pro-
visions caused tina. market to rule firm.
and TO advance In the end isc for pork.
I i-eo FOR Lard and loo for ribs. Larger
stocks had been confidently looked for.
-sassag Qastssians.
wheas-Fehruary ~ s-4c: May, Sc 7-sc.
Corn-Fehruary. - s-sc: May. 90 s-sc.
omts--Feasruary &c Sic: May. . Lee.
rork-E'ehsrary. 1915: May. SO.
IaFsi-Fenrssarr, ss.ss. May, ss GO asked.
n1os-February. ss.oS: May. So s-e.
T.ax--sl.4a.
Tarluslay-s 30.
Earaey-5ic.
Ese--Sac.
live stock. =
In casthe, Tosaay's receipts we're ssss-
mated ~ SO bead. making s7.s7s for tire
week, against ss 500 has. week and & ssz
year age The market was rosnsrsatsy
steady. s<sses were on q basis OF s. as9
So for cournoa 10 extra sxears: 81 80
SIS fer ssccke<s ard feeders. 81 sogs. Is
for COWS. ard a.sss4.ss for Texas cattle.
In hogs. the arrivals were estimated
as 1900. making i75.s4s for the week.
whsch Is eco rnere tssaa FOR las. week
ass =, ne more than n year ago. There
was an average loss CT about a nickel
on ease bulk CO the 2ss TO sss-rcslna hogs.
Ceiling at s. sagss.S.
Sheep Receipts were about Lac. rs,ak-
Ing s.. s8 for the week. axairst IS 80 last
week ard s4s-a for siss corresyx~zssnw
week izSs year. Prices were Quoted
etsous szeaay. ranging from s. sosss for
common N chokce. with extra up 70 81. ~
ca - lambs. xs,ssss.ea.
Rscaarts--tassle. sos czlsss. ie: hogx.
II. eaa: sheep i.5so.