The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-25

CAacnuu. reb. n.-whsss opsued q
from l-sc % La besov she price n
closed On 1hurDs3xy. TIE cAblse weFs
sfeA0y. tn receipts IN tAs Northwest
were heavier than Ind been expected
and nUkhfng siss which might b cai-
cnizted 70 cnnss weakness was maze
public - ths opening Or had occurred
since In Close TfrsrS1ay. New York
pszced selling orders IN the hands % half
. dozen commission houses hero for sx-
ecuticn ~ thu opening The placing %
these orders caused the May price % open
81 t3c for ths most part. with few
sales 1t s. 1-sc n cunrAred with s. lao
~ the csoss on Thursday. In New York
and &. Louis on thu contrary, prices
showed i-sc Improvement as the opening
The tendency hers during chs first hour
after the opening was toward the pick
tng ~ Of the Lao drOppsd ~ the start.
II was generaily expected that The de-
crsass IN efs visible supply Monday viii
BE- les than l000.0o bushels. This was
. prominent factQ In the market. The
market here had = very narrow range.
& 7-s06sc being the lower edge Of II. and
g f-4o the upper. with the hover price
ruling At the Gloss.
The corn market was rather easy 81
the start ard decidedly weak az the end.
The concluding weakness was due TO the
estimated recesp<s OF 60 cars for Mem
day. The primary nS<,aet receipts were
$4,000 bushels. against $3.50 bushels on
the corresponding day of the year before.
The opening price for May was from
a 7-Sc 70 &c. with the higher Of these
the most general trading price. After
rising to IS LIDO the ensuing decline took
tho price down 20 ~ 1-a244 sc, which
was the closing quotation.
For saturday the oats market was
fairly actzve. Prices closed Q shade under
the last quotation on thursday In SYM
pathy with corn. but Notwithstanding
this tho market was relatively firm.
Higher prices were paid. and only at the
end did any sign OF decline occur
May started st - l-4c. sold to q 1-sc, and
up $50. down to &c and rested ct Da
. 1-Sc.
Provisions. helped BY Aght hog re-
ceipts. opened firm at an advance Of 1oc
for pork. DC for lard and from unchanged
TO 2l-2c higher for ribs. The drop OF
$40 In corn had . depressing effect, and
the early gain was lost. May pork and
ribs closed unchanged and May lard 1-ac
higher.
Closing Quotations.
Wheas-February. 50 l-2dso $50: Nav.
So 7-sq5s.
corn--Fsbruary q l-aa4s $50; Nay.
~ 1874 5-sc.
oats-February. Sc: May, - l-sc,
Pork-Fehruary. 50. 50: May. $40. Is bid.
Lard-February. 1871 1-s; May. HHI-s
asked.
SET IL.
Barley-54c.
Rye-52c.
Flax-s ssa1 - Is.
Ttmothy-x.S5.
Live Stock.
Receipts OF cattle today were esti-
mated st $500 head, making 4s, IA for this
week. Tie market was firra. Steers
sold from S.5oQ5.so; cows and bulls.
SsoQ4-lo; Texans, s. 75G4. 40.
Hogs-The market opened strong and
closed weak. The best heavy grades.
$3.50. and choice assorted lights. a.0,5s
40. The bulk at ss&a4 for averages
OF less than 200 pounds. and at s4Q,4 q
Tor heavy weights.
Ihere was quiet and steady market
for sheep at s2.50a4. 40 for very common
to choice The lamb market was steady
at S.2S4s.4o. Sheep and lambs OF extra
Quality commanded an advance on the
above prices. Receipts for the week
are GOO head. against g 800 last week
Reeeipts-caftIe. $500: calves, 40: hogs.
Ii,Doo: Rheep. LOO