The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. Pee 2sEWheat was U.s. strong iss.s
from nc to nc higher. partly because OF
the Liverpool opening advance or Nd ana
partly because Of the feeling that the
worst OF the financial troubles was over.
Opening transactions for May We're over
gather additional strength. and got as
high as So IN about an hour from the
opening. Various causes contributed 70
this advance, not the least OF winch were
showing a decrease or So.eo..o nushe.s
from last years figures. To lend sirsnggn
to such figures, Boston and other Atlantic
ports reported large clesrances. Later
Liverpool quotations. however. came I'd
lower for January. and A bank failure was
reported from Minneapolis and another
from Roanoke. Va. the effects or which
upon the wheat market was A temporary
reaction TO SzSsc. IL did net take long 20
recover from IT'S easy feeling, ana ABOUT
noon II was bringing sac: Closing c.
bles had IN the meantime been receiNea,,
showing moderate advances at Beriin ana
Paris and n recovery az LfVeTI'oot o. A
more than II had lost. While Braas,reet
worlds visible supply showed tue heaVE
decrease OF 255s. coo bushels. as compared
NTH 1000 bushels decrease in the cores
pnnding week OF the year before, y w.
Accommodating inaSnuCh as an even neaNi-
er decrease had been looked Tor. A.ter
dropping back. however. 70 sc, We -
impression regarding Rradstreets NSs
soon corrected, and on me wave o. flr
hfving which followed. the price OF May
roSa TO sac July was relatively stFohg-
err even than May, as was seen ~ we mar
rowing OF an Increased rer ousnel "a r .5r
snreaa Yesterday the discount OF July
from MAY was sac; today Il was reduce1
to &c per bushel. During the iast aosE
the volume OF trading increased 81 -
nnzsring bv shorts Ths strength was
maintained 20 the suA the closing pFlce
sor NAV being S3te3ESAc. -
C~ern was sustained 10 some extent py
50 cha damn WERNER
which is interfering with the mo o,.l. :. )
from country points. being also given a.
a reason for better prices. an u,,,,,
The market for oats was duh Win
prices confined 20 a narrow range
provisions took little comfort from the
strength in wheat and corn.
IRE hog market was weak Late ~ the
session The continued strength of wheat
caused a rally.
Closing Quotations.
vvheat-necerrber and January. sose;
Nav. SsFsasfc: July 7sIs.
corn- Deem Der * s,sG Nav Nas s5lse
r- Tescsrs si. ss-o. May. sss7iA
pIbS-Decesnbsr. - 80; May. SS
Rye-Decemher. 55hzc; May &le'
F I-tt,e1 Northwest. 7sc: May. Ts9
's, TTse-,no.hv-pecsmber. s.Na2B; March.
E@
rattfe-SaIes were on sasis ~ -
~ far ne poorest. NJ 20 49, L9F -
So fasf sfearr with fhe bulk 81 tne
sTs5I-,z between 81 and 81 cows 49,
; s-- EStfa~~ g. 7issYs 81. bulls, 3 - -.
common calves $4sa543; best ones a. y
E5,pu-Parksrs were Indifferent sse' -
hrs-7r3v nnA sales were SLOW * -
49, common 10 prime lots. VITA Tag "N4N
~ the sales at NSa88Sa. 49,. - .s-,
60 a. So ~ common - Cfaolee
- ~sssa A. e. sAess - yeArlsngs 49,.
- sna lambs AZ $ 800 u = isA sSsssg
- a. 49, - ard feeders paid A4-s13A
80 .lsa.9 ard g EoEf4 Tor Iam1s -.
- = sssf-..s--Csat tie. Sa. hogs. Zsn@; sAee2'
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