The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-24

san Francisco, Oct. A-in the local mar
ket today. with the reaction IN the East
ern markets wheat futures advanced SIX
points above the extreme low prices OF
yesterday. The call board was greatly
excited at today's sessions. and buyers
were active and confident Operations OF
all kinds rose In response 20 = vigorous
demand from shorts who wanted TO fill,
and longs who wanted to join the caravan
on its upward wh.rL At 9:I5 in the call
board there Was renewed excitement. De-
cenber. which closed yesterday at about
G.A per Genital. opened al 81. 3si7 and closed
at 81 is. May opened at I.3s and closed at
81 3sss. AT 1915 December opened AT 81 $50.
rose 10 1855. and closed stiIl higher at
RATA. May opened at $40 and rose 10
N.4eas. At His December opened az sl.s9
and closed at slssss May opened at
81. 42i,. rose to $i.421s. and closed at N-4Is.-
The spot market continued firm 1t had
never been weak. even when futures broke
so badly. only that buyers stood out 10
await q more settled condition OF AFFAIRS.
Spot wheat today was airm at si.35fs1. 10 for
No. l shipping. The afternoon session was
less eventful than during the morning
hours, bat the market closed with wheat
active, December at 81 ssh and May al
u.42is.
BreadstuGs, Grains. Etc.
Flour-FamIly extras. s. loaR5 %; bakers
extras. 81 SOS: superfine, 81 25Q45o.
Wheat-SShipping. Sis for Ne. 1 and
S-S7ls for choice; milling 81 f0Q1.45
Barley-Feed. fair TO good. T71sas9c:
choice. s7kdset-c: brewing, s7lags0c.
oats-White slo5@s1.2o; black for seed.
s.. aQi-so: red for seed. a5c1sio5.
Recespts-Flour, quarter sacks. INA; DO
Washington, IL. f23: wheat, centals, 7,4ls:
do Washington. 800 barley. centals. 6. rs;
oats. eentais. 1000: do Washington, 3.S40;
potatoes, sacks. s.s7s; onions. sacks, so6;
beans. sacks, l0.5zs: bran. sacks, 30: mid
dnngs. sacks. 100; hay. tons. 1886: buck
wheat. sacks, AZ: hides. number, 1876; raj
sins. 1850; wine. gallons. $3.50
Produce, Fruit, Etc.
Middiings. Ns4is.5o per ton: wheat hay.
Squ: wheat and oat, S7Ql0 Ter ton: oat,
sea3; barley. best, Sos: alfalfa, y. 50as 30.
alfalfa. first cutting. $495: clover, Ssas;
stock. 81. Sos. So compressed wheat. $50
30, straw, 50nsSc per bale.
Potatoes-Earl Rose. esG3oc: common
Salinas Barbanks. 1Sc4si; fancy do. 75ep
SOC; river BarosnAs. 2S92sc: sweet pota-
toes. cozEs0c per ceuEa4; yellow onions,
251soc; picked 90. 1885,: bay tomatoes.
i2i4425c; cueumbers. zsJ4Oc; summer
squash. 4N1Soc. Cream, cnx-oc: eggplant. q
Qioc; Alameda green corn, 7scQN per crate:
Berkeley do. Sossoc, srv~n pepper, SQ.ac
per box: green okra, fbQ75c per box; dried
do. 2iAc per pound; Lana beans, 50<p-5:
string beans. Ea1.50: garlic. ll4q2c per
pound: apples 5al7sr - common asda5c:
strawberries. s25oa4 per cnest; blackber-
ries. sS9S; raspberries. .415: cranberries,
x43.se per barrel. grapes. black. 2s435c:
Muscat, 2oI3Sc: Tokay. -VG3oc; Isabella
s5cQN per crate: cantaioupes. 5od.oc. nut
nlegs. *aaooc. peaches. cnoice, gff1 .;
pears. common, $3.50. pomegranates 10
Csc. ounces. 7scrsl per box; Mexican
lines. - per box California lemons, y1
%: good 10 choice do. .s0de: fancy do.
s. Ss9s: bananas. sld2 per bunch. pineap-
pies, s. 594; Persian dates, 6Q5iso per
pound.
Bufter-Fancy creamery, 2SQSc per
pound seconds. 224z3c; fancy dairy, 2
Q2ec. seconds. i74isc: picked, lsQIsc: FIR
kin, l5fi5c. fancy mild new cheese, agI0c,
Eastern, i2Q13c.
Pouhry-Live turkey gobblers. isal4c:
do hens, i24iSc; young turkeys, 144l5c:
ROSTERS. old. 81 per dozen; do young, $3.50
64.5o: broilers. small. s2.25a2-7s: do large
s2.75<fs.55; fryers. s2.75Q225; hens. 81
ducks, old, s3S.5.5o: DO young, s. 5agi
geese. It's: goslings. s1.Dql.15: pigeons.
old. si4l.S5 DO young, $l.5od1.s5 ' hares.
s. per dozen: gray geese. go: rabbits.
s. 3; white geese. 75cGSi per pair.
Esss-Siore. 2a..fc per dozen. ranch, 3
G3sc; Eastern. eeef25c: duck eggs. sc.
Closing Quotations.
whsat-Active: December. 1854: May.
Sl.4zh.
BaTiey-Aetiye; December, ss1ac; May,
sf7sc.
Corn-Large yellow. soae2ho.
Bran-California. si3.51Gll
Wool.
wooi-cho.ce mountain. sGsrac: poor
mountain. sg5c; San Joaquin pans, 3l5c.
san Joaquin foothiIi. 5Ge1sc; Northern.
fail, eISc.
Hops.
Hops-ouosahis al 7GSc per pound Cor
nav.
financial.
silver bars $50. gk Drafts-S.sht Par