The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-03
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

Chicago. March 2-In wheat fair activity
was displayed. there being a good trade
within i.c range. The feeling developed
was unsettled. May started with a gain or
about &C and there was good reason for
IL Two elevators at Minneapolis, holding,
IL was said, 1905 900 bushels Of wheat, were
reported burning and commission houses
here had orders before the opening TO buy
in wheat sold in Chicago against large
proportion OF their contents. The Liverpool
market was only I4d higher. but the RUS
sian shipments OF wheat and -four FOR the
week were only SIS 900 bushels, compared
with Q coo 900 bushels on the week before.
with such strong Inducements the buying
for half an hour was vigorous and gen.
eral and the price Of May. which at the
close on Saturday was e7lLa67ssc, started
at from SSIeSixc. and inside OF the first
hour IL had risen to Sixc. At this price,
however, a strong inclination to realize
was manifested. Several holders OF big
lines took advantage of the bulge 10 put
them on the market. and the price grad
ually eased off TO G7z4c. The life went out
of the trade when the decline took place,
and for an hour In the middle or the session
business got down TO small proportions.
The Atlantic port ciearanees were depress-
inglv small, there being no shipments Of
wheat since Saturdays report, and only
&c. $50 barrels OF -four. Then came the re-
nort of rains in California, thus breaking
the drouth prevalent there. and under this
influence the price mad a further reaction.
The market for an hour before the close
seemed to need bull news TO sustain II. and,
none being forthcoming. the price got down
10 67Ac. The latest trading was at s7l.8
g7S.c.
corn was quiet and sold within narrow
limits. MAY opened firm and fractionaily
higher at 3ostc and advanced a trtfie with
wheat but heavy estimates fer tomorrow
caused a reaction. the closing figures show
ing no change
Oats-Trading was exceedingly dull, and
rather inclined 10 weakness. May opened
unchanged at 21Ae and closed at 2lls4
2li4c.
Provisions opened strong at a good al
vance. prices gradually receding. At the
close pork showed an advance OF 7isc and
lard and RIBS &c each. Business at no time
was heavy.
closing ouo'a tons.
wheat-March. sS1zc: May. s7ssc.
Csrn-March. cs1sc: May. SlSs 9soAc.
Oats-March. 2oc: May, 2iAc.
Pork-March. 81. es; May. $3.50.
Iard-March, 1871: MAY. ss.47i5-
Ribs-alarch. s. 62iz: May. S5-I75z.
Rye-4Gc
Ra~iey-es1ssc
Ffaxseed-Ssi4c
Tlmothy-Se1
Live stock.
Cattle-There WAS active demand for ce-
sirsbIe lots AZ an advance OF about 10c. and
a good business was transacted. sales OF IA
tive steers 70 shippers and exporters being
largely at s.. 75G425; cows ard heifeTs.
s. 1sf2I5.
Hogs-There was a good local and ship
ping demand today. and prices were strong
70 50 higher. sales ranging at g 7efge5 for
common 20 prime droves. with sales largely
at - sega sE4.
Sheep-The demand was only moderate.
and prices were largely l0c lower. Common
"a choice droves were saIable at & 30q3 -
sales being chiefly az sS73.5o for natives ard
Westerns. Lambs we're IN request az $3.50
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