The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-11
CHICAGO MARKETS.


- DOof0 OF TRADE
Nov. la.-In wheat there was
su Trade and fairly active market.
.oosn TIE range was narrower at I&a
Ite- Initial trades we're at li-Gisxc ac-
aoe' out The market sold up a fraction
nso1 eased on &c, rallied Ne, ruled
ana closed At Csc advance. The
10y strength was due to rae foreign
cables quoted spot Id higher and
- eAsy at Id advance at Liverpool.
80. men ne smaller receipts IN all quar-
lelH especially In the Northwest. cut quite
ngure. Beerbohru cables confirmed the
damage In Argentine. San Francisco FUR
nAsaeo 1nrtaer bull news as TO the ship
Henu 10 Australia and drouth in that
county ana nei>ed maintain the marke.
oIeisners were good buyers. here and
1aso exerted great influence on prices
perm cary was quoted III marks higher.
neeeipts at Liverpool the past three days
we're al American whea<. Grain riots
were reported at Bombay yesssclay. A
fumor was in circulation via San Fran
eisseN mat India had rain. but Liverpool
aussces oid not refer 10 the same and mad
neie euect on the market Exports were
iair al $4,000 bushels Bradstreex's re-
ported an Increase in the past week in the
visible supply of 1851 900 bushels. the an
200 bushels.
Closing public Liverpool cables quoted
spot unchanged to lid higher. and flu
lures lid up. The Decenber-Nay spread
narrowed st one time TO &c
Ine weekly worlds shipments were
e'ose.u0 bushels against S,soso0O bushels
last week. and 1850, 900 bushels last year.
New York reported two czrsoas shipping
which were taken for Ireland and two
cargoes to Liverpool, about 10000 bushels
In ali. and added strength to the market
around the close. Northwest receipts
were only 10 cars. compared with l.a22
last year.
Corn was drmer. The frmness in wheat
ana small receipts of corn today. with
stin more diminu,ive receip.s for tomor-
row. were the influences.
There was good. active market given
Tor oats, but not the slightest suspicion
OF independence was displayed. Wheat
started the advance and wheat masMain-
ed the strength right UP to the close
provisions were dull. refusing to be
moved 10 the slightest show OF sympathy
with the strength in the grain market.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-November. soc: December. sOsc.
Corn-Noyember. 25ssc: December, 26Ac.
Oats-Novenbcr. lsc: December. l93sc.
Pork-November and December, 81.
Lard-November. $50: December. 500.
Rios-Noyember and December. $3.50.
T1mothy-$2.55.
Rye-S9lsc.
Bariey-S5Q37c.
Live Stock.
Catt1e-Native steers are now selling at
$3.50Q6S for common to strictly choice
droves, the bulk Of the cattle crossing the
scales at $4.S5Q5, with very little trading
as low as 81; stockers and feeders. $50
$50
Hogs-Packing droves were weak and
lower from the start, with slow sales at
s.. 10Gl3. 30: coarse to prime lots sold at 1906
036O. with the bulk Of the sales at $500
355 Most OF the pigs sold at $3.25Q3.56;
shippers took hold sparingly.
6heep-Trade was active at $263.50 for
sheep. and $3.25Q5.3 for lambs. most Of
the sales being al $2.50QS.B for sheep and
at $1,000 for lambs; fed Western sheep
sell chiefly at $3.2oQ335; grassers. $500
80: feeding sheep sell at s.. 1908. and feed
ing lambs at $350Q3-75.
Reoeipts-Cattle. 1000; hogs. 10000;
sheep 1900.