The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-01
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The neara of Trade.

CfIcago New. Se-EgeFy tafn< fsveres
higher prtes9 1T tbs opsasnr et tae wsaszt
nsarket xe1zy. TAe I.t1eEnaof ca bios were
higher. notwithstanding ne wax close
here last weak aaa . Paris caA1a quoted
rat market excited ans advancing on saae
Geld weather aaa bad crop aYespesss. and
the worlds shipments were 0aoat i.ss1. 60
bushels less than TIE rFsN8auS week. Sill
another Source ss stramvth WAS tAa small
ness OF the domestic racasNsS NJ leading
Western cities. IhsSa<a EaE cnsS II cars.
against sas ys2r ~ y wsllA Minneapolis
and poiuta resroTtsss nHsy Sgf ears. CON-
pared with TO d week aga anal Los the
corresponding gay Of th@ year A@foFe. The
combined eject as s.aeh nSws was that
Nay wheat. w3ica slaseA saturday AZ
sSf8asS4c. opened AZ fran SSc 20 &assc. and
rssassSSiGed sssssf ssIIiAssasa daily between
those figures Ter over "a haar Then
Tor various ressens. chiefly having refer
eEee 20 local speca.astse conditions. the
extra salliSa 1eekInE i ea1e1 0at and 0y
IL o'cioek the price dad dropped 10 Sic
The chief reason for the weakness was
simply lack o. business. TIE visible sup
ply was somewhat Of = isannolntHaefat,
the decrease being oniy t0a7 .aSas 0tashais.
instead OF l.aeatksl bushes. as h@d been
generally expected. After tho price had
worked lrvegulariy dawn TO s. 49, a Fesul-
sion OF feeling occurred. THE strength Of
ssas closing cables. tae fact thAt the Off
cial returns OF the worlds shipments 10
Europe made 6aeua only 9.Ai9.eae bushels
for the week. and an engagement af 1psA.os9
bushels OF wheat for immediate sake AMI
rail- shipment 70 England. all helped 70
turn prices upward. May advanced TO
Sc and was bringing STAG when the ses-
sion closed.
Corn was small and uninteresting
market. Prices followed wheat on IT'S
downward course. bat failed TO advance
on the iattsr's recovery.
Oats opened firm with wheat, under a
good demand. Later prices fell or and
market ruled very weak up TO the nntsh.
Provisions were strong at the opening
and that feeling characterized most OF
the session. The frmneSs was caused
by q much smaller run of hogs than was
expected and this was "a sufficient iRcen-
tive for stlIl further advance. some de-
cline followed in sympathy WITH grain,
but the market closed steady.
CiosiaE Quotations.
wheat-Novemher. 6ss.e: December.
size: January Sgssc.
January. Sac.
oats-Noscmber. isc: December. 1880
IsS.c.
Pork-Novsmber ard December. 81: Jan
uary. s..sa16.
LaFd--November and December. ss.ss:
January. S4.l5.
RIbs--November and December, Sss.ls:
January. sA02la.
Rye-fzizc.
Barley-S597STc.
Flaxseed--si1 875ss
Tiuiothy-sss0
Live stock.
Cattle-Common 10 extra native beef
steers were wanted at ss.soal5.so. With sales
largely at si.soQs. stockers and feeders.
s.. 5oQ4.io. cows and bulls. s96a1 30. good 10
chosce fat heifers were in good denAnd
at ss..5d2.T5 and In some cases Ss.S0S1s:
calves. s4.T5GI6 for choice lots.
H0gs-Common 10 prime droves sold at
s.. aS53To. the bulk going ~ ssaaF1s.6e. pigs
were also in good demand and sold az
sass13eo. largely above s9.25 The baat
butchers hogs sold at s3.so
Sheep--Commnn 10 prime lambs sold
readily at S. s1gg5.5o common 90 choice
sheep At s-4a5o. and RAT yearlings AZ $3.50
QA10.
Receipts 1890. hogs. $4,000:
sheep. i3.oao.