The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. pe1 1S--WhsaS opene5 very
Firzn because Ok the small shipments q
tae week Eroyn TIE exporting countries 81
ss1s world The claSznx q another rather
important Chiczko bank siase prevented
that and the other statistical news caz-
c@rnsng wheat. which was ~ the NEST
eallisa ktad from producing = mach
sre~Ater degree Of sirsagEh than was tx
ntoitea In the course o. tae day. Reports
r@cesFsd before the opening. Indicating
THAT tho fetal worlds shipments for the
week woald be less than 4.sea coo bashsls.
CAUSED May wheat. which closedf thursday
a. 8fssc. to oDAa AZ from SSaSc TO A1Asc. with
TIE bulk Of the zrst transactions a. Sa4c-
There were a few sales In the next few
minutes AZ SssslsSi-c. and those were the
highest prices OF the forenoon
Trade was extremely Hzht 10 TO e
ofcloek. ana during that time TIA general
teEsdnacy In price was slightly downward.
The trading price sAgsed quite slowly, but
inside Of the frst forty minutes it had got
as low as sac. The off4csal report Of the
worlds shipments made the total Only
5.St.ae bushels. cr which amount 21i1 90
hEShels was contributed by this country.
The visible supply statement was another
surprise. as. owing TO the small exports
from the seaboari last week an increase
was expected There was a decrease OF
s3e.soe bushels. against an Increase OF sso
90 bushels AT ths corresponding time Of
the year before These two items had a
good afrect and after the decline 20 sac
mentioned. rally 20 S9@se teSk place. The
amount on ocesn passage is !. Is9.eaa bush
els smaller than a week ago. The price
during the last hour had many ductuA-
tions. slzs6s2sze being the limits but IL
was Inclined 10 resist any reduction below
sc. and that was the closing price. Ru-
mors Of further bank troubles were me-
MED. and New York reported a continued
foreign demand. Those were the prevail
ing influences at tho close.
Cora ruled quiet. steady and nearly
fsatursless. keeping within narrow
range. and very close TO the finishing fag-
ures of Thursday.
The trading in provisions was almost
entirely confined to changing January con-
tracts over into May. Prices fiuctustsa
very slightly.
Closing Quotations.
wheat--December. 7Sixc; January. 7sskc.
CorT1-Decenber. ise; January. FAC.
oats-Decemher. 1sssc. January. ls7sc
Pork-December. s. IS. January. $50.
Lard--Decenber, $40; January. ss.so3
3S2h
Rihs-Decemeer. ss.S. January. ss.sa.
Rye-s7ixc.
Barley-s2h9ssc.
FlAx-13c.
TImothy-c6
Live Stock.
Cattle-Sales were on basis OF ss4oT5.2S
for the conmonest 10 the best beef steers,
with transactions largely at s4s34 70.
Stockers and feeders were fairly active at
a decline Of l0c, and butchers and Gamers
stun YVES Of about I5c.
Hogs-Conlrnon heavy 90 the best light
and medium weights sold at s2ieGi3 so, and
sales being largely az S.30Gs. As. there beng
a larger proportion OF light hogs than us
ual.
Shecp-Poor TO choice sheep sold at 81 Is
fS.15, and common 10 prime lambs al s.. 80
G5.25. Yeartngs brought s5.e5sl4 Sc. Good
fsocks OF sheep and lambs were mostly
taken up, very Few lambs going over SIS.
heceipts-CAttle, 1900 hogs. 26.0o0;
sheep, 1900.