The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-28
CHICAGO MARKEFs.


Cn3caeo. New. 1.-Two nems OF nsWs -
fhs foreign prees Dispatches received here
yessercAy caused The selling out o. some
long wheat ~ the opening One OF than
bad refe-ence 10 the 5enefii to ehe crops IN
India from the breaking Of the droush.
Asso lie other 10 . decline 81 ID yesterday
In the price OF whea, a. Liverpool The
Ase named piece Of Information vas prob
aoiy the result OF the nrsf- May wheat
hsre. IN consequence Of the two together.
was offered III sne starr from &c down 20
0ssc, AZ compared with 0s&c ~ the close
wednesday. The sellers Of holdings at
those pr.ces we're wholly absorbed. and The
demand WAS more than there was for sale.
and the price was soon advanced 70 s51Se.
The market vas extremely nervous for .
while after that quick addition OF aise
from the lowest point al the opening. aad
II settled back 20 Gi4c- From the iAstsF
there was q renewal OF The buying fnTor
which again stirred up . huli.sh frenzy In
the pit, and before IL once moro Gained
down Tor . while the May future had so.d
Al s55xc. AL that was within forty MIN
usss Of the opening. But IN chat forty
minutes most Of the days history Of the
market was made. After thai matters
ouieted down. although the market sxhi6-
tied constant strength.
One OF the strong features OF the mar
ket and one which viii probably oout.nne
to b . strengthening feature was the
smailtsss OF the Northwest receipts.
which muteiy testified 20 the truth Of the
statement that much OF the crop had al
ready been moved. Chicago received
th.rty-dve car loads. compared With 81
cars a year ago. N.nneapofs and Duluth
gos SO cars since Wednesday. against l.5oo
cars ON Thursday and Friday OF hast week
and compared with LII cas on the corre-
spending two days OF the year before
Liverpool reported at the close an ad-
vance since yesterday OF I'D In futures
ana Ia N Northern spot. That disposed
efre1ualIy of the Id reduction there yes
tsrdAy. which worried some ct the trad
ers At the opening here. May got to $50
about half an hour from the close. and
was worth si$c At the close.
Trading In corn WAS neglected. 10
large extent
In oats there Was vssy hssls 4asoos'-
ton 10 trade either way.
Provisions we're firm all day. though on
q rather limited market The ruling In
nu~ncss were the falling OF in Western
receipts and the firm local market
Closing Quotations.
wnsat-Novemesr. 7ssc: December.
sissc.
Corn-Noyembe Der, asxc, December. 1870.
Oats-November, iSc: December. lsxc.
pork-Noyember and December, $3.50.
Lard-Noyember and December. x-SA
Ribs-Novsmber and Dscemher. S.sA
Rye-n4c
Barley-zi03so
Timothy-$2So
Live Steel.
q Catx1e-Comnpon 70 bsst native steers
cold at - 1905 80. with the bulk OF sales at
g. aS1s.oo. and a good many sales occurring
above 81: stoekers' and feederS. s.. 5064oo:
COWS. SOS: bulls. s2G2 80. calves sold up to
IS 20: Western range steers. S2suas5.
Hogs-Saies ranged at s. o50s.6o for COM
mon to prime lots, tho bulk going al va
G34o.
Sheep-Sales were made OF inferior to
prime sheep at N.5ea3bo: Westerns. s. 500
$40; export sheep s.. 2s63. So feeders. $50
@soo; ysarings, $as0G4oo. lambs. 5000
SIS
Receip,s-cattle. 1850: hogs. 1900: sheep.
900