The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO, Dec. 8-May wheat opened
today at from &c 10 sc below the price IL
closed at the day before. The opening
range OF the prices simultaneously paid
In different parts OF the pit was from soc
to Sole, with the bulk OF the transactions
at the lower figures. The opening London
and Liverpool markets were heavy In tone.
a. somewhat reduced prices. and these
were the chief sources OF the weak feel
ing which started the trading here. The
fact that stocks In Europe and anoat In
creased over 100000 bushels last night
was also a factor. and the decline which
started at the opening continued untii
May touched 795zc- Then the sentiment
changed and the tone OF the market grad
ualIy improved up 20 the time OF the re-
ceipt OF Bradstreets visible supply state
ment. which was expected TO be buliish
and justified such anticipations. The days
statistics also furnished some encourage
ment. The Chicago receipts were So cars,
compared with PSI on the corresponding
day OF last year: Minneapolis and Duluth
got as cars, against .23s a year ago. The
Atlantic port cisarancss OF wheat and
-four were equal to al. 900 bushels A teie-
gram from St Louis said that oue-fifth
OF all the No. 3 red wheat there had been
sold In the last ;wenty-fogr hours Brad
streets figures we're total decrease in
the worlds stocks OF ssef7 900 bushels. On
receipt OF that the price. which had mean
while crept up 70 sore, rose 20 soss1sea. &c.
and after slight reaction 10 soiec, II took
q second squirt as high as SIC before the
effect Of the big reduction in the worlds
visible supply exhausted itself. Closing
cables showed general declines. The mar
ket, however. held lis advance wen. May
finally closing AT 500 &S5sc-
There was an unusually large trade In
corn. II was accompanied By no excite
mart and prices kept within a narrow
range being governed almost entirely by
the variagio In wheat.
AT the opening oats were steady and re-
NAMED 50 until free selling caused prices
90 decline. Later there occurred a reac-
ton which recovered the JOSS.
Trading In provisions. as usual, was
Quiet, but prices were steady.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-Decembsr. TAG: January. &c.
corn--Decesneer. 2z5sc; January, Zho.
OATS ecen Der. Isc: January. isiAc.
Pork-Decsmh Der. s.. -. January. S.s2A
I1ar3-December. s. 32lz January, Ns7sz
Rsbs-Deeesnocr. ASA, January. S-sS9
ssTA.
Rye-1sc.
Barsey-ETsTo
FsAx~-T1Src-
gsnaothy-Szsc.
live stock
Caesle-wylgIe a few Christmas cattle
brought s. s1Ss5-sa. only small percent
age Of the cattle went above s.. and sales
were made al tire way down 20 Ss.S0dS3 -
for few COMMON dressed beef steers.
Cows and he&fers. &. l0sf4 Is. bSalls. Ito
4. sfaz-s. So sasss s.. oxen. @-4osz2 -: calves
S 5sas.7s per lGa pounds for the best
Hegs-Taa bulk OF tna hogs went a.
C SECS % IRE poorest loEs OF coarse
heavy sold around s.. and one primo
butcher wsigsat brought 81 xT1kG3+5
Sheep-shsep so3e al s217A Cor very
Common up 20 81. sszs7. = for choice TO primo
nccks Western sod from sz.sS for e01n-
mon up % s. 20 for choice fed. fearilnEs
brought s. s5saAs3 for choice 20 prime. and
s,a later sold actively a. s. %Ga IS for
,hs poorest up 70 g 3 sor ne best.
essp.s--s-attis. 5.ssS. hogs. 1900, shess,,
500.