The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Hoard OF Trnde.

Chicago, Feb. T.-Wheat-There was less
doing, the market at times ruling quite
slow. the range for the session being Use.
There was more disposition TO take the
long wheat. and while the pressure was at
no time very urgent, 1t exceeded the de-
mand and caused the early weakness
There were three quite bearish items in the
early news. Liverpool was quoted lad
lower than at the close of the day before.
as cabled TO the Board Of Trade. but a pri-
vate cablegram, which presumably COW
cred a later hour at Liverpool than the
public message, said Id lower. owing 10
disappointing demand for spot wheat. The
Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were "a
cars. against Sill a week ago and lS cars
on the corresponding day OF year ago.
ard message from San Francisco said
that wheat declined &c per GENITAL because
of a falling of in the demand and an ex-
cellent promise for next seasons crop.
Later accounts described the condition Of
the Argentine wheat as so bad that 1t was
heating in the holds OF vessels. This re-
lieved trading from Its early sameness.
and caused lively scramble for May
wheat among those who an hour earlier
had been sellers at 6sssc. and had to pay
s!7rc for some OF IT shortly after the hour
of noon, had been turned. The opening
prices were SIC lower. at from 665sc 10 SIC.
and during the first hour or 30 II had
worked down 70 66asc. The price for May
got up 10 es%e near the close. and. al
though various rumors We're afioaf, the
real reason for the spur; seemed TO be that
New York sent heavy buying orders be-
cause of another batch OF bullish statistics
cabled this afternoon by the editor of the
Liverpool Corn Trade News concerning
European clcarances. The closing price
for May was ss1sc bid. The cablegram re-
ferred to was as follows: Liverpool.
Feb. To the Daily Trade Bulletin. CHI
caeo: Aggregate stocks of -four and wheat
afoat for Europe on February ] were 23.-
500 900 bushels. against q. 900 bushels on
January and 5.eoo. 900 bushels on Febru-
airy /. 1895. Stocks In store in Europe. as
eo0. 600, against 100000 bushels on jan
uary and ~ 900 on February I. 1925.
Combined stocks decreased 100000 dur
ing January. European requirements
large. Further decrease In supplies anti
eipated during this month and March.
America appears to hold peculiarly dom
insnt position. Corn Trade News"
Corn was a little weaker earlier In the
day, and sold of NC. but there was fair
cash demand. The receipts continued ex-
tremely light, and the price was helped by
the last rally IN wheat.
Trading in oats was limited. The feel
ing was generally firm, in sympathy with
other grain markets. but prices were not
materially higher.
The provision market was heavy, not
wfthstanding the afternoon huilishness OF
wheat and the light receipts OF hogs.
closing Quotations.
wheat-February. eG1sG6sl.c. Nay. SIS
9ss4c.
Oats-Fehruary. 19i4c; May. 2ltac.
Corn February, size; MAY, 3pssc.
Pork-February SO f7ss; May. sios
Lard February. 81. a2i4: May. g.. 72ix435.15.
Ribs-February. ss.l2ls; May. s5.szsz.
Rye-aai.c.
Barley--2s6f36c.
Flaxseed- elaalkc.
Timothy-~s3.T5.
Live stock.
Catile-The feeling was no better than
yesterday, although receipts were much
lighter Common 20 extra choice beeves
have found purchasers at t32ssTi.T5: ex-
porters were good buyers at s4n4S0; cows
and heifers. s26s 40: bulls. s2as3.5o: choice
calves. s.. T5f3s 30.
Hogs-Raceipf. were again exceedingly
light, and sellers managed 20 dispose OF
their consignments AT an advance of Sc.
Common TO prime droves found purchasers
al "a oSQ4.ss.
sheep-The advanced prices continued TO
be well maintained. and common TO choice
native sheep sold at s.. 59fd3 20: Westerns,
- soG5 go; yeariings. 81 soEs4 TO- lambs, LIS
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