The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-24
FOREIGN MARKETS..


London. Sos. - SILVER. ssa ccnscis.
iles..
New York. Sov. = The f.vensnx Posts
London snancsss ~ siexr<ssa says Stocks
were quiet auss irregular sassay, The lrm-
est MARKETS ar. THOSE Ia wAlch there has
been reeens bear Interest, 1has ceasols
and mines w#rc gcnd tha latter being
favcrahly affccsed Nv The commencement
OF the settlement. which shows reduced
account. easy rates AMI ahertneeS OF
stocks Americans were duh and closed
1T the lowest. the aui3aeSz being partly
due 10 the large unexpected Options sim
hanging ever the market. The money
market was distinctly active Half a mill
lion in japanese money was released to-
day. but even apart from that. tho inal-
cations are IN favor Of easier money.
The Paris hourse was also steady.
Breadstuas and Grafns.
Liverpool. Nov, sss-Closs: whoat-spct
dull. demand poor; No. 2 red winter. 81
lid: No. red spring. IS ie: No. ] hard.
Manitoba nominal. Futures opened easy.
with near and distant positions I'd lower.
but strengthened ard closed firm. with
near and distant positions unchanged from
Saturdays closing prices Business was
equally distributed. November nominal:
December. ss Cd. January and February.
IS ss&d: March. IS sisd: April nominal.
Corn-Spot quiet: American new mixed.
S. Futures opened quiet. with near and
distant positions unchanged: closed firm.
witfNnear and distant positions ia higher.
Business about equally distributed. Mo-
vember. IS. December. So: January. -
nkd: February. IS iikd: March, - hid:
April nominal.
Fiour-Dati: st. Louis fancy. % "a.
Outlook for Wheat.
London, Nov es-The Mark Lane Ex-
press today. commenting on thu wheat
outlook. says:
We expect that the decrease of the
French wheat acreage In 1881, owing to
the laseness OF the seeding season. will be
much larger than any increase In this
country. Sowings Of Axima wheat in Rus
STA are now admitted TO be smaller than
uaaal- The rise In prices has stimulated
Russian markets and the line OF spring
Ghirka sowings IL likely TO elise, the
Alma deacinecy. We must await further
news from India before concluding that
the drouth Is over. The injury has been
in any event done. and there cannot DO
any wheat available for expert pfior to
April. 1885. Australia Is importing Cali
forniA wheat and has no surplus avagia-
bile tot shipment to Europe"
Coninenting on the past weeks quiet
markets. the Mark Lane Bkpress re-
marks:
Tho farmers ara spelling the market by
oversuppiy- We suggest that central
chamber organize society or wheat
growers. pledged to sell only in such guam
titles a. the situation demands The ad-
vance OF - Sd In the price OF wheat In
Paris since the end OF October is a mat
ter Of some importance. as France has
hitherto been boast.ns that she has a
well supplied market. II the purchase of
foreign wheat by France increases. tho
situation will become much stronger
n na
Kingdom on Saturday totalea 2.1oo,0o0
quarters, whereof Russian wheat was
$50. North American ep.aga: South Amer
lean. 10000. California s.2saom Indian and
Australian. nil. The maize market has
been against the hciders al Mark Lane
Hun. Liverpool, Bristol. Glasgow and
Leeds. but the decline does not exceed
Sd per quarter. There are now i,ois,oAo
quarters on passage 10 the United King
dom. against ISL 60 in November. ls9S.''
Hops.
Hops--At London. Pacific coast. 20 So.