The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-31


PORTLAND WHEAT Market!
Portisnds Oct 0-Wheat-walla walla.
s7dSsc: Valley. 7l671c per bushel.
SAN FRASCIscO Markets.
The Cau Beard.
San Francisco. Oct. 3o.-Wheat was more
irregular to1ay. but the situation con-
tinues strong. In this market speculative
options opened at a sharp advance. but
weaker cables came from Liverpool. and
there were sales to secure profits and
prices afterward went slightly below yes
terday's closing. At the call board the
transactions during the morning were
fairly large. most Of the sales being for
account of room traders and country
spectators. who took their profits. At
S:la December opened at $40 per Genital.
May opened at N.4sls and closed at 81. 4s.
AT 1918 prices had q sharp decline. De-
cember opened at $.3s May opened at
Si.45ix declined to sl44h and closed at
S1441s. At Ills December went down an
other notch or 30. opening at $1.37A and
closing at $1.37ix. but May had q steadier
tone. opening at $1.4tik. dropping to 3l.isX
and recovering to and closing at N.44A..
At the afternoon session options went up
two points. but December closed at $l.sSis
and May at N.l4A.
In the sample market little was done SO
Tar as made public. but 1t Is reported on
good authority that leading house has
orders to buy five moro carsoes for Austria
Han shipment. This will serve to keep
spot wheat in Z firm condition. Nominal
rates today are Sl.s50l.37h for No. !.
Breadstu1s, GRAINS, Etc.
Flour-Family extras A.so04.75: bak-
ers' extras. A40Q450: superfine, g. 75140O
Wheat-shipping. q. sz14Ql. 3sN for No. 1.
and M.aSa1. sSk for choice; milling wheat.
N.Hlx6l. z2h.
Barley-Feed. fair to good. nMosoe;
choice. ssa4 ds5c; brewing, so0sOc.
oats-white oats. N.osal-2o: black for
Ieed. s0c9sl.6: black for seed. $1,000 70:
red for seed. 95c631.06.
Receipts-Flour quarter sacks, II. 900; do
oregon, M13s: wheat. centals. 4135. do
Oregon. $50; barley. centals. s.. 500: oats,
centals $50: potatoes, sacks. s33; corn.
centals SIS: rye. centals. us: beans. sacks.
Loo; bran. sacks. $50: do Oregon, 500:
middlfngs. sacks. 100: naxseed, 1,l6s; raj
sins. boxes. 3.s95; alfalfa, sacks. l95: wine.
gallons. a.so0.
Produce, Fruits. Etc.
Middlings. N7Qis. 50 per ton; wheat nav.
N0i1: wheat and cat, $7arlo per ton: oat,
S69s; barley. best. $6gs: alfalfa, S. 5o7S 80:
alfalfa. first cutting. Sias; clover, Seas:
stock. A.5o0S so: compressed wheat. $50
$50: straw. 30Q4Sc per bale: outside
brands of bran. ui 5o9125o
Potatces-Eariy Rose. eo03oc: common
Salinas Burbanks. 50Q75c: fancy do, $50
CSC; river Burbanks. 25asoc: sweet pota-
toes. 6oQ75c per GENITAL: yellow onions.
e5G5oc; picked DO. 35Q5oc: bay tomatoes.
50, ash, 6oc6S1; cream. sc: eggplant. rs
0ioc: Alameda green corn. 75c9sl per crate
Berkeley do, N4S0c; green peppers, ss15co
per box; dried do. SMec per pound !:
green okra, 4ofi7Sc per box: dried do. 12tsc
per pound: Lima beans. slal25; string
beans. $l6i-50: garlic. 1i5fl2c per pound.
Fruits-Apples. 6oQ7Sc; Bellenower, 500
SOC: common. 2eq25c; Strawberries. 81 5odD5
per chest: blackberries. 81 50ls per barrel:
raspberries. siaf5 per chest: cranberries.
s19s per barrel: grapes, black, s5n4oc.
Muscat. 30940c; Toksy, 356il0c: Isabella
75cGsl per crate; cantaioupes sO4l75c: nut
megs, 3eG5oc: peaches. choice, s101.1
pears. common. .snsoc; pomegranates. 90
Ge5c: ounces. 75cu$l per box; Mexican
lines. S per box: California lemons. sl@
LIS; good to choice do. 81. 5eae: fancy do
9.5oQ3: bananas, $id2 per bunch: pineap-
pies, sa.004; Persian oates. 6Q5lsc per
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 2slSc DER
pound: seconds. .2a23c: fancy dairy, q
kin, I5"i6c; fancy mild new cheese, sdl0c;
Eastern. I2Gisc.
Poultry-Livc turkey gobb,ers, 12Ii3c
do hens. lsGi3c: young turkeys, l39r5c:
ROSTERS. old. 81 per dozen; do young s. so
G4.5o. broilers. small. 81 2sese IS; do large,
&. 7s&3ae5: flyers. sa.7sgs2S: hens, 81;
ducks, old. 1880: do young, $ 5oIs;
geese. N.&: goslings. N.5oqfl.75: pigeons.
old. &l4i.:5; co young. 81 .5e31 7s' hares,
PA t,f,f
81 q: white geese, 75cGsl per pair.
Eggs-Store. 1Gesc per dozen: ranch. =
Gs6c; Eastern. e0nssc: duck eggs. Sc.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-ouies; May. $i.ta7s: December.
81 SSH.
Barley-ouiet: May. slc.
Corn--IIarge yellow. Ei.H9oo.
California bran. si3.S9i4
Wool.
Wool--Choice mountain. SG7c: poor
mountain. 4sisc: San Joaquin plains, 3Gfsc;
san Joaquin foothill. sq7c: Northern fall.
sqsc-
Hors-7Gloc per pound for new.
Financial.
silver bars 49,. S iDrafss-Sight Par
Mex dol .."...- 81 Telegraph ...Par
Mining Stocks.
Alta :. .......-.-. II JuIfa
Alpha Con ....... II is4sce :. -.,....... :
Andes -. ........ y kentuex Con ..... :.
BeIcher :. ..-..-.. IS Lady Wash. Con-. :.
Belle Isle =. Mexican -
Best g. Belcher .-ia Aaons :. ........... Il
Hodle Con ........ - Mount Dtaoio >.
Bullion ...---.s ~ sNa1c .-.--.... :.
Rulwer Con $685.. IS q - dental Con - A
Caledonia =. .-t0phi-.- ....-..... la
Challenge Con -. - Osermaa $780,. II
Choisar ......-At foJost ~
Confidence .. ..-..lIr Savage :. ....---.. ~
Goa Cal & Va ..iSs Scorpion >. -......
Con Imperial Sierra Nevada 80. g
Con. New York :. Silver Hill ........ ]
Crown Point 49,. Il Silver King $1,000. ..
Exchequer :. - Union Con ........ IS
Gould & Currte a. Utah Con -..-..... IL
Grand Prize .-.... - Yellow Jacket -. q
Hale & Norcross Ia
NEW YORK Markets.
The stock Exchange.
New York. Oct. sa.-The prevailing mon-
et2ry conditions were again the Gcmfnat-