The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-15
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Hoard Of Trade.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1s.-Thc speculative
trade in wheat opened dun and for the
most weakness, however, being Ia May.
which sold half cent below the close
last night. while December kept steadier
and sold only &c. below the close yester-
st4c. while December touched ss1sc, The
Liverpool market was again tome and
seemed inclined to sell OF some. while dis
patches from New York said the frosts in
Arg r'ina "a Sliehf and the outlook for
good crop favorable
Trade was light for = time. but later
speculation became heavy and there was
gradual rise In December and MAY. The
demand for December became dui.e brisk.
and II was rumored that the buil clique
was bidding It. when the shorts made an
effort to cover. which gradually sent the
price to sac. and May moved to eoisc In
sympathy. A rumor that some of the
wheat received from Duluth had been re-
jected BY the inspection department con-
tributed TO the alarm displayed by the
December shorts. The exports from both
coaSis for the week aggregated s iah.6 coo.
againtt GO bushels the week before
and 4.e54.6s the corresponding week Of last
year. and Bromhall of the Corn Trade
present stocks Europe would have 10 I'M
port between now and April ] next, lfi.
10000 bushels OF wheat, Gables aIso re-.
ported that the Russian ports on the sea
OF Azof were being closed by ice. shutting
nSi nc ta.,tn sa"nlisF 80 ne f"acrs
had more e1ect here apparently than IL
its reliability
There was sharp break during the last
hour and May sold OF Fsc To 8'c. and De-
cember IAc. selling down to 9S4sc. after
having sold at e47sc. The weakness abroad
and Tire aml and narrow trade rsused the
early buyers 10 sell out and the market
being so weak that longs were not disDozed
~ carry holdings nver fhe Sunday holiday
this selling contributed 10 the weakness.
Der Ai.c, or SIC over May where the asf.
ference last night was only sigc-
Corn was dull and heavy and at the close
asc lower for the day. Trading In the plt
was largely IN the way OF changing be-
cernter 10 May on the existing difference.
oata opened firm and for while prices
gave way 10 weakness caused by Ilqulda-
ton OF moderately large scate
Provisions were dnller than even their
ordinary state OF depression. Changes in
price were so small as TO be hardly wofth
recording.
Closing Quotations.
corn-November and December. eessc
ga 49, NfoYeyrlfsaF TsSsn. T3ecFa8hsr gssft..
-Novsmbsr and and D<e ser"Ssr al
Cash Wheat--No. red. &c. No. spring
ssc: No, 3. seps94se. No. ? hard winter.
Cash Corn-So. ?. 2sA.g2Tc; 80. 2, ska
oats--So. = sp4a2ic. November. na
narley-ssQ4sc.
Rye~-412.c
Fiax-.r'essh
Timothy-p65
T4fse stock.
Cattie-Price9 were as f9liows, Extras
q sft6 Is; cnniee steers Sisssg5 = fair
beef steers 81 35as4 s.. common 81 1sqf4 =:
cows and netfers, 81 DeEg3.75
Hcgs-Fair 70 ch1ice. s. 4s9la a. heavy
packing. sa2oesi =: common 70 choice
81 1855 good 10 choice light Sc z5ef3 52tz;
pigs, g. sssf3 @, cuis. s; .@@13t9
ssussu~-saeeU Hese - able AZ Es.1ssIE 3 -
sor the poorest natives aD 70 st75alsao for
mostly at s3.TlHt59. prime sheep are seases
and few sales are made AZ hsEm as s4E
Iamhs-Larn6s yerc in demand as 400
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