The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07

,n Worlds shipments were very large,
amounting TO sSsi,oo" pnsheis, luiiy ,y' 49,
bushels more than expected, though all the
increase was from America. In the last
twenty-five weeks America has furnisned
three-fifths Of all the wheat Shipped py sA-
porting countries. That trade was also hg-
uring on A visible increase OF 5D.Uov Dush-
els, against decrease of 2,enov last year.
The opening weakness vas added 10 py
the liberal Northwest receipts. Minnea po-
lis and Duluth reporting total OF l5lo
care, against !. 40 last week ana l,o4s year
ago. Chicago receipts were -. cars. AFTER
the market mad dropped 10 Sssc, however,
there was a quick rally on covering by
shorts and the market went TO Slzc With
out much effort. 1t had been expected that
in case or a break below sec, big line
OF long stun would come out, out IN this
the crowd was disappointed.
The visible supply. showed a larger In
crease than expected, aggresatlng IlS,eh
bushels bringing the total stocks - $40. $685.
@e. a year ago they were 81, lie.o0 bush
els. But so firm was the market tha' even
the excessive Increase fell fiat in 81 far as
affecting prices was concerned The ar
rival here of 2si 40 bushels by lake from
Duluth. 25l cars by rail and ne reinspec-
ton of - ears from private % public eltvA-
tors. all of contract grades did not damp
en- the arder Of the buying. the amount on
passage decreased l6sodca bushels. tring-
ing the amount TO %. $4,000 bushels. year
ago 1t was g. s0.ooa bushels. Al noon May
had sold as high AZ SJ5sc. the market eeing
helped by rallies at New York and ST.
Louis
The market held very steady AZ that price
for some time. became sud- anty weak and
dropped 10 ssAac This was iue 10 me Or
snge Judd Farmer report, whcn gavs the
area OF winter wheat 1o~n i FER cent.
larger than the crop harry eslei in 1897, a
though the condition OF The nlant was put
al only NJ per cent. There was IN en-
deavor on the part OF the carly buyers TO
realize on purchases. but a lack of sup
porting orders either from ou side or IN
rendered this difficult and he dacline TO
Ss4c resulted. just AT me close an effort
Mas made 10 buy some De se:n Der. bu, 96c
had 10 he paid, a cent above Saturdays
close. May closed nervous at SS-.c.
There was not much 10 II IN corn. The
market opened a shade lower win u,seat,
but became steady after a fur-sIer slieht
decline and held well Tn olshou. the ses-
sion.
The market for oats was a very narrow
one. with small offerings and equally re-
stricted demand.
Provisions ruled strong and higher On A
moderate amount Of business. Shorts were
a little anxious about standing contracts
and purchased TO some extern. Part Of ihe
advance was lost on selling tv CU<.ahy's
brokers, bat the close VAS steady.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-December. Sc: MAY. ksc.
Corn December. 25isc; Nav. 3a1sc.
oats-~Decetn oer. -. M4y 22i<r
Pork December. s.. i: Nay. SD
December. san Nay. SAL
RIBS Dccemaer. 81 y Ma Aa5
CASH Nneai-Na. sd So, No. :. Ssaxc:
No. spring, S9sJSSc. No. aard winter. Sc
No, 2. 8ss19sc; new spring a5itc
Corn Va. ,. 2si4s3 -6,. NJ. J. 2is.c
3aiS-Ne : .Ias0@i'4c, NJ. 3. @V12ic
Rvc-4iisc
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