The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15

CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board ef Trade.

CHICAGO. Dec. l4-May wheat started
shade under the price IL closed al yester-
day opening isGAc lower al ao7sd9ic The
total quantity of contract wheat In regu-
lar Chicago elevators at the close Of h,Isi-
ness Saturday last was 3,es000 bushels
Toe receipts of the last two days will add
about i, 20 tEa bushels TO that and IT is GEN
orally supposed that 2.0opuD bushels more
have been accumulated In private eleya-
tors, TO be thrown at the bull clique at the
proper moment. II is evident that II will
take an immense sum TO pay for The con-
tract wheat that will be rendered 10 shorts
during the remainder Of the month and
this fact was apparently in the minds of
rally. however. on buying by shorts.
News from The Argentine crop was very
unfavorahle. The cash demand at Liver
pool was also better and tnat marker CON
sidering the stump here yesterday was re-
markedly strong, opening nj but s4d de-
the time the market opened here About
Ii O'Clock the market became exceedingly
dun and remained so for the remainder Of
the session. The lack OF interest had i,s
effect on the prices which slowly sogpef
The Atlantic port clearances were again
very heavy. equal TO 5l2en bushels In
| hour from 30 10 50 confines, and in wheat
OF from s. centimes for December 10 10
ceniimes Cor May Antwerp was q GEM
/ times lower for red winter and 1914 CEN
times lower for wana walla The Arven-
tine crop. according to Beerbohm's is not
likely 10 be- over IS 0sA o0o bushels and Il In
.xnor'ahle surplus from this seasons crop
The actual business in December during
'ae session did not exceed oaa bushels
and this neglect Of December a: chica 20
had its effect on MAY Shorty before the
close Il sold low as 9lieN49sc AMI the
snal price was @>ssc. December closed at
Corn was steady without activity in me
trade, following the course OF wheat The
market closed Ssc lower.
oats were quiet and easy, with few f1uc~
ffEAftHnS confined =
close was a trif1e lower
Provisions were qu'e.. The market ruled
higher: Nav lard was Sc higher and Nav
ribs 2i5c higher.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat necember 97'tc. Nav sosc
Corn December. 2sisfisstsc; May. 2ssSc.
Lard December 81 *: MAY a45.
Ribs December. A25; Ma s4a7
Cash wheat-No. = red eecsfsi: No. 2 red
: bars winter SsGoAc: No :, ssasse: No.
new spring asc
Corn-No. es7es,-c; No ;. 2s,.aaT.c.
Farlsy-essis &c
Rve-Gs&te
FlaNseea-si 1871
Live stock.
Csifle-Shippers and exporters tsos sors
more freely q the offerings Of cattle ana
tire market remained firm prezsna hasf
c9ttle snlf az stEf5. common 10 ehofes
steers - Assfals: Few Christmas rattIp
sAaii a. = @ssi ~ The bulk ~ the COWS
ana helfsrs sold ~ s951fTs ~ sforkers ana
fe"'isTs sold at strong prices. Calves were
IN demand AZ s 75aIs.S n fer the better
grades
Hogs-The hGik % the sales were a. g. -,
E8S3Ar- h"st lots selling IT r. 7-i&fy4 y ana
TIE coa~sest heaY~ packers af a psaFz~ ysss.
rigs. y .~sS Is 4 few butchers sold to-
6A~ AZ - q.
Sheep were in seruana at ssa1.za FIR -.
poorest up 10 - q for strictly choice West
srn fed fsness: Western fei ictS e. -srY4 a.
LAMBS were wanted az sssss - e. rarnrn,-,
IN to &. sE@s9S Tor prime folks a yoo5
many westerns selling NJ ssssS 81 f-aso.~s
sheep and is7'f~ were largely far h1rA@-
kscwipss-t'attie, ASA: hogs s4saa. snest,
Sas 'NR"p'