The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-04
CHICAGO MARKETS.
board of Trade.

CHICAGO Nov. 3.--Traders in wheat
| had evidently not forgotten SHOWS repoi
on the winter wheat condition. which was
given out yesterday. An advance OF sc
at Liverpool before trading commenced
here was probably due IN . large part 10
the threatened winter wheat disaster. De-
cembsr which stopped at 9cc yesterday,
Was wanted at the opening at from sS5ac
70 Ss5sc, and May, the previous days clos
ing price OF which was s5ls1s5ssc. found
buyers al from siisc TO silAc. New York
kilograms reported liberal acceptancess,
both from the United Kingdom ana the
continent. OF offers eaDied during the
night one firm had buying orders at the
opening from Paris and Antwerp or about
$4,000 bushels May.
A failing off in Northwestern receipts
was factor. Chicago received 81 cars,
Minneapolis and Duluth reported Ihl cars.
Receipts for Two dayS last year, one boi-
iday were 2 065 cars. Seaboard clearances
We're equal ia wheat and -four 10 $1,000
bushels. Spot wheat IN Liverpool was
firm at ibd advance. Bradstreet's report OF
the worlds visible made the increase IN
this country east OK the Rockies AlVS,"S
bushels and Ia Europe and ailoat an In
crease Of 2a1.e10 bushels, or 6.60S,gD bush
els Increase ia all
The market up 70 the time OF. The re-
celpt OF this news had ngctuated over Z
narrow range selling Az high as sgssc ana
a. low a : 95ikc but turned very weak after
the receipt OF Bradstreets report, nnaily
getting Into a state OF utter collapse
Early In the day It was claimed that J.
Hu 90 bushels had been sold AZ New York
and out ports for foreign shipment Later
this vas known TO De a Eross exagsera-
ton the actual sales being not 70 exceed
forty beat leads. or $4,000 bushels. Even
thai was said TO include fourteen loads
reported the aay before. A private cable
era m from Paris reporting fess4Eng OF
American wheat at &c lower th3u X was
offered from here was PROBABLY what In
Guced some unloading OF long wheat that
started the last break. Deee mber sold as
i0u as s1tsc and closed at s55s sg9sc- Aay
declined 20 s@1.c aud closed ~ s03ad st9sc
corr vas very slow The market was
fairly nrn while wheat kept above yes
teFday's prices. but when the wheat mar
ket declined corn sid or with an ease
oats was stronger than anything on tbs
floor and a good trade vas done The
baylnE was quite general. and 81 excel
lent cash demand. heavy seApoaTd clear
auces and small receipts helped 10 create
PROVISIONS were steady during The early
morning. The yellow fever situation was
improved b. the frosts. Packers, howev-
er gave the market no support. and prices
gradually Weakened. although no material
decline ensued-
Closing Quotations.
wheat-Novenbs and December, e53tc
CORN eveEnher. GIH4ei bece Der. 2slAc.
OATS November Isc. December, 1gi&c
Pork-Novemoer. gl-55. December. si.553
Lard November. s4-se. December. 2lso@
Rlas-Noyenbsr. December ana Jaau-
ary, $845.
Barioy-4s'ae &c.
ENe-&f nc
Fax-xl.a@.
Tlmotay-S-.s5
live stock.
Csttie-fTc1d - extra eho.ce steers. e =
81 So common steers. Ns4.1a, sfocsers and
feeders SsTAa9s bulls, cows and aet(ers
gfg. calves Es61s Texas steers. kks5gs
80; Westerns. $2.4ss8 4.is -.