The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-17

had profit n sigh. in wheat bought yes
CSrGay. took IL. ard the contract became 50
very light for the rest ~ vne forenoon thar
some Of the holders were discouraged A.
the apparently small prospect fer any fur
ther advance during the day, and an og.
casional s,ae or la.uea asishel ,os was sold
BIZ traders as the close
So narrow was the market and so sndfs-
possd were the traders 10 DO any buying At
the moderate advance that even the ssl-
ing q such drthless had = rather dspress-
ing effect. and from rhe opening price Nay
slowly saggei during the nexE t@o hours
20 slasc. For about an gear after tne time
referred 20 K stood at gia<c. varying only in
that time from buyers 10 sellers and the
reverse.
The features Of the early news. causing
the buliish feeling with which the trading
started. came from various sources, both
foreign and don,ess.c- Liverpool opened
Esd higher and held its advance wsn 20 ne
end. There was further confirmation o;
rain damage 10 the Argentine wheat crop.
although the hulisshness of that was con-
stderahiy modified by a cahlsg gram from
Rosario, saying that Il WAS doubtful IL any
material damage had been done BY the
rain Antwerp. as we'll as London aud
Liverpool. confirmed the previously re-
ported damage. Antwerp sending AT the
same time buying orders tor aoont SEQ
bushels OF May wheat. Xsro or stEil lower
temperature WAS threatened fer tonight
over the unprotected wheat fields n The
greater part az Missouri. al OF Illinois. IN
diana, ohie and Pennsylvania. fo say Moth
ing OF Kentucky and Tennessee. which
were aiso said 10 have icsi the snow that
IeH n those states a few days ago. The
total increase in contract stock for the 3aS
was a5cu, a25So bushels Atlantic port
ctearanees OF wheat and Hour we're equal
After I2 o'clock the previously prevail
ing lethargy gave place 20 a tribe more
strong appearance. The market WAS sti!l
awake. and in the course of another half
hour i was kicking Its aeeis up in a lively
fashion and hitting the bears hard at ev
cry jump: On the reported king a; New
Of k1s4- tsrfa. - rfv-s.
for export, some who had been waiting pa
tisntly for a signal began buying, in con-
sequence. OF which May was sent up 10
s2isc, and at the close Il was bringing
92isHs2i.c- Not more than 5e..se bushels OF
December was traded in. This, with the
strength OF December. was safficien; 20
advance the price OF that delivery to sl.ois,
which was the closing prIc..
Corn acted much as It did yesterday.
starting steady. then showing weakness,
Oats for December were weak on llquida-
ton. and May. for the greater part of ths
day, acted in sympathy. When wheat and
corn turned firm. the early decline was re-
covered.
There was more outside trade In provi-
sio1s and the market continued TO adj
vance.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-Decemher, 81; May. 92is na2l9c.
Corn-Decemher. PC; May 2sis0e9s4c.
Oats-December. 2iiac; May. 22i2c.
Pork-Dsesmber. $40; MAY. ss,S.
Ribs-December. SAT-: May. sa.4a
Cash wheat--No. red, gsc; No. 3. etff
Csc: No spring. s7isc: Ne. s. salssc; No
2 hard winter; ssgsoc; No. 3. Siasse: No.
new spring. 9ac.
Corn-No. ?, ssisc: No. s. a5isd725ac.
Oats-No. 2 &c; No. 3. slq2sc.
Barley-3AQ 42c.
Rye-46c.
Live stock.
Cattle-SaIes were largely at s3.3sal345.
Christmas beeyes beinA salahle At 81 seq
$40. and prime cattle going for sa.2oGf5.s5.
Exporters We're good buyers at Sl-2sQ4.1s -
stockers and feeders. IS. +olsS.5. A few
common stockers went for s3GS,25; choice
calves, S..
Hogs-Sales were largely at SS.3J6I5. X
and coarse heavy packers Vent at $s.aefp
3.2S. Pigs sold chiefly at So. 25df3.25.
Sheep-Native sheep were wanted at S3sf
4.6o. and Western fed sheep AT s.. t5sli5o
Lambs were active az si6i6 for poor 10
choice. and some Christmas lambs brought
Sos. an advance of &c.
Receipts--CattIe IL 600: hogs, 1900;
sheep, ll.o0o.