The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-23
CHICAGO MARKETS.



cd.lCAGo. Sept z1-Aa the sraia ard
provision markets tErned very pretty Zip
EaEs today, s.arTing weak ard closing
sIoaG. and II the case OF wheat. WITH
hsIy substantial advance W aeag took rs
egent2z tone from Liverpool. Before 5he
op1ang hsre that market showed a 11S4
ueclL1ls, which Vas reflected n IRE ars-
49, a-es :. = g.. Beee.n e. Salea range5 from
cIos2ng pTlcs> Bat me market Immediately
commenced 70 recover and IN about sa
III ana a bait from the opening Deem
nEE Y as sent 20 @fs9-
There Was nothing particular "a tbs news
% ca2Ss the sudden change. The reaction
appeared % be due IN The natural order %
salAgs. and when some investment orders
appeared on the market shorts started %
coFer. The very narrowEsSs of trading
PROBABLY prevented further advance. TIE
ola-E F-E2A4y 5e4zzT1 feature was the recElrz
q - cars OF wheat a. Names po3is ard
Duluth. against SIS wek ago. Even taaE
was only oearish or The surface. The e4-sa
Er5ceS 81 those places today we're trom &c
70 Z1ec over December, 50 that TIE receipts
hers now represent probably the bplk az
sle entire movement froEn tia farr.s II ia
NorLhwsS. 10 he exclusion Of any accunla-
lzito1s 81 interior country hoUsss. CHI
cAgo receipts were ga cars OF B1eaf OF
which oEly > we're contract. The totaI re-
Seipss OF winter wheat AZ kansas CRY, ST.
LOUIS and DetEclE were only lss. - bushels.
The business done aE New York yesterday
EeE export was supposed 20 have Largely
exceeded what vas known for the day b.
~ 80 bushels. Acce ptznces were reported
to tie United kingdom.
Teactto1 followed the advance TO szise
when closing continental cables were re-
cetve1 Elowing declines OF = confines az
Paris and Ia 20 Is ceatinss 81 Antwerp.
vance - unload 4 good deal % their hold
ings ard the result was that December
dropped hack % s0zsc- Then the market
tarnst for the last time The cash strength
erssaffz hlrrer - tn
sudden halt and prices commsnced 20 cAnb
81 once, not Stopping until December
touched the high poin. OF the day. szi4c,
which was shortly before the close. Con-
frmstory reports from the United States
consul a. ODESSA concerning the Russian
crop Shortage also helped Il the strength.
December closed a, <-'.c
Cara started easier with wheat and on
larger receipts than expected The msrke.
soon recovered Is tene and closed strong
and FAC higher than yesterday.
Oats were qulet but arm TIE feature
was TIE large cash business, TO 90 bushels
being reported sold hare for shipment and
this was The principal cause Of the strength.
though 20 & certain extent wae2t and corn
assisted
Provisions were almost as slow as oats,
TIE market Eu!ed easy around ths opening
seQuent decline n yard prtces- conple,e
recovery ensured later, in sympathy WIKI
tie advanes p tae gram markets and TIE
closing was 81 the best prices % The day
Closing Quotations.
Wheat .~. 80 3 Rye So. $4,000 g. ga
Oats 80. --.... 1e2. fsrs go. IS 1895 =
Germ -, ...-.. 2Ss Barley -. ,.&1.GA
Pork ..-- $500. 2 Flax - ..-... o51z
Lard ...... 49,. 50 Timothy =. -. -
Live stock.
CRttle-A load Of extra prime / 4ss- pound
steers sold up 10 So. bat only = very
choice lot went e. better than salS. The
bulk % ire choice beef Steers sold al 81 sQ3
SO. Feeders q extra qualify sold - s.. .
E4A Veal calves held close 70 the late
rznge, Ore bulk selling a. sa.Tsss, 3 About
Ss93 Western range cattle went SLOWLY and
values ranged q point lower Tor 81 but
ezra grades q feeders
Eog-PaekeTs wanted unost Of TIE heavy
hogs eloae 70 $3.50. ard l. took extra quail
fry n heavy % sell eoovs So Choice
butchers wEgats soli arou.d s4at tae
best a. s4s5. \ few choice haoon Pigs sold
early a. 81 e. but Later very choice lights
wers bought a. sss5.
Shcep-A flock o. nearly b1o mixed ORE
ron sAesp averaging q pounds. went e.
ES ard nearly 80 head. only ? pounds
heavier. sos5 81 $50 Fat znUttols sod at
s. STA. seezsrs we're bcsSg1t chtessy ~ s. -
oak Native lambs sold quickly a; strong
prices several choice lots i&E1.ng a. $ 81
SIS ard mast good los Eeave s.. BIZ West
err lambs were r. heavy su3z2y and sd q
eaa6s weaker. many aTuu1d sAsa
Recetpts-C@1tle 1895 hoss. A.aoe,
sheen Il 60