The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-18

Manfax ssaeks
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. oe- Is - Wet Westhe-
Throughout the greater part os the wtnter
and al % the spring wAras belt. = dLsap-
rgiGfEnk Foreign En&Tkas ard a very Fn4fk
Increase n TIE rseaipss from the North-
opening. Ths effect was partially Offset
- tas surprisingly large exports for the
week. T8srS Vas. nevertheless, A general
selling out % wheas by the tine holsters
December ssartlnE from SIC 20 slA4c. as
compared with yesterdays closing pT1cs OF
Size Tue weakness was short-ave5. how
ever. as tas lower prices STIMULATED strong
buying and caused Eally ~ &c per eusnel
IN 3 very few minutes December AGvAnc-
iag 20 sSl1c. December future acts 80
though * were considerably cougested. as
It sold AZ 234c premium over May.
The Bradsgreet report shows w5est and
-four expo--s equal 20 e.Sss.s@ bushels,
against i ssS agE bushels a week previous
and s.iS7.sas bushels fer the corresponding
week last year. The revival OF the old ra-
noES tnaE Russia would prohibit wheat and
re eXperss. and that Francs would also
III lis import Gltg on wheat created 81 H.
tie oullish furry an hour after The session
opened. and december advanced % S-7sc
while TIE news was circulating Receipts
els, against $500 bushels Ter he CORE
spending day year ago. Chicago re-
cetpts we're lSs cars Liverpool opened sd
higher, bat closed only I'D higher for near
closed unchanged 20 - cenaues lower For
wheat but - 10 ~ censsmes higher for
noar, and Antwerp quoted wheat uncnAnE-
Cd 20 liz cent? 1aes higher. Despite he apA-
thy SHOWN IN their own markets. however.
there was evidence conclusive that tbs Tor
eigners were also buying literally 20 cover
sales abroad, and the sTong tone OF the
market for ocean frsgghrs Indicated that
ths cash s.lI was gong OUT TIE advance
for the day was tempting enough 70 incace
many owners OF wheat 70 sell Out ana take
their profits rather than carry the properly
over 10 next week The result was s4igat
reaction from TOP agares. December WAC
selling az g &c at the close.
There was = fairly active trade n corn.
With shorts again liberal buyers. December
ranged from gsi4c TO -bss2@es.c and closed
unchanged al Z@isc-
The market Tor oats was firm on a de-
cided narrow trade confined mostly 70 ex-
changing. December ranged frosn ls5sc 20
lsisalS7sc. closing a shade higher az lsssc.
Il was rather a quiet day n The proNi-
the lower hog prices. There vas a partial
rally II sympathy vito the advance IN
wheat. but the general tone Was easier
throughout
Closing Quotations
December wheat opened at siis1sls.c and
G Closing: waesss-ocsober. SC: December.
s25s. Corn-October, 91gcs December. 16ssc.
oats-October. lss&c; December. 1s4.c, Pork
,ogsf p;e nsGe0i ~. R r9o-
Der, s4s2; December. S.a9. Cash what
No. red. a5c; Nc red. siassc; No. =
spring. AsEsstgci No. spring WY NC.
2 hard winter. size, Ne. hard winter, s4e
SC: Nc. ! new spring. s2i4c. Corn-So. ?.
25Ac; No, 2. &c. 0ats-So. Z ls1za lss.c;
No. :. i7t4Qiss.c- Barley-25f4ic. Rye
45iz. Flax-xl-o3. Timothy, s285.
Live stock.
Catholics than 5oo head were received.
consisting merely cf Westerns. These were
disposed OF slowly AZ yesterdays prevail
Ing prices.
selling a. s.. 45sI8S5. and the choicest a. SO
sf8: late sales were sc below the early ones,
packers going }argely a. $&a595-ss and bet
ter droves a. x@ING4.
Sheep were sslabie 81 s172 50 FOR the poor
est natives UP 70 s4l5gf5a for good 70 ex-
ira fockE. Western range saeep were sala-
bic a. N40xi4i6 feeders going largely at
81 sea17Q Lambs were In demand at ia
3 3 for the poorest 10 G-eegs for the best.
choice Westerns selling a. X ana feeders
a. s4513A55.
Recsipts-cattle. SO; hogs ls.ooo; sheep.
1 90.