The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-08
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board Of Trade.

CHICAGO. Dec 7.-wheat started of
In a whirl of excitement. Opening sales
of both December and May were at prac-
tically last nights closing figures. CSC for
the one. sec for the other. II soon devei-
opened that there was some December
wanted undoubtedly to MI shorts. with
advanced at once. December getting to
9sc. May TO 90l.e in the first fifteen min,
utes of the session The alleged bull
clique stopped the advance by selling only
a small lot, less than $1,000 bushels, the
big premium over May-about sc per bush
el-being against it's policy. because II al
keting all this way. So the price fell back
to 97lsc for the one. ssAc for the other.
Before the regular session commenced the
former was nominally weak; caused by q
decline OF a.d at Liverpool. Northwest re-
ceipts were also considerably larger than
last year.
The trade had in mind two stirring facts.
however. one that the alleged bull clique
had been a big buyer OF calls Monday
afternoon, and the morning newspapers
told OF freight room being engaged at
Boston for / 800 900 bushels of wheat for
January and February shipment. This
was construed to mean that when the line
of December wheat was delivered TO the
bull clique here it would ship II abroad.
by ail-rail to the seaboard, II the water
route was closed.
1t was semi-officially given out that the
short line for decrease In the market
was over II 900 90 bushels. with less than
5000. 900 bushels of contract In store here
today. Up to within fifteen minutes of the
close the market held very firm, with
to break the price below calls, and May
was sent down TO $3.50. closing at $500
$3.50 bid. December closed at 9s4c
cern d whea al The sore Mas
easier, following the little break in wheat
near the end.
Oats were iirm and higher. The market.
however. was extremely dull and with
out interesting features.
Provisions. though very dull. ruled firm
and little higher until near the close.
uary lard and January ribs were shade
lower at the close.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-December. este; May. safsGS9s..c.
Corn-Decemher, 25isc; May. 2sss42siac.
Lsrd-December, sii7: May. ssl5.
Ribs-December si.22; May. Hs5
s, cas 10 Whe sprins s rsa Nc 10 sssse
No. hard winter. s9Gisei5c: No. 8. S5aS7c:
No. new spring. Csc.
Corn-N0 2. 25c; No. 3, 25i4 I25izc.
oats-No. ? Hi2c; No. g. 2oQ2lc
Barley-25iac.
Eye-a6isc.
Flax-si.1lts.
Timothy-S265.
Live stock.
The demand for cattle was very light.
and prices were no better. Choice cattle
We're scarce and "A few sold a high prices.
Common to extra steers. S3.ao45.S8: bulk,
81 l1f4sa. stockers and feeders. S3fi4. 10:
calves sold at S6s1i for the best grades,
commonest lots going as low 81.
Hogs were active; heavy packing. 50. -
"a 81: prime bacon hogs S3.85u3.5o; bulk
ss.5SnS&o; pigs. sS-asa3.si.
Sheep and lambs were strong at Mon
days advance. Sheep, sSM3.aa for the
poorest: s4d45o for fair 10 good fiock-
and 81 a5fi4.15 for good TO prime grades;
Western fei sheep. A91i65: export lots
81. 80 Lambs were in good demand al
81 ANA for common to fairly good fiocks
with choice 10 prime lots selling al &. 5aeD
~ the best being sc higher
Receipts - Cattle. 3.esn: hogs, So Coz.
sheep u go