The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-11
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Feb. ia-May wheAt was o.
-EEs4 - tAa start az 9e@s Es-Sysc Rr8frst
- a. me close YESTERDAY Tsls early
e1eayss vas brought about chiefly nv
me failure a. the LAvernool fysarsaY Il, -
sko.S = yesterdays advance here and
re reported generous snowfall oTer
$500 . the European Political situa-
80 received 10 confirmation from ire
setiFe foreign markets Even rne2sSh s,.sg7-
sS4s. S4~aSs sensitive TO war rnmors.
s-V"s1 20 chaAge. and traders therefore
/ PAD little attention 20 the dfssluis1fna,
reports Bat after ira frss few oaauir.s
sAfes no mora was Offered AZ the see5fm.,
StcaueFs OF important lines 81 long ssFe4-
mSEe evidently more inclined to buy
- me concession in prices tnan 81 r.sI.
vita any. the consequence 90 whfeh 1-ss
9aleA reversal o. the opinion on the
S01Se q the market Later neWe also
favored buyers. Minneapolis wired that
llSlteEs were active buyers OF cash wheat
me lefe cables Indicated thar the early
"a 80 an ~ liverpool haa been recover
-, Aii9 this was r helping factor. An
otner builiSh influence was the renorf
rom Resrbohn showing that wheat
stocks IL Europe really. decreased over
9.s911 bushels in January, instead OF
4.feH,ueJ bushels, as reported by TIE TAv-
eFpoo. Corn Trade News. chicago re-
eeiEeG seven cars Of wheat. minneapolis
ana Duluth reported SiS cars. AGAINST "a
week ago and 4Sa on the core spending
oay OF tie year before The balls stuck
70 their recent programme until from
proved the dumping place for as much
long wheat As could be disposed OF With
or breaking all the pegs IN the market.
The speculative crowd was anparentlv
overlooked. and finding the demand fall
inS or made an effort 20 unload. Their
oUertnEs were sufficient 70 break The mar
Set. slowly at first bat more rapidly
near the end OF the session. May was
hnaliy forced down 70 763s 8.6l5c and clos
ed easy Al 569sC.
Germ was weak ana had for the cause
receivers. The market received practice
ally no support, and sellers We're aided BY
the Weakness Of wheat near the close.
May declined TO 234sc the lowest point
yet touched for the crop, and closed At
that figure.
In osts an easy feeling was perceptihla
at the start. and prices gradually sought
< lower level.
Provisions were easy all dav Hog re-
ceipts were larger than expected. and
opening prices for provisions We're lower
ers az Gay, snd g SIN further decline
onsued, part Of which. however. was sub
seQuently recovered.
Closing Quotations.
wheat--February, 1850: May. 7sssc.
Corn ebruaFy, I5se; May. 2Ss-c.
Oats-Fehruary, l5c: NAY. l7Gf7asc.
Pork-February. $50. May. N.70a7.72is
Iard-February, $50: May. SIS
glastonbury. S3.a2is; May, $S.a5.
Rarley~ss,saa4o
Flax-74c.
Timothy-S2 1914.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Sales were on basis OF 3. coat
for common to fair beef steers, s. 25fi4 30
for medium and 81. ea6I5.21 for prime cat
tie. Sales were largely between s4.10 and
sass. Stockers and feeders sold al S1.SofR
As. heifers, S. 2543.5a. Butchers cattle
were active and steady. Calves sold at
81. - for the best.
Haes-C'nmn,on IN tht. host cola ar e X
n3.5S. the bulk going for Sc 85gI3. 4S with
heavy packing droves at s.. l5a73.S5.
SheeD-Sheep were salahla AT s. S1ff3 10
for poorest and Ss.75lf4 for good to choice
fiOCks Sales were mostly at s. 60ff4
Westerns selling at that range. Lambs
sold al &13 for common 10 prime. scat
tering sales being made of inferior lots
a. S3gi3. On: yearlings. SAT- 20.
ReretDf4- $50. n,a.