The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. Nov 2a-Bulls in wheat were
given a body blow right at the start by the
ing India, amounted to Sil3,n1 bushels
The effect was seen in the opening figures,
May starting &c lower at si@rc, and slowly
declining 10 slisc. 1t recovered for 4 short
tima TO sissc, but soon turned weak again.
December was even weaker, starting l4c
lower at 3s1sc, and selling OF without
ans thing but scattered liquidation. bu,
there was an almost utter lack OF support
and decline was inevitable. Liverpool
was s.d lower to start with due. IL was
said. to the unlocked for increase in Rus
sian shipments. which last week amounted
TO $4,000 bushels. The quantity on ocean
heavier than IL was a week ago, and the
Northwestern receipts were stiil TOO lih-
eral to be other than bsarish in their effect,
although Minneapolis aud Duluth reported
only 1,ii2 cars. against l,ss5 The Monday
preceding but todsys reduced number was
s s a ears Of @ sa ny on one feature Of
the early news affecting wheat was con-
sIdered favorable to the bulls, and that was
the big drop in temperature. But this was
almost entirely overlooked.
Primary market receipts were as encour-
agingly heavy to the hears az at any time
during the season al .52& 527 bushels sor the
day. against ais ge3 bushels a year ago Chi
cage contributed rs quota OF hearish sto-
slst!cs. Receipts were ia cars, against
only II last year. and regular elevator
increase OF Ill Ca bushels, The visible sup
ply increased ses.tsl1 bushels last week com
pared with decrease the similar week =
year ago Of 101i. go bushels. The total WIS.,
+aie is now 30 sc ac@ bushels, against S sI4.-
Oh bushels year ago. Figures on the eS-
roc; movement arrested the decline for
Saturday amounted 10 90 bushels Paris
aivsceS to ~. Louis were 10 the effect that
France would require about Tu"eS bush
els Of foreign wheat between Move nher
Of .hls year and Sentemher !. lS9S. The
English visible sunply was estimated TO
have decreased f4i.0aa bushels, no;with-
at4x fo-
last week were heavier than usual After
the posting OF the closing Liverpool cables,
which showed iisGitS decline long wheat
began drlbhlsnr cut again. May gradually
sold Down 10 sssc. hut was bringing s-s.fa
eNs.c AZ the close. December declined 20
sse and closed az that price.
Corn was easier from tha start. the action
az whaa. and q Id decline at Liverpool
being chiefly responsible for the course OF
prices Elevator interests we're moderate
sellers Of Nav and December.
The market for cats VAS dun and unin-
tesesting though stea3v IN COMPARISON with
! the other general markets. Business CON
<ss.esl chiefly Of changing from Dece Der
| - May
Provisions, though very dun. were firm
during tNe greater Part - tAe eay VITA
prices averaging q little higher.
| Closing Quotations.
| May wheat opened 81 slEsc. declined 20
whess--Noyesnoer sSs.c; December. ase;
MAY sal<9RslNxc
/ Cern-NoVerylher. gSS.c: December ~.
] On ,S~-NpvemNer. sAsses December. aeasr
: rArk-NnveEnhsr and December s. IS
/ T4tT,a-Noyenlb~r ard DSCentser 81 81
! RsSs-NovefnheT and Dsc~g8asr Sal
! Cash whs2t-Na. : red. S.ises No : rea
! sgss.s5c; No, spring. Ss8s.ae; No. : Se3SSr:
[ No. hard WRITER. AZ: No. 3 sssSSc: Ne.
corrs-~Noe :. ass5ssa&e; Ne :. ~4a.a,c.
| Osfs-Ne. : sas2zssc. Ne, ; ls5s1K2c
! Eve-45c.
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