The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Oct --TrEusnces govern
ing wheat we're IS = rule favo-ahss e. high
advanced quotations fer wheat ID per cen
IA hatoye trade commenced here the pre-
cicted rRsn fer The winter wheat rerton
stopped west % IRE Mississippi, ard the
domestic recetpgs Of wheat We're aEa-a
com p2ratfveiy kgaf
Chicago reeelrgs were Yss cars. az which
osiy = ioaas were & eontrsey grade sc. Mn
against = . week age and les 81 the
corresponding day % the year before. The
przce was also helped ~ the shipments
from s. Louis snt large cash business ~
Dalath for export All outside markets
wezs strong The feature was tEa de-
mand Tor September. houses actively oa
Ire hzls side Ter so1De tine past taking
corsiaera Hta. Nay wheat was not -
eagerly sought tar as q has Neen for some
DAYS he consequence being widening =
Tire sprea6 during the morning % SSsc. Tse-
cencer, which closed yesterday at s%assf
eAaC. started with huverS az ax7s6fS5- ard
steadily advanced 20 s5asc. Offerings NJ %
th1S tine had been cnrnpera lively ScsrCe.
bur ~ those prices some q TIE large COM
mission houses sold freely. and reaction
TO sc snsnsd
ara and Missouri had some effect on the
decline. as al the report fhar foreigners.
particularly French. were resellias AZ to
seaAoard- At those figures. however ire
demand again improved. and the market
became quite strong. Liverpool closed -
Id higher. and added % the frmness. a-s
=
which II 90 bushels was IN Hour The
market was further advanced on liberal
purchases ~ ore oy the houses which had
sold freely on the early bulge. supposed -
be scr local professionals, who replaced
Part OF long line Before the advance
was checked. December rad sold 70 ss1&c.
there Yesterday and IS loads today. PTi-
mary receirgs showed some falling OF and
were 72TGa bushels under those az last
year. Continental markets ruled lower
n 4
-four was OF a97sa centin,es. Antwerp un-
changed. No 2 spring wheat was offered
at So per bushei under the December price
to United Kingdom ports. without bring
ing In a response. This fact brought the
market down. Realization became quite
free. The report ~ the purchase ~ Sa5.9a9
bushels more a No. Northern at Duluth.
making about Sea 900 bushels in all destined
for this market. also had weakening in
fluence. December was selling at ss5se az
the close
Corn was Influenced by the big falling CT
in receipts and the strength OF wheat and
rea st rom, tn ihe :, STAT IT. bsgeeeT
higher. at 1SIkc
Oats were firm on a moderate amount 81
business, shorts being the principal buy
ers The strength came largely from SYM
patty with other grains.
Provisions were very quiet The market
for time was strong. in sympathy with
the grain markets. and on the good cash
business. During the latter part CT the
session the feeling was easier on realiz-
ing sales. most OF the early advance being
lost
Closing Quotations
December wheat opened Ct ef7kc, advanced
az once 70 s5Asc. reacted 20 a41kc. rebound
ga 10 9szsc. ans eased OF 70 95isc: close. Oc-
toher @SXc: December G57kc.
Corn-Ocfober. 2sisc: December. 2ssse-
oats-October. nc: December. is2sGlss.c.
Purk-October. ST.: December. 81.
T.ard-Octoaer and December 81 ga =.
Rfbs-OctobeT 81 20: December. 81 7T9f4. 81.
Cash wheat-No. red. Sc: No. red. %
Ac No hard winter, SEC, No. 3 hard
winter. $3.50: No. new spring. a5496c.
Corn-No. 2 25iac: No. z. 242sc
Barley-26sI Soc.
Rye-47c
Flsxseef-171zc.
Timothy-s9 IS.