The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15

CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. Dec. 14-May wheat started
q shade under the price il closed a. yester-
total quantity of contract wheat In regu-
lar Chicago elevators at the close OF bust
ness Saturday. last was ssso.oo bushels
about l.2So 90 bushels to that and n is gen
orally supposed that 100000 bushels more
nave been accumulated in private eieva-
tors. to he thrown at the bull CLIQUE at the
proper moment II IS eviden, that II will
take an immense sum TO pay for the con-
tract wheat that will be rendered to shorts
during the remainder of the month. and
traders at the opening. There was quick
raily. however: on hnying by shorts.
News from The Argentine crop was very
unfavorable. The cash demand at Liver
pool was also better and mat market con-
sidering the slump here yesterday was re-
markaoly strong. opening at hut I'D de-
the time the market opened here. About
IL o'clock the market became exceedingly
dull and remained so for the remainder OF
the session. The lack OF interest had Its
effect on tho prices. which slowly sagged
The Atlantic port ciearances were again
very heavy, equal 10 $1,000 bushels in
Wheat and -four. Paris quoted declines in
or from - centirues for December 10 10
centines for MAY. Antwerp Was - cen.
times lower for red winter. and l2ir GEN.
times lower for Walia Waila The Argen-
tine crop, according to Beerhohm's IL not
likely to be over ss oo0 COZ bushels and II ia
thought that $4,000 VIII he the limit of the
eXaortable surplus from this seasons crop
The actual business In December during
The session did not exceed 100 ose bushels
and this neglect o. December al Chicago
close IL sold as low az a0,ksieossc and the
9Ttkc
Corn was steady. without activity In The
trade. following the course of wheat. The
'narke; closed ssc lower
Oats were Guiet and easy. with few fuc-
Gloss was a rifle lower
Provisions were quiet The market -1,led
Arm. and at ths close Nav pnrk v-s e
higher: Nav lard was SC higher and Nav
ribs 2i2c higher.
Closing Quotations.
eat~Dccerlher e7,Ac. Nav aassr
Corn-~Decomher 95TSs5 2si.e: Nav Mae
oats-Decs mher 22c: Nav g2i&c
Lard December. 81 .: May sa4s
Rit~S- December s42S. MAJ A97
Cash wheat-No red. 9ac9fsI: No : red
asfss5c: Ne. spring SO: No 2 sls2asc. No.
bard winter. SsaieAc: No. s. S31ssc: No. 1
new spring aac
Corn-So. .. ssGas'c: No. , .sxaassc
oa,s~No > Esis 9l22isc: No. 3. s,fse.c.
FarIey-esfsi7c.
Rve--4slt~
Flaxseed- 1zis.
Live stock
Cattle-ShiQpe-s and exporters .oosr ,o,s
more freely Of the offerings of cattle and
the market remained firvn. nressei hees
cattle soli ~ s4a5. common 20 cboic@
Steers S.ns9als, few Christmas cattle
enid a. 3 @sass -. Tire hulk az fha COVE
and heiters Sold a. 8 S0f725a Stoekers ana
feeders SOLD ri strong nrices Calves we're
Tn demand AZ sS7ssfs - for the better
grades.
Hors-TAe bulk % he sales were a. q 80
sE&SEt@. best lots selling II 81 s.i-e4 a ana
the Goa rssst heav'' packers AZ g e0SYg esi..
6av az S.s ~
Sheep were IN demand a SEsT2.ra s.- ere
poorest M - 81 = for strictly choice wse,~
lambs were wanted 81 stff4 N Ca ,,,,,
Un 20 8. Is41s < for r~traa aocks = 500
many Westerns selling AZ sS9s 50 c-,osrs
saeep and lsnhss Here largely iac higher.
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