The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-21
CHICAGO MARKETS.
board of Trade.


CHICAGO, SEPT M.-Wheat ran inde-
pendently CT Liverpool today. Il started
weak against Llverpoofs opening strength
and when The latter Was losing ground the
chicago market was gaining. The opening
Tor December delivery. which CLOSED sat
Grday ST S-1sc, was A. from 2Zis down %
el&c, and few sales were reported a.
slssc the next moment. Thsn comm need
a rise which in an hours time had Ad-
Y2nced December from sIsse 20 9Slzc.
The worlds shipments o. wheat aLd -four
TO Europe last week were locSs,en bushels.
compared with s.Iao 90 bushels the week
ing week OF 1885, Tae quantity or ocean
Passage increased .sa0.Os3 bushels las.
week Minneapolis and Daluth received
l.lS1 cars of wheat against / Los The prsyi-
Gus week and los The corresponding day OK
the year before.
These we're some of the reasons that
caused the opening decline: The advance
which followed would De difficult 20 ac-
count for Apparently the market was
overSold, Tor offerings were very few and
Were accepted 80 quickly that shorts grew
spprehensive. Their effort - cover b9os ed
the already buoyant market, and not unGl
S17c for December was reached was there
any reaction.
New York reported little foreign demand
70 begin with. bat later dispatches said the
demand for shipment MAS good and that
everything offered 10 Liverpool Saturday
was accepted. Baltimore reported the sails
Of 4 cargo OF wheat % Leith AID another
10 Antwerp. The quantity Inspected OUT
ward since Saturday morning from Chi-
cago warehouses was 2lacoS bushels. Tiis
receipts we've 40 cars. The visible supply
increased 13I4,oQo bushels. compared with
lob GO bushels a year ago. making the
total now. fI14osoo bushels. sgainst 4s.,eS3.-
90 bushels then. Closing continental ca
bles reported but small changes.
After the advance IN December 20 sSiec Il
reacted 10 a-sSc and rose again 10 gre.
which was the trading price az the ciose.
Although the market was active and fiuc-
tuations numerous and material the trade
was not very heavy. A few eood-szed
buying orders made sellers reluctant 20
offer any until Il had been bid up, and here
was a corresponding scarcity Of buyers
Corn was stronger under general cover
ing by shorts. Influenced % some extent
by cold weather, more receipts than ex-
pec:ed and less increase IN the local stocks.
as well as in the visible supply than was
anticipated.
Oats were feaurelezs. following the
fluctuations In corn.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat :. =. 80 s37s RIBS. :. =. IS g
Oats =. .. - :. ISIS Barley :. .--..-SJ8
Corn IS Rye -. g
I ISTd :. :. :. . Ti iaS -. rs
live stock.
Cattle-A sale OF eight fancy heavy.
snowy cattle was reported A. g.. the sales
man obtaining s5.5o for the remainder OF
the lot Many CHOICE cattle went az ss,-s1
So Low grade native steers, ~ %;
cows, Sc s5g4 %. The few veal calves went
at Arm prices, the best landing at e.
Hcxs-Packers took of many hogs a.
4iG34l5 Choice bacon sorts sold around
$40 ard butchers weight oarrows around
y4m Not many heavy rough, however,
had % s~u below s3so the great bulk Of
strong weight hogs going az I.s5aA14.
Sbaep-Ts9cai concerns bought most 1at
rnuftors AZ s. va. and g few fancy 10
aronnd s4fa. sales ranged chiefly at 81 sea
as. only common lots selling down around
Sc 20 Lambs went slowly A good many
were wet Choice 10 extra lots sold az 40
81. good and beS. feeders around AS;
fair feeders 81 zg7&so. and very common
skin culls al ss.s33&
Reeespis-CarElA Loo. hogS sS9e;
sheen, 5000.