The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-27
SEATTLE WHEAT MARKET.
No. / club sec; blue stem. STAG; firm.
PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. Feb. 1e-wheat--waila
Waila, 30 soc: Valley. segSsc per bushel.
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. FEB. e-wheat adhered 70
its steady connection with the Liverpool
wheat market. which, NOTWITHSTANDING
the sc advance here yesterday, was I'D
lower this morning. Because OF that dis
appointing decline at Liverpool. In spite
OF the reduction in ccnsois and Hight re-
cetpts 81 wheat az Chicago and the North
west, May opened here et from 74fsQ7f&c
70 T4%, az against 7@s4 fS747sc at sha close
yesterday. The price wr.ggied and sa'i!rn1-
81 every time II got 10 ~ above the lower
OF the opening prices. as Il ala Two or
three times during the forenoon. and gave
every evidence 81 feeling uneoynfortabl .
when In the neIgheorhcod OF yesterdays
closing rates. The FIRST advance to 74-sc
was followed hy a return 20 1a& slow
rally 70 Ttstc ersued. This was followed
by several minor fuctua tons, but by i2
virtually &c per bushel below the closing
price Of the day before. Most Of the
strength dtsplsyei IN the frequent small
hulxss came from 81 Louis. which mar
ket bought freely during the morning.
and sent renewed reports OF damage TO
thu crop In the Northwest
Cosing cables regorted Lvt-p9oI "a
ksts. with ore urimrorfant exception.
were all lower That. and an absence %
demand for cash wheat here or at the
ing which succeeded every nnie bulge
erwin. the forenoon. Chicago receipts
were Only IL car loads. against 50 cars on
the corresponding day Of the year before
and Minneapolis and Duiu<h got only 80
cars. compared NTH 40 last year. The
anaannezs OF the Atlantic port ciearaoces
81 wheat and fiour was one OF the days
afscoura gen@rts 20 the bulls. The total
was only iTs.oo0 noshel$
The break in wheat would have proba-
hlv bceu greater had not the signal ser
vice prelicted drop In the ternpera ture
to tan degrees below zero. Agpre5en-
sfons as 90 the effect % this. coupled WIN
ReerNohEu's estimate that the worlds
visihie S9pTsiy March ! wotssf ~ > 90 90
bushels smaller than II was March !. ise5
created a good demand and Cuick Teac-
ton from ere break 70 TS7sc. Ry ] o'clock
May was er5nEinS st,s- 80 the Closing
bell found the price at TF1s45F4e.
Corn vas steady fer a whfe ana stteF
fha creninE became exceedingly heavy
later in :hs say. The market was weak
ares hv pr srsCts % larger receipts ana
a poor shipping asrsa N.
Tyha cas- market was almost entirely
controlled by the fluctuations In wheat
ana corn Bot little business vas trans
PROVISIONS acted very firm In spsse Of
larxsr hog recespts thar were expected
Closing Quotations
yvh~at-r~e-Tlsry. -~~ec. May. Trs17gsc
Corn-FeHrssry. .@ss9Ea~s. May. ~
"5't.s-Fesrus-v isssc. Nay. 81 So,
pa-k-reh~aary. sTss Nav ss3-is9SIa
IA February. 81. Msy. 81
Rias-Feorusry. SO: Nay. &,lsiA
Tsmothy-s9sA
Rve-zste
Ra-ssy~- z41EE lss>e-
live stock.
Cauls-sa1ss q BEEF stesvs were largely
az sk@sS a small percentage going as
hfzh as 8 Calves we're ftrmsT. and Few
ezra calves brought s. -
Ners-FrtreS Srote about &C. A. the g.
sire -here vAS good buying CT loeal and
shlppsnx account common 20 c&o}ca hogs
sesag 81 s. gaS1 % SAILS largely az IS
01&
Tne sheep market vas active a. strong
r,~sces zneen ralsrzC Hryner thaa lar7hs
k,~e~ sheeu sold at g 5Naf AaSs natives
Arsmrsrtr s. e west e~rss. s. -ssszk 70. year.
5s,.vz ga A. g Sss74 = ard tNsre Vas a
ssss taYsA trade az s. = 20 s. - for rzs9r %
sr4r~a. sales hssnx largely a. 81 q Is s. u
Fseeefrss--C2ttls. 80. Eoxs i ae;
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