The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Nov ss-whea, opsned weak
TOT both May and December. NAV started
a. sasse lever at ~. ~. &c. and December at
sc. decline OF VIC, Liverpool cables were
disappointing. showing bur fsssSssi advance,
as response TO the bulge here yesterday.
Nor,hwesIern receipts were SO cars,
The persistency with which receipts up
there refuse to fall or IN spite OF all pre-
diclions TO the contrary was also sInsing
20 the market II developed that the heavy
ADVANCE n December was having it's nat
oraI eject upon country shippers who pos
sessed any that would inspect. Contract
wheat that would have gone 20 Toledo or
ST Louis under ordinary conditions was
headed this way. and $500 bushels of No. .
red winter ready TO ship from Indiana was
SOLD 10 the pit at from ssSsaesc for Deem
future was pressed into stil l anr. "a .n rat
duction when the above information be-
came generally known.
Bradstreei's reported American clear
ances of wheat afsd fiour for the week from
both coasts at s.4s5,oOa bushels. against
6boS.Ne bushels the week before and ASH
09 bushels the corresponding week CT 1886.
little attention ss Was S' paa 70 IL The as
clearances from the Atlantic seaboard
amounted to aso.ooo bushels Only about
ply Is expected Monday. The advices from
the Northwest were that, owing TO bad
weather, farmers deliveries had materi-
ally fallen or.
The bearish effect OF the sale of No. 2
red winter wheat 10 arrive here from In
diana was increased when Ii became known
that handlers of cash wheat We're sellers
OF car loads to arrive for Iowa md Ne
hraska correspondents who had no North
ern spring TO ship. Armour < Co. likewise
sold December In the pit. which was sup
posed to be against wheat bonsht in pu-
finally became so free that the market
broke to s.ssc. Near the opening II bad
sold as high as e,sc Il steadied
had recovered to 9sisc May did not entire
~ escape. 1t sold between e2ssc and Sac
for some time. then broke to sissc. closing
at aIAc.
The tendency Of corn was slightly down
ward. due to receipts OF SAC cars and SYM
pathy with the decline In wheat May
ranged from essc to as'sas2s%e. and closed
Oats were weaker and closed lower. May
ranged from 22l4c to22c. and closed lac low
er, at 22Gcehc.
Provisions were very dun Blu, firm.
Closing Quotations.
&C cio s. No! November. ss'ac; Decem-
Corn-Decemher, s6c; May, es&c
Oats-Decemher aoisc; May. 2a422itc.
Pork-Novemher and December. 80
Ribs-November. %. December. "a. 10.
Cash wheat--No. red, ss9sc. No. spring.
sNqsic; No. 8, ssgssc: No hard winter, 20
S corn-No. :. ssisd2sAc: No. .. sssSisss.c.
oats-No. 2. nQ2ilac: No. 3. isl9oc
Live stock.
Cattle-The offerings sold at good prices.
Veal calves continue scarce, and prices re-
main firm. the best lots fetching se.hoaI6. 90
per 100 pounds, and prime milch cows have
sold an high as G3 per head.
Hogs-Heavy packing lots sold at G.Hsp
s.35. and prime shipping lots at $. 5oY3: s.,
the bulk OF the sales being made at $500
S.55: pigs $3.1GQ3.s5.
Sheep were salable at $3i3.b for poor to
beers OF lambs have sold during the latter
part of the week at S.. IS. and some fancy
sheep sold at "a. 1904 SIS.
Receipts-Cattle. 500. hogs. i9ooo: sheep.
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