The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Nov. 1s.--wheat was fairly
strong at the opening, especially for the
December option, which showed luSsc
advance. May was unchanged starting
at a0l4c and few small sales were made
at COS Q0isc, but the market took down
Nad a sarn ana fSr Two hours the price
ceipts of wheat were very heavy and
that oyershadowed everything else in tho
way of fresh Developments affecting
fresh developments affecting prices In the
first two hours. Local professionals wero
for the most part on the side of the
bears
of that number came from Minneapolis.
and had previously been counted IN the
northwest receipts and had been bought
at 3izc premium for immediate delivery
however. Minneapolis received only 49,
cars. although the miiiers and bakers of
that city were paving a handsome induce
ment for country elevator men to hurry
their wheat TO the front. The receipts
at the two big northwest markets were
Lab cars. against LBS a week ago ami
S3s last year. Chicago received fT3 cars
compared with 2i7 Tuesday OF last week
and i29 year ago. The stock OF contract
wheat In Chicago Increased from 955o3
bushels TO i.S~.00 bushels. an addition
during the week OF 6;I nu9 bushels. The
clearances OF wheat and -four from the
Atlantic seaboard and gulf were equal 10
5a5. 900 bushels.
The Rradstreets figures on the change
for the week in the worlds visible, made
an Increase of 49f3.tTo bushels for the
week, or about 100000 bushels less than
was expected. When these figures were
posted the market became stronger and
May advanced to 9oi4c. bat the bears
were persistent and finally wore the mar
were made in the last ten minutes ~ the
session. May declining TO ssAac. closing at
the influences Of heaviness in wheat and
tina clear weather. tho expectation being
that having the latter the country move
ment VIII Increase.
Oats were quiet and steady compared
with other grain markets.
Provisions were Irregular and DUH. The
market started firm enough, helped by a
but recovered later on liberal commits
sion house buying.
Closing Quotation..
May wheat opened SOTO: declined to
ss4c close, November, asAc: December.
corn-Novemter and December. pc.
Oats November. lsFsc; December, 2easc.
Pork-November and December. g.22
November and December s4f2
Rlbs-November. s4.z7: December. A.iT.
si9essc; No spring. Sc: No. 4 ss5 Sc: No
hard winter, SIC. No 3. s5assc: No.
Corn~No. !. 5ss4az7c: No. g. ssa2s.e.
Hariey--2szfaac-
Ryev-4-i.c.
Ffax~sf.G71.
Tfmothy-szss..
Live Stock.
Catte--Native beef steers, all the way
from s3Sasa.0 for common 10 good
dressed beef cattle up 10 yf.7yas.5a for
good to extra spring Deeves the hsslk of
The sales being a. 81. ~. Bulls sold large
~ az tz1o1s-S, ana cows and heIfers az
wide range OF prices. 81 .SsEIs50 ths, lat
ter fer choice heifers. Calves were active
a. t5lSds.5e for good lots. Stoekess and
feeders. $S.59ft5 r. with few ehoses feed
ers wanted at tiaggi.51. Western range
steers. tSJftl3o.
HogS-iogs sold largely AZ e. gSffg Is
coarse packers selling at t5isSis2s and
prime medium weights at So lssl3 ~ pigs
sold largely at 81 lsef5 g.
shes p-Sheep sold readily az ssasls 30
for natives. few going ABOVE s455 while
rams sold at "a etSs4.aa. Fed western sF@.u
sold up 20 $40; range sheep. 81 sgl14.s1.
Lambs. sf1osfs -
Recsipts-catiis, so. hogs, So.ao: sheep.
1000.