The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-14
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO Oct News Affecting the
wheat market was about eyenly divided
NJ tire opening. Liverpool cables were
slightly lower AZ the outset There was
also q London Times cable saying that
rains had practically assured The Argca-
tine harvest. ard that 81 dsats9 bushels
would be exported from the crop. peceEn-
heF which closed Yesterday al 90i4c. open
ed TO-DAY az s54i4sQsc. There was quite
influential selling FOR n time, Influenced bN
the breaking q the Argentine dEo4th, aud
a slew decline 70 sss4 resulted.
BY II o'clock. however. the complexion
&c the market had changed. President
mated that his llne would not have over
a. ea.A0 bushels OF wheat 70 carry this
year. whereas 81, Ca 60 bushels had been
figured on. TIE estimate was based en-
harvesting returns. which were very poor
in some localities Northwest receipts
we're moderate. MINNEAPOLIS and Duigfh
reported 50 cars. against los last week
and So year ago. Chicago receipts We're
fsS cars. II developed "a the day advanced
that the local crowd had sold TOO much
wheat. An attempt on the part of the
brokers FOR local shorts 20 cover brought
Gus the fact that offerings we're very
scanty- This pat the trade In very good
enga gements az New York and out ports
OF go 60 bushels.
one Of the most buIiish Items OF the day
was the Besrbohm estimate that the
worlds available supply had only tncreas-
ell ;. al00ao bushels during last week. This
was 5.eG0 60 bushels less than BTadsiFaet
had figured Z. a New York exporting hEm
reported that Il had bought over 10000
bushels within the last three days, The
official closing at Liverpool Antwerp and
Paris was lower. but later the curb mar
ket IN Paris was UP a quarter OF a franc.
Altogether the trade has shown more
strength and activity Than u has shown fer
some time. December wheat BY o ciock
had advanced 30 &isc, and It was bringing
corn started very weak. Cash demand
was unsatisfactory. December ranged
from sc to Zssc. closing unchanged at
oats were firm at the opening. but de-
cIiued with corn: necenshe ranged from
1sise 70 ls48is@Sc, closing Re higher. AZ
Lssc.
Provisions started weak In sympathy.
with a &C lower hog market at the yards
Prices were az the highest points e the
close. however: December pork, i@izc hlgh-
er at s772te: December lard 9t4c higher.
1T si.z5. and December ribs Tee higher, at
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-October, SEC. December, sl@c.
Corn-October, Ast4c. December. G7'ssi1sc.
Oats-Octoher. isAsc. December, Isase.
Iors-' lctoseF. =, Dec inser. 500.
Rfbs-Octcher. x4e4. December, S.a7.
Cash whsat-No. red. 9sffasc No red.
sn792c: No. spring. sssss1c. No. 3 spFlng.
sogsSc; No. hard winter. 81; No hard
winter. sI3S4c: Ne. 4 Northern spring SIC
Corn-%o. 2 81 1I16A.c. Ne g. -. ff95i&c.
oats-.No. :. islae; No. :, i7ia0E
KYc-ssc.
Eariey-9sti &C.
Fiax-tI6il 0914
Tlmothy-S2. -.
Lice stock
Cattle-Native beef steers were saiabie
at 81. 55fS4 s. for poor 20 fairly good beef
cattle. up 20 - Tsfg5 g for good 20 prime
shipping and export besves. the bulk 81
offerings fetching 81 sfafs IS. ssockers and
feeders EG18Se, veal calves were dan.
choice lots selling around o. Texas cattie
sold at S5Ss3.s - for steers. and t2.@sgss.2s
for coarse helfeFs and bulls Western rang
ers sold rather freely. feeders bringing
8 E&f4is.
HogS-At the reduced prizes local pack
ers and Eastern shippers bought freely,
the bulk Of tbs hogs selling az 1@a1 s..
common heavy packing lota ~ 81 fat5 %.
choice light weights brought 1-e948.a5.
Sheep-Sales today were i5828c per Loo
pounds higher than the closing figures OF
last week. native sheep were wanted At
Szf9 - for the poorest 70 Sfssf - FOR the
best fecks- ard Western rangers sold ac-
lively az s1S4I8.s0. a few common lots
going for g. 3sQ3 lambs sold AZ sang -.
. few selling as high as $50.
ipts-Cattle. is,ee. hogs. $500.
sheep, 1900.