The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-22
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Oct = Wheat maintained
TIE fiTmnsss q tcae az taa opening that
CHARACTERIZED I az yesterdays close, II
aided frcu ssc PER AusAel 20 the pre-
viaCs 8ags closing price as seen as trad
ing commenced. snd during the following
hours Et rel Used 20 ssI8 ss'ssf snTsatlv lover.
1ctzri thstRn}lns . Eood Zeal sf prose- TAX
tnF ~ The small class - IoGEA FflaciRSsl
holders apparently Gid ROT believe &c 20
be ths imst q The present advance. and
took hut little raFy r me selling. C0nel-
Gables were all stronger sra higher, E-lE-
eEpoo3 showing sn EssE8ncR equal 70 $40
Per hussel+ ard Paris ssc higher.
TIE denial . ire statement attr huted
% IRE Corn Trade News that che continent
would require Is ae9 esa bushels less than
heretofore calculated On also helped The
price The Nebraska state crop report
said the winter wheat area wuald hs re-
auces one-thlryl By the drouth Tie only
fly II the ointment was the statement Ok
the Prise Current thai the recent rains
bad materially improved tire water wheat
prospects. Net much attention was paid
70 this. however
Business during The morning was more
Influenced by the facs that foreigners Were
buyers % wheat, both covering 90 prev ous
short sales and for long account. New
York wired 20 that effect. and that was
Tire case IN Chicago also. TIE demand
here from local dealers for lew grades q
vance IN price - No s spring.
The market broke badly during The aft
selling By elevator people. and interest n
December died OUT. the crowd doing most
OF It's trsGing IN May. Scwe ~ TIE buyers
of the morning sold cut, and the result was
caliy no further change. December closing
at afisC asked.
Corn started firm. partly IN account q
the covering 6y shorts, but mostly on the
greatly improved demand there being an
out Inspection q * go hGshels. IRA dirG
was only moderate bat prices were we'll
raainta med autu wheat turned down. when
corn showed rs sympathy With the move
nlsnt. Offerings became quite free % the
decline, and continued % tha close
There was quiet session n oats. The
market followed corn. belng steady az a
slight advance during the morning. but
moving OF later, closing lac lower.
Provisions were firm and higher. closing
near The top prices q the aav. in spite %
yellow fever hnd something % 90 with the
strength, hut the cash demand was said
q Be- excellent from At POINTS outside q
the fever districts TIE feature was the
buying o. lard and rtbs BIZ Armour At
the close December pork vas Tee higher.
December lard 7a4c higher, aad December
ribs TIC higher.
Closing Quotations.
December wheat opened from SIS. asec.
and slowly ease3 or "a si@oai1 IS, close.
October. as<c. December rev. 9f9sc.
Coru-Cctoher z4ae December. $40
Oats-October. f7af1lses December. 80
Pork-octoher. S7sa; December. 81 81.
Iar1-0ctpber. S.xF: December. - %.
RibS-octobeT, 81 e. L0cenakHT, 81 81
Cash wheat. No. red N4sfc. NO. rf.
ss3g3c: No. spring So. %0 = spring lfs
SIR. No hard wtater ssTr. No 3 h4rI
winter s9f7s8c: No. I rev snrtnG. Sic.
Corn-No. . 2fz4c. No. g &c.
0ats-No. 2 fSc, No. z. l.ulsc.
Barley-sSGEc-
Rvp-sEsc
Fiaxsaed-st. ef5.
Timothy-Sz g.
Live stock
CattIs-Pcor 20 fair grades native steers
sold at I7aa4 q. while choice 20 prime
shipping cattle brought 81 aaga-9h large
share OF the cattle sold 81 - 1ft.10 ard
superior beeves brought 500 8f. heavy
cattle anywhere frcr7 "a s3s.84, Western
range steers 81 MT5-G
Hogs-The greater part &C ire omerinEs
found purchasers at g. easl3 ~. common
packers selling around s. #as3-A ard
prime Egat rutxed ard butchers az $50
"a pigs 81 Nsy3 9.
Sheep-Natfves sold a. s2SEs t7r poor
est 20 AEsf4 90 for prime 70 extra lots.
while The great number - Western sheeq
changed hands a. tasGEfz Iambs sold
actively az Sslls Westerns bringing = tsat
.. feeders tcck q good many Western
sheep 81 g Ss5 -. ard rice breeding ewes
Reeeigts-Cattle. sec. hogs. sape.
sheep. Is 60