The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-24
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board Of Trade.


CHICAGO. Nov 23-It needed constant
enort on the part OF the pit traders to keep
any lie in the wheat trade. and business
Ma, MAS seldom smaller than 1t ruled today.
ity at the opening. Liverpool reported sd
up for futures. Gables explained that the
LIVERPOOL strength was on reports Of Ar
messages said the English strength was
due to the Increased milling demand. buy
lng or cargoes by the continent and Ar
genuine rumors. The Liverpool close was
posted at 7sQ1tsd higher In fact. the ca
bles were so very stiff that the trade dis
credited the strength claimed and talk OF
manipulation from outside found active
support.
The Liverpool opening strength. howev-
er. was responsible for the advance at the
start here. May. which closed here at
9oasc. opened at from s1isc to 9li.Gslssc. and
December showed similar advance. The
Northwestern receipts were, however, too
heavy to permit the development of any
enfhusiasm, on account of the reduction
In Argentine prospects. Minneapolis and
Duluth received 1,3D6 cars against l473 a
week ago, but compared with So the cor
responding day of the year before. The
net effect of the news was to make sellers
scarce. and prevented also the disposal of
any great quantity of long wheat at the
advance. Fresh buyers at the. improve
ment were likewise scarce. Infreauent
fluctuations within a narrow range were
consequence OF the mutual timidity OF buy
ers and sellers.
were equal to 10000 bushels. Bradstreet's
visible supply statement reported an In
crease in this country east Of the Rockies
afloat for Europe OF 2.soo 900 bushels. to-
tai addition to the worlds stocks of g. 600
bushels.
sample spring wheat offered by a local firm
TO Liverpool the night before was reported
early I'm the day. and FIVE boat loads in ad-
dition were sold for shipment later. New
n
twenty-five boat loads were worked for ex-
port there and reported half an hour from
the close. The fly in the ointment of the
bull situation was, as before, the heavy
Northwestern receipts. At primary West
ern markets LIPS 900 bushels came TO hand.
compared with only %. oo bushels the cor cor;
down TO 9Ds.c during the morning. hut slow
~ recovered. and closed firm at alAc.
Corn was duh and without particular In
terest. Elevator people sold aud prices
suffered little at times. though showing
hardly any change at the close. Outside of
moderate amount OF changing over of
December. there was little done in oats.
This depressed the former price and held
the latter steady
4 very light business was done in proyis-
ions. Heavy receipts OF hogs here and at
Western points gave the market a down.
ward tendency at the opening, and the
market inclined that way all day.
Closing Quotations.
May wheat started at e1isfa1Lc. sold at
with &c fluctuations. Closing wheat-No-
vernber a5i@c: December. asae MAY. 91hc.
Corn-Novensber and December, &c.
oats-November and December, so1z4
20ASc.
Pork-Novenaber and December. N.f7.
Lard-November and December. a.G9
Ribs-November, 81. .: December. si25
Cash wheat-No. red ssc; November, 81
ETes~. No spring Sale. No. ,. Nffssc: No.
hard winter. soc: No. 5. ssqsTc: No. new