The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13
Sterling on Londoa-sixty days. A2;
sight & 81
lining stocks.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. Oct I2-Wheat vas quite
weak al the opening. December. which
closed yesterday a. sl%4sllse, starting 90
day az sAs aS97sc.
The government statement IN Is oc-
toher report thai the estimate q area
the condition CT wheat was Withheld.
a very bearish construction ~ the trade.
Il was taken as notice that the previous
estimate % area was 10 Be Increased.
This and The weaker tone az L-lFeFr pool.
which market opened &4S4d lower. and
the local decline IN corn made the trade
bearfsh. Despite The weakness II Liver
pool the French markets were hru1sT. and
there were Indications % continued
French buyfnE at the sea board
Tha western receipts showed marked
falling or Duluth and Minneapolis re-
casved 81 cars against Less cars a week
aze. ard I ~ cars the corresponding day
last year NotwithstandIaE the hearEsh
temper CT the trade, the market declined
very Slowly II even sold uP tri1s
vauc.ng "a s57s@slc- by II o'clock IL was
selling around &C. As the day
advanced. however. & became d.
cfses'y unpleasant FOR holders q
Wsest TIE Bradstreet statement
showed a. increase IN the weird 8
visible sarpEy o. 5 - CO. bushels for ths
week where an increase az rot over
s1a SO was expected T,sS caused re-
rewed saIllaw. December declining to sgssc
under decidedly free Iiq1ida ti7n- The
Liverpool closing Eas ssaid lower than
yesterday and The continental ma kets
which rad beer strong AZ tbs c2a. closed
w}th slight declines.
rne-s was nothing q the days record
os wheat movement % discourage hold
bushels agssnse 1.5e3. 90 nus5eis 4 year ago
TIE Atlantic exports esuslled go o. hsIsh-
els New FarE reported EXPORT engage
rnsnts ~ affv beat loads. After tie e.
feet q Re Ersdst reer statement had 6esen
spsEt the tone q the news seemed 70
change There were esDtals that re A.
Eanf.re 6r0uta lad eaer broken. ard re-
newaIs q the assertion e damage y %
Gusts Very strong local buying attend
e. these out}sh reports ard S gradual
recovery II prices susuet. Decembe~ Was
bringing ga.e 81 ~. el0ss-
Corn vas very weak o. account q rne
sg9ve-p meat crop report Tnis Indicated
! total yield c. - 90 90 bushels more
thaa the trade bad estimated
There was & partial ray late n Lss
session 81 syErstcy wstn wheA& De-
ger-n.A~ rs-r@s frnrn Sic 70 GT44c. closing
Tse lower a. TasG@
Fl cats tha government repcre wzs ere
rs,xe trTsenflai fac1or ara EaS rnssEfy
r~epo~zfase for TIE decline Ia prices and
caused i5hsrai setLzE- Ksece-nss sT ranged
from lsssc . IsfSe, AID cl2sed &sc lower
r>-svtss7-s started stronv n sympathy
viva ar aHvaa~s tr reg prices. bus weak
ena5 unaer frs selling. Prices recovered
Z EeEie a. tEs c-ase- Aseeas s-iisssT farA
rlssss 80 35Us- a. 80. peceEnoe lard.
Sc loser a. ga. and Dsc@z-oe r4es.
Tlzs1ec Iowar a. - -
CIosfHE aEOtasion.-
December wneat or@zea ssasasg7s-. ard
AFTER sesAng Tor ascwsat al 81. dec.
q saEe Cs1SsEE. Nhs&t. ClEE5ser $50
De-emhe-, 90 corr. ScTsser. z-sc De-
T,scer noer. fsc- Fo-k- oc.sheT, -
eazrEe- rs Lars. October. Ss4T. De-
ss@se-. So Rlss. oesoeer. sac: De-
-ar- asr sasN case Eaear, Nc = re1.
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