The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-16
CHICAGO MARKETS..


CHICAGO, Nov iss~For this first two
hours trading in wheat the market MAS
an unstable one, With n range Ter May
from ssAse TO @Ae- opetinS strcng az
ssSx q sseasc. as against Saturdays closing
price OF sic. May SOLD fer an instant NJ
ssss ,as highest prsss o. ths e. .sy .n .I,s
ing which took place DURING toe session
10 ssxe. II rosa again 10 assc, but ny
III % had declined 70 @sa.s. The chief rea-
son for the strength AT the start was mat
Liverpool. was ssd higher. foilnNiHg the
drop In prices as the end OF the week
here. There wera some othet rest7esaS.
however, that had more or less 10 do win
it. The weather bureau pfesicted mn.
favorable changes. Since Saturday u had
heen moist and mild and generally about
as hopeful 10 = weak plant as could he
wished at this season OF the year hut the
Thermometer i'm the extreme North marked
10 below zero this morning. and a sonstd-
cradle decrease from recently COMPARE
tive temperatures in the winter country
was the prediction fer tonight
The London Times estimated the dam
ago by frost to the Argentine crop NJ ~
pee cent. The receipts N the Norihwes'
gave some indications OF feeling the cf-
fecss Of smaller deliveries from farmers.
Minneapolis. compared with Monday pre-
yious, had &S car loads less. The DAY
receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth were
] $50, against !, SIS The Monday preceding,
and i.aa9 the corresponding day OF INV
Chicago receipts were us, against II cars
last year. but Ia addition to rail- receipts
was a cargo of isaNs} bushels by lake
Total receipts at Western ports were IT,
90 bushels. against i,u1S@0 bushels a year
ago. Alisntic port eiearanSeS were s-5,ts"
bushels In wheat and -four. The 1aantitS
of wheat on ocean passage was Increased
40 ono bushels. and the shipments frou,
ALL sources 70 Europe last week were :, 1et--
eaD bushels, against 3,sis.00 bushels The
previous week. This latter Item had y
good deal 10 do in causing the seliing
which resulted in the decline after the
opening. The viaihia supply statement
MA al "a al
1t showed an increase OF s.ass.nS bushels
During the latter part of the session
trading was Very duh. though prices
showed more steaatness. Liverpool closed
sd higher. The Germ Trade News pre-
dieted an immediate falling OF III kusslan
shipments the result of ice. the
strength with which December was main
tained gave the market much needed Sup
port at times. May Was bringing ~sc at
the close.
Corn was duh. with very little aeing he,
You'd changing December 10 Mas, ana
even that at limited quantities. Elevator
people were the most conspicuous sellers
The market for oats was very similar 10
corn in the character OF its trading, very
little being done beyond exchanging. sell
ing December and buying May at about
lSc premium for the latter,
Provisions We're slow, with prices weak
Lever prices at the yards We're rcspons-
ihle for an opening decline In provisions
and moderate selling by packers kept
prices on the down grade.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat - November. sihc. December.
9fssc. -
Corn--Noyember and December, s6ssc.
Oats-November. ta'snisAci December.
2ois921c.
Pork-Noyemher. 40; December. S.s2.
Lard-Novep1ber and December. A-ls.
Rihs--November and December, W..
Cash whcat-No. red, stis9fooc, No. J
red, glGyssc; No. spring, sstfMc: No z,
SedfS6c: No hard winter, sussc; No. .,
SaNssc; No. new spring. sitsc.
Corn-No. :, 26lsGf27c. No. 3. 11ssAc.
Oats-No 2, 2olac; No. D. lsisaloc.
Barley--264ti2c.
Flax-$l.0.
Rye-45hc.
Timothy-$2.6a
Live stock.
Cattle--Sales of native beef cattle were
largely at si,4s4l4.ao. the eommonest lots
OF fed Westerns selling around $s.6oMf,
while the best lots of shipping native
beeves were salablc at $685. 3.
Hogs--Saies were largely at Ss.sJU35sl
heavy packing lots selling at 50. 20M3 ~.
and choice to prime shipping drovers at
81. 5eal3h5. Pigs sold largely al s., s5ai3 80:
Native sheep were wanted at Gsvs1s 10
and sheep from the Western ranges at
S3yoQi50 Fed Western sold around "a 10
AJAX and extra native sheep Wrought
as545. such lots being scarce. Lambs.
$iea60
Receipts Cattle. 2s.eoe: hogs. 1900;
sheep, 1900.