The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-07
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO Oct s-whsat vas strong
- re 9EFanE. A4sFerHoe& pfsH6a "a Dis
eT saS P4r1s vas UP AZ eanal naestns. te
4GalJien . - f1vlseEAsig4 -nA1eEee =
TIE foreign advises TIE sra8e Ras a4F .ssa
81 sateS - sa barrels 81 &agr yExtsr~
DAY a. Mtnrsa Folss. Eo2o saars - sTatS-a
TIE 0ata state cran report showed a vtea4
q only = .ST1 ass bushels compares WITH
asssAs. bushels last EeAr and said that
prospects sor Water wAe&t Ners EeEE
poor Of account oE tSe pTotFacL1s5 1r0ath.
The weather gave - Indication - aa iEn-
-Tawerpe1t IN IRE rgsx-Sti&rE ccr.1l ses]s ter
Iecegnber Eere AZ frara =. g a-i-e. eozn.
siNc.
rae epeniaE prices were 50 temptia~ a.
compared with tAe closing 1f Ne previous
Gas hat = lf7e af over LEsxkaSs esasaFs et
wheat presumed 60 have besa heta q
loeA. srecAlaSoT. VAS thrown - So. &c
market took is almost without enest- ta@
only ssTect being a &c aecslae- Then sise
market bounded 20 2@A.c. But a peTfset
GOOD q wheat came on tkc rtarkes a. tEss
pounded down 20 SAC Northwestern re-
ce8pts were LIBERAL az iakS cars FOR Mn
nsapclts and Duluth. against - iast week
snd LIS last year Local receipts wefe
The offerings were absorbed 50 ssst THAI
shorts became alarmed ard started FER
cover. This Sent TIRE price % % witata
ssc OF the top figures. when offerings again
became IN excess ~ the demand and an
ether rszctIoa followed
The bFadstTeet report o. the Worlc
ersass ~ s sia 80 bpsnsss $3.50, 81. -
the prsvians week and : Ts1fsa bushels fer
the corresponding week lass year, Q, the
Increase during last week. sttea were
in the United States ard Canada. east et
the Rockies. and go sta bushels n ard
afaoat FOR Europe. These aguEeA which
were much less than anticipated. helped
ey reported export engagenents az try
boat loads. made the market very s.rcrs
toward the close. December was bringing
sac as the session ended.
There sas a firm feeling u corn. AID
trade was then influenced by the drosta
and the government crop report. WHEN 3
due Saturday and which Is expected .
show material decline. December ranged
from S9a-NS}i4c 20 -S.c. closing s11so
Oats were flrEn. with sight advance,
mainly this result Of tns influence % wheat
AID corn, DeceEnher rang4d tran -oss-N.sc
% i2A8Isfsc. closing he higher AZ 10
asked
Provisions were decidedly weak. De-
cerneer pork closed TIC lower az E&a4S
SOS: December lard. iac lower az stT1s.
and December ribs. TIC love. a. tA6-s@
Live stock.
An Unexpectedly small run OF cattle IN
connection with an active demand result
ed in a stronger market. and prices aver
SssTss s'' g sio; posTe s dressed gs eesf
cattle. S.seE{s; choice % fancy shipVins.
x5sg5.s0; veal calves 800. q. extra lois
bringing IS Sgockers ard feeders, So
4Ea. range cattle were active and largely
a dime higher with especially good sales
OF feeders AZ g 4s4S.ia.
Hogs-Demznd good ana prices e high-
er. sales largely az f3.SSfg4Te, poor heavy
packing g4sfSS5S. best assorted Light.
81 @sg74 IS: pigs s. 56fl3S5
Sheep and lambs fairly active and
steady: inferior 20 extra natives -. &4r
IS. rams Saa73. Western range sheep.
f3ss: poor 70 strictly prime nccks, S5e9
SO; Western lambs. NNzlAs1
Receipts - Cattle. j. Coz. hczS. 200,
sheep. 2, Geo.