The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-16
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Dec. Is-There was no
Strongly developed feeling either way a.
the opening in wheat. Prices were ssh-
s,antaIly the same as TIE eIose yesterday,
Most OF the FIRM feeling WIS Impaired
soon after the opening by 4 cablegrans
from the Liverpool Corn Trade News
stating that Only 1--WE Argentine steamers
nad been liked as yet. meaning that only
aaa1 many so Tar had been chartered for
Shipment OF wheat. 1t also quoted Good
win, the Argentine authority. as saying
mar arrivals in Europe would net be be-
/ lore April Private Paris cahlegrams
ridicaled the statement that France woula
! eign wheat from November | TO the END
OF me crop year stating their estimate
S,s ss.GisiFen ns Tor nat time q, aeaeee
stocks We're small aud farmers deliveries
were light.
These statements caused moderate COW
erHg ny TIE moSe tsUia shorts. the price
or May advancing In consequence. Rut
the dullness Of trading initiated against
any sustained advance. and prices slowly
slid or again TO Sa2sc though no. without
several slight rallies. Primary receipts
amounted altogether 70 Sss IDS bushels,
against 1885 bushels the previous scar.
amounted to $4,000 busheis in wheat ana
flour.
A second cahiegram from the Liverpool
iies Of Wheat Jews sSs fonr e,nS STATS $,
Germany and Belgium TOR November
much smaller than in tina. month last year
May touched ssc, the low point in that
future. Bradstreets reported the world s
visible increased by isa,ta0 bushels The
temporary decline on the reported reduced
appetites OF the. Germans and Belgiaus
came 10 an end when the BradstreeI .
report was published.
The market developed considerable
strength toward the close. due 70 free COW
offerings. May advanced TO slke and
closed firm at sisc. December transac-
ions comprised, all told, about 2oo. coo
Of sail f,r 80
count.
Corn was very slow. and inclined to he
weak up to within fifteen minutes OF the
close. May closed AMisc higher at 2sisc.
Oats were strong. and sc higher at the
end.
Provisions were exceedingly firm and
p p was ise higher: Nav lard, s,saioc
higher, and May ribs. Toe higher.
Closing Quotations.
WheatnDecemner, s1hc; May: siisc.
Pork-December. $50: May. ss.7s.
Lard-December. .s!2s; May. M.so.
Ribs-Decemher, $4.32; May, siS5.
Barley-26Q41c.
Rye-4si5c
Flax-si.15.
Timothy-s2ss.
Live stock.
Cattle-Common lots sold around s3d37s
while extra fine Christmas cattle brought
$5.65. The greater part of the steers sold
at A.S5di5.l0. Feeders were sold sparingly
Mt ss.Sed4.35. and stockers brought s2a3 75.
Choice TO prime heifers were In good de-
mand at ss7as.4;5a Calves were weaker.
with Gales al $615. few going at 81.
Hogs-Saes were at an extreme range
Of S.SoaS,i5. the greater part Of the hogs
crossing the scales ut ss.25laaa5ss. Pigs
sold chiefly al SS.25d3.sa
Sheep were In demand at s. 75Gl2 for the
poorest consignsnents. mp 70 AsoMt13
for choice to pfime natives. Western feed
lots fetching s.. T5fi450. Lambs were active
at s4d45o for a few culs. up 10 s.. sSTa,to
for choice TO extra grades. Christmas
lambs sold at seNi6.2n.
Receipts-Cattle, 1i.ooe: hogs. 5000;
sheep, 5000.
Produce Exchange to Dissolve.
After an existence OF nearly quarter
OF century the produce exchange OF
Chicago Is on the verge of dissolution.
At the end of n long and stormy meeting.
Il was decided to distribute the money IN
the treasury among the members. which
action was taken to mean that the doom
OF the organization was sealed 4 con-
troversy among the members OF the ex-
change Is at the bottom of the trouNe.