The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-02
CHICAGO Markets.


CHICAGO, March The opening IN
wasa< Was rather unsatisfactory. Trad
Ing AZ no time during tae session was
heavy and az the opening was very light
and sp1ririeSs. the reasons for the c6a-
ticusnesx OF the traders being Felt through
out the Gay was that traders could not
Reconcile tie Absolute indifference % for
e4sn markets. as Shown IN the absence
OF any demand 10 the extraordinary light
ness 81 the worlds shl1rnsEts and other
figures bearing on the worlds supply OF
breadSkE1s. The effect IVES especially ap-
parent during the nrst half hour. me
short selling OF the cautious ones de-
pressing the price sc "a that tiEae.
May opened AZ from 7sssc 10 T4Ac. com
sF.c. and sunk down 20 s4ssc before IL
showed any recGper2tiye powers. From
the latter price IL began its first feeble
efforts at climbing. but gained yigor as
Il progressed. and was bringing 7z7sc
about an hour and a half from ire start
The market had no end OF statistical SUP
port. Liverpool was .I%sd higher. That
market did not hold all its opening adj
vance Chicago receipts were - cars.
against los year ago. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported SO cars. compared with
So last year.
Late Ia the dav the visible supply state
ment was completed. showing a decrease
Of i.4is.el0 bushels for the week. making
the total in sight now +2705.oo bushels,
against *. U.s. coo bushels at this date last
year. That was the occasion of the FIRST
rise 20 s47so- The quantity % wheat and
-four on ocean passage decreased !. leN.voe
bushels. compared with an increase OF
/ 80 600 bushels the same week last year.
and the English visible decreased Zss.vso
bushels. The most surprising figures,
however. were those OF the exports rom
the surplus producing countries IN Eu-
rope. II will % recoliected that Amer
lean shipments from both coasts last
week were 1s79 900. and as the total from
all countries was only 2sS6.ea bushels
II is seen that this country supplied more
than one-haH OF the whole Russtas quota
was only So 900 bushels. That impaired a
little additional vigor 70 the MARIE, on
reaching 75i@c. A slight reaction followed
the posting OF the closing cables. snow
ing some decline. the market closing
strong however. at 14i4GI4ssc.
Corn was slow. but held quite steady
with a firm undertone. The better feeling
In what was the chief factor.
Oats were arn. but quiet; ana nothing
Firrnnsss was the general tone or the
provision market. Transactions were not
heavy In the pit.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-sfarch, e4,4c: May. T5ia 1s5s4c.
Corn-1afarch. 2sc: MAY. 24asc.
Oats-Msrch, l5izc: May. lsAzc
Pork-March. IS: May. sS-l21s
Isrd-Narch 81 o21a; May. A1sit
Rlbs-March. $40: May. si2z1s-
RsrleyTssisss.a
Flax-T64Sisc-
Timothy-s2.es
Live stock.
Cattle-Sales were on q basis or s5.5e0
as for the cheapest dressed beef steers
up 20 "a 5oG5 for good 10 choice shipping
and export lots; prime TO extra cattle.
SsiGG5-& Sc; stockers and feeders. sa.bopilO.
Hozs-Saies OF common 10 prime were
made at Sc 351i3 50: smuggling pigs sold az
the top prices: hogs sold largely al sa.oO
Q3To
Sheep-Common TO best sold at $500
$50 and Western sheep brought 25eg4 .,
very little being done below ISL lambs
sold at &c ssas5a largely at a2Sl450
Receirts-Cattle, 1900. hogs. 1900;
sheep, Il, 900. }