The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19

CHICAGO. Feb. lS-NeArly al es ne
aGTEy o. tAs 81 ssScn in the Mheza pst VS.
mss = Tie AS hour. he sza.ilcE news
gossrniny she days sustuataoas hesng
praeksceAly ccnEue1 . Ehay whsch always
comes n asE2~a Or &Tra@a la1esy after the
oEsIss - tns - guar b9aT1 May wheat
which c-o7e1 yesterday AZ sS~e openea
to1ax "a 4aaSs s&sSc. which pr.ea q as shs
lowest q the Gay. a steady, sheeEh s1ow
21Eene@ ersue1 and taosfgh 1nctlaoons
MeT> Ers9Ear1E. taET were snail &EE every
ceclins VAS succeeded by Z better al
vance, TIE prtse reaching rsssfg7Sas BY Il
o'clocS- ThAs Sinai opening decline wss
a. Liverpool, frs 1uotasaers ercna whsch
market showed cnsy - advances. ard me
f&cI OF the New 1ark produce exchange
conas1saa&ng %a.asa ssErsls ~ sour The lat-
ter item. however had a aoemeTAEe *
fect FOR i reduced sAe Eaerchantahse
stock. and as shs ratscte1 aoar N&s said
. hzvs bean Enase krom inferior winter
wheat, x Was taken a. evidence that tho
increased.
Second cables ana those foiloNing show
50 3 steadily a4vanclng tendency 70 the
4-lYerpoo4 E12rset ana Northwest receipts
were again small Dui2th reporting - cars
and Aln1eap polls IS. totAl OF * cars.
compared with rs last week and 81 ca
The corresponding cay q the year before.
Aecefpts a. ChlSASo were - cars Alan
tic Pert c.SaE4Dces were 4lgAI. wheat and
rcGr togather being only equaI 10 &-2.,so
o9shess- New York reported Shss fer~ign
ceptAnces we're received OF yesterday ca
oie offerings. The closing cables were IN
the main firm. the ouly market showing
weakness being Antwerp.
Alter tas prices had touched 1SAsTa53Ac
uotA near the close Liverpool reported
Sin further advance. TO which fact was
ascrile1 the extra nTm1eSs OF the last ten
minutes The closing price for May was
corn was frm and higher on a rnoderats
amount Of business. The small local re-
= ~ her
cIearances OF sSI. 600 bushels were reported
active covering WAS started. Better ca
Dies and The strength displayed by wheat
Oats did not participate In the activity
found in the other pits, an3 the aggregate
business was very small.
Provisions were firm al day and closed
at substantially top figures. The days
expected.
Nearly al the trading on the stock ex-
change today was done in New York bis
cult the announcement OF the meeting
by the American Biscuit Company Of their
IS Per cent cut Ia prices renewing the &C
tivity. All offerings were as a rule prompt
ly taken up.
Closing Quotations.
Nheat-FebI uary, 7sa.c: May, 755.Gl75ssc.
toFn- r eoraary, ISL -.-c. May. HIS
oats-FeorusFy. l55kc, May, lI1sc.
Pork-February, $50; May. 81
February. ss.S7ss; May. y3s7i4.
klos-keornary, sale. May, sA.l11z.
FlaX-941sc.
Timothy-S250
Rye-I1azc
Barley-zzl. 0S2o.
Live stock.
CatEle--Sales were on basis OF ss.5cl4
so for the poorest dressed beef steers up
10 s5115.4o for choice 10 extra shipping
and export cattle. the greater part going
for Ss4475. Export oeeves were sold at
$450 and upward. Calves sold principally
a. se&go. with few choice going as high
as S5.2S.
Hogs-In hogs prices were strong st an
advance OF 5al13ac per 100 pounds. Com
mon 10 choice droves sold a. 50 9eQ35s.
the bulk going for s.. seG33Je.
Shesp-In sheep trade was active at 81 50
aI5.5s for common aocks up TO Ssas4& for
choice 10 prime lots. Sales at sl.i5G.s y
were rather numerous and Westerns,
which composed the bulk OF the sheep,
sold at So ssGpA05. Yearlings brought Stgt
40. Lambs were in good demand at s. IS
Recelpts-catue. $500: hogs. 5000:
sheep, lho0l