The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-27
Mining stocks
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Oct es-wheat was weak for
about zen minutes after the opening. ard
then the local speculation became firm and
i advanced llsc from the lowest point. The
trading was chiefly II December, and TO
that future vas confined the advance. The
opening weakness was because OF a fur
Their Nd decline At Liverpool ana plentiful
rains in Nebraska and Kansas On the
other hand. receipts were light. One fea-
tuFe OF the days trading which had a
marker effect Oh final figures was caused
by disposition OF shorts in wheat TO
cover and 10 put them out for MAY. and
as result OF this the spread between those
two was wfdsned 70 sesc. weakening tea-
iuTe during the forenoon was a reported
decline a. continental markets. but when
the public cablegrams giving The close at
Paris and Antwerp came 70 hand. i was
found that the reductions were net as
great as had been privately reported.
The rain n Kansas and elsewhere Of the
day before was said to BE spreading IN this
direction, but il was % Be accompanied or
Immediately succeeded BY much colder
weather This auggrea no good % the De
lated crop and caused some buying. The
receipts al primary markets were very
close 20 the quantity on the same date Of
tEs year before. To-day they were H. SIS 80
bushels, las, year i113ooe bushels, Brad
streets report Of the worlds visible sup
ply made al Increase since last week OF
1 IL Gsa bushels sI8 90 bushels OF IL on
this side and 2 40 90 bushels IN and afioat
for Europe. That caused one Of the weak
Spots IN The days market but the bearish
impression due TO II was Of short duration
The market grew quite strong toward the
close. s.. Louis reported thsf all the con-
a million bushels had been ordered out
TIE local crowd had gotten sa9rt. and
httta for sale. December opsnsd about un-
changed a. from s2i9c 70 s37sc, and aeclia-
I'd 10 $50. * rose axterwsrd to s4ssc. feIl
back TO ssi+c. ard near tne close sold up
again to $40 closing al ss<0s4a3c.
MAY ranged from SAC % sl5sc and closed
az stAc. Net gain for The day IN Deem
Der was &c and in May only - point
Corn was dan and the sight fluctuations
OF tss aay we're caused principally uy the
movements OF the wheat market. Decen-
ber ranges from Zs3s126c % %Fse, and
oats weTe firm. partially through sym
ratny win whea; ard corn, but mostly
on account % the excellent cash demand
December ranged from Is1sc 70 AAc and
clo@ed about lsc higher az lsasc.
Provisions were heavy from the same
causes that have been weighing upon that
rlarkst Cor long tire past Too many
hog receipts and yellow fever were the
cries OF tAr bear tradeTs-
Closing Quotations.
December wheat opened a. Sc 7ss1sc
sold az sgAc. slowly declined 20 sSls5isc.
advanced 20 &c and reacted 20 a@lsc. closed.
October sS1@C. D@ceFnber. rev za.c
Ccrn-October. .4s%c: December. 15ssc-
1eats-Crtohe- ET1&c: December 1sc
Pork-Octohsr. 80. December. IT'S.
I-ara-ocJobsr. -, December. sa-29s9
-
pfbs-0cto1e~ 81 =. December. = =
Casr whezt-Na. red. ss8s5c. No. : =
Csc. No. : spring. So; 10 sgring, ssg
S.. No hard winter. s78Ssrs Nc Z. 80
Sc. No ! rev spring s@tA@c
Co-n-Sc ? So No. 3 2sT2si4r
oats-No : lsalsi4e. No. 4 l7Glsc
Eariav-zS1% 33Ss.
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Live stock.
CzttIe-Nativs bSef Steers sod ~ ft3sa
foT dressed bess lots up % 81 z59s = for
good TO p-azae spring and export cattle,
sra~ksrs and feeders. Tag =. calves. = >
a. e sor esxt. western range sts@r< z 5.
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Western feessrs. - so le.
Ecgs-prtces we're a. ar sssre-s range
e 81 go ~ fer swine Rz6 E.sag5.S .oE
rigs
sheep-Szlez were zso1sras@ a. s 5s94 50