The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. Sept. Wheat is getting
close % the dollar mark again. The IsiN-
efp9ol wheat market had advanced BEFORE
traaing commenced here. ard the equiv
lent OF sc per bushel over the price is
closed on Saturday, g OF that rise hav-
Ing occurred yesterday, Paris was also
quoted sc per bush0l higher since Sa1ur-
day. In sympathy with the strength
abroad, an advance Of about &C inaugur-
Ated the days business here. December
starting at from sSixc % 9Ac. compared
with saturdays closing price Of Ss5sC.
But Spectators who held Tong wheat over
from the end OF the week before seized
the opportunity ~ resping So material a
Prolt. and their offerings caused the
market 70 show a Saggjng tendency most
oI the forenoon. December declining 10
s4,sc before any material rally occurred.
The trade statistics OF last weeks
movements OF wheat In the direction Of
consuming Were somewhat Of a. drag 10
the market. The weeks shipments OF
wheat and -four from ali sources 10 the
Importing countries OF Europe were 9sl2.-
uh bushels, against l.x54.o0 bushels the
week before. and sIs5.tNo bushels the
corresponding week Of 1895 The quantity
on ocean passage was probably increased
z,V9Nsusv bushels Receipts OF wheat al
Chicago since Saturday morning were
less cars, but out Of that great number -
only came up~To the contract standard.
The quantity shipped from here since
saturday morning was aispropofttonately
small. compared 20 receipts OF. $500
bushels, comprising the total. Mlnneap-
oils and Duluth reported / $50 ear loads.
compared with ASH for the three GORE
spending DAYS Of the previous year. Al
lantIc port ciearances OF wheat and -four
since Saturday were equal 10 I.ib5.t0
bushels. The visible supply decreased
6Js,eeo bushels, and the total is now down
TO Js,8l6W9 bushels. 4 year a 90 the cor
responding week showed ggi Doc bushels
increase and the total was a. 4i6 01sl BUSH
els. Closing cables did nor vary much
lions. II was difficult 10 get information
regarding. the precise number OF boat
loads sold for export at New York and
elsewhere, bat IL was very evident from
what could be learned that l.0o0. 600 BUSH
els or more had been disposed OF. This
was the reason why the market, after its
reactionary disposition In the forenoon.
became once more very strong, and was
bringing $50 for December about fifteen
minutes from the close The final trad
ing price was s61sc.
Trade in corn was active and much
more general than I'm wheat. Strong
cables and very general damage reports
from drouth started the market very
firm, but the enormous receipts and Wis
ible increased supply caused al easter
feeling TO prevail for some time.
More interest was shown in oats. There
was considerable influential buying. and
the market ruled firm from the start.
A yellow fever scare on mild scale
struck the provision market az the open
ing Packers. however, save the market
vigorous support and before the close Il
had steauied considerably.
Closing Quotations.
wheat :. $3.50 tf7z Ribz 80. ......s g sess
Corn $500 -..... 3D. Barley -. ...@G1d
oats 80. ..--.. ls'a I've $50 -....s.t ~
Pork ...... g Fax -. $500. ! alA
Lard -. -..... 4 Is Timothy :. -. 10
Live stock.
Cattle-Native beef steers sold largely
az 81 soGIS.50. with fair numbers at ss.istf
a.25, and an occasional sale around &.t0fl
$50. The poorer steers sold az s. 3504
Stockerx and feeders and butchers and
Gamers. stun sold at last weeks prices.
and calves wers steady, with good de-
mand. Westerns brought tu3I4. for
cows and heifers. and ss.Sssff = for steers.
Hogs-Sales were largely al 81 n5fsESl
heavy packers selling AZ s3gssf4 and
prime assorted light weights at staafs I 80.
Sheep-LambS sold today at g. lafs-Ha
largely at s475Ns.s0 for Western, and az
s5fi5.5o for natives. Western SHEEP sold
at S. s5ffa g. and feeders were heavy buy
srs AZ 50 a913e &c. competing against Killers.
Native sheep sold at taS01Ss for the poor
est and s. Tss7i25 for the best
Receipts-caftle 5000. hogs. ie,od1, sheep
ma