The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-15
CHICAGO MARKETS.
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points in month. and carried heat and
oats with IL. Changing from December
gusted longs resulted in a decline OF IAsF
l&se for December Wheat declined Asf
sc huliish foreign news steadylug tEe
market 20 a certain extent. oats cloaod
&c lower. Provisions were helped BY an
Improved cash demand and closed -'@4
skse higher.
About ali the strength the wheat mar
ket showed today was confined - t0e
first few minutes trading. December
started at 9l&8A SC with one or TWO
sales as high as sz5sc as compared with
yesterdays closing price Of sl4c, and Tor
about half an hour the price held at ABOUT
that figure.
Opening influences affecting wheat were
the higher cables ard the revised esti-
mate by the Hungarian minister Of aEri-
culture regarding the worlds wheat and
rye production Liverpool before the
opening here had advanced ssAl&d over
yesterdays prices, while Paris was M
changed 20 Is centimss higher The Hun
garlan figures made the world wheat
production for this year ms efefpl bush
els less than last. The worlds rye crop
this year vas estimated AZ s9,0oo,ep0 bush
els short OF last year.
The Northwestern receipts showed a
rather marked failing OF. The total at
Duluth and Minneapolis MAS ~ cars.
against 90 a week ago. chicago re-
celpts were also very light. fe5 cars.
Although the opening was strong. there
were quite a number OF holders who were
willing to take their profits. and selling
OF this sort was sufficient 70 start the
market In the opposite direction Very
bad reports concerning the Russian wheat
production came IL while the market YVES
weakest but their effect was not notice
able. Broomhali's special correspondent
said that the Caucasian province would
against 4S000. COO bushels last year.
Very little life was shown after the
opening furry Realizing sales, coupled
with the weakness in corn, made COM
bination which the market could not over
come, and there was a gradual drlft
downward. The decline was not rapid, -
the trade was too limp 20 warrant much
movement. The early selling bv the longs
simply supplied the urgent demand or
the shorts after which the market was
left largely TO It's own resources. The eN-
ports for the day were equal 20 So 90
bushels Primary market receipts were
I0si. 900 bushels, against i,0oS.e43 year
December gradually settled down 10
sea- Taol5c ard closed a 90 sfAsc
Corn developed weakness almost from
the start. An attempt was made y The
holders cf the December future 10 change
their property 20 May. In doing 50 sae dif-
ference between the TWO months wideued
out 70 C per bushei LARGE quantities of
corn were thrown on the market as the
session advanced. which was credited 10
New York l0ngs
oats suffered with corn There was no
trade OF importance and the market was
entirely q sympathetic ore.
Considering the weakness or corn. pro-
visions showed con siderable strength. VGe
market started strong. with some outside
support and on the better cash demand.
There was a period Of weakness due 10
the decline in grain. then quiet but steady
buying by shorts started prices upward
again. and kept the market hrm Tor the
remainder OF the session.
Closing Quotations.
December wheat opened - s1@mal7sc,
slowly declined 20 efAW3lfsc. Close
wheat-October, sNe. December, so1s4
So4sc
C,orn-Oc,obe-. Zyc; December. zaAkc.
Oats-oct0ber. fI1c. December. lsesc.
Pork-Oc1ober, $40. December. s7.75.
I-ard-OctoheT. 81 %. December fIss.
as $40"
Cash wheat-No = red. s2Ra8c No 2.
! sqNglc. No spring S6f SIC. No. 3 ~ff5ac.
No hart whites. SC. No DO set.
Corn-No. 2 e5faa1sasc. Ne ?. sc.
Oats-Eo. 2 lslsc; Ne. 3 Il4c.
/ Farley. 2saRc.
Flax. 19iis
Timothy. kge0.
live stock.
The bulk az the native beef cattle
brought s. 5a85.io: common lots sci INK 90
dressed beef concerns around 1#f1s j..
while prime shipping cattle brought ta.-3
- p. Western range cattle, A.Aag lA.
and some choice aa-pourH feeders sold
Hoae-Common hogs sold az = ta97 r.
and prime assorted lights brought EB#e.
the bulk q the hogs FOR inferlor - $50
] az -. pigs sold largely ~ xlS1zh5.
shseps-Prgces were strong az I.lsF4 TOR
Western rang sheep. feeding sheep going
in large numbers az &@et353 Native
sheer sold so 2z02 80 for fhe poorest "a
x&<I4 - for choice 20 prime Lau4hs were
active and firm NJ n further advarra -
fsHe8c. selling ar s. 5t9f3 ~ Ereat Numbers
q Westerns selling an H@l5 los Western
feeding lambs sold at s. t9l8ss
Receipts -- Cattle, 1900. hogs, - On;
+ sheep, u.9C8