The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-22
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. Nov. eo,-wheat opened duh
ana lac lower. on account Of Liverpool
Cropping o. yesterdays sudden and ex-
eept for about fifteen minutes II, the mid
Ole or the session, when the duh feature
% the market Was seized upon as a suf-
neiFnt sign lnat a bear raid might I've
successful. and il was 10 a moderate ex-
tent.
The Minneapolis and Duluth rece,uts
we're iol- cars agasnst l.20 the preceding
saturday and NJ the corresponding day a
year ago. Chicago had rs ears against
III week ago and 70 cars last year The
weeks clearances OF wheat and -four 10
Europe from both coasts OF The United
states and Canada were. with one excep-
ton. the heaviest ou record They
amounted 10 s,sSs7ss bushels. against
:. 445.eo0 bushels the week before and saS.-
oDc bushels in the Ike week year $50.
Argentina did not ship any grain to
Europe this week, but cahlesram from
that Argentina was offering the new crop
OF wheat for March shipment at 32s q quar-
ter. or ssc per hushel was one OF the most
hearish features in the news of the day.
II was also very. generally believed that
the advance ar Lfvernooi was due TO buy
Ing orders from Chicago. Continental
markets were steady TO firm. antwerp
quotations were unchanged. and Paris -
centirnes higher for near and 10 confines
VI fer distant deliveries.
Export clearanees for the day from At
iantic ports Were s15.ooe bushels Some ex-
port business was reported as having been
done from here: 10000 bushels was the
quantity. and u was said similar guam
The probability Is that only one 80 ona
hushel lot was sold. New York reported
eight boat loads sold for shipment.
May wheat opened at from a0iec to 9oSsc.
sod up to sassc bid down near the close to
eoisc. and rested at s1asf7sabc.
Corn was weaker. with the spread be-
tween December and May widened to sixfa
SIC. There was very heavy selling Of
May. one firm disposing OF at least 10000
bushels.
Oats were weak with very moderate
volume OF trading. Prices declined under
selling by elevator people
Provisions were heavier. Closing prices
not far from the bottom prices Of the sea-
son. There was some selling through
brokers credited TO packers, the English
packers In particular.
Closing Quotations.
May wheat started a, eokaaNsc and ad-
yanced to so24c. then eased OH slowly to
Wheat - November. s4ac: December.
95ikc: Nav. goisG90hc.
Cern-Noveubar and December PC
Oass-November and December. szc.
Pork-Noyemher and December, $40
Lard-NoveEber and December, s4.le1
4l2ls
Rits-Novemhar and December sl.47,s.
Cash wheat-No 2 red &c. No T. s)sfqsc.
No spring. Sc: No. Sssfs6c: No hard
winter. sec: No. .. s4as6c: No. new spring.
Corrn-No. ., 2si4c: No. 3. 2sx assAc.
Oats--No. 21ikc: No. 3, laQeoc.
Rarley-2eQ4sc.
Rye-4fc.
Ftax--&1 0s&
Timothy-s2.6S.
Live STOCK.
cattie-Medium fat steers sold at Aesd
AIS. Tosay's market. as is usual on Sat-
urday. was almost entirely nominal with
prices unchanged from yesterday
Hogs-The bulk sold at 50 scl13so: COM
monest heavy packers sold af 3.sNs13 IS.
and choice shipping hogs at $3.5oG13.55
Sheep-Sheen were saieahie at S. 51ff3:
poorest s2.sa6si7S for the best, while
lambs were held at ss7sGla for the poorest
to s5.25as.5 so for choice lots.
PecefpfS-Cof{ie haoe - m. ohaay,