The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-23
CHICAGO MARKETS.



CHICAGO. ceg. - -svh eat traders were
surprised AZ the opening a. TIE nFrasss@
- Liverpool LA2t market SA9WAHS aF
NJ advance Hsen tratilHE opeeec neFs,
TIE Ees2lt Il tse strength aaro2d vas \
FIRM opening acre SID a further advance
that psf pTfces wsteg1 a small IrsctiSn or
yesterdays highest CURES
United Etngden we're n tie a2zI6s q sex
@Ta4 cSfEEl4ssian &ouSss x Chicago - the
op@nlES- a94 the+r execus2oA = ira ~
caused further besSeusng q TIE gre
e AKA - ~Eica DeCezg1t eF Is sslA1g over
May. View EoEk aired tAEt twenty-five
boat lcsas had beer taken far export. aid
claims ara made re aater IL tGe cay
that l-lse asas busAsas lad bean sod Re
ports from 31& winter ~hs4t districts east
~ tAs Asssss-pFs Showed decidedly
eloozny, nos % sag sensAtt2Ei2l STATE g
falling CT n the domestic r&cssPts asa
attracted sexeUtCn Chicago got ia ears.
against 80 year age, Minneapolis asi4
L4tst1 reported ~ cars caslp area y "a
le74 q week aga ard L.z-l tne e2xrass 1na-
lng 32y II the year before. TIE total re-
eelp<s o Western primary markets Were
a year aEo- There WAS sorle 1ssappoiat-
u2eut AZ the comparative weakness n ne
Paris market, cut ThIs resc-ton AS -
Only . fsx minutes and vas succeeded oy
q kEzsEer demand than A. aly period o.
TIE day. Asous flfse-n minutes from tae
end Of the session the market began spin
ming around In an excited whiri thai
c&uga az Up Lsecefn Der . saAsc ard May d
ss4.e. ard taose we're the cl8slng figures.
Germ Was active and strong. Scme o.
the heaviest shorts ~eFe me mos! coIl-
suscuons buyers. Eanles were as8i I'D
higher. December closed at tbs top ns-
ures az an advance II &HIssc.
Oats were nrm and higher n sympathy
with wheat and good exp2rs demand. clos
In provisions. reports that frost had oe-
Cured IN the yellow fever district iast
uLght helped 70 make a strong market.
The strength u wheat ard corn was 81
course. a feature. Prices ruled higher
froEn Ehe start. and at he close Lecs % Per
pork was f9aec higher peeaTnne lard l-s1
ni5c higher, and December rlbs Tase
Closing Quotations.
December wheat opened S0&c higher.
soon advanced 70 s-isc. aftersard easing
OF TO 81 s13-c- Close " Ae4t-NetoNeF,
agtkc: December. new, s4isc. Corn-Octo-
October. Ia. <fl9E.cs December. ia q = -.
PoTk-Oct0ber. s.; December. &9S. Lard
October. S4f5, December, &s-59- RIBS
October, 81. IS, December. &s.ss
Cash wheat-So- red. sSsfsfc, No. red,
ssaS-c. No. , spring. SEE No spring, -
Csc. Ne. , hard winter, sc. No hard
Corn-No. 2 &c. No. g. 2sizc. oats-Ne,
2 Is&tSi4c. No. ;. is1s63isc- Barley 90
t2isc. Rye. sc. Flax, I-oS. Timothy,
s2s
Cattla--Native beef steers sold al s.. =
"a for the poorest up % $3.50 for the
best spring cattle, by far the greater part
going between $t8s, Few really choice
cattle were marketed and numerous fed
Westerns sold ar s.. Ieg s; st0ckers and
feeders sold a about 81 Il. \ good many
Western rangers went Tor feeders AZ 81 -
gals
Tars-Ths bulk OF the hogs brought
G.aoG3s5. common packers selling f0T
s. 4s012 * and prime assorted lignt a. So
4G5 Pigs sold largely az s. t9aE5 =.
Sheep were safable at S2-&4il2-59 for the
poorest I'd % 3 A5E12 70 Tor best natives.
while Western rangers sold at S-43-8s.
a great many feeders going for g 75fa4.
Lambs SID actively al s3.s0fis. and a car
load OF exceptlo nally choice selected lambs
brought s6f5. Western lambs sold freely
az g s0l75s0
sheep, AaG0