The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-09
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Board Of Trade.

CHICAGO, Nov. S-Wheat made 3
orop o. ahoEt lisc per b0shei compared
with the price il closed Az Saturday. The
Liverpool market opened la lower. and
had declined SD more by the time trading
commenced here. this in the face Of %sc
advance here Saturday. Receipts ErsauE
exceeded last years. Isss,ase bushels. while
Alnuea polls and Duluth receipts we're !, 80
ears, compared with SSQ last week Selling
was quite general at the opening. several
stop-ioss orders being recorded. pecs M
urday's closing price of SIC. A few sales
were made at sS5&c right after the open
lns- Then prices saggeG OF again 20 SZisc-
After the first hajI hour trading became
very dull ard prices fiuctuaI2d within a
sac limit for the rest OF the session An
explanation Of the Liverpool weakness
was found n private English cables claim
ing tin& prospects for the Argentine crop.
The visible StatIe8t shows al increase %
2,5-a0S9 bushels. compared with an Increase
a year ago in the similar week % l.s>e.99a
bushels. There was an Increase n the
quantity affoat for Europe 0! !, ~, 90 bush
els Norld ; shipments tor the week
amounted 20 ?, $1,000 bushels. Inclusive OK
z.2,sho bushels from india The English
visible increased 81 Goo bushels. Reports
from st. Louis say the bids sent 10 that
country Saturday for wheat had all been
accepted. The market WAS stsadied In Il
measure by the heavy exports. SD, 90 BUSH
els. fair Withdrawals from store here and
stronger French markets. Paris wheat
was y centimes higher. ana flour adj
Antwerp was unchanged. New York re-
ported 81. 800 bushels taken there and at
outports Saturday and IS boat loads today.
The worlds available supply is expected
10 show an increase this week OF about
G,i10,o0o bushels. the increase last year be-
ing 1881 COZ bushels.
Northwest markets ruled very weak and
eEeTted considerable influence OH values
here later in the day. December was
bringing S-7sc ut the close. May was
weaker than December: il ranged from
&c a SIC a.
cline Of iSssfl1xc.
Corn was steady. helped by an excellent
export demand at the seaboard. New
York reported IS loads taken for export.
This caused the market TO soon recover
from the slight opening decline;
oats were quiet the bulk Of the bust
cember and taking May. The feeling was
firmer on the exceptional cash demand
here and at the sea board.
Provisions were very Gull but steady;
hog receipts were s,o4G less than expected.
and yellow fever news was more favor
able Opening prices were az a slight adj
vance, which was maintained 10 the close.
Closing Quotations.
December wheat opened weak at from
TO s5ssc. Close: Wheat g24sc:
December ss3sc. Corn-Novemher, 2sa.c;
ls9sc; December. leS.c. Pork-Noyember.
$3.50; December, sos. Lard-Noyember
and December. sl27. Rihs-November and
Cash wheat-No red. CSC; No spring,
S6G@Ssc: No. hard. Sfaslc; new spriaG, 93c;
No. 3 red. ssqs2c: No. spring, so4s5c;
No. 3, S0uS5c.
Corn-No. .. 2s4c. No. 5, 25Q25s.c.
oats-No. ?. Iaa4c; No. 5. 1sQ2oc.
Barley-25iaQ4ic
Rye-i1Ac.
Flax-sl.02.
Timothy-s2.6S.
Live Stock.
Trading in cattle was slow during the
morning. but became fairly animated
Zoe lower. Strictly prime cattle were not
offered very freely. Prices ruled fol-
lows: Good to extra steers. $i.e04i5.25:
common. $3.s5ai455; stockers and feeders.
s.. 9o9I 4.5o: bulls, cows and heifers. ssn $50:
calves, S6.2501; Texans, s.. a1sf3.5a: West
ems, IS. 4OdIi25; bulk OF sales 81. 40fIi90.
Prices ruled strong for hogs az an adj
vance OF about DC on the last weeks clos
ing figures. The greater part of the hogs
crossed the scales at S3.55li3.a0. large.
heavy packers selling at s3.4003.50, aud the
best bacon lots at sS.i5ss3.S0; choice hogs
sold close together and pigs chiefly at
S3.4ga365; average quality fairly good.
The late market was weak, packers sell
ing a little lower.
There was a good demand for sheep and
lambs and stronger market; sheep were
wanted at $2a3 for the poorest. at si4oGa
rangers sold at S39t4.15: lambs sold active
ly at S3Q3.,5 for prime lots feeders pay
ing $4s6Q4.90 for lambs and $3S5Gg4 for
sheep.
Receipts - Cattle. 1850: hogs. $1,000;
sheen l5.ND.