The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-25
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Board of Trade.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2L-Wheas CT the curb
before the regular opening started wlta
some show OF strength and with no signs
OF the excitement which mas ruled AtelE
on the board Opening aud second caoiss
from Liverpool wers rather encouraging
to tns bulls, % p n aGyicss fTosn that
opening. showing only l1l3 "a decline. On
this account curb prices we're about lec
higher tnan yesterday close On the reg
ular session prices we're very iErfgui2r a.
the start and K soon became clear LhaE
numbers CO people Sfia had long wheat,
which they were then convinced ought 70
have been sold the day bsfore. Septen5sr
was bringing from SIC 70 szi@c, usually n
different paris 81 the PIT aud December
from sxc 10 &5gcs yesterday closing
prices being sc and &z4c. res zee tvely-
The relative positions OF the twe isa2iag
options We're quickly reversed for IN /
few minutes September was bringing sc,
when December was SUI dragging neglect
ediy around &31c. The exceptional
that bur few were DESTROYS OF trading n
*. and * was easy to advance X eN bid
cling fer what 10 one wanted 10 sen. bat
after about half an hoGr ali support wss
Withdrawn and the market began 80 fail,
slowly az FIRST. bat as IRE liquidation grew
heavier the bottom seemed 20 fail out and
rot til September touched s4i9c and De-
Gambler azc. was there . stop IN the mad
rtlsh. TIE lan was only temporary. how
ever. Selling soon became general again
ard s&oT-loss orders were reached The
price Gid Eof Fe8CE k3e DD~tuIl O. Us safsA-
inx suen untii September Vas down 10
sItsc AHd December sSa4e- The trading BY
taRt tine had aacome very marrow and
traders tired with their previous efforts,
we're not disposed % buy or sci except
when tempted by an sxcHp t9nai o1gr Gr
eTEfctnEiy hiZh bids. TIE increasing weak
ness D. the session advanced. caused By 3
further freak a. Liverpool. made the days
decline from sA.sasd per GENITAL. ard an
equivalent decline AZ Paris. although pTi-
ysEe adytces from the LATER received ear
lar lad clAimtd an advance The FaE4s
decline was ] franc for August and -
cenlines for Nov ruheT. Antwerp also
sent lower quota lions eGf Vas rai 80 rad
scaliF wesk as TIE others
The Chicago rsceips were ~ cars. cnly
= q them contract and S. a12 bushels were
In spac1ed CIT q store. TIE Atlantic port
c}saraaces Wzr@ equal n EaHAt and four
10 ass 60 Bushels. Before the close Sep
tember had soid as low as PIC AID DacsUl-
hs~ sac Closing prices were septsgzs Der,
Ths beginning % the end % ire coru
deal vas apparently wall o. rs way 'o1AY.
ITutosaGtrE Nas started a. The opSni0g. sep
tHrr,har npeus4 az from Iqs%c 20 Soc a de-
cline q = Gle Ter b1sheE Before G1e price
reached the hatfom fer the dsy. Il sold
down = 2a4c TIE closing trade. we're q
4S3.c uecembe- S,arged a. from asc for
80 or 40 hasAas lots Gowp % 8&%c. II
Rent as los "a - ard closed a. &aAc
The business IN oats was extremely
heavy ard prices a. one tire zauwfd ,
flas ase9tue Selling was liberal Septera-
keF opened A.NAc lower. az lie % lsAc-
sold 20 isssc dropped back 10 lSc and rest-
TSe nTsvIsioa market was Eiven fairly
rae3 surnart and advances ensgea s.it e.
- ar decline IA whesf ans Germ ultima selF
haa t1e.- effect On Provisions