The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-21
Boston stock Market.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Hoard of Trade.

CHICAGO. Sept. GA surprise was Civ
en- traders in wheat at the outset by the
zig dropping off in receipts in the North
west, Minneapolis and Duluth reporting
but sd ears, compared with 1898 yesterday
ana 1874 a year ago. To add 10 the natural
ou4ESh effect or these figures. Liverpool
cables We're firm and higher and there was
quite a good demand to cover foreign &C
ceptances. December started with plenty
OF buyers at 62i2u92$sc, against yesterday
Closing price OF e-i4c- Inside OF half an
hour the demand had advanced the price
to eZ3sc- September. In the meantime. show
ed even more strength than the latter de-
and advancing 10 6S%c. AT 623sc for De
ceT0er the advance Was checked. That
price was close 70 cali figures and quite
a good deal OF selling by holders OF ,iiose
privileges ensured. resulting in a slight
action. \ period of dizziness ensuea with
prices varying but little until about noon,
when the Atlantic port clearance figures
were posted. showing the Surprisingly
large total OF s7T,po bushels of which New
York contributed $4,000 bushels.
As the visible supply statement gave the
stock n New York NJ only $4,000 bushels,
todays big shipments were entirely ua-
looked for and buying furry ensGea m
me!iately December advancing 10 CSC and
September to 66l3c. with the demand quite
general.
BrAdstreet's figures on the worlds yiSi-
BILE supply showing sn increase OF s.6s2. 10
bushels encouraged sellers again and
caused prices 10 drop a little, December
strength shown by outside markets, espe-
cially for the cash article. started buying
again. and the market from that time on
ruled very firm December was finally bid
~ 70 ga fiS3ixc and closed az e3asc. 1xc
higher than yesterday. September advanc-
Ell ~ 66%sc and closed at s6l4c, ls.c higher
than yesterday.
Corn was very slow, but strong, the main
influence being fhe strength OF wheat Ca
h,es were nrm and foreign houses took a
good many scattered lots Clearances were
liberal. oes 90 bushels. Receipts were si3
cars May corn closed i.c higher than yes
oats were dull Only a small soslring
business was done and prices until late in
the session showed scarcely any variation
May c,oeei about ~ yesterdays prices
Provisions started wen. Hog receipts
were liberal and there were tire usual vel
low fever reports. The selling pressure
hsivinx by packers eausset prices 20 harden
later Pork closed zi1r higher. December
Lard 21.c higher. ana January ribs 1i@c
;igher.
opealnE. Hlgass'. Lowest CLOSING
DEP Der -. -. i%s.t. eas.asa,s s,a s..
Nay ia G6iis e4a - gs
Corn. No. 2.
Sep, .eais ga. -. G2s7s go ~ q 2s+s
Nav MAJ -. az a. u4a5s. n.
Oats. No. 9.
Sen, s-s ~ 2gs zi-k
ne, s2s gA D.. aGs ii -.
May -. 2zA e2as aga 2@ss zhss1z34
Mess Pork, Per Barrel.
oct ..ss "a ssI7'. $ ia -
T,ar \ Il So, SIS 21t1
Jan 49,. Q7is sl2s4 sg54s l233
Lard. Per 100 Pounds.
oct ...;s IS $40 ss@ u q
Dec 4S 47T, 40 TIA
r. - as $50 50
short Ribs, Per 100 Pounds-
6 6<e' - -. So s5Ea -
! Ja1 49,. 81 I s-g2 80 4"
Cash Quotations
T'7oGr-Ftgn,.
vgaea.-So. spring. s22@IS5i4c; No : re-.
Co~n-No. = ass.a1'sc.
| )ats~%o. 2 zizG-4-. (. 0. =. No
I white. ssi4c. z o, .; No, white. -2-e5-is22c.
| Rene. ., 47c-
| Earsey-N0. 2. 3@9s4+c
| Pa xgfec-~<o- l. Me-
| Tsrsotay sced-fr.Tse 3 80 : &.
| y51rix~~kfssss Per barrel 8 - Is ~.
/ IsArt-Fer 81, pounds. sAlssfs g.s2.
Etas--9so-t ss4ss, loose sSA@sse- A.
| Saoi!aers-rrv @ai;sd. boxed, flsHFssc~
/ <idss-Snor. clear boxed. E-sZ5s SO.
| Wh.sky-- Dlssiisers' fsfashsd good. per ga
/ len So
| sagsr-Cas loaf, GaSe: granulassa, ss-