The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-04

nat1A eabee4 lowing - . squeeze az Nay
w. stsene a a. On light stccks ana :
eood export 0sGnanl. sustAsnins the rse-
Slar marAst. spe4ne wheat crop news was
salaisa II TIE late :,s.rS sss r ase broke
oharply. cleolng vsAk and sc higher On
Nay. Sse pnchanesd q esners; Nay; ~
60c. clessA as :sAtc: July. .sSessAs, closes
e Ne a6s :esns sss nss.e. 1854 sso:sa a NE.
Hopo-pulI
HSdse-essa1v.
cssss = opasas closed steady. I'm.
changed to points lower, Sales. 80
ha9s. inciudin9: May. soc; July. $50
August. S&c: September Assc ocseeer.
nsfsh H ssse sp:s, e sss .sesss.1: Ma ID.
vosoe. 60. MA sesAAy.
ougar-Raw steady and higher: fair re-
saoisssss sugar. ssos s-ltc Refined nrn
Following Msnday's sharp rice and yeo.
terday's break. tin made an upeurn scday
on increased demand and generally favor
able news. The cehar departments show
ed no radical chAngee Al the close the
metal exchenee caiiea plg iron warrants
Per Quist and unchangsd At NS1S; tin
hrmer, With Sk2 bid and S8.& Aake9:
lead arm. With NssiS bid and Ss.n asked:
asked the brokers. pr,cs Tor lead i S.,S
and for copper sisoisi,N
NM
Deseen sseck masked.
BOSTON. May 4-ClosinK:
s ss,,s n nsa IA - PARROT -. 49,. ~
LAVE STOCK MARkET0
Chicago.
CHICAGO. May a-Trade in cattle 70.
day Was moderately animated AZ ruling
prices with the bulk of sAles ~ NSe9S:
O.. s, mediums. NHSstsS; heel steers, -
40: stockers and feeders, 81 0ee6 10; bulls
0aa&io; cows and nsifsse a@g%0:
$500 sssss e. CAVES s,ss'; :.ss. sa@' ''
There was IN active demand for hoqs
q steady prices. Rn'k q ssiss. an0
sHl4: fair to choice. 0Nis3S9; So hs.vy
Suschers, sa90aS: us..ts nsoosss: psss.
Shsep-Praess ruled strong: Colorado.
lambs, SAsDel6 IS. With inferior lots bring
Ing. AA35sl%Ts: common TO prime shorn
sheep. N.H@sis: fed westsrna Mssos.M
Receipts--Cattle. MIco: hogs Aoe:
OMAHA. May --Cattie-Rsceipts. &l0
Market active steady; native beet sseeTs.
sA1oo5.1e; western sssers. 00qtN: Tsxas
s t. c.nn.sS n ies es ssoessrs and fed
era Ss.sps5. calves. A0s.N; bulls ana
starr. 0NQaM
Hon-Rsce.pt.;. 80 market ss sss = Ty,. e
SO: light. aipGas0: bulk Of sales. ns1
she s1e.p-Rec-Ip,s. 800; msrse. strong 70
m mn niois: stock sasep. H.So04Ss;
lambs, el5066A
THE COTTON MARKETs.
New York.
NEW York. May a-cOtton-ouase;
middling. &C
new Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS May a-Coteno-
Steady; maddlins; Lily
THE WOOL Markets.
BOSTON. May a.-~The American Wool
an. A., Hs''e 9re ,Se pu M made 81
local dealer on speculation account ana tns
sale Of a considerable amount OF AuSin-
liam wool In bond FOR expor. tnere nt a
the past week. The transactions referred
10 have, added 10 what has been actue,Ay
taken for manufacturers use, brought tne
amour,t--near,y 10000 pounds-and there
is reason for believing. that this does No
represent all that has been done, some
the houses not reporting all or their SALE.
The ssIes OF the week In Boston amount.
ed to 4sos 900 pounds domestic and iiso:H ~
pounds foreign. making total Ut AI0, ~
asainst : total oe 1.s7e0c for the previous
week and = tota; of QUO for the OGRE
spending week last year. sales since Jan.
nary 1 1859. amount TO 7S.eo6,3O p10naa.
against E,SsS SO pounds last year as this
time.
LOn1oO.
LONDON. May 3--The second DAY q
the wool auction series opened today Win
y large attendance The offerings num-
bered ls.51s hales. ecoured merinc. ana
cross breeds showed q hardening senoency.
the French buyers buying the msjonsy
cfPercd Merinos and dne cross preeos
showed animation With Horksnire payin1
s per cent above the prices realised yeo.
serdav' The continental buyers purchases
= large number Of mertnos.
8 = =