The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-04
CHICAGO,
Review Of Last Weeks business
..-A Week OF Excitement.

asa week Of Excitement,
| CHICAGO, June 2.-The week haS been
o busy one In city life. What win tbe
active and rather aggressive Presbyterian
General Assembly, which sat down VIC
orously on the spleen Of the Southern
Presbyterian brethren Tor demanding moi
only oblivion, but retraction Of past Bit
ter words, and took sides, too, liercely for
and against Sunday newspapers and Sun.
day work; and what with the sad but
pompous duties oil Decoration Day, which
were the occasion OF numerous orations
and for military display; and what with
the troubles Of our municipal authori-
tie', whose scared consciences and failing
memories are being ruthlessly pricked
by a relentlssS grand jury Of ChicaRos
best ciijzeBS,-tbe neWsmen have been
pretty actively engaged.
Whatever the effect Of Gov. Collum's
veto to the Silver Bill, and however the
newspapers may rage, the city banks are
pleased with the action. Though the
money market has been rather tame, il
has been far better than for some weeks
past, and on some days has been really
active at from six TO ten per cent for
loans, according TO the condition of the
borrower and his securities. Collections
have been fair, and the real estate bust.
ness is looking up.
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES.
Dry goods are quiet and steady, but
groceries have again led in activity, and
staple articles are in strong demand at
tirmer prices.
LUMBER
has been wanted, and trade was brisk
during the week. Other markets and
commodities except exchange are not
worthy Of note.
CLEARASCEs.
Lake freights have weakened, and plen-
ty OF room may be had at two cents for
corn in Buffalo. CIearinga have been
S2200O00O.
MOVEMENT IN GRAIN.
The local markets on Change have been
generally iirmer and yet less active than
last week. BreadstutfJ have shown the
most activity, and the wheat supply has
diminished until less than one million
bushels are now in store here. On the
contrary corn receipts, transactions and
shipments continue remarkable, aud oats
are plenty. A little reduction in prices
would probably leave this market with.
out wheat aud with none in the country
to repIenish its granariCs. However, no
growing crop ever gave fairer promise
than that Of the country OF which Chi.
cago is the depot, does now, 20 that pri-
ces are not apt to 80 out Of reach even
with empty elevators staring us in the
face.
The range Of prices each day in the
wheat market has been equal to about
four cents. The highest variation was
Monday, when June sold from ST 43 to
81 4S!. The highest price for the week
was 81 81, and the lowest 81 43,
Corn has sold from 42l to 47s, the
greatest variation in any one day being
less than two cents.
Oats have been remarkably steady,
with scarcely any variation.
Hay and barley have weakened deci.
dedly.
Pork has been not more than ordinaril.
ly active; lard has been almost dull and
unyariable. Sales Of pork we're at Sl3l4
to Sl3 20 for cash, aud lard from 9.2O to
0S0c.
THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS
are: Cash wheat, 81 5l!; corn, 4iIc; oats,
%Sci rye, Zoe; barley, G0c; pork, ,Sl3 l2;
lard, 50 22!c.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
No particular excitement is anticipa.
ted during the planting and cultivating
season.
Receipts for the week: Wheat, $4,000
bushels; corn, l,267,OOO bushels; oats,
900 bushels. Shipments: Wheat,
100000 bushels; corn, O2S,OOO bushels;
oats, 226, 900 bushels. Receipt same time
last year: Wheat, 533, 600 bushels; corn,
$4,000 bushels. oats, $4,000 bushels.
Shipments: Wheat, Gl2, 900 bushels; corn,
l,3OS,0OO bushels; oats, 4O1 900 bushels.