Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-14
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CaSh wheat, NO. 2 red 93c.
CHICAGO. October 13.-Wheat to-day
regained almost precisely what it lost
yesterday, December closing at an ad-
vance of 11sc Large sales of wheat for
export and a revision by a well known
English authority of the surprising Wis
lDle increase figures given out by Brad
street yesterday, were the principal slim
ulating influences. Corn was very weak
at the outset and the strength of wheat
only served to drag the market back to
yesterdays figures. Oats closed lac
higher and provisions under good support
advanced 2la@319c higher News affect
ing the wheat market was about evenly
divided at the. opening. Liverpool cables
were slightly lower at the outset. There
was also London Times harvest cable
saying that rains had practically assured
me Argentine harvest and that 81, 900 600
Dushels would be exported from the crop
December, which closed at 90Ac. opened
today at 9oAd90asc. There was quite in
fluential selling for time, Influenced
mostly by the breaking or the Argentine
drought, and a slow decline to S9$4c re-
suited BY II o'clock. however, the COM
P Ps3l;a OF ,ri the market had changed.
president Hill, of the Great Northern
road. estimated that his line would not
have over 100000 bushels of wheat to
carry TINS year, whereas $1,000 900 bushels
based on harvesting returns which were
very poor in some localities. Northwest
receipts We're moderate Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 962 cars against I O03 la st
week, and S67 a year ago. Chicago re-
ceiptS We're 163 cars
!, 1t developed as the day advanced that
ne local crowd had sold too much wheat.
An attempt on the part of brokers for
some of the local shorts to cover brought
out the fact that offerings were very
scanty. This put the trade in very good
cohdltion 10 receive the report of export
engag ements at New York and outputs OF
100000 bushels -
One of the most bullisn items of the
DAY was the Beerbohm estimate that the
had
creased 100000 bushels during last week
This, was about 100000 bushels less than
Brad dsti had figured it. A New York
exporting nrm reported that it had
bought over 100000 bushels of wheat in
the last three days. Official closing at
lower hlyerpq boil = Antwerp and Paris were
curb market in Paris was up a Quarter
OF franc Altogether the trade here
showed more strength and activity than
1t has shown for some time
December wheat by l o'clock had adj
at the close. -
Cash lash quotations were as follows:
tlour, barely steady.
w heat. No. spring S62sc. No Q snrirr
s9aS6c: No. red 94as d95ssc
.e, Corn orr, No. ?, 2eAa26ssc; No. yellow
Oats, No. ?. 1sasG1s7sc: No. white a1ha
22isc; No. white 03sd21&c
Rye, No. ?, 45c.
Barley barley, No. nominal; No. 8 2sanc; No.
Flaxseed. No /. 81 COAL 0s.
Timothy seed. prime 81 CO.
Mess pork. per barrel s. 55T7 20.
Lard. per 100 pounds 25
Short ribs. 0oosel 81 4514 rs
SHOULDERS dry sailed boxed. 44a5c.
Short clear: sides boxed. 45sa5c.
Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
gallon 81 D. ~
Receipts-Flour. 1890 barrels: wheat.
24s.00 bushels: corn. 791 600 bushels: oats
623 900 bushels; rye 50 900 bushels: harley
l2i.eo bushels. Shipments-Flour. 3000
barrels; wheat. 2. 900 bushels: corn. se3' Ooo
bushels; cats, $1,000 bushels: rye, none;