The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-18

Big seaboard clearances sustained the
market for while. Other markets were
easier, Corn and oats declined about lsC
each and provisions closed 5q7iac lower,
II was the dullest wheat market for
the week. Prices opened shade easier
because OF the heavy snowfall and the
failure OF Liverpool to respond 10 the ad-
vance here yesterday. May started so
| hc lower at 92c, with one or two sales
Immediately after at 9lIS492c. Trade
! was excessively narrow and a few cover
Ing orders which came IN shortly after
were sufficient to cause an advance 10
92sc, but this little demand satisfied
prices sank again to 92602kc. 1t was
prevented from going lower during the
forenoon by some help from the bull
clique, presumably caused by the enor-
nous ciearanees from Atlantic and Gulf
ports which. including $4,000 barrels OF
flour from Newport News, amounted to
lO33,6l3 bushels, This Is much the
heaviest aggregate for one day in the
past two weeks. Northwest receipts
were fairly liberal. The number Of cars
received to-day at Minneapolis and Du-
luth was 6S5 against G2S last Friday and
1853 the corresponding day OF 1895. Chi
cago receipts We're 279 cars compared
with 40 a year ago and 5000 bushels and
llj carloads OF No. l Northern spring
were transferred from unlicensed 10 reg
uiar houses.
Liverpool opened I'D higher than 1t
closed yesterday but had lost but iSd II
that before the session commenced here,
Later 1t lost the last isd OF its early gain.
Paris was firm and noted advices OF 40
confines In flour and from 10 confines
rise in near deliveries OF wheat to 3 cen
times for the March-May term. Liver
pool acceptances from abroad of wheat
offers cabled from the eelbOard yester-
day We're reported and near the end Of
the session here the quantity taken was
reported to be q boatloads.
4 general desire 10 lose scalpinE lines
OF long wheat characterized the trading
In the last half hour and prices broke
fresh ground on the underslde OF the
previous lowest limit OF the range. This
was all there was In the closing decline
watch dragged May down 10 9l&c and
closed it at 9i5sa9i&c. December was
very sparlngly traded in at 81 OF. chiefly
but at the close IL was quoted at 99iAc.
The elevator people delivered after
change not less than 100000 bushels and
possibly 100000 bushels of wheat on De-
ccmber contracts Most Of 1t came from
Armour & Co.
Corn during the morning was quite ac-
tive and prices were firm under the de-
mand. Elevator people took no part in
the selling. indicating small country Of
fernGs. ClearaHces were large. l,229,O0O
bushels, which helped. Later In the day
interest died away greatly and the sell
Ing pressure Increasing when wheat turn
ed downward. the market became weak
May ranged from 29iic to 2S7sa29c, clos
Ing NHhc lower ut 29c.
oats were Irregular. December was
steady all day and closed at a slight ad-
vance helped by the steady cash market.
There was an inclination to realize on
long lines In May and this with some
short selling pressure produce the weak
ness. Offerings were fairly well absorb
cd and the decline was small. May
ranged from 92lsc to 225sc and closed &c
lower Mt 22%c.
Provisions were not so active to-day.
There was some iirmness shown early In
hog prlccs, but decline followed on SELL
Ing by packers principally. Commission
houses did the best buying. AT the close
May pork was 7ikc lower at IS III: May
lard Sc lower at 81 C7ia and May ribs so
re lower at 81 i7i4d4 so.
Estimate receipts Saturday:
Wheat $50 cars; corn 22O cars; oats 22l
cars; hogs 1900 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy.
Whcat-No. . spring s7%dSsiAc; No.
spring s5G0ic; No, red 99isc.
Cnrn-No. 2, 2CNc.
Oais-No. .. 22Ac: No. . white 239,8
9iHc; No. white 23k@2ic.
Rye--No. ., Acc.
Ba-lcy-No. . 2Gd3ic
Fiaxseed-No, /, 81 15hdl lD&
Tlmothysced-prlm SO G2iide 65
Pork-Meas, per barrel 81 jfika7 Ggk.
Lard-Per 100 lbs 81 5Odi j2iA,
Short rlbs-sdes QOose) 81 jOT4 O..
Dry sailed shoulder boxed 4A0i&c.