The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-31

bushel These declines put quietus
on the rather alarming statements Of
crop damage put forth by various for
eign authorities, notably the Austrian
minister of agriculture Chicago receipts
545 cars. At Minneapolis and Duluth
524 carloads were received, compared
with S39 on the corresponding day of
1896. The clearances OF wheat and -four
from Atlantic ports since Saturday, Ia
elusive, of those from New orleans and
Newport News, amounted to the unu-
sually heavy quantity of 1,050,000 BUSH
els, of which $4,000 bushels were in
shape OF wheat. The visible decreased
1,256,000 bushels and the total Is now re-
duced to l5,473.0O0 bushels. against 49,
$4,000 bushels year ago, The worlds
shipments to Europe last week aggre-
gated 7,i53,000 bushels. The English vls-
ible decreased l,lS60OO bushels, the
amount on ocean passage increased L.
100000 bushels, One pronounced feature
of the market was the almost complete
abandonment OF September wheat by
the parties who held by far the largest
line Of It, The dumping OF September.
for December, commenced at the open
ing and within an hour the 2hc differ
ence which existed between the two OPP
tions Saturday, had disappeared and the
eagerness with which exGhange was
made even at even figures proved an
additional source OF weakness and ulti-
mately put the prices OF September be-
low December figures. The market rul-
ed dull during the closing hour, with
December lowering around S9isc. The
closing prices were S99sc for December,
and S9c for September.
Corn was very active market. With
the exception OF a slight feeling OF ner-
vousness at the opening the market was
astonlshlngly strong, considering the
receipts, 1855 cars, the largest on record.
Elevator people led the buying, and
reached great falling off In country
acceptances, farmers evidently holding
back for better prices. There was also
a good deal of covering by scalping
shorts. Only slight tracts OF rain were
reported from the corn belt and
drought damage claims were numerous.
The visible supply increased $4,000
bushels. Clearances we're 4O4 900 bush
els. December opened h@9sc lower, at
3lq3lhc. 1t advanced to 32Ac and
closed at 32bc.
The bulk OF the business In oats was
in the way of exchanging. Fluctuations
were ruled almost entirely by corn and
the tendency therefore was generally
upward. Receipts were large. 79l cars.
The oisible supply increased 1,245,O0O
bushels. December opened unchanged
at l9Ac, advanced to 2OSc and closed
at 2OAc asked.
Provisions started weak on the break
In yard prices and liberal hog receipts.
The opening decline. however, was
slight, and sharp advance soon took
place. which was undoubtedly caused by
the strength of corn. A feature was
buying Of September pork and lard by
the Cudahys and the selling OF October
and December by the same people, clos
ing prices were close to the best of the
day. At the close December pork was
i2hc higher, at 50 02it; December lard
&c higher, at 81 95, and December ribs
TIC higher, at IS 10.
Estimated receipts Thursday:
Wheat, 800 cars: corn, 1,9O0icaFs; oats,
GOO cars; hogs, 10000 head. tH..
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour-Easier; l0q2Oc lower In some
cases.
wheat--No. spring SsaSoMc: No. 3
spring S0d90c; No. red new, s9aSghc
Corn-No. ., 29Ed3Oc; No, yellow
oats-No. 2, 1S2; No. 2 white (. o. b.
2Se; No. white (. o. b.. 20922c.
Rye-No. 2, 4Sikc.
Barley-No. 3, I. o. b., 31d42c; No. 4.
I. o. b., 2Sa33c.
Flaxseed-No. 1. 99kas1 O2.
MISUNDERSTANDING. 80 So
Mess Pork-Per barrel IS S7IsdS 90.
Iard-Per 100 lbs, 81 soy.
Short Ribs-Sldes Ooose) IS SOFAS so.
Dry sailed shoulders boxed 5ikd5Hc
Short clear sides boxed Gd6lkc.
Whiskcy-Dstlllers finished goods,
per gallon. 81 49,
On che produce exchange to-day, the
butter market was steady: creamery
boise: dairy 9dl5c.
Cheese-Steady at SRd9c.
Eggs-Firm: fresh 13lac
LONDON-The Mark Lane Express
reviewing the crop situation. says the
wet weather has seriously delayed the
harvest and that the new wheat IL
bound to suffer Continuing, the pa
per asserts that ndvlces show the Rus
sian crop to be decidedly below the nv
erage, while the American crop Is prob
ably above the average. In this con-
nection the Mark Lane Express SAYS
that information regarding the AmerI-
can crop appears to DO kept back and
odds that the experience Of recent years
leads 60 the American government ad-
Vices being placed upon n much lower
level Of authority than those OF Euro
pcau countries"
Tho leading futures ranged as follows: