The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-19
EXPREss COMPANIES
American Ex,".ili Wells FaTsO,.,'ld5
MISCELLANEOUS.


CHICAGo-Aftert three days of steady
rise wheat suffered slight reaction to-
day, September and July each closing
iho higher. Oats were quiet, closing
unchanged. Corn surprised the shorts
by closing half cent higher. Oats
were quiet, closing unchanged. Pro-
visions were quiet and firm. The need
of American wheat abroad was strong
ly emphasized by the opening quota
tons by cable this morning. The Liver
pool market showed an advance Of
lMd per cent, while flour at Paris was
quoted "a francs higher. Long wheat
showing a handsome profit was freely
offered at the opening in this market
a decline OF hGkc.
Fresh buying quickly set In, however
and prices were bid up excitedly from
70a7lc for September and from 76q11e
for July In the first ten minutes OF the
session. After further advance Of
sc heavy liquidation set ln. which car
rled the price to the lowest point OF tho
day. September touched 69IaG69Ssc and
July 74c, a clean drop In the latter OPP
ton OF 3isc from the highest point and
displayed a tendency to rally, but
at the bottom recovered to 75c. The
Chicago receipts OF wheat were sixteen
carloads, of which were new. A year
ago receipts here were 1852 carloads,
24S of them new. Minneapolis
and Duluth received 375 carloads,
against 2iO on the corresponding day Of
the year before. The exportsof wheatand
flour for the week from bothcoasts were
1889, 900 bushels, compared with 2,502,0O0
bushels the week before. The quietus
was given to the wild rumor circulating
yesterday afternoon that there was an
agitation In France for abolition OF I'm
port duties on wheat and -four. a pri-
yate cablegram from Paris said the eN-
act opposite was the case. a private
cablegram from Berlin and Russian
wheat prospects were favorable. AMT
werp however, sent bullsh dispatches
about European crop prospects The
reaction In the end was made perma-
nent for the day. September opened
MGKc lower at 7Od7Ohc and advanced
to 7iMc and declined to 69kd69%c, aud
closed with buyers ut 69Nc.
Corn was comparatively duh until a
few minutes from the close and It's
fiuctuation following wheat, September
opened at from 2Gkd26Nc, advanced to
26&l 267sc and reacted from that to the
lowest OF the opening quotation. Re-
ceipts. $40 cars were less than expect
cd. Argentine. however, shipped 100000
TO the United Kingdom and Atlantic
clearnnces were small The crowd sold
confidently on the sort Of news when a
demand suddenly sprang up just before
the close and In the rush to cover Sep
TENDER reached the highest point, clos
ina at 27c, u net gain OF AHhc,
Oats were quite active, the trade CEN
terlng principally In the July option,
which after considerable manipulation,
closed &c lower at i7Sc September
opened shade lower at l7hGlSc gold
on to IKE hut reacted TO lSc Mt the
close. July opened MGAc lower at
i7&c. broke to IKE, and closed with
sellers at l7Ac. Receipts were ga cars,
Provisions were quiet, but displayed a
strong undcrtone Hogs were quoted at
Sc advance. which proved a sustaining
influence together with the strength In
corn.
Pork. lard and ribs each showed n
gain OF gtSc. At the close September
pork brought 81 60; lard 81 iOai 49,
ribs 81 90
Estimated receipts Tor Mondays
Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 40 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, $4,000 head,
Tho leading futures ranged M follows: