Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-25
PRODUCE.

Cash wheat, No. , red 930yJc.
CHICAGO. August 24-The bears had
an inning in wheat to-day. The Septem-
Der option at one time sold &c below yes
terdays high point. December beat this
by q cent and q quarter. Inc closing
figures show loss for the day OF 5hic
I'm September and So in December. Heavy
and long continued liquidation was the
cause of the break The weakness in for
eign markets and the break in the coarse
grains were factors The bull clique
threw over their holdings in corn and
oats, and declines Of 2ssC in corn, and
1gd2,c in oats resulted. Provisions also
suffered. pork declining 1ll2c and lard
1lac. Ribs closed practically unchanged.
Wheat on the scurb before the regular
opening. started with some show of
strength and with no signs Of the excite
ment which ruled later on the board.
Opening and second cables from LIVER
pool We're rather encouraging 10 the bulls,
100 p. m. adviCeS from that market which
We're received before the opening showing
only 1Glled decline. on this account curb
prices were about nc higher than yeSler-
days close. on the regular session prices
We're very irregular al the start, ana II
soon became clear that numbers OF peo-
PIE had long wheat in their possession
which they were then convinced they
ought 20 have sold the day before. Sep
t-mber was bringing from Soc 10 Sic
simultaneously in different parts OF the
pit and December from sti2c 10 5c, YES
teJday's closing prices being S'c and s3Hc.
TWO leading options were quickly rev5rS- d
for q few minutes. September was bring
ing Csc when December was stu dragging
ueElectediy around g5iac. The exceptional
strength of September was Que TO the
fact that very few were DESTROYS of trad
i-- IN IL. and il was easy 70 advance Il
by bidding Iur what no one wanted 10
sell. But In about half an hour all sup
port was Withdrawn. and the market be-
gan 20 sink slowly at first. but as the
liquidation grew heavier the bottom seem
cd 10 fall out and not until September
touched 9pec and December sc. was
there a stop IN the mad rush. The lUll
was only temporary. however, selling
soon becoming general again ana stop
loss orders were reached. The price did
not reach the bottom Of its severe sinking
sp5u undi September was down to Size
and December yfltc.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easter. prices nOminaliy lower.
Wheat No. , spring 9i4sqs2Ac; No. 8
Corn. No. .. 2Sl@G -S5sc; No. yellow
oats. No. > 1ss.a1qsc: No. white 229
2Sc: Nc. white 19lz42i2c.
Rye No. .. soc.
barley. No. nominal: No. ;. 3cG5c; No.
Fiaxseed. No. I. N.OSTLO9.
Timothy seed. prime SIS.
Mess pork. per barrel SS.40QSl5.
Lard. per 100 lbs. SSH.
Short ribs. sides Goosel, S5.l525.40
Shoulders. dry sailed tboXed). 5G5itc.
Short clear. sides (ooXed). 52sG5iEc.
Whisky. distiuers' finished goods, per
gallon Sl.22
Sugars. Cutloaf unchanged.
eceipts-FlOur. 1900 barrels; wheat
| l5S.0e0 bushels; corn. 653 90 bushels: oats
691.0l0 bushels; rye, 400 bushels; barley,
5000 bushels. Shipments-Flour. 1890
| barrels; wheat $4,000 bushels; corn, 49,
| 600 bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels; rye
none; barley. SEQ bushels.
on the Produce Exchange to-day, the