Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-04
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Cash wheat. No. 9 red. CSC.


CHICAGO, September 9.--Wheat to-day
suffered in sympathy with a decline in
foreign markets. December closing a 1870
below the level of yesterdays final figures.
Other markets were also afflicted mora or
less with that tired feeling" corn clos
ing at $s61hc lower and oats al As4Ac
Pork lost sc and lard 712Q1oc. Ribs were
unchanged.
Wheat started weak. The opening
prices at Liverpool were AT a decline of
1%d, and the start here was in accordance
with the bearishness denoted al the Eng
lish market. December was offered at the
opening at from CSC to 9315c, or l61iAc I'M
der yesterdays close. The bulk of the
first transa lotions were at from $3.50 to
93I2c and fluctuations were close around
the opening figures for three or four min
utes. Following that for half an hour
there was a gradual improvement until
$3.50, or within sc of yesterdays closing
price, was reached. A dispatch from New
York reporting 10000 bushels of wheat
taken for export yesterday afternoon,
was given for the ffrmness shown in the
recovery referred to. The advance reach
ed $3.50, and tim &c of it was dropped in a
few minutes 937sc being the mkt stage of
the fluctuations; then up again to 1850
once more slowly this time-to $3.50. The
fluctuations. although sudden. were not
accompanied by much trading Scalpers
were startled by the sudden changes and
Withdrew from the market and their alb
senoe added to the difficulty commission
houses experienced in finding buyers or
sellers when they had orders to execute.
NV York wired early in the day that the
foreign demand was renewed and 10 loads
taken by 10 o'clock. The Atlantic port
cIearances of wheat and flour were once
more very heavy, the total being S66 eco
bushels in wheat and -four. 6S1 100 bush
els OF it being in shape of wheat. The
market became very weak near the close
and while the scalpers would not touch
II early IN the Gay, except in the most
timid and gingerly manner, they quickly
caught on TO the fact that 1t was not be-
ing adequately supported near the end
and sold. freely: December declined 10
cables had much 10 90 with the wea kness
displayed late in the session, Liverpool
closing at 1El%sd lower, and Paris the
equivalent of $a1f5sc. Antwerp was I'M
changed.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. barely steady.
spring, Sal92c; No. red. 1914 1961lac.
Corn. No. yellow. 3o1zc
Oats, No 2. 19ltc: No. white, 23G23l5c;
No. 8 white, 20lzG231!c.
Rye No 3 soc.
Barley, No. ?. 45c; No. 5. siG4n4c; No.
Flaxseed. No. /, 81 oi15a1 o..
Prime timothy seed, 81 50.
Mess pork, per Dbl, S 95d9 90.
Lard. per 100 lbs, 81 77lza4 50.
Short ribs sides loose). s. 55I5 81
Dry salted shoulders Cboxed). 5IaGs.c.
Short clear sides fboxed1, eT6tsc.
Whiskey, distilers' finished goods 81 %
Sugars, unchanged
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was steady; creameries. II
Gi71zc; diaries. 9Gf5c
Cheese, steady ar sa9ikc
Eggs steady. fresh, lgc
Receipts-Fiogr, e.ep0 bbls; wheat. 1s5 Goa
bu; corn. 1.S5I. coo bu: oats. 10000 Blu; rye.
1890 bu; barley, A.oo bn.
Shipments-F1our. 90ca bbis: wheat. loo
bu; corn. l. $4,000 bu: oats. 636,ec0 bu: rye.
900 bu: barley. $3.50 bu
NEW YORK, September Flour, re-
ceipts, 81, - bbls: exports. 1889 bbls, dull