The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-12
ur.ad,tuH. aud ProvI'IoH'.

CuICAGO.-wheat closed very weak
to-day at decline of 17sc. DIsappoint-
ment over the reception given TO the
government figures on the crop report
made n weak opening. and the market
was pounded hard and perslStentiy %ll
daY Corn and oats wern sufprlslhS'!
S,Tonr corn closing unchanged ana
oats showing only trihinE decline.
Provisions closed 2TG5c higher,
Wheat opened weak. although NJ
substantially yesterdays closing price.
'rhr government report Of the quantity
of wbent in farmers hands March was
trcnted by the trade at home ana
abroad with their usual contempt Tor
governmental agricultural statstlcS.
Although the quantity Onthc FARMS was
estimated ut only IS. 900 bushels the
sncCututors were free sellers OF MAY ut
the Opening at from 74Isc down to nae
and before buyers enough couih DC
found TO absorb the quantity Tor SAFE
r. had declined TO 75&n7S5sc The mar
kct then took on better tone OH re-
nortcI decline in COnsOls ana preuic"
lions Of n cold wave in the southwest,
where such a thing following the rains
would do considerable damage. Ihe
huviny that commenced proved sum
cJcrt 10 cause a reaction to n ShnuG
above 7ASc Of the point the market
closed at yesterday. Then tt turned
weak again. There was no apparent
reason Tor It. but liquidation on large
scaIc commenced and continued Tor the
rest OF the session, The marker ylelu-
ed slowly for while, but when II oHCe
again got below &c for May, 1t went
%Twntnv down the Onc-siXteenth steps
Nth rood deal more rapldity and
tonJed nj 7llkG73AC. about l2:25 y. M.
some Of the lines held by the thick and
thIr hills went into the TaNcnouS lnRwB
~ tho benrg when the price turned un-
Jcr 7Ic AS FAR as domestic news was
concerned il was DcariSh' nut not
en0Irh to cause such break chicago
recclptg were II cars, against 90 cars
IN The corresponding day OF last year.
Minneapolis and DuIuth IePortGu o."
cars ngalnst 40 a week ago ana $50 n
,.ear AGO New York reported l6 boat
ioods or wheat sold for export, princl-
,,oIIv Nny-Junc shipment. About S5.-
An LughGIs were sold here to domestic
roIllcrs The market was under bear
"ontrGI 10 the end. the bTokCn-hCArtcd
I,,iis having abandoned hope. After Il
Ionr stTugglC around IaC the price broke
In Tho last ten minutes OF the session TO
z9iL6I72$.c and 1t closed without rally
Ing from that. ,,.,,,,, ,,.,u q,
crcot contrast to It's action yesterday,
SrIcca holding stubborny. even when
wbcat yyng In an almost pautcky Condt-
Inn Trading was only moderately
active and traders were encouraged by
The ANAL receipts and large c)earanccs
to accept ait offerings. CieaFahces were
SSb OOO bushels. May opened shade
Lighcr nj gIiIC. sold between 2iMGGiV
SiiLc, closing steady at 2ihm2ihc.
Gatg were fairly active and easy nj
tho "ncnIng, although prices were high
cr There was considerable pressure
io soil during the morning, but later II
hotter demand sprang up and prices re-
C0vcrcd part Of the small decline. The
octIon OF corn was a stcadylnE inilu-
once MAY opened II shade higher ut
i7IsGI7Hc, sold down TO i7c aud closed
at l76lTisc ........,,
lively email trade. An opening advance
due 10 the small hog receipts, was lost
during tho carty weakness Of wheat, bat
both foreign and domestic houses were
good buyers and the decline was moro
than recovered. prices closing close to
tho ton Al the close May pork was Be-
higher at $50. May lard about shc