Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26
div. 80.
PRODUCE.

IL d Gull but nervous and irregular
"hef t market to-day, May wheat
snow led 1s05sc decline and December
&c ower Practically no support was
5lvq n the market and very little sell
ng was sufficient to cause sudden and
ma rp breaks. Other grains and pro-
ms ions were dull and q trifie easier,
'o1 n closing &c lower, cats &c lower
u ID provisions unchanged to 21a05c
Q wer
III wheat Liverpool showed about
d decline at the opening here, which,
Ithough little more than half Of the
Erop here yesterday, was apparently
he cause for the easiness at the start.
First trades in May were made at from
392asc to 925sc, or 1B@3sc under yes
terday's closing price. Besides the de-
cline at Liverpool, the Northwestern
receipts were quite liberal. Minneapo-
lis and Duluth reported 5S3 cars COM
Pared with 40z last week ard 261 a
year ago. Another good-sized addi-
ton was likewise made to Chicago con-
tract grades. Receipts here by rail
| were 1G0 cars, Of which ~ we're con-
tract. The quantity Of contract wheat
added to stocks in regular houses
amounts to 100 coo bushels.
CaDlegramS were received reporting
reductions in the estimates CT the Ar
sentine crops; Of hot winds dameg ing
wheat in New Zealand; CT unfavorable
weather for crops in the interior Of
Russia, and Of small stocks at the port
CT Odessa the present amount Of
wheat, which was reported at 4,930,0 900
bushels, against 10000 600 bushels at
| the similar time year ago. The ex-
pert clearancas from Atlantic and Gulf
ports were Exceptionally heavy at the
equivalent CT $4,000 bushels in wheat
and -four. The price CT May sold at
927s&93c for few minutes after the
opening, but soon declined again to
91%c.
December wheat acted about as it has
| been doing for some days, that is as if
| inclined to drop its premium over May.
| TIE trading in it was was small, and
as it could easily have been advanced
to almost any desired price by the buy
| ing of perhaps less than &c., 00 bush
| els, the bull party in it were favorable
| to its decline. 1t sold very sparingly
| at 96c to begin with. and dropped 10
| 94c in tie disposal Of q few fives Jaru-
| airy having been at from &c TO sc prem
| ium over May, fell at one time to-day
! to slight discount It looks as though
| January wheat would as a matter OF
! policy be allowed to drop few points
TO remove the Inducements for immedi-
! ate delivery May On the second big
| decline got down to Oh &c. A little bet
| ter feeling was noticeable just before
| the close, May recovering to 92B0
| 32Mc under some covering by shorts.
| Those were the ruling figures at the
: close.
| Corn was rather neglected by traders
| and ruled duh with very little of il
terest happening There was some
| show Of 1irmneEs &, short time after the
opening, but for the most OF the ses-
SIGN the market was inclined to east
ness, wheat being the principal factor.
May ranged from 2S7sc to 295sc, and
closed &c lower at 295sc.
In oats trading was fairly active,
| though prices kept within a compare
lively narrow range. The tedency was
| downward in sympathy with wheat, but
there was plenty of buyers at any con-
cessions Offerings were ultimately
too much for the demand, however.
Elevator people sold considerable. May
ranged from 2S7sc to 231ac, and closed
| Nc lower at 2S2sc.
| Provisions were very slow ard kept
| within a narrow range. Prices were
affected in a small way by tie decline
in wheat, but the firmness of hog prices
| prevented any material decline Tha
market closed steady. May pork sc
lower at SS97l5: May lard unchanged
| at s4771a, and May ribs unchanged az
S4.55.
! Estimated receipts Friday: Wheat,
| lis cars; corn, ATS cars; oats, 500 cars;
hogs, 10000 head.
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The leading futures ranged as foilowAc
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