The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-03

ed by the carly fluctuations In the wheat
market was a tFifie moro favorable to
the bull side than at the close OF ye8ter-
days session, Liverpool opened with
out any change, the northwestern re-
oetpts were smaller than they have been
running OF late, and tho poor condition
OF wheat In Missouri, as reported yess
terdRy by the agricultural bureau or
the state, received some confirmation
from private expert testimony. MlnS
neapoliS and Duluth receipts were 2Ss
cars compared with 43S the corresnditsl-
ing day OF last week. Chicago received
only nine carloads. May opened at
705s 610&c against yesterdays closing
price OF 70hc. and during the frst two
hours Of trading, fluctuations ranged
from i0&c to 10$c, with July keeping
step at &c per bushei behind the other
/ The inquiry from country mlllers was
more in evidence than It has been for
some time. Before y o'clock $1,000
bushels had been sold for prompt ahlp-
nent, and the most notable feature OF
the country demand was that 1t was
largely for No. spring, and thnt 10000
bushels goes west OF Kansas City. One
OF TIE items Of news which helped the
bears was the estimate sent from Dus
luth that stocks there would show an
increase for the week Of 100000 BUSH
els, and Minneapolis would only de.
crease 200, 900 bushels, which indicated
a probable increase in the visible sup-
ply, or ut least q very small decrease.
closing cables being Of rather mixed
character. :.
o'clock. and the market showed tens
dency to improve faster than July, in.
dIcatiug apprehension Of the result
among abort sellers, should the country
demand for spot wheat show much fur.
Their increase in view OF the limited
available supply, The foreign Rdvices
were not only unfaVOrable rs regards
the poor outlook for the French crop,
I but the Russian crop was also said to
be unpromiElng. The market had sew
eral violent fluctuations in the last half
hour, May dropping suddenly from
7ONc to but i09Sc, and recovering IN 2
few minutes to tic. May closed ut 7V3S
@7lc and July at 701S810&c.
Corn was fairly active and showed Its
independence OF wheat by declining
when that market was advancing. The
market was strong and somewhat high
er during the early hours, helped by the
light receipts, wet weather oil through
the corr belt and good exports, $4,000
bushels, Later talk from Illinois ana
Iowa OF better offerings and realizing
BY longs caused q decline. May open.
"a q shade higher at 25925hc, sold at
2SMc, then declined to 2iss4 24&:, clos
Ing easy at 2t&c. The market In oats
was OF much the same character as
corn, although less activity wa1 shown.
Prices were firm early, but when corn
declined, oats Immediately followed.
Fair support developed and some Of the
decline was recovered. Exports were
1000 bushels. May opened unehange9
al i7$i E5lT1lc, sold between 174sc and
INC, and closed at 1T9Sc. Provisions
were very dull. TRANSACTIONS were
small and at long intervals with prices
on the decline from the start. The
weakness must have been for reasons
peculiar to the speculative features OF
the deal. for the usual causes TO when
Inc traderB- ascrlbe higher or lower
prices did not suggest lower prices. Al
the close May pork was l0c lower ct
S. az; May lard unclaimed Of 20
and May ribs SC lower at 81 62is9t 81.
Estimated receipts Saturday: Wheat,
10 cars; corn, 147 cars oats, IVA cars;
hogs, 1000 head. 49,.
me leading futures ranged as follows: