The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10

CHICAGO-Wheat, after showing
weakness all through n dragging ses-
sion, became strong near the end on
the renewal OF the war scare and closed
at a nc advance. Good cash sales also
helped 10 create closing firmness.
Oats and provisions pursued q course
similar TO wheat, opening weak and
closing firm at slight advances. May
whea! opened weak and lower, the OPP
enlng range being from HSsc down TO
T&c. compared with yesterdays clos
ing price OF 75R75hc. Almost every
thing In the way OF news Conspired TO
weaken the market. From Liverpool
CamN lower quotations for wheat, the
board OF trades cablcGram reporting
sd. decline and a private message Id.
English COuEOls were unchanged at
yesterdays advance and press dis
patches indicated confidence in the ultl-
mate peaceful solution OF the Cretan
difficulty, Northwest receipts were
fairly liberal, Minneapolis and Duluth
receiving 327 cars: compared with 1853
a week ago, and 467 year ago. Chi
cAgo receipts were % cars. against 9S
last year. In addition, the weather was
mild, moist and sprlng-like. About half
-an hour from the opening New York
dispatch reported that English con-
Bots declined 4 per cent from the first
quotations and some local shorts COW
cred whea: they had sold at the open
ing. New York wired further that
there was n mOra general inquiry from
the United Kingdom. the other markets
OF which were not as weak as Liver
pool. May wheat, on the last mem
toned dispatches. became firmer and
advanced TO 4%c. Then another SLOW
decline ensucd, the price getting down
TO 7iIsc about noon, principally from
the dullness OF trade. Business In the
pl: was almort entirely among the
scalpCrs during the forenoon. and very
little OF that. Bradstrcets' statement Of
the visible supply which might have
created diversion in favor OF the bull5
was not issued. and tho latter had 70
depend upon floating rumors OF good
inquiry Tor cash wheat to keep their
courage from deserving them.
These rumorS took tangible shape
during the last hour, cash business TO
the amount OF 10000 bushels being re-
pOrted. The strength which this caus-
cd was greatly augmented by reports or
renewed fighting tn Crete, the price or
May finally advancing to 75Sc. The
closing was at 15Ac.
Speculative trading in corn was light.
The market was weak for an hour after
the opening, but after that sellers be-
came scarce anu u llIllA
cecded. When wheat became strong
late in tho session, shorts took alarm and
prices took little squirt. Exports were
lO6, 900 bushels. May opened NC lower at
2IIsc; sold between 2ikU2ila and 24&c,
closing steady at 2i%G94%c,
Oats were within n &c range all day.
with the market almost entirely devoid
OF news, prices being influenced alto
gethcr by the course OF wheat. The bad
weather Is expected to lessen receipts.
Nav opened II shade lower ut l54kc, sold
IN 10 i7sdl7&c and closed at lIIsc.
Provisions opened easier on the weak
hog market and an additional decline
followed. considerable pressure being
nut on lard especially, which weakened
Tho whole list. English houses bought
literally on tho decline and the market
gradually became firm. The strength OF
corn aud wheat also helped near the end.
Al the close. May pork was 25c higher.
at s. 32is: May lard unchanged at 81 10
and May ribs eye higher at 81 %1s04 40.
ESTIMATED receipts Wednesday,:
Wheat IS cars: corn l75 cars: oats go
cara: hogs $4,000 head. ,-v-..
The leading futures ranged As i0lloWs: