Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-06

CHICAGO. August 5.-The demand for
cash wheat was better here to-day thah at
any time since the recent ADVANCE set III.
But the market lacked speculative p1uyin ing
and with that powerful support Withdrawn
the price declined &c. The drop at Liver
pool was also very influential Corn was
weak on better crop outlook ana uecIheu
&c oats lost ssG12c. Provisions were
Weak declining l21sGD22Ibc the latter in
pork. The foreign wheat markets at the
opening sent cablegrams indicating some
what or a tired feeling amongst tneIn az
ter their late exhausting climb. AS con-
seonence there was a drop at the opening
of HALLE in September wheat. AtnouS I,
the buying again puts was heaVy II uIu
not prevent ii dropping another &c per
bushel TO 76c. or 2l5c below the Closing
nrice Of the day before in about 40 min
iltes from the opening. Liverpool noted
decline of 2l2 per Genital before traqlne
began here and Berlin reported drop
equal to 21ac per bushel: Very Few OF yes yes
ferdav's cabled offers had been accepted
and but for the taking of five boat loaus
of No. 2 spring by Antwerp that had peen u
offered by Chicago house to Antwerp ~
foreign acceptances could be heard OF mere;
Pyramid builders had to stand aside and
see their top-heavy erections topic over
with the Earring of the weak cables. Inc
selling out yesterday Of the Leading me
of long wheat in this market mad much 10
do with it's collapse this morning
The decline here brought into play a
host of resting borders for cash wheat,
both here and at the seaboard. New YORK
reported sales for export up TO II CLOCK
of about So boatloads Althougn eHP pSe. -
in Chicago said they could sell very little
by making direct offers to Europe; they
were during the forenoon inundated with
bids from the seaboard for 40. sprlns
wheat. and while they disposed or several
hundred thousand bushels on bids of that
kind. II was as nothing TO the quantity
wanted. One and three-quarter cents over
September was paid for the least deslra-
Bile of the No spring store and FAC pre-
MUM for some in favorite houses.
Chicago receipts were 149 cars, against
III a wear ago OF to-day's receipts IL cars
were new spring. The quantity inspected
out Of store was 1S1, 600 bushels. Minneap-
oils and Duluth got 241 cars against S21 on
the corresponding day Of 1896. The total
received at western primary markets was
$40 600 bushels, against 566,699 bushels
year ago. Exports from the saooaro were
equal in wheat and flour 10 SOo.VVV pushels.
than 1t closed yesterday. Paris was some
what higher for fiuor and unchanged ior
wheat. While nearly 100000 bushels OF
stun was sold here, buyers OF options grew
to 1884, for September, rallying to I012q7sc.
a net decline of &c. September opened at
1I661I5c lower at 77dMc, and sold between
77tsc and Use closing at 81, l51sa7sc'
Flour. steady and unchanged,
Wheat. No 2 spring. 77ikd7Sc; No. 3
spring. T2d75c: No. red. 7SlAqS0c.
Corn. No. g. 26%G27Ic; No. yellow
Oats Oats No. . 1sc: No. 2 white, 2Ol49211Ac;
No. white, l7&q2lc.
Rye. No. 2, 42c. o.,,,o,-
Barley. No. 3, 3Od35c; No. T. 26l2d2sc,
FlaXseed, No. !, SSGIS9c.
Prime timothy seed, 81 7Od2 IS.
Mess PUork. per barrel. s. O5qS 10.
Lard. per 100 lbs. 81 SOG4 S2lz:
Short ribs sides Qoosel, 512qSsc.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed). 5q5Ac.
short clear sides Cboxedl, 5q%c.,
Whiskey distillers' finished goods, u ~
Sugars, unchanged. 49,.
on the Produce Exchange, To-Day tdns me
butter market wah firm; creameries' 4V9
14lac; diaries, 7ql2c.
Cheese. dull at 612GIc.
Egg. firm ut 9lHc. ,oo
Receipts-F1our. 5000 bbls; wheat ~
600 bu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats, 4oS,WO pu'
rye 1000 bu: barley. 5000 bu.
Sbipments-Flour 1900 bbls; wheat. L.
600 bu; corn, 1863, 900 bu; oats, 2Ol,OOo bu.
NEW YORK. August 5.-Flour. receipts,
10 500 bbls; exports, 800 bbls; market. dun.
Minnesota patents. 81 55d4 So; winter ex-
tras, So 25d3 80; Minnesota bakers, - 0JQ
Wheat. receipts, $4,000 bu exports: Al
400 bu; spot, weaker; No. red, S64tc 10 o;
afioat August. Options opened weak and
heavy and closed at 3$<d3lsc net lower.
Sales included No. red September at
S23,c: October closed at 2Lc.
Corn. receipts. 144300 bu; exports. $500
bu: SPIT. weak: No. ?, pc. Options opened