The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-14

CHlCAGO-Waent was heaSy to-uAy'
closing at &c decline. due TO short
selling. The export demand showed
signs OF waking up and this sustained
the market toward the end. Other mar
kets we're duh and weak, chiefly through
sympathy with wheat. C0rn and oats de-
cllning &c each and provisions 7sa0@Oc.
In wheat further advance OF Nd at
LIVERPOOL in addition 10 the ia rise OF
the day before was disregavdei because
OF some OF the conditions prevailing ut
home, Minneapolis and Duluth receipts
we're one OF the domestic features which
caused the ignoring Of the Liverpool
strength. The two places referred 10
reported the receipt OF 5Oi carloads.
against only 23I the similar day OF the
week before and 45s year ago. It dld
not matter that Minneapolis was oIler-
Ing the Involvement of l15c premium
over July price for wheat deLi7etSd
now: that was disrcgarded and tAe
mere fact OF the receipts having In
creased was the only point laid hold OF.
Chicago receipts were ten cars. a YES
sci cleared for Buffalo with $4,000 bush
els and another FOR Milwaukee, with
20 900. May started at from 67tSc sellers
down to 67Ssc. The short selling was not
nil by local operators, both st. Louis
and New York operators dlsposlnE OF
heavy lines. Resistance was offered 10
every decline, the sligat advance IN.
mcdiateiy after the opening was caused
bv the report that French and Russian
crop prospects were getting worse. The
activity In the flour trade at Mlanelpo-
liza was remarkable and dispatches from
there put the total sales durllg the last
Two DAYS Mt between $4,000 and 100000
barrels, PlHsbuFy reporting $4,000 bar
rolls sold by him yesterday. This news
together with the report from New
York that twenty-five boat loads had
been taken there for export finally
checked the decline. and during the last
hour quite n steady feeling prevailed.
Nav gradually recovered TO 67lsc and
closed steady at 7Ma67i4c Corn ruled
1uIct and easier. The break III wheat
had some influence and market felt the
absence OF anxious shorts, yesterdays
purchases having apparently hlled them
On. Exports were light to-day oJO'OoV
bushels being reported.
Nav opened &c lowe" at 25jAG2ic,
closing easy at 23%623TSc.
oats, quiet and generally weak. Bears
dIspIaycd more nerve than they nave OF
late and put out considerable lines,
Cn,,sing a weak market during the
morning The decline brought out an
imnroycd demand later and the market
recovered part OF the early loss. Sea-
hoard cleaTances were $1,000 bushels,
Provisions were heavy and lower Hog
receipts were smaller than expected,
INT Inc market was affected by the gen
crnt weakness In the grain pits, Open
ing prices were at n small decline, Lit
liz gupport was forthcoming and prices
Toll off steadily to the end. At the close
May pork was about 20c lowerat $S31ii;
Nav lard about TIC lower at 81 2Ol
4 22ib, and May ribs lOc lower at 81 GIis'
Estimated receipts Wedhe7daf'
Wheat, Z cars: corn. So cars; oats, iO2
onrs. hons, $4,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour barely steady.
Whcnt-No. spring C7SaGSc; No. ?
C Co TT 2, 23Ad23%e; No yellow
Oats-No. ., l6iAc; No white 2lV
2lNc; No white lSU2ORc,
RyC-No .. 3iQ22c,
UorlcV-No, 2, nominal: No. :, 2jT
25Gc; No. I, 23I21c.
Flaxsecd-No. I, 73m11c.
TimothysCed-P s. GO,
Mess PorlS-Pcr barrel s. zoos 49,
Lard-Per 100 lbs, 81 aOFfi 22H
short Ribs-Sldes, )lou7c), 81 GOd S.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXcd) 5L9JEc,