The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

transacted, opened a shade below yes
terdays closing prices at 65hWd5Ac'
held fur some time around csc, then grad
uaily sank TO Ciisc. July wheat was
for sale In moderate quantities all fore
noon and there was no great demand Tor
Il except at concessions In its price. IL
was the general impression that sales or
that delivery made yesterday and again
to-day for account OF Armour q CO.. ana
that the congestion previously existing
In July had been reduced so much as
TO preclude any further idea OF squeeze.
July opened al G9Ac, or Nc lower than
1t closed the day before. After temper
arlly recovering the nc loss 1t had
started with. Its course up to the middle
OF the day was steadily downward, get
ting to CSC by IL o'clock, Tie closing
cablegrams quoted the net decline for
the day at Liverpool ed, at Paris 20
centlmes Foreigners were said to have
sold some wheat for December at the
Openlng at New York. The Atlantic
port clearances OF wheat ana honr To-
gether were equal to $4,000 bushels.
THE receipts were il cars, and 1900
bushels were withdrawn from store.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported re-
celpts OF 2l1 cars, against 40 the CORE.
spending day OF last year. Statement OF
last weeks shipments OF wheat ana
flour from all exporting countries TO
Europe made the total $4,000 bushels,
compared with 5,Si5,0O0 bushels for the
similar week of the year before. The
business In the pit became quite stag
nant in the last hour OF the session. the
closing price for July was 69Bc ana for
September 65hdG5Ac,
Corn was affected at the opening by
the favorable weather. and this and the
good crop reports were about the only
factors during the session. Business
was very quiet, consisting principally OF
changing July contracts into Septem.
Der. Local receipts amounted to 5l0
cars. September opened unchanged at
CSC. II declined to 25%c and closed at
25St d257sc asked.
In oats, the weakness OF the cash artl-
Gle was the feature, samples being 1aW
&c lower. Offerings were large ana
poor support was given the market rul-
ing weak from the start. Local receipts
were 2i5 cars. September opened UNI
changed at l7Rc, declined 10 li4ae anu
closed at 17ikQl7&c.
In provisions large hog receipts and
lower yard prices started prices down
ward, and though there were plenty OF
buying orders offerings were free enough
80 prevent he recovery Of more than
fraction OF the decline which took place
in the first hour. Business was quite
brisk during that time, but was quiet
for the remainder OF the session. AT the
close September pork was l2Iac lower ~
81 G2k. September lard 10c lower at 81 10
and September ribs about lOc lower al
81 62iaa4 CO.
Estimated receipts Thursday: Wheat
II cars: corn $40 cars; oats go cars hogs
$1,000 head.
WSeatSNo. 2 spring $3.50; No, 3
spring 67c; No. 2 red 7OhGIO9sc
Corn-No. 2, 24Ssq24Sc; No. yellow
oats~No. ., 17l6c: No. white 2l9
g24c; No. 9 white 2O92lAc.
BarleyNNo. . nominal; No. 3, 29G3Oc;
No. 4, 27Ad3Oc. ,,
Flaxseed-No. /. 77lkd7slsc.
Tlmothyseed-Prlm 81 10.
Pork-Niess per barrel 81 55dI 60.
Lard-Per 100 lbs 81 20 .,
Short rlbs-Sldes Qoose) 81 35Hi 3d.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxedl 4Aqbc'
short clear sides (boxed) 4HdiAc.
Whisky-Dlstillers' finished goods per
gallon 81 10.
Sngars-Unehahge 90
Butter-Market firm; creamerles lZg
14lsc: dairies 9Qlgc.
Cheese-Qulet at 7hGShc.
Eggs-steady; fresh SIC,
The leading futures ranged as tolloWs'