Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-25


CHICAGO. June 24-F5ar of July cor
nsr' hung like a storm-Cloud over the
wheat market to-day and drove the shorts
TO cover. The result of the days trading
was an advance Of 1lsdlAc in the July OPP
ton. Corn and oats were strong, gaming
about &c and l4c respectively. Provisions
were rather easy, closing at 2l2c higher 10
= DC lower.
In wheat. the terror OF a July corner"
which became very acute on the curb yes
terday afternoon. had not subsidized when
! business commenced to-day, and kept
| breaking out In fresh spots every once in
a while during the forenoon, II was the
only matter of absorbing interest in the
market. the usual routine statistical and
crop news being almost entirely ignored.
/ Very little Of reliable character could be
| learned in regard TO the threatened corner
and this. perhaps, made II all the more
, formidable. Business for an hour was
confined chiefly 10 July. but September b.
gan 10 attract more attention later in the
day. and In fact became the more active
of the two. July. which closed yesterday
al 69i4c. CONNIE need to-day at 10lsdhC, and
edged its way up TO 70lgc before people who
needed it had become satisfied. 1t got
down TO $3.50 very quickly after the first
rush OF buying orders had been filled but
was so nervously Jealous of any attempt
10 buy loo. 600 or 100000 bushels at the de-
cline as to make II rise in little spurts on
any such attempt.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat. No. spring. 7ossa71c: No. &
spring, 6Sd71c; No. red. 1512dSOlac.
Corn, No. 2, 25aisc:
Oats. No. 2. 1Slsc; No. 2 white, 22Q2Sc
No white. 20i2d224c.
Rye No. , 34c.
Barley No. >. nominal; No 5, 2SG3Sc.
FlaXseed. No l. 1S079c.
Prime timothy seed. s. -.
Mess pork. per barrel. s. 50d7 80.
Lard. per 100 pounds, 50 S7l2.
Short ribs sides QOose). 81 50d4 CO.
Dry sailed shoulders boxed 4&d5c.
Short clear sides (boXed) 5000
Whisky. distiilers' finished goods 81 10.
Sugars. cut loaf. 5.59c: graduated. 4.91c
No yellow corn, 25isGAc.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creameries, ia
14ioc: diaries. Safe.
Cheese. firm at SdS2c.
Eggs. firm: fresh Size.
Receipts-Flour. 1000 barrels; wheat. B.
600 bushels: corn $50, coo bushels; oats, IL
eco bushels; rye. 5000 bushels; barley l6'uV'
Sbipments-Flour. 1000 barrels: wheat
70 O0O bushels: corn. 200 bushels, oats,
265. coo bushels; barley, 200 bushels.
No. , cash and June S2l9c; July. 7O2sc.
Corn, active and higher; No. , mixed,
Oats. steady: No. > mixed. 19l.c.
Rive. dull: No. cash. S5c.
Cioverseed. higher; prime October, 81 S2ls.
Oil. unchanged.
NEW YORK. June 24-Flour. receipts.
9O'042 barrels; exports 6,95 barrels; quiet
bnt steady: winter patents 81 4Od4 20;
winter straights. 50 95a4 10: winter extras
g SOTS so; winter low grades. 50 25l7S IS.
Wheat. receipts, lo5,S75 bushels; exports;
q. tSS bushels; spot. dull. Options opened
firn1er and closed at AG1l9c net higher lat
ter on near months No red June . -6sc
Gorn receipts. Sc 500 bushels; exports, Is
go bushels: spot. strong; No. ?. 29isc: OPP
lions opened steady and closed at 1sQSac
net higher: June closed at 29Ssc; Septem-
her S0SsGSiisc. closing al Sllsc.
oats. receipts, POI. 800 bushels; exports
&C. 959 bushels: spot. firm; No. ?. 22Ac: Op-
tons more active, closing at Ac net higher
Hay. dull.
Hons. steady.
Hides. firm.
Leather. steady.
Wool firm.
Beef. steady.
Cutmeats. irregular.
Lard. steady; western steamed closed at
81 10, nominal; refintd. frInsr. ---.---