The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-03

failed to support the early news from
New York with regard TO the French
market, but Antwerp made the advance
that had been credited to Paris-jO cen'
times, or 2%c per bushel, Paris was
given as closing unchanged for the near
delivery and equal 10 10 per bushel high.
er for tho November February term.
Half an hour from the close New York
reported 20 boat loads equal to 100000
bushels, taken for shipment to the con-
tinent,
September wheat opened &c higher at
74Xc, advanced to 76Isc shortly after the
opening, reacted to 74Sc, after the visl-
BILE statement was finished recovered
again TO 75%c, onca more declined 10
741sc, recovered and held steady until
neer closing time around 75h975hc,
took a jump In the last few minutes ia
75Hc, and that was the closing quota
tIon.
The corn market opened strong,
chiefly, It Is presumed, because OF crop
damage reports from Kansas. for from
elsewhere the crop was generally well
spoken OF. The trade was heavy, and
Notwithstanding immense quantities OF
long corn were put upon the market, II
was readily absorbed without affecting
any change In the prevailing bullish'
ness. The price near the close was with
Ing small fraction OF the best figures
of the day. Recelpas were 1870 cars by
rail and 1875 bushels by canal and thi
out inspection was $4,000 bushels. At
lantlc port exports were 3l3Gs6 bushels.
The visible supply decreased 100000
bushels, compared with an increase OF
| !, gI2, 900 bushels last year. September,
which closed Saturday with sellers at
27Ac, started this morning with buyers
at from Csc to 2Shc, 1t advanced TO
| 2S&c and reacted to 2Shc rose again
to 2Shc and closed at 2S&a2S1ac.
oats opened firm because corn did
soldsoff a shade later for the same rea-
son and finally finished up the session
with slight gain over Saturdays final
quotations. Taken as whole. quite Il
good business was transacted, which
was almost exclusively OF local scalp
ing nature September opened n shade
higher at l7Nc, sold to 1Sc. back TO l1&c,
and closed with sellers at 17%Ql7Ao,
Receipts were 672 cars. ITO OF which
grades No. 2. The visible supply show
ed d decrease OF $4,000 bushels. and To-
cal stocks increased 1900 bushels,
Receipts OF hogs were 10000 head, and
that being 80 much In excess OF $1,000, as
estimated Saturday. the opening price
of provisions was at a sharp decline
from Saturdays closing figures. Therd
was some recovery afterward, but the
general tone of the market was heavy
and the amount OF trading small. At
the close the following were the declines
for the day in September deliveries:
Pork &c. lard TIC and ribs NC.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat $40 cars: corn l,5l0 cars; oats 600
cars; hogs $4,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm.
Wheat-No, Q spring 76d76itc; No. I
spring 72d74c; No. . red 76T77isc.
Corn-No. 2, Csc; No yellow ESQ
2Slsc
oats-No. ., 17IsaiSc; No. white 81
acre; No. white l9q2lc.
Rye-No, 2, 4lihc,
Barley-No. 3, 29G32c: No. 4, 26d2Sc
Flax Secd-No. I, SSdSSlkc.
Timothy Seed--Prlme 81 rs.
Mess Pork-Per barrel 81 soar So.
I.ard-Per 100 pounds 81 2OGi 22ii.
Short Rlhs-Sldes QOosel 5kI5Ac;
| dry sailed shoulders (boScd AAGbc;
short clear sides boxed 59.a5iGc.
Whisky lstlllers' finished goods per
gallon 81 10,
Butter-Markot easy; crcamerles 100
14isc; dalrles 7dt2c,
Cheese-Dull at 61hdoc.
Eggs-Frm; fresh l0c
The leading futures ranged IS follows: