The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-24

CHIVAGO-The wheat market seem
ed to have been played with by the
bull clique to-day. Shorts started in to
cover. had to bid prices up nc before
they were filled up. Then heavy offers
broke the price to point hc below
yesterdays close. December closed n. o
h@Ac decline. A weakening factor was
the widening OF May discount Corn
followed wheat and closed 2sGlkc low
er. Oats closed shade lower and pro-
visions declined 567lkc
Wheat at the immediate opening was
easy. Curb prices were Inclined to
weakness on account OF n rather sharp
decline at Paris, but the higher quo
tatlons from Liverpool caused the mar
ket TO turn strong at once. December,
which closed yesterday at 92hc, opened
to-day at from 92iac to 92hc. Shorts
started for cover but ran up against a
snag in the shape of scarcity of offer
ings, the price being hoisted to 93bc be-
fore any wheat of consequence came on
the market. The northwest receipts
were again heavy and that caused hol-
ders to exercise caution so that when
the price had risen to 9Shc plenty OF
wheat showing profit was unloaded
luth were 1.1S3 cars compared with 9Ol
week ago. and SOC the corresponding
day OF the year before. Those cities
however, are still paying &c to exc pre-
MUM for immediate delivery. Chicago
receipts were 2S9 cars, only thlrty-th three
OF which were contract The quantity
inspected out OF store was 951S5 bush
els. The previously exploded rumor
H. fAY t,RaI,fblNtt,rr
export of wheat was revived again
about the time closing Paris cables
were received, showing complete re-
coVery from the early decline This sent
December skyward again, the price
climbing with hardly halt to 93Nc. At
that price n big trade was done, large
quantities OF wheat being dumped on
the market The offerings were readily
absorbed for time. but IN the end the
weight proved greater than the market
could bear the market becoming quite
weak when explicit denlals Of the Rus
sian reports were received A notice
able feature during the advance was
the refusal OF May to respond except In
m extremely unwilling and backward
fashion. When December was readily
bringing sac. the Nav delivery barely
touched 9iAc, and a house with close
Liverpool connections said they had
liberal selling orders from the latter
place for May delivery Export clear
ances Of wheat and -four from Atlantic
ports were equal to 4IO. 900 bushels. The
receipts for the day at the four prin-
cipal outside winter wheat markets
Kansas city, 81. Louis, Toledo and De-
trolt-were only $4,000 bushels out OF
the total primary market receipts
which amounted to l.276,OOO bushels
The latest trading In December was at
92AG92&c
There was smaller business In corn
The market averaged firm all forenoon,
starting Nc higher on light receipts and
the steadincss OF Liverpool cables and
enjoying good support ms long as wheat
kept strong Toward the end. however.
when wheat commenced Ia slip corn
followed very willingly. Receipts were
iSj cars. Atlantic exports were 3I3.5gi
bushels There were claims OF nccumu-.
latlon Of stocks at eastern points. The
shipping demand was slow. December
ranged from 3lAc to 30Mc, CLOSING NG
hc lower. Mt 3OMd3ONc.
oats were steady, up to Chr last hour
Of trading. Then that market struck
slippery place too, and dropped With
the rest Of the markets. There was an
excellent shipping demand, which was
malnly responsible for the buoynncy
displayed Sympathy with wheat and
corn caused the decline. Receipts were
9O5 cars charters were for G35OOO bush
cls December RANGED between 2lMc
ana 2ONc closing about We lower, AT
| 20NC.
The incubus NJ the yellow fever =,
dcmlc weighed down the provision mar
kct Prices started weak on that a.
count ana through sympathy with n
weak hog market and the market ruled
| heavy all day Cash trade was only
| moderate There was very little out
side lrndlng. A moderate line NJ long
pork was llduldnlcd At the close July
pork was acvcn and hair cents lower
nj 81 2lADccCmbcr lard i've cents low
| or nj - Ggh, and December ribs nv
| cents lower At 81 no.
| Estimated receipts FRIDAY
| wheat. 22o cars, corn, GOO cars. oats
800 cars, hogs $1,000 head
| CnHh quotations we're az follows
Flour quiet
Wheat No. Hprlng O2Ndo2Nc No,