The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-07

ing buyers OF wheat In Liverpool.
Spring wheat offers from here last
night to Antwerp and Liverpool at a
good margin OF profit and for contin-
gencies over night were accepted. Chi
cago receipts were on hundred and
twenty-four cars, compared with two
hundred last year. Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported two hundred and one cars
against three hundred and forty-one
last year. The want OF strong parties
on the bull side OF the market soon be-
gan to be felt and from 77l5c, the high
est point Of September reached soon af-
ter the beginning OF the session II de-
clined irregularly during the forenoon
to 75%c. or within nc OF the closing
price yesterday. There was no change
in the general situation affecting prices,
except that all the big bull Spectators
had sold out and apparently waiting for
still lower prices than had been reach
ed the day before, The inquiry for cash
wheat was renewed on the decline, and
the demand was such as to give prom
Use of perhaps as large a business as
was done yesterday. One lot of 10000
bushels No. northern spring was sold
Ut lNulIl t9ANuG Alfl AZ nAoANF SNNA
the September price, for shipment to a
miller at Milwaukee. The principal de-
mand, however, was for export, That
cash business overcame the effect OF
some bearlsh features In the domestic
situation. such ACKNOWLEDGEMENT othar-
vest as far north as Grand Forks,North
Dakota, and accommodating receipts OF
wheat at Kansas City, The price of
September worked gradually up from
around 753sq77c, The closing cables
gave Liverpool Id higher and Paris
equal to follow 2%a3hc per bushel low
er. Primary market receipts were $780,
40 bushels. against s5SG7s bushels the
corresponding day Of the previous year.
Exports from the Atlantic seaboard
were equal In wheat and -four to $4,000
bushels.
The sales of cash waeat did not reach
yesterdays figures, bit vessel room was
engaged for 3sj,OOO bushels and about
fifty boat loads were reported accepted
at the seaboard. September eased off
90 26Isc, turned strong again and after
touching 77Ac cased Off to 77Q77hc at
the close. September closed R@Sc
higher at 77a77Ac, sold between 75Ac
and TIC, closing at 779771sc bid.
Corn was again depressed by the
great progress made by the growing
crop since the late bountiful rains and
the consequent iooseness of country
holdings. The country is accepting all
bids, the receivers said, and that class
were free sellers in the pit, against
their country purchases. Receipts were
$50 cars. Exports from the seaboard
ports were 4l4,000 bushels. September
opened higher az 27ikc, declined irreg-
ularly to 26Isc, recovered and closed at
&c.
oats ruled easy with corn, but lIqul-
dalton was not so heavy as yesterday
Receipts we're 626 cars and charters
were made for 100000 bushels. Septem-
Der opened Ac higher at 17Sc. sold off
to 17h617kc, closed at TIC, net de-
cline OF MGkc,
The provision market was only mod
erately active and rather weak. No one
appeared willing to give It any support
until 1t had n good break and buyers
who came In then were principally peo-
pie who had sold earlier. Hog receipts
1000 head in excess of the number ex-
pected was the reason given for the
weakness that prevailed until near the
end OF the day. September pork open
ed SIC lower, at IS 90, declined to
81 TIE, recovered to and closed at 81 &c.
or 17hc loss for the day September
lard started at 81 30. or sc below yester-
day's closing figures. II settled TO
81 g7Jb and recovered again to "a 32h9
4 35. September ribs. which closed yes
terday at 81 So sellers, opened at - S2h,
declined to 81 IS. rose again to 81 So and
Q tn Dfan
the end was In sympathy with the re-
covery In wheat and corn.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat 100 bushels; corn 200 bushels;
oats, l50 bushels; hogs, $4,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows;
Flour firm.
Wheat-No, spring 7o@79lEc; No, .
spring 73G7Gc; No, red Slisc.
Corn-No. ., 26Ad27c; No. 2 yellow
2G%@27c.
oats-No ., iCMdi7Mc; No, white
gOd2OHc; No, 3 white l7hd2Ohc.
Rye-No 2, 42c.
Barlcy-No 3. 90d35ikc; No. 4, 2Glsc.
Flaxseed-No / S9g9Oc.
Tlaothyseed Irlme 81 70d2 "a.
Mess Pork-Per barrel 81 9Od7 9j.
Lard-Pcr 100 lbs. 81 3Od4 32it.
Short Rlbs-Slles Heose) bAa5ihc.
Dry sailed shoulders boxed 5G5Ac,
Short clear sides boxed 5a5%c.
WhlslSey- pistIllers' finished goods,
per qallou 81 10.
Sugars-Cutloaf unchanged.
on the produce exchange to-day, the
market was steady; crcamerICs 100
liHc; diaries 7di2c.
Cheese-ISiFm at SiadShc
Eggs-lrirm; fresh at 9kc.
rho lending futures ranged M follows: