The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-24

CHtCAGo-GraIn and provision mar
kets were all remarkable to-day for
their dullness, A jump in Liverpool
cables caused an opening OF &a&c ad-
vance In wheat and that was the only
time che market showed q sign OF even
moderate activity. II closed kR&c
higher for May and Nc higher for De
cember. Corn and oats were almost
l%ifeless and showed very little change
PROVISIONS showed heayiness and de-
cllned 5di0c,
Constant effort on the part ~ nit ira
ders to keep any life In the wheat trade
n business was seldom smaller than
II ruled to-day. The market showed
some degree Of activity Mt the opening
Liverpool opened I'D higher for spot
n I'D up for futures. Private cables
explained that the Liverpool strength
was on reports OF Argentine crop dam
nEe' Stln other cable messages said
the English strength was due TO In
creased milling demand, buying OF car-
goes by the continent and Argentine
rumors. The Liverpool close was post
ed at Il TO ihd higher. In fact the ca
bleq were so very stlnf that the trade
discredlted the strength claimed, and
talk of manipulation from this side
found believers. The Liverpool OPEN
Ing strength, however, was responsible
FOR the advance at the start here. May,
which closed Yesterday nj 90Hc. opened
from 9lkc to MA Goi%c, and December
showed n similar advance. Tho north
western receipts were. however. too
heavy to permit the development Of any
enthusiasm on account OF reduction In
Argentine prospects, Minneapolis and
Duluth received 1906 cars. against l4T9
n week ago, but compared with bG2 tho
corresponding day OF the year before.
The not effect OF the news was 10 make
sellers scarce and prevented also tho
disposal Of any great quantity Of long
wheat nj the advance. Fresh buyers nj
the Improvement were likewise scarce.
lnfrequent fluctuations within n mar
row rnnre was n consequence Of the
mutual timldItv Of buyers ana sellers
Tho export %ClearnnCes ot wheat and
-four were equal to GOO,00 bushels.
Bradgtrccts visible supply statement
reported an Increase IN this country
cast Of the Rocky mountains of 100000
bushels and m Increase nnd nfont for
Europe ~ 1900, 900 bushels, n total nd
dillon to the worlds stock Of a,oNO,O 900
bushels The acceptance of thirteen
boat loads Of sample spring wheat Of
fercd by n local firm IN Liverpool to-
night before was reported cnrlv In tho
day and nvo boat loads In addition were
sold for ahlnment later
Now York reported n fair export IN
nulrv md lwcntg.two boat loads were
worked for export lhcrc aud reported
half mn hour from the close. Tho nv IN
che ointment Of the bull situation, was,
no before, tho heavy domestic receipts
Al primary western markets. l1gG,0OO
bushels came 10 hand, compared With
only I'M, moo bushels tho corresponding
dnv ~ last year May sold down TO
RONc during the morning but slowly
recovered and closed Arm nj 0iNc,
Corn wna dull mud without particular
interest Elevator people sold and
prices Hunorcd n little at times nut
thcy showed hardly any change At the
close, Evory n reported frccr coun-
try oTerlnga Receipts were large, m
cars Gables were NaMd higher Tx
port e%ieafaheca wefe $500 bushels,