The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

CHlCAGO-It was holiday m rlSet
In wheat to-day, the price OF May keep
ing within less than cent range. Bears
had a tribe the better OF Il, the close
showing hWSc decline. December was
weaker and declined l&c on the selling
OF about 100000 bushels. Corn, oats and
provisions were dull but steady and
closed at prices unchanged to a shade
higher The option in wheat was ex-
ceptlonally slow May started shade
higher ut 1914 m9S9sc. 1t declined lazlly
to Csc, recovered again to $685.. and for
the greater part Of the morning kept
within less than u half cent range, with
the tendency toward lower prices. This
was not due so much to the nature of
the news as to the extreme dullness.
Liverpool opened %d lower but had re-
covered IA Of this at the start here,
which was rather an announcement to
buying and was apparently the only
reason for the slight opening advance.
There was some realizing right after
the opening. which resulted in the first
decline, but after that the market SEEM
ed to be left to drift.
Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were
exactly the same total as on Wednesday
Of last week, The number Of carloads
was 472 and for the corresponding day
OF the year before the number was 37s
cars. Chicago receipts by rail were 326
cars. OF the days rail receipts 300 cars
were contract, A cargo OF No. north
ern by lake, amounting to 129j0O BUSH
els, was Inspected into store, and $4,000
bushels and liz carloads No. ] northern
spring We're transferred from unll-
censed into regular elevators.
Igrng1gtr naffu 80
l,O63,OOO bushels in the worlds visible
supply OF wheat and flour, all Of IT east
OF the Rockies In this country. the
stocks In and afloat for Europe being
unchanged, Some selling, strange to
say followed this announcement. The
price of May in the meantime had ad-
vanced to 932c, but dropped again to
DC The heavy export clearances from
Atlantic ports, amounting to $4,000
bushels In wheat and flour, caused a di-
version IN favor of the bulls, but the
Paris and Antwerp markets sending
lower quotations at the closed turned
sentiment here to the bear side again
causing May to drop to 92Tc, and at the
close II was bringing 92%Ig3c. or hc
decline for the day. December was not
traded in to any extent; perhaps 100000
bushels would cover the entire amount
for that month 1t ranged In price from
s9Ac early down to 9S3sc, the latter be-
ing its value at the close.
Corn was very inactive. There was
some early selling by elevator people,
supposed to be against country accept
ances, but outside OF this and little
scattered scalping, rot much was being
done. The heavy days clcarances, l.
$4,000 bushels, had a stcadyng innu-
cncc. May ranged from 29iac to 29Mc
and closed unchanged at 29NG2glac.
Oats were rather quiet but steady.
Market dull during the morning aud
became more active about noon Ee-
vator concerns filed orders and COM
mission houses bought fairly well. The
selling was scattered. Bradstreets re-
port, showing decrease Of lg6G.OOO
bushels. was n factor. May ranged
from 22&c to 22iaH22Ssc aud closed Il
shade higher at 297sd22Ac.
Provisions suffered little early IN the
day from the big run or hogs Offer-
lngs were principally from packers. A
good demand sprang up near the end OF
the session with some outside buying
and the decline was recovered, the clos-
ing being strong at about outside
prices. Trade as a whole was dull. At
the close May pork was be higher at
IS ggfk, May lard unchanged NJ 81 72ls,
and May ribs 2lAc higher at 81 57ls.
Estimated receipts Thursday: Wheat
300 cars: corn eco cars; oats 800 cars;
hogs 1900 head.
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