The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06

BreadstaRs and PrOVIIIOnS.
CHICAGO-fhe advance OF lc per
bushel In wheat to-day was entirely
due 10 the Increasing possibility OF war
in Europe, The market was strong all
day, practically all the bear circum-
stances being a lack OF shipping de-
mand. All OF the other markets were
affected to a. greater or less degree. corn
advancing &c, oats &c, and provisions
5Gl2hC,
Bulls in wheat had all kinds OF news
to encourage them ut the opening. The
first cables from Liverpool showed the
advance OF %6ld and British COnsols
were l-l6 per cent lower, the action In
both course. owing to the further COM
plIcations over Crete. Close ind1cA-
tons OF increased uneasiness OBJ
secured every matter OF routine news at
the opening. The next most important
piece OF Intelligence was the prediction
sent by the signal service office the
mild rainy weather OF the day would be
succeeded by a cold wave, which was
already en- route.
May was wanted at I6hGi6E as
soon as the session started. as compar.
ed with yesterdays closing price o.
75xG75&c and Immediately advanced
TO 76Mc. Then the only important re-
action of the daV occurred, The later
cablcgram reported from I'D to Nd re-
action from the opening price OF fu-
lures. New York wired that only Il few
loads OF last nights offers by cable had
been accepted In the course OF the
forenoon. the number was said to have
been fifteen loads. The figures OF the
movement for the last twenty-tour
hours gave no encouragement to buy
crg. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts
99S cars, compared with 100 week ago
and 23l the corresponding day OF the
year before. Chicago receipts were very
small, the number OF cars inspected be-
ing only sixteen, compared with forty
ak a year ago. Atlantic port exports OF
wheat aud flour cQuallCd $4,000 Esti-
mates upon the decrease in the Visible
for the week were close around 1000. 900
bushels The price OF May gradually
worked down to 7jNC, rcactlng. reach
ing that point shortly before l.
o'clock Closing cables had In the
MARITIME been received. which gave
gpot wheat at Liverpool lad higher
for the day and the war fever broke
out afrcsh, DisluletinG news poured
IN from the east, many of the foreign
houses advising that war was imml-
nent and bears who had had the te-
meritv TO hold out during the big early
buIpc flew to cover the price rising 60
The highest point OF the day. 76Ac It
was in demand at that price at the
close.
Corn developed into decidedly lar
GER market. The burning OF the big
Peoria elevator compelled good deal
OF hedging, although the European sit
untlon was at the bottom or the
strength There was only one weak
spot realizing shortly after the opening
causing n reaction. but prices at no
tImc got to Yesterdays level Exports
75g OOG bushels. May opened Ac higher
nj 2iHC. sold between 21AM2AAc and
oISsC. closed firm Ht tho top,
O,is aside OF suspicion OF uncasl
Dess which existed for few minutes
dtrsCtIy nSter the start the feeling was
stronu during the entire session. Sym
patLy with wheat and corn was tho
conductor Of the better feeling. shorts
covered generally, there being consld-
crnble in the buvlnGs against Peorln
lrc Iosg Nav opened NC higher. at
i7t,c, sold q shade lower and advance
ID 10 i7iySGl7AC, where II closed,
There was an active trade In proVls-
Ions and a strong market.
small hog receipts and war news re-
smiled i'm a good opening advance. but
oTTorIngs were sufficient Ia cause IA re-
notion The demand became very
heavy later In the day, the Cudahys
bIng especially large buyers and
priccs advanced again, closing strong
al the top. At the close May PORK
was i7i.c higher ~ q 5I' MAY arI
w. higher a, 81 10 and May ribs 7hc
bIshsr Al 81 37k. Estimated receipts
Snt,irdaV. Wheat, II cars corn. 29j
cnrs. oats, gSO cars: hogs, $4,000 head.
cash quotations We're us follows:
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