The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-25

first. bat as the liquidation grew heaV-
Ter the bottom seemed TO fall out and
not until September touched 94iSc and
December 92c, was there a stop In the
mad rush, The lull was only tempo
rary, however selling soon becoming
general again and stop loss orders We're
reached. The price did not reach the
bottom Of its severe sinking spell until
September was Down to 9lhc and De-
cemher sO&c. The trade by that time
had become very narrow and the trad
ers tired with their previous efforts and
iudisposed 20 buy or sell except when
tempted by an exceptional offer or en-
tIclngly high bid. The increase in
weakness as the session advanced was
caused by further break at Liverpool,
making the days decline from AID TO
4hsd per GENITAL and an equivalent de-
cline at Paris, although private adj
vices from the latter, received earlier
had claimed an advance. The Paris
decline was one franc for August and
sixty centlmes for February
or SIC per bushel for the one and 29sc
per hushel for the other. Antwerp also
sent lower quotations. but was not so
radically weak as the others
The Chicago receipts were Sl cars
only twenty-nine OF them contracted,
and $1,000 bushels were inspected out OF
store, Minneapolis and Duluth received
1884 cars, against 654 year ago The
Atlantic ports clearances were equal In
wheat and -four to $4,000 bushels,
Before the close September had sold
as low as Ole, and December to S9%c
Closing prices were September 9l$c and
December OOKc,
The beginning OF the end in the corn
deal was apparently well on Its way to-
day, Unloading was started at the
opening. Every one who had long corn
appeared anxious to sell, and 1t was
currently reported that the bull crowd
threw over almost their entire holdings,
September opened at from S0tso to sec, a
decline of from isGllc per bushel, and
before the price reached bottom for the
day It sold down to 2Skc, The closing
trades were at 2S9sc, December started
at from $50 for one or two fiVes down
to 32%c
1t went as low as 30c and closed al
SOhc. Heavy receipts. 1871 cars, and
more favorable weather, helped mater
tally In creating the selling fever.
The business In oats was extremely
heavy and prices at one time showed n
1Isc decline. Selling was liberal, espe-
cially by the long holders, Elevator peo-
pie also sold heavily, September open
ed 1l@Hc lower at from 1870 to lsSc,
sold to l9Mc, dropped back to lSc and
rested at 1880 bid. Bradstreets report
OF the visible supply showed ar Increase
of 2,55l,000 bushels, which, with small
Increase In the stocks OF contract grains
here we're counted in with the bearlsh
features. Receipts were 10 cars,
Considering the weakness OF the grain
markets, provisions might be called
firm Prices showed small opening
decline due to lower yard quotations
The market was given fairly good sup
port and advances ensued. but the
sharp declines in wheat and corn ulti-
mately had their effect on provisions
Armour was a good buyer OF lard. At
the close September pork was l71sc low
er at IS 40; September lard TIC lower,
at "a STE, and September ribs unchang-
ed at IS 27Is.
Estimated receipts Wednesday:
w utdN' slV Nuis' Nollli A'VoV vi - out9'
$40 cars; hogs, 10000 head
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easier and prices nomihally
lower. (
Wheat-No. spring O1%692%c; No. 8
spring S5I92c; No, red 9l9ia92%c,
corn-No. 2, 2S1a92S%c; No. 2 yellow
2Sha2SSc.
oats-No. 2, 1SasaiSRc; No. Q white
22d2Sci No. white 19h@2l1hc.
Rye-No. 2, SOC.
Barley-No, 2, nominal; No. 8, SOa45c;
No. 4. 27d31c.
Flaxseed-No. /, 81 0Sd1 90.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So So.
Mess Pork-Per barrel IS 4O9S IS.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, 81 571k. q
Short Ribs-Sldes Ooosel 81 15d5 40.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxeD 5R5kc.
Short clear sides (boxed) 5k15hc.
Whlskey-DlstIllers finished goods,
per gallon, 81 %.
Sugars unchanged
On the produce exchange to-day, the
butter market was firm; cfeameries 1870
1Skc: dairies l0dl5c
Cheese-Flrm ut Skd9c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh l3c.
The leading futures ranged as follows.