The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-25


CHICAGo.--Speculatlve business In
grain seemed to go on clutches to-day, 1t
was so hating and slow. Wheat declIn-
ed i6Ec, chiefly from lack Of support.
Corn closed unchanged and oats a
shade lower. Provisions were the only
market to show any strength. gener-
al advance Of 2Ac being recorded
Wheat was weak at the opening, and
for an hour afterwards the bears had
almost complete control OF the market.
The early Liverpool cables came I'D
higher, but half Of this was subsequent.
ly lost. The trade was somewhat dis
appointing in this, as It was only a
feeble response to the bullish sentiment
which ruled here yesterday and dis
couraged those who were expecting for
eIgn help in putting prices up.
The weather too, was regarded as IA
vOrable. Their bidding strength, how
ever. came from the seaboArd reports
relating the stale cry Of no demand for
export. That was emphasized by small
clearances Of wheat and flour from the
Atlantic seapOrts In the last twenty
four hours, the total amounting TO the
equivalent Of 200. 900 bushels. and Of that
total 100000 bushels was wheat. May
opened from I3kc to 735i6I1sc against
yesterdays closing price OF I3isc. and
worked gradually lower until In about
an hour it sold at 72ac.
Minneapolis received 333 carloads,
compared with 23l week ago and 622
the corresponding day OF the year be.
fore. Chicago received Is cars.
The crop news was Of about the same
character as OF late, but seemed TO be
without effect. as the trade seems OF
late to be getting used to that sort OF
news, and the selling by st. Louis
while sending in crop damage news
placed the latter under suspicion.
Speculative business was distressing
IL light and the market rose and fell
alternately over about &c range on the
execution OF buying or selling orders,
so small that ordinarily they would not
cause fluctuations OF more than ll-l6c.
The price OF the last hour May closed
ut I27Sdf3c
Corn was dull. but there were buyers
of the moderate offerings to-day at
very slight considerations from yeSter-
DAYS closing prices Receipts hero
we're very light at "a cars. and the At
Iantic ports again exported enormously
the days clearanCeS being l,lTI,I33
bushels. That served TO stendy the
market Notwithstanding the weakness
OF wheat; May opened unchanged at
2iAc. sold to 2IiaC and rallied to ANc,
where It closed.
oats attracted no special attention
md there was little to be said OF the
market, Business a while after the
opening was moderately good. but dur
ing the greater part OF the session there
was more or less dizziness. The range
Of prices was narrow, with tendency
toward easlness. scaboard ciearinBs
wns 10000 bushels May opened un-
changed at l7Erl1Hc and closed at 1Th
provisions were dull for time and
weak, About thirty minutes from the
ogg.the market suddenly developed
StfenEtH, though from no apparent rea.
son. Early sellers became buyers and
trade brnadened out considerably. the
result being that all the early decline
WAS recovered. At the close May pork
was 9Hr higher at 50 IN; May lard
siEc higher at 81 % and May ribs 2isc
higher at 81 67l4.
Estimated receipts Thursday: Wheat,
cars; corn, 95 cars; oats, % cars; hogs,
.TSC leading futures ranged as follows: