Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-06
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO February 5.-Whe1t after
hucuuatng all day over q 1850 range. clos
ell at substantially yesterdays final fig
ureS. It sold AT one time at a sc advance.
but realizing near the close carried prices
down again. Corn and oats were neglect
ca and closed a shade lower the weakness
being more marked in oats than in corn.
PROVISIONS We're weak and declined Pea
dc. Wheat was subjected a the opening
20 much The same sort Of influence as /.
was Thursday morning. The Liverpool
market was rather Disappointing because
The ad-ance was only I'D 10 begin with.
BOth New York and Chicago houses do
ing au export business reported tn3t there
htd been no foreign acceptances OF wheat
or corn CHerS made TO the United king
dom and Continent yesterday. The north
western receipts were heavier. which was
an additional disappointment TO the bun.
at the start. and still another dlsquieting
circumstance was the falling snow at the
time OF the opening. The opening price
TOT May was from lj'sc to ,Ji2c. against
yesterdays closing price Of 15atc. with a
sale or TWO as low as 15isC. il kept within
toe range OF 75i4c and 1jtsc for about an
hour and thcn gradually improved until 1t
GOT 10 'Dc. At the latter point II made a
rapid squirt TO Ijf,C. \ sale or two at ,6i2c
jranSplred during the confusion incident
10 the quickncss Of the rise. The strength
was brought about by IN report or rains
IN he southwest which were supposed 10
nave carried of the snow protection and
itI, thc wheat plant exposed to jury from
the cold wave which is said TO be- approach
ing that territory. The later cables We're
also said 10 be better and the clcaranCeS
llom the Seaboard. amounting 10 4SOrJ
bushels IN wheat and flour. showed up gem
GtouSIY. Covering in this market of st.
LOUIS ShortS and the strength of the s..
Louis market We're no small factor in
maintaining prices during the morning
Cmcago receipts were 70 carloads. aE3ins,
~ on the similar day of the previous year.
minneapolis and Duluth receipts were 2q2
cars compared with l94 last week and 5Ni
a year ago. After the marke, had touched
t6iac, a reaction TO IS took place. This
price was maintained for some time. but
during the closing hour the tame closing
cables. coupled with the realizing. which
rather assumed quite general breadth.
brought about a furthr reaction 10 I5"sc.
The closing price was ,JbSu ljS,C. 4 very
small local business was done i'm corn.
The market was steady until the close.
when IL yielded trile on account of the
SottnesS Of wheat. Fluctuations for the
most part did not exceed Lice. though
widening out late in the session. Atlantic
port exports amounted 20 1@10o0 bushels
M2y opened q shade lower at 2in2f4c, sold
Sp2rlngly at 3ilB02tasC. closing al the open
ing price. oats were only active at inter-
walls. business for the most part being ligh-
and embarrassing The market weakened
slightly with The other cereals. May opened
A shade lower at Il'S0Il&c. sold 10 l1fsc
under some short covering. then weakened
to llt-c where IL closed. Provisions were
heavy and prices again lower. The chief
Zee cure was the hcaVineSS Of lard, as com
pared with ribs, the former getting at one
period OF the session 20 l0c lower for May
than the same delivery for ribs. LiOUila-
ton. especially by outsiders. was quite
heavy during inc morning. but a little bet
ter feeling developed near the close on
covering 10y shorts. At The close May
pork was 1i2c lower 1T s. jGdI 81, May
lard 2'-' lower at g 'I'-' and May ribs 2'-c
Estimated receipts SaurIay-Wheat. -