Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-05
PRODUCE.

Chicago, December 3.-Extreme dull
ness of trade again initiated against
wheat prices to-day and although the
weeks clearances were the largest on
record, closing prices showed 14c de-
cline from yesterday. Corn shows no
change Oats declined 1s@Ac. Pro-
visions closed 212@7 1-3c lower.
Considering that Liverpool showed
closing declines of 1aQasd and North
west receipts gave no signs OF falling
off the opening in wheat was stronger
than might have been expected. May
started only shade under yesterdays
closing price at 663s0661ac, and after
a few moments hesitation, advanced
under a very little buying to $3.50.
For about an hour trading was mOder-
ate in volume but scattered and con-
fined mostly to room trading, COM
mission houses having almost no out
side orders either way. The week S
clearances of wheat and flour from
this country broke all previous records
amounting to 7,483,000 bushels, but ev-
en- this fact failed to stimulate trading
to any appreciate extent, and before
II o'clock the market began to suffer
from the lack of interest, and prices
slowly declined.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported re-
ceipts of 1892 cars, compared with
1,400 last week and $50 year ago.
Chicago receipts were 1879 cars, II of
contract trade. Total primary re-
ceipts were 100000 bushels. This
was 5000 bushels over the same day
last year. Cables noted a continual
increase in the stocks at Russian ports.
Atlantic port clearances for the day
were not SO heavy as OF late but were
sufficient to prevent any sharp break
from lack of support. They amounted
to 100000 bushels. An increase of
about 100000 in the visible supply
was looked for. Shortly before the
close May touched 66$s. This was
about put price and some buying to
protect privileges gave a little better
tone to the last few minutes of trad
ing, the market closing fairly steady
at 661ac.
There was a good trade in corn and
the market for most of the session was
quite firm, December particularly
The chief bull influence was apparent-
ly the heavy shipments. Clearances
were fair and shipping demand good
A heavy decrease in stocks here next
week was looked for The market
eased off late in the day on colder
weather west and prospects for freer
country movement. Receipts were
AGA cars. May ranged from 34asc to
345sc and closed unchanged at 343Sc.
The market for oats was rather
weak throughout, warehouse men and
the country offered literally and the
demand was poor, prices suffering
somewhat in consequence. Sympathy
with wheat was an influence. The
range was narrow. Receipts were 324
cars. May ranged from 261ac to 26%c
and closed 1s@Ac lower at 26Aac.
The continued heavy receipts of hogs
affected provisions and the market
showed weakness for the first time this
week. Packers sold literally, the sup
port coming mostly from the outside.
Prices tended slowly downward and
closed at about the bottom. January
pork 71ac lower at SO 171a; January
lard 21a@5c lower at S. 10 and Janu-
airy ribs sc lower at 81 so.
Estimated receipts for Monday:
Wheat, 100 cars; corn, APO cars; oats.
$50 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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