Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-30
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.


Chicago, April 29.-Wheat to-day
closed unsteady at a decline Of 2m2bc
on Chlcaso exchange in response to a
&c break at Liverpool. At one time the
Chlcaso market showed a loss of three
cents. Corn closed PC lower. Oats
were strong, especially Nav. which
closed 11sc highe while July gained
12c. Fears Of a squeeze in Nav caused
the bulge Only 5,0C0. 600. Provisions
were irregular but closed strong with
lard, winch ruled Independently firm
on caDie adVlces and gained 1Oc per
uerce Pork lost 22c. Ribs gained
21ac.
For the first time in four DAYS Liv-
erpooi market to-day showed signs Of
weakness. 1t started at declines aver
aging 21ec a bushel, except for spot
gram, which was quoted 11ac higher.
This was the first setback in the for
eign market after 21bc advance. The
pears We're Jubilant, thinking as they
did, that the so-called speculative bub-
BILE abroad had exploded. Quotations
OF 11aM5c bushel higher from Lon
don. 41ac at Mark Lane and 21sc at
Paris were quietly ignored: and July
whlc closed here yesterday worth S5kc.
started at from 1914 to 937sc. A little
covering carried it up to 94hc. This
demand was soon filled and bottom was
not reached until July had sold at
9212c. Western receipts showed con-
siderable increase-677,0 GOO bushels, at
primary points, against 36S,C0G bushels
last year. Northwestern receipts were
522 cars against 377S last year. At
lantic ports cleared 403 900 bushels,
wheat ard -four. Closing Liverpool
cables brought the bulls no relief, that
market winding up at the END with a
DC decline in July. But the local
crowd, which had apparently sold short
almost to a man, tried to cover half an
hour before the close and had to com
pete with heavy New York buying.
The result was a bulge of 215c in July
which touched 94%c. Realizing car
ried it back to 931ac at the close, a
net loss of &c. May, which opened at
81 201aM1 p. sold off to 81 1771a. clos
ing at 81 20. net loss of 215c.
Corn was fairly active but heavy for
the most part and closed at 1ac de-
Gins. The country acceptances were
heavy, export acceptances COMPARE
lively light and elevator people and
others sold against corn to arrive in the
country. The lowest prices were made
at the start, but the heavy feeling pre-
vented any material recovery. Re-
ceipts were 467 cars and $4,000 bush
els were inspected out of store. At
lantic ports cleared $1,000 bushels. Liv-
erpool spot corn was quoted I'D lower.
July opened 1a0%c lower at 34Ac,
sold between 1890 and 41a@345sc,
closing 1ac net lower at 34Ac
Oats opened weak, but heavy pur-
chases against cash acceptances caused
rally, especially in May. The short
interest in the latter month is sup
posed to be about six million bushels
and only six hundred thousand bush
els are stored here. Atlantic port clear
arces were 221,OC0 bushels Chicago
received 81 cars. MAY sold between
80 and 303ac. closing 11ac net higher
at 305sc; July 25@261sc, closing at
26c, a net gain of &c.
The demand for lard was the feature
in provisions to-day. Western receipts
of hogs were II. 900 head against $4,000
last year. Bacon and hams were
steady to firm at Liverpool Lard ruled
Sd lower Prices opened weak on free
liquidation on higher ocean rates. Some
covering of pork and ribs was induced
by the independent strength Of lard
and the market closed strong. July
pork opened 12@22c lower at s11 100
II 20, sold between Sill C0011 q, clos
ing at 221ac net lower at S11 TO- July
lard opened 71ac lower at s. 57h@
5 60, advanced to So 70 at the close, a
net gain of 10c. July ribs sold between
S. 421a and IS 521a. closing 21ac net
higher at s. 80. Estimated receipts for
tomorrow: Wheat, II cars: <Drn. 625
cars; oats, 354 cars; hogs, q 1000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: