The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-03

cH1CAGo-smait domestic receipts
and a good demand sustained prices In
wheat to-day. September closed %Gp1sc
higher and December 1sT%c Conflict
of nc lower. Oats are down sc. Pork
dropped SOC; lard 1O1l2lec and ribs 1oe'
Better Liverpool cables than expected
in addition to disposition manifested
by farmers to hold their new crop for
improved prices, caused n bullish feel
ing in wheat at Opening. Chicago got
only 1870 carloads against 1871 year ago.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 50 car
loads, compared with 81 the year be-
fore.
Receipts at other important western
points being dlsappointIngly small, add
ed to the firmness with which trading
commenced. Not much. attention was
given to a dispatch from Washington
saying that the Russian government
would, probably Issue ukase prohibit
ing grain exports on account OF small
stocks and crop failures. Some such re-
uort was received here during the Lei
tet deal. and to-day's rumOr was gem
emily thought to be the original story
renullshed by some enthusiastic bull
who possessed n knowledge OF the gen
ernl forEetfulness Of the speculative
crowd. Prices here were kept strong on
statistical figures until the continental
markets turned weak. Paris came lc
bushei lower, and Antwerp showed a. de-
crease OF from 1hc to 4c a bushel. Sep
TENDER, which was selling here Mt 64Sc.
declined to G4hc on that showing OF
weakness abroad. There was evidently
lots Of short wheat to cover on weak
spots such as that, and the price did not
remain down for more than u few min
uteg.
The total receipts at western primary
markets amounted to $4,000 bushels
against 10000 bushels last year. At
lnntlc port Clearanccs of wheat nnd hour
were 337, 900 bu.The worlds shipments OF
wheat and flour to Europe for the week
summed UP 1850, 900 bushels. The quan-
tIty on ocean passage decreased S'l2O-
900 bushels for the week.
September opened nc higher at Giisl
8lEsc: declined to 64Nc; rallied to Csc and
closed Mt 647sc bid. December began Il
Qlltc up at GA 6tG4Fic, sold OF to Gic, rose
20 BlMC. and settled back to Gtss bid at
the close.
The longs in corn could not stand up
against the generally bearIsh sentiment
induced by the liberal rainfall Of the last
few dnys. Liquidation by bulls was
more cREcrly pressed than fresh buying,
and kept the market weak throughout.
Holders of puts and shorts were good
buyers AT the decline. September OPP
ened K@Mc lower Mt from as,ic to 33Hc,
gradually declining to 32MG32llc, and
closed at 32ssc hid.
Oats suffered fractionnlly with corn,
Traders who bought literally on SHOWS
crop report Inst week were sellers to-
day. There was quite good buying by
the country on unfavorable crop reports.
September opened Nc lower at 20&c de-
cllned TO 2Oh 02O%c. and flrmcd up To-
20jsc nj the close. Lower priccs for hogs
In corn, weakened provisions. Packers
at the ynrds, together with the decline
llquldatcd freely September pork OPP
cned TIC down NJ 80 40 and dropped TO
81 IT'S. the closing figure September
lard began 2is@bc lower al 81 42iA'
stcadicd UP 20 81 42ihG5 40; then sold on
to s. 20 At the Gloss. September ribs be
gan 2IeG5c on at s. zoos 42it, weakened
to 81 S2Is, then flrmcd up to 81 90, tn
closing price. .r.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow