Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-03
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WHEELING, August 2.
There is general tendency toward
weaker prices, due TO- the advanced SS sea
are plentiful. Melons and berries are firm
at last weeks quotations The first con-
yesterday, but they were not of very
sG satt aga Az Creamery. 1sa2oc: country,
e sry s haa $780, se0d s so c0un
Navy Beans IIandpicked. 81 45a1 50 per
bushel.
Cheese-Prine Chic factory, S1a@9c; N.
Poultry-Old live chickens 50 O0@3 so; per
dozng ch hsssns seoa ger goadn dn
Ducks-s2 aa2 50 per dozen; geese, 4oa
soc each.
Oranges-Tangerines 81 Is per box.
Pananas-sl; ooaz % per bunch, as to
Cahbage-5oQ75c per barrel.
Walnuts-40c per bushel.
c c5s aassis SsP p per Dozen
Green Beans-75c per bushel
Honey. in comb 1aal5c per pound.
Radishes-104121ac per dozen punches.
manifestations raised. SOC per bushel
Beetsa20c per dozen bunches.
Cauliflower-5oc per dozen punches;
MS5c per bushel.
Onons-15c per dozen punches.
o3nions-o9ld, 60 as. 90 per bushel.
Celery-3cc per dozen punches.
Cucumbers--10c per dozen.
Blackberries-5O per bucket; 81 IS per
Peaches-s1 25a1 20 per e-basket carrier
Watermelons-22-lb. average. SIS 90 per
Cantaioupes-$1 20 per barrel
Apples-Haf barrel hampers, 81 1901 20.
Chicago, August 2.-Small domestic
receipts and good demand sustained
prices in wheat to-day. September
closed 3s@kc higher and December
1s@sc. Corn left off 7sc lower.
Oats are down &c. Pork dropped 9Cc;
lard 10@121sc and ribs Zoe.
Better Liverpool cables than expected
in addition to disposition manifested
by farmers to hold their new crop for
improved prices caused a bullish feel
ing in wheat at the opening. Chicago
got only 100 carloads, against 331 car
Duluth reported 50 carloads, compared
with 81 carloads the year before.
Receipts at other important western
points being disappointingly small
added to the firmness with which
trading commenced. Not much at
tention was given to dispatch from
Washington saying that the Russian
government would probably issue
ukase prohibiting grain exports, on
account Of small stocks and crop fall
ures. Some such report was received
here during the Letter deal, and to-
days rumor was generally thought to
be the original story, repolished by
some enthusiastic bull, who possessed
a knowledge of the general forgetful-
ness of the speculative crowd. Prices
here were kept strong on statistical
figures, until the continental markets
turned weak. Paris came 1c bushel
lower, and Antwerp showed a decrease
of from 114c to &c a bushel. Septem-
Der, which was selling here at 647sc,
declined to 64Ac ON that showing Of
weakness abroad. There was evil
IDENTIFY lots of short wheat to cover on
weak spots such as that, and the price
did not remain down for more than
q few minutes.
The total receipts at western pri-
mary markets amounted to 592, 1000
bushels, against 796,000 bushels last
year. Atlantic ports clearances Of
wheat and flour were 337 900 bushels.
The worlds shipments of wheat and
flour to Europe for the week summed
up to 3,SS0,000 bushels. The quantity
On ocean passage decreased 3,12O,O00
bushels for the week.
September opened 1sc higher at
e41a@64ac; declined to 64@6414c; rail-
lied to Csc and closed at 647sc bid
December began 1s@A higher at G4A
80 40 -
and settled back to 643sc bid at the
close.
The longs in corn could not stand
up against the generally bearish- SEN
timent induced by the liberal rainfall
of the last few days. Liquidation by
bulls was more eagerly pressed than
fresh buying. and kept the market
weak throughout. Holders Of puts
and shorts were good buyers at the de-
cline. September opened A@3sc
lower at from 33Ac to 331sc, gradu-
ally declined to 32ss @321ac and closed
at 325sc bid.
Oats suffered fractiona'ly with corn.
Traders who bought literally en-
Shows crop report last week were
sellers to-day. There was quite coed
buying by the country on unfavorable
crop reports September opened 1sc
lower at 204c, declined to 20A oppose,
and firmed up to 201ac at the close.
Lower prices for hogs at the yards,
together with the decline in corn,
weakened provisions. Packers liquid
ated freely. September pork opened
71ac down at 50 40. and dropped to
SO 171a,the closing figure. September
lard began 21a@5c lower at 5 42b;
steadied up to S. 1906 45; then sold
off to S. So at the close. September
ribs began 21a@5c off at S. 1905 421a,
weakened to S. 32A, then firmed up
to IS IS, the closing price,
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 125 cars: corn, 800 cars; oats,
215 cars; hogs. $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: