Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-16

weeks Corn ana oats advanced No
s5c and ss@1zc respectively. The
price changes in provisions were I'M
important.
Trade in wheat started in rather
slow, though a good deal Of firmness
was shown at the immediate opening.
Liverpool displayed more steadiness
than was expected after the late show
of weakness in yesterdays market
here, while the receipts at Minneapolis
and Duluth continued to fall off, the to-
tai to-day being TOT cars, compared
with 91S last week and 524 year ago.
Chicago receipts were 178 cars, five OF
contract grade. But the firmness dis
appeared almost before trading got
fairly started. Private continental
cables reported constantly increasing
stocks in Russian ports with continued
free offerings from Russia. This was
a source of much weakness here yes
terday. and for short time it had a
like effect to-day. May opened A@asc
higher at 66066Bc. Depressed by the
Russian news, the price soon dropped
to 653s @65Ac. The market continued
rather dull for about an hour and
half with the price hanging around
65%c. but by II O'Clock trade had be-
gun to broaden out very materially
and prices to advance with rapidity
that was somewhat astonishing and
displeasing to the bears. The big fac
tor was the condition Of the Argentine
crop, which cables reported very bad.
Some estimates placed the damage as
high as 20 per cent. This brought
neatly all classes Of buyers into the
market Atlantic port clearances were
heavy enough to be a bull help, the
total being put to-day at 100000 BUSH
els. There were prospects for sub
stantial decrease in the visible, which
also encouraged buyers. Exporters
were almost out of the market on &C.
count of the car famine, but the alb.
sence of cash business was hardly
noticed by the speculative CROWD.
There were many slight reactions
caused by profit taking, but Pc market
was firm to the end. May advanced to
67hc and closed at 667s@ 67c.
There was big trade in corn, after
which it went on the rampage. Cables
were higher and receipts were mod
crate. 1876 cars, but the market was al
most entirely a sympathetic one, fol-
lowing closely the fluctuations of
wheat Local bull interests were large
buyers and there was a fair outside
buying demand. May ranged from
34Ac to 35c, and closed 1A@5sc higher
at 34%@35c.
Cats followed wheat and corn. The
market was rather dull almost up to
noon, but became quite active after
that, shorts and elevator people being
good buyers The shipping demand
was excellent, one firm selling 100000
bushels for export. Receipts were 323
cars. May ranged from 26A @26$sc to
26% @26Tc, and closed as@1sc higher
at 26%c.
Provisions vacillated between heavy
hog receipts and strong grain markets.
A large business was done. The mar
ket was weak early, all products easing
off under free general selling, burt firm
ed up later as the grain markets ad-
vanced, all the declines being recoy-
cred. There was a good deal of real
izing at times. At the close May pork
was 21ac higher at 1855; May lard
shade lower at $5.3715, and May ribs
a shade higher at $4.S5.
Estimated receipts Friday:
Wheat, 125 cars; corn, 40 cars; oats,
235 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows
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