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


CHICAGo-scGrclty of receipts and
active cash demand advanced wheat to-
day September left offSc higher and
December h9%c. Corn closed Ac lower.
oats lost NC. Pork, lard and ribs un-
changd.
Wheat started very strong, September
opening at from 67&c to 6Sc, against 6IA
fl67Mc at last nights close. There was
no appearance OF any increase In the
movement OF wheat and Liverpool sent
higher quotations. Showery weather
In the northwest gave the bulls fur
Their opportunity, as the trade under
present conditions was nervous about
the possibilities of wet harvest in that
section. The demand for the limited Of
ferings In the sample market was most
active and at from TO &c over the
previous days prices. orders for round
lots for shipment were on the market
Mt a slight premium over the carload
price, Chicago received 14l cars against
l25 a year ago. and Minneapolis and Du-
luth IS against 1853 last year, Atlantic
port clearances OF wheat and -four for
the last twenty-four hours amounted to
900. 900 bushels. Beerbohm estimates
the worlds shipments of wheat and flour
to Europe for the week al 100000 bush
els; September opened isG%c higher at
67R a6sc; rose to 6S5sc and closed At 6Sis
d6sKc. December began h@hc up at
66Q66ISc; sold UP to 67c; then declined
to Gdlt d66%c bid at the close.
Corn received some assistance from
the strength In wheat and also from the
Kansas report for the month, showing
drop in conditions OF "a points COM
pared with that OF month ago. The
tWfr L n
md Il was clear that such OF Il as had
not been ruined past redemption must
be rapidly improving. AS result the
market only maintained n show OF
strength for about half an hour. After
that thereswRs more for sale than there
were buyers and prices gradually work
ed on. September opened h0kc higher
Mt from 3SIi I339c, which Immediately
brought II under the influence OF calls.
Near the end OF the session II got as low
ar S25sG3sc. but reacted little aud clos
cd at 3shc with sellers.
Oats were firm early. but remained so
as long rs corn showed strength There
were only few buying orders from the
country and all were filled early Sep
tember opened NGhc higher at 2lAc
rose to 2ilEc and declined to 2lAc NJ the
close.
a light run OF hogs and the strength
In grains started provisions higher. AZ
ter the opening squirt, however. the mar
ket went practically to sleep until the
noise with which the grain markets
closed woke II UP for two or three min
utes further exercise The net result
was that the closing prices OF yesterday
and to-day were substantially the same
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat
1870 cars corn 500 cars. oats Sl5 cars; hogs
10000 head.
Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour--Steady; winter patents 81 $50
3 rs; spring special brands 81 75; Mime
sofa hard 81 3Odi so; soft patents 81 200
4 90: hard straights 81 l0dN 10.
Wheht--No. spring Toe; No. 3 spring
6sd7bc; No. ? red 7hc.
Corn-No 2 333s q33gc
onts-No. 2 2Gisc; No. white 2SGp29c;
No white GOOSE
Rye-No. 2 4GAc.
Barley--No. &c.
FlaXseed-No / 12d92ikc.
Timothy Bccd-Prime 50 5000 60.
Mess Pork-Per Dbl. IS $500 90.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. s. 27i9d5 30.
Short Ribs-Sidcs loose) s. l015 80;
dry sailed shoulders boxed 49t6945Sc;
short clear Sides (boxcd) 81 6Od5 So.