Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-23
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. August 22-suddenly in
creased receipts to-day caused deeii4r , III II
prices in which September closed 7sa i2S
i1c' osts unchanged. Pork left off un-
changed; lard Toe lower ana rlos are az" Il
The Liverpool market was - lower pc
fore the opening here than II closed las.
week That ADDED to the bearlsnness pre-
ssiously prevailing, and wnen Just peLole
the session opened ii became known lndt
the GAYS receipts at Minneapolis ana III
luth were $50 cars. compared with 80 the
corresponding day of last year, tie Ge
sire to sell wheat at the start receiVea
fresh stimulus. 1t was under stch 81
cumstances that September wheat open
ed with sellers at from 63'sc Gown -
e2Mc compared with $3.50 Zee at the close
last Saturday. AT the decline tnere Nd9
not a short in the trade put mao soou
profit and accordingly it was a most mar.
ural proceeding for large hufnper ~
them to at once take action TO secure y.
From that service there came puyihs
enough TO cause a recovery in September
to G3lsc. about half an hour from the
start The price of September Kept on
the rise curing the torVloon uhtlI ~
struck 63l2c for an instant. December
kept following September at from l!sc 70
lac discount under the latter, prlnclpaHS
at the heavier spread during the hist
half of the session. AS soon as the most
urgent shorts had covered anu WithuraWn
however the market again got dull ana
weak. Chicago receipts were ~ cars;
Atlantic port clearances of wheat ana
-four since Saturday were Smaller tHah
the recent average. The total SoO,Wo bu
The primary western markets received an
aggregate of l. 405 00j bushels against J.
AL coo bushels the previous year. The Vls-
ible supply showed the reduction expect
ed, the decrease amounting TO LcitVyV,
compared with 497, COO bShels decrease the
year before. The total Is now down TO D
So, GG3 bushels which it is almost needless
TO remark, is the smallest total OF wheat
statistics of which the trade nave any
record. September opened al 3sq44c q Wh
a 623s0Bc; declined to 625sc; recovered 10
G3iac, then weakened to CSC at the close
December became sQssc lower at tl&s9
and reacted to Gl98c asked, the closing
price.
Brilliant weather, large receipts and
free sales of cash by the country demon
allied ccrn. Nearly every one in the pit
had large quantities for sale, and as a re-
suit of the extensive Offerings the trade
was thrown into a general confusion
September opened 3s@a4c lower a 29ssGt &C.
fell to 2Slsc and recovered to 252sc blu ct
the close.
oats were firm considering the weakness
in the other grains. There was d good
commission trade, with the demand gen
orally exceeding the orerngs. Septen-
Der began &c lower at l9,2c, weakened TO
l93s01ac. and rallied to 1879 at the close.
Provisions We're mpara1ively firm ear
ly, but finally yielded with grain. Thefe
was quite a pressure of lard and ribs
through the commission houses Septem-
Der pork opened at 90 higher d 50 90. de-
close. September lard began al 2lac lower
a s. 0112, and sold down 10 s. 90, the clos
irg figure. September ribs started un-
changed at s. 10. rose 10 s. f2l2, weakened
to s. GO and closed at ST o.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat. 80 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats. 80
cars: hogs, 1900 head,
The leading futures ranged as follows;