Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-31
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

Chicago, August 30.-Anxiety on the
part of September shorts on account of
the small amount of contract stock
in store here, held wheat steady to-day
September closed B@Ac higher and
December rose 1sc Oats are I'M
changed to 1sc up. Pork and lard I'M
changed, and ribs improved 21ac.
Receipts of wheat in the northwest
, and at Chicago were heavy. and Liver
pool before the days business here
commenced had declined sd for Sep
TENDER and I'D for December wheat
For those reasons there was some de-
sire to sell at the opening for some
what less than the prices current at
the close yesterday, but that rather
general wish was no sooner gratified
than it was being repented of. II
soon became evident from the number
CT buyers at the slight decline at the
start that shorts were numerous and
their feelings far from satisfied with
their position. Receipts here were
48S cars against Ill last year. Min
neapolis and Duluth received $50 cars,
compared with sol the year betiTe
The receipts at domestic winter whoe-
markets were still sufficiently smaller
than those of last year to rather more
than Offset the more liberal arrivals
in the northwest The total at The
principal western markets wTs l.003 900
bushels. against 100000 bushels the
corresponding day of the year before.
News from abroad was in the main
of a bullish character Liverpool
cabled that weather in the United
Kingdom was unsettled and crop re-
ports from Russia were still of dis
appointing character The feeling in
cash wheat was easy and prices ruled
from 1ac to 1c a bushel lower. The
Atlantic port exports were 100000
bushels in wheat and -four. One point
in the days statistical developments
that attracted a good deal of attention
and added to the firmness that gener-
ally prevailed in the pit was the small
quantity of contract wheat in Chicago
reglar elevators, the total being uE-
der 10000 bushels. That, of course,
principally affected shorts for Septem-
Der September opened Ac lower at
637s664c, declined to 63Ac, advanced
to 645sc, and sold at 643sc at the
close. December started &c down at
6140617sc, improved to 62A 0623sc,
then reacted to 62@621sc, the closing
price.
Corn was strong, due to continual
ton and reiteration of previous items
from the country concerning what was
claimed to be the very unpromising
outlook fer the crop. Another hot
wave was predicted for tomorrow,
and as the reports OF damage have
been from heat already more of it
made traders apprehensive. Septem-
Der opened RmAc down at 2934 q Doc,
advanced to 303sc, and closed at 302s q
30Ac.
Oats ruled steady with corn, but the
fluctuations were narrow. The bulk
Of the business done was changing
from September to December at
premium of &c for the former. Sep
TENDER begun unchanged at 1880 rose
to 2O1kc and closed at 1878 020c.
A fair amount Of speculative bust
ness was done in provisions and more
than usual of it on orders from out
side. The chief feature of the busf-
ness from the manufacturers point OF
view was the excellent and heavy de-
mapd for cash products. Prices kept
within a narrow range and about main
tanned themselves.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat. 241 cars; corn. 600 cars;
oats 400 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: