Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-26
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

Chicago, July 25.-Corn advanced en-
dry weather to-day and upheld the
ether speculative markets like a life
buoyancy. Corn closed 5s@Ac higher.
Wheat left off 3s@Rc lower. Oats
rose nc. Pork and lard advanced 21ac
ech, and ribs 21a@5c.
A slight sprinkling of rain that was
falling here as the session commenced
started corn easy. The market, how
ever, was soon freed from. this influ-
e2ce. Continued dry weather was the
reason for additional strength and
when the signal service predicted an
other thirty-six hours prolongation
without rain the trade was rot slow
to realize the situation. An active de-
mand from nearly all the prominent
bulls started prices up with a rush.
The country had a few selling orders
in the pit at the openings, but the of
ferings were quickly absorbed. When
big shorts attempted to come in, it was
a case of bid and get nothing until the
September price touched 351hc, or a
full cent better than the opening. AT
this point long property came out free
ly and there was active selling against
calls. The increase in offerings caused
some recession, but there were plenty
OF buyers at the reduction to again ad.
vance September to 353s. The readi-
ness with which Liverpool responded
to the advance here Saturday was con
sidered significant. September open
ed 1b@Ac lower at 343s 0341hc, adj
vnced quickly to 251ac, reacted tc
343sc. then firmcd ut to 35A @35asc a,
the close.
Lower quotations from Liverpool ani
favorable weather for the spring cror
sent wheat down at the opening. Sep
tember started at from 671ac, sellers Il
G7asc, and had touched 67Ac when the
advance In corn exerted a buoyant eff
feet. When the corn market com.
menced to give indications of having
reached the elimination of its ad
vances in the bears in the wheat pit
were encouraged to sell with greater
freedom than they had been doing
while corn kept on the rampage. Thi:
together with indications Of enormou;
receipts everywhere the rest Of The
week, coupled with a declining cast
market, caused wheat to become very
heavy. After a downward reaction il
corn that commodity began another
rise. infusing spirit into the whea
market. September wheat had sold a:
low as 667sc, recovered to 6Tasc neal
the close. Atlantic port clearances o
wheat and -four were equal to 200,00'
bushels Chicago receipts were IS
cars, Of which SO were No. 2. Las
year on the corresponding day 1913 carr
were received here. Minneapolis auC
Duluth reporter 1913 car loads, agails
457 a year ago. September opened go
lower, at 67as@671ac, up to 67%c
down to $3.50, then rose to 673sc ask
| ed at the close. December started "a
down at 67h@67Ac, advanced to 67sI
067kc, reacted to 667s@67c and clos
ed 671sc bid.
Oats followed corn. September open
ed unchanged at 205sc, rose to BIC. de
clined to 2G5sc, then rallied to 207s
bid the closing price.
| Higher prices for hogs and tn
| strength of corn held provisions firm
| September pork began 21sc lower, a
S9.95, off to s9.921a, then up to $1,000
| the closing price. The range Of lar
and ribs was small
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
! Wheat, 2S5 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats
| 345 cars; hogs, 20.CC0 head.
! The leading futures ranged as follows: