The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-17


CHICAGO - Difficulty in getting
wheat to-day to fill actual shipping or
ders had a strengthening efrect on
prices. September closed Sc higher and
December nc lower to &c up.
Corn left of isGiic down. Oats are
unchanged to kc lower. Pork declined
I0c and lard 2lkc. Ribs are unchanged
to 2Ikc higher. Wheat got weak start
from Liverpool sending lower quota
lions, but there was disposition dur
ing the first couple OF hours to go slow
on the selling side and take small pro-
fits on the decline. The crowd during
that time was evidently restrained from
selling freely by the fact that the IN
creased movement that country adVices
mad been predicting for q day OF two.
had not vet got beyond the stage OF
probability. Chicago received 2l5 cars
and Minneapolis and Duluth got 49,
against 322 a year ago. Primary west
ern markets received an aggregate OF
$4,000 bushels, against $4,000 bushels
the corresponding day OF the year be-
fore. Clearances from the Atlantic sea-
board were equal In wheat and flour to
100000 bushels. The seaboard was bear
lshlY Inclined and the northwest ad-
vices were all in favor OF lower prices
In view Of the expected heavier receipts
up there.
The speculative market turned fear
fully dull and there was not much ac-
tlvlty in the cash department OF the
business The latter might have shown
more life had stocks been heavier, but
people who had bids at from to &c
bushel premium over September IN
store for shipping parcels OF No.
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not get offers for anything Ike the
quantity there was orders for from the
ReRboard. Kansas Clty's general re-
mark in answer to bids from here was
that cash wheat or spot for August
shipment was scarce, as mlllers we're
paying the shipping rates for the
moderate offerings from farmers. That
condition OF affairs had some little ef-
feet In hardening the tone OF the spec
latlVe market, but II apparently de-
pended moro upon prudential covering
by shorts than buying for long account
for the little additional price caused hH
the peculiar condition OF the cash mar
ket September opened unchanged TO
Nc higher Mt 65d65hc. sold on to 64sSc
and rallied TO GjNc bid at the close, De-
cember started UNCHANGED ut 63h. de.
cllned TO 63lfc. advanced TO 63hc ana
closed AT 63lsd63hc. Commission house
liquidation on the continued favorable
weather and lower cables depressed
corn. There was no evidence, however,
OF any general weakening on the part
OF the Harvest longs, who appeared
willing to walt until the hcklencss OF
the weather should do something 10
help them out. The country parted
more freely with corn and a feature Of
the days business In the nit was SELL
Ing by elevator people against pur-
chascs In the country. September open
ed kc lower at 32izd32Sc. declined to
32Mc and rose to 32ilc asked at the
close.
In spite Of considerable buying ofthe
May future by the sat meHl trust, oats
put In the day following corn and prices
barely held thCf own. September be-
Ran unchanged at 20isc. declined to
20Nc and clZsed ut 2O& d20isc.
PRckerN were sellers Of provisions
early lp'the session and one or two
Fcaip1fs bought The lHttcr squitmed
ahozt during the remainder Of the ses-