The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-24

CHICAGO-This was one OF the dullest
days on the exchange In week.
Trade In all markets was simply OF q
scalping character Wheat closed bc
higher for May. but &c lower for July.
Corn and oats were little easier. but
showed substantially no change at the
close.
Provisions closed unchanged to oHc
lower. M
Trade started brisk at an advance
about as much In July. Half an hour
of moderately active trading sutllced to
bring the price back again 10 yester-
days closing figures, and for some time
thereafter business almost ceased. The
Liverpool wheat quotations were from
I'D to I'd higher. This and the dlsposi-
ton bv the Letter party Of oil the
calls" offered yesterday afternoon
were the only features of the news
which even mildly interested speCula-
tors and was not enough to inject any
activity into the market. The ship
ments of wheat and -four from both
coasts for the week were equal to 1885,
900 bushels, against 5,22S,000 bushels, the
previous week.
T. iC lOldl lEOIll all
sources to Europe this week; much less
than the estimated requirements and
additional bullishness on that account,
1t was thought might be depended on
next week IN reports from European
markets. Liverpool CornTrade News re-
ported continental stocks Of wheat and
flour about 1l,500,000 bushels less than
they were year ago. Beerbohm esti-
mn nd -NtS al II t~,
January to April 30. at 5000, 900 bush
els less than Indicated supplies. The
same authority expects the worlds
shipments to Europe for the week to
Show total Of 5,600.000 bushels.
Chicago receipts were Il cars. Mime
apolls and Duluth reported S59 cars re-
ceived against 1873 the previous Satur-
day, and LIS the corresponding day OF
1887. The primary western market re-
ceipts for the day were 372,5+9 bushels,
against 1857 bushels the similar day
OF last year. The days Atlantic port
clearances were small at 10000 BUSH
els. wheat and flour.
Closing cables from Paris noted from
5 centimes to 10 centimes improvement
and from Antwerp decline OF 19Is CEN
times for one kind OF wheat and I'M
changed for the other.
Heavy snow was reported falling oil
over the exposed winter wheat country
and as this was the best thing possible
Tor the coming crop It had depressing
erect on the market during the latter
part OF the session. May, which had
opened at 92Kc reacted to 9l7sc, then
recovered to 92lSc, but declined again to
DIX G9lBc and at the close was bring
Ing s2c. July opened at Si&GSi1:c. de-
cllned to S3;sc and closed at S46Sihc,
Corn was practically at standstill.
Only the narrowest kind Of I scnlpnC
trade was done and prices were confln-
cd to bare &c range.
The feeling was caster II anything. on
expectations OF Increased receipts fol-
lowing the colder weather. May ranged
from &c to 2S1Sc and closed unchanged
at 2s7sG29c.
All the little trading In oats was nj
ore price. 23%c, except few lots short.
~ before the close. which sold l-1Gc
lower.
Cash In the afternoon was equally
dull. The market was inclined down
ward. but business was too dull TO ad-
NIT OF any material decline. May closed
shade lower at 235s923%c.
Marke. for provisions In the main was
very dull. A firm hog market sustain-
ed prices at the start. but q little rea-
LIKING and short selling by traders
playing for reaction after the recent
advance weakened the market and
prices tended generally downward. At
, the close May pork was unchanged Mt
50 71M. May lard 2lEc lower at 81 THO
SO and May ribs unchanged at 81 500
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