The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29

CHICAGO-A desire on the part o.
September shorts to cover M over
sunday caused prices to tend upward
to-day In the wheat pit. September.
closed nc higher and December gained
nc Corn rose nc. Oats are unchang.
ed TO &c up. Pork advanced 2lsci lard
&C and ribs 7iac.
Wet weather in England and reports
Of failure OF the wheat crop in one OF
the grain producing provinces OF Russia
we're given as reasons for the Liverpool
quotations OF wheat showing an ad-
vance OF from sd for September to SD
for December. The advance on the
other side. where n decline had been
confidently looked Tor. was the principal
reason for higher prices at the opening
here. Behind the Improvement at Llv-
erpool there was the sull abiding cause
Of anxiety TO short sellers for Septem-
her in the existing scarcity OF the grain
In commercial channels. Comparatively
heavy receipts in the northwest was the
qualifying condition OF AFFAIRS In the
start that the bears took comfort Tor
and prevent anything like panic among
them rTom the dlsturb.nglk small
amount In store. The weeks shipments
OF wheat and fiour from both coasts was
with 3,9Ss, 900 bushels the previous week.
Chicago receipts FOR the dng were Isl
cars, against 100 the year before. Mime
apolls and Duluth reported $50 cars,
compared with 395 the similar day OF
the year before. The total receipts at
western primary markets was 10000
bushels, compared with l,lS2,0OO bushels
the year before. Atlantic port clear
ances for the day were equal to $4,000
in wheat and -four. The domestic win
ter wheat receipts were again striking
Is smaller than those OF the preceding
wear, September wheat opened ut 653sc
and kept steady between that price and
63isc during the greater part OF the ses-
sion. December most OK the time kept
at &c under September. Firmnes5 was
the prevailing feeling near the close
when prices were at their best for the
dag. September selling sparingly ut 64p
64Ac and December nj 6lAc, but both
reacted a fraction on the last Few
trades. September opened &c higher at
s9Tlc. declined 10 6Sisc, rose TO GiG6ihc,
and closed at &c December started i4M
nc up at 6iAd6lNc. sold on 20 6ll9H
CiAc, iirmed up TO 6l5sc and left of at
else buyers.
The mood in corn was somewhat bull
lsh on claims from Kansas OF poor
Yields because OF hot weather. Specula-
ton was dull and traders apparently
inclined to leave deals open for develop
ments during the coming week. Septem-
Der opened &c higher at zoe, sold up TO
3Od30Mc, declined TO 2955c and closed at
soc bid.
Trade in oats was mostly in the way
OF changing September contracts over
into May, the latter holding at 2hc
premium. September opened unchang-
ed 10 &c lower at l9Nc and advanced
to i9Tsc the closing price.
Support from houses with English
connections together with dcnlals OF the
yellow fever rumors from Texas stead
led provisions Packers bought Sep
temheF rios and sold October, Septem-
Der pork opened 2iSc lower NJ 81 so and
sold up 70 IS SO. the closing price. Sep
TENDER lard began 2isc higher AZ g. 10.
declined 10 s. O7's then rallied 10 s. 1873
az the close September ribs started IN
changed at 81 II, improved 10 IS % and
closed at s. 2gd5 -.
Estimated receipts Tor Moudng:
Wheat 200 cars. corn $50 cars; oats,
l75 cars; hogs. 10000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steadicr; special brand 81 49,
hard patents 50 I5di OO;september pat