Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-01
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

chicago, july 3O.-Ra1n dampened
the buying ardor in corn to-day, and
prices sagged Off, causing general
heaviness in wheat. September corn
closed sc lower. July wheat declined
4Ac. September unchanged to Bc
down and December unchanged Oats
left off A@3sc higher, On reports CT a
short crop. Fork advanced TIC; lard
21ac and ribs sc.
The further extension and continual
ton OF rains in the west cause liberal
selling OF corn by commission houses,
considerable long property coming out
on stop loss orders. AT the decline re-
Sulting shorts became good buyers,
with view to securing profits Some
Of the prominent bulls were 50 cen
spicuous en- that side and the open
ing decline was partly recovered. That
no greater reduction in price took
place was due partly to a widely diff
fused opinion that much corn had been
irrertievably injured. September OPEN
ed 40 1sc down at 33@33Ac, declined
to 32B 033c; sold up to 331ac, then
settled back to 1880, asked at the
close.
The taIdy movement of the new crop
started wheat trifie higher This COM
parative strength was maintained for q
time, but finally the market succumbed
to the softness in corn. There were
no Liverpool cables, owing to the holi-
| days in England. The crop advices re-
Mained at about the same tenor as
heretofore, and with nothing to stimu-
ulate speculation buyers and sellers
seemed disposed to take a rest. With
iot oil fol 10, TEL,
that month began to slip off early in the
seTsicn. 1t dropped from 701ac to 6Gc,
ending the July deal as was expected.
The wheat and -four clearances from
the seabOard reported to-day were I'M
usually heavy, aggregating about 722,-
000 bushels. When this became known
September, which was selling at Gas,
was bid UP to 64$sc. AS the session
drew to a close, however, there was re-
newed selling, which practically carried
the price off again, the market closing
practically without change as compared
with yesterday. Chicago receipts were
179 cars, compared with 176 cars the
corresponding day of 1897, and Mime
apOlis and Duluth together get 10 cars,
against 429 cars a year ago. The total
at primary western markets was 5S2,-
900 bushels, while the similar day a
year age they amounted to 10000
bushels. The Atlantic port clearances
of wheat and -four for the day were
heavy, being equal to 772,000 bushels.
September opened hc higher at 641hc;
sold off to 63A @635sc; up to 643sc,
then reacted to 64@641sc at the close
December started 1sc down at 641s6
64Ac, rose to 641ac, then off to GAO
641sc, the closing figures.
Oats were independently and pro-
nouncedly bullish. Every commission
house seemed to have orders, hut the
buying orders predominated and prices
advanced sharply. Crop damage talk
furnished the incentive for buying 1t
was stated by private statisticians that
the government report for August
would show a loss of fully 20 points in
the condition of the growing crop for
the month. September opened Bake
lower at 201ac, rose to PC, then reacted
to 207sc at the close Moderate buying
in addition to small receipts and higher
prices for hogs held provisions firm.
The trading was heavy in way of
changing. September pork opened I'M
changed at 50 40, sold up to SO 500
8 5273 and weakened to SO 471a at the
close. The range in lard and ribs was
narrow.
Estimated receipts Monday are:
Wheat, It's cars; corn, $40 cars. oats,
60 cars; hogs 80, 900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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