Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO Angus ga sharp advance
in corn to-day, although not holding until
the close, oversha Gowed the bearish con-
s!derations in the wheat pit and partially
12tc lower and DeAcember lost 44$8c,
Corn, compared with last night, is lsq14c
higher. oats are unchanged 10 1sc lower.
Pork declined lT2c; lard 1212c and ribs 2i2c.
Liverpool before the opening here
showed declines in wheat of sd for Sep
TENDER and I'D for December. which was
sHlilcient to account for lower prices at
the start. More confidence was soon eX-
pressed by the traders however, when
they observed how little wheat was for
sale at the reduction and now much APP
receipts were sufficiently liberal to keep
bulls hness from taking very firm hold
of the crowd but there were fewer eX-
pressions of bearishness to be heard.
New York reported early in the day that
foreign demand there for wheat for ship
ment was more active than for some time
previous. 1t was partly because of the
improved export demand, but perhaps
of corn that September and December
wheat at Chicago quickly recovered the
slight dip it made at the opening.
Cash wheat WAS easy at about 1201c
decline for contract grade and lower
grades at about yesterdays prices to a
shade higher Chicago receipts were 236
cars against 4l5 year ago. Minneapolis
and Duluth received 641 cars compared
with 39f the year before and the aggregate
at all the principal western markets
amounted to 1,1f6.001 bushels compared
with l1l9.GN0 bushels the corresponding
day of the previous year. That catching
up of the receipts to the volume of last
year was one of the most market features
OF the days developments Shipments
from Atlantic and Gulf ports, equal in
wheat and -four to 100 000 bushels passed
without comment, illustrating the greater
iEi1uence with the crowd of anything
capable of bearish Interpretation. In the
10 in
having been checked, wheat turned weak
and prices gradually worked lower. Sep
TENDER opened 1sQss lower at 6+Q6414c
advanced to iihsc, reacted to 635s ami
closed at 6324a637s sellers. December
started sc down at 617s062c, up to ESQ
62l2c. off to 614sc, then recovered to 6l44c
buyers at the close.
The growing conviction of a prospect
i've short crop being at present clenched
into an assurance of a poor yield by the
continued high temperature strengthened
corn. Prominent bulls bought heavily
and the efforts made by the shorts to
cover We're hardly less active. There was
some recession from the top near the close
caused by realizing and liberal estimates
Tor tomorrow. September started &c
higher at 3Cl4Q30ssc, declined to 30%G3314c c.
up to S0s4c and closed at 30ssc buyers.
Oats acted Independent of wheat or
wheat or corn and prices ruled steady
trading done was changing from Septem-
Der to December. September opened un-
changed to &c up at zoe. declined to
1886 and closed al 197sc
Large receiSs of hogs and lower prices
at the yards started provisions weak
Yellow fever rumors brought about heavy
selling of pork and lard prices declined
sharply. September opened l0c lower at
$ 10. rose TO IS 50 and declined to IS en-
a the close September lard began Sc
down at 50 l212 and sold off al s. = rose
10 s. 30, and weakened 10 s. S2l2 at the
close.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat.
hogs 29.0G0 head.
The leaGing futures ranged as follows: