Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-19

oats Was accepted in the cOntlneHtdi
markets at good prices. This evidence
OF determination on the part OF Tor
eigners to get all the grain possible
before the actual outbreak of expected
nostilities resulted in very genera
buying movement, in which St. LOUIS
shorts were quite prominent anu
which continuer for a good half hour.
AS offerings were small and III scat
tered lots, prices advanced easily
July opened at S6% a 7sc. or SHADE
under Saturdays closing price. Be
fore selling became heavy enough 10
cause turn the market had advanced
to STAG. That proved to be the high
price of the day. Realizing on the
advance became quite heavy. even pc
fore top prices were reached. Inc
liquidation was augmented by the fls-
ures Of the worlds shipment, S,S24,ooo
bushels.
These figures showed that Europe
was getting the bulk of its wheat from
other countries besides America. Inc
early buying pressure soon dropped on
in marked degree, and it became evil
dent that the heavy liquidation OF last
week had almost eliminated the snort
interest This in itself encouraged
good deal of selling, and though the
market received support from scalpers
at times large enough to cause fair re-
action, the tendency of the market IN
the main was downward for the rest
Of the session. After the advance TO
S7azc, a decline to 86%c followed, and
for time the market was held at
slight advance over that price. Before
11:3G however, July dropped to SEQ
S61sc.
Northwest receipts We're light. Min
neapolis and Duluth reporting 231 cars,
against 271 last week, and sos year
ago. Chicago receipts were 90 cars.
The addition to contract stocks to-day
amounted to about sc, 800 bushels. Sea-
board clearances of wheat and flour
amounted to ,00C bushels. The lat
ter end of the session was followed by
a great deal of nervousness, though
prices kept within comparatively
narrow range The price of July at
one time fell as low as S5Ac. From
there it recovered to S65sc and fell
again to sec. 1t was bringing $3.50 at
the close Trading was for the most
part confined to July Very little was
done either in May or the more de-
ferred futures.
Corn was strong early, in sympathy
with wheat. but after that acted indie
pendently of the leading grain markets
There was large visible decrease
5,1S3,000 bushels, the result of last
weeks heavy export business. Foreign
demand was still heavy. Big and lit
tie shorts bought freely and the de-
mand at times was general and heavy
Market was strong to the close. July
ranged from 32A @323s to 31a4c, and
closed Zee higher at 32Ac
Oats followed corn to some extent
ruling firm and closing higher. Liqui-
dation of long lines was very heavy
but large clearances and visible supply
decrease caused good demand, and all
offerings were absorbed The best
prices were ruling at the close. July
ranged from 233s to 231A @23$sc, and
closed % higher at 235sc.
Provisions were exceptionally dull
and prices during most of the session
were practically at a standstill. Only
a narrow scalping trade was done
Packers took very little interest and
outside orders were almost entirely
lacking.
At the close July pork was I'M
changed at SO 90: July lard 21ac lower
at So 221a, and July ribs 212c higher at
IS 22112
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat
is cars; corn. Ats cars; oats, $40 cars;
hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: