Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-08
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, September 7.-Traders in
grain and provisions to-day devoted
more time swearing at the weather
than in trading and the resultant mar
row trading was productive of but in
significant changes in value except in
September oats, which advanced 40
| 9sc. Wheat closed 1sc lower Corn,
unchanged to a shade higher and pro-
visions shade higher to 212c lower.
The flrmness shown by yesterdays
wheat market was still apparent at the
opening in wheat and Notwithstanding
unfavorable news, initial prices were a
shade higher. Liverpool was about I'd
| higher, due to the advance here yester-
| day and to the continued drought in
India and to this fact part Of the buy
ing which characterized the early trad
ing, was due. Offerings however, soon
exceeded the demand. which was al
most entirely from the outside and
small opening advance was soon lost
Local professionals did little on the
| buying side and liquidating movement
of respectable proportions set in on the
! posting of Bradstreets figures on the
worlds visible supply, which put the
surplus at 129,000,000 bushels, as COM
pared with 56,000,0O0 bushels last year
| This soon ceased and for the remainder
Of tho caeciOD trading yuoc ridic,,IoucIvy
small. The weather was too hot for
even the most enthusiastic trader and
the pit for the greater part of the time
was half deserted. A feature was the
large western movements. Primary
receipts amounted to 1,159,000 bushels,
the same as last year. This fact had
little effect on prices, but increased the
bearish feeling among traders and lit
tie support of any kind was forthcom-
ing until the price had got below puts,
when buying against those privileges
caused slight rally, and gave the mar
ket an appearance of firmness toward
| the close. The cash demand here was
slow, Minneapolis and Duluth receipts
| amounted to 739 cars, against $50 last
week and 929 a year ago. Chicago re-
cetpts were 152 cars, three Of contract
| grade. Atlantic port clearances Of
wheat and flour aggregated $4,000
bushels. December wheat opened a
shade higher at 71%c and sold imme-
diately at 71Bc. 1t slowly declined to
Tx @713sc and rallied to IT'S, where
| it closed
Corn barely held its own, with the
range narrow and the trade in general
slow. There was some attempt by pro-
fessional bulls to boost prices on the
dry, hot weather; but predictions Of
general rains brought selling orders.
Receipts were sol cars. December
ranged from 2S7sc to 291sc and closed
unchanged at 29c. September closed
shade higher at 31T@32c.
There was a fair sized business done
in September oats and that commodity
advanced sharply. The buying was
done mostly by cash people who were
evidently short and there was little Of
fered. The large cash demand contin-
ued, and this probably was the cause of
the September strength. Receipts $50
cars. December ranged from 20Ac to
| 2012 @203sc and closed Ac higher at
201Sc. September sold as high as 21hc
and closed 7s@5sc higher at 21sse.
Provisions were dull and after lit
tie firmness around the opening rather
heavy. Hog prices were higher. Lat
er commission houses sold moderately
and advances were lost. The close was
steady, October pork 21sc lower at
| So 221a; October lard shade lower at
| SIS So. October ribs shade higher at
| IS IS. Estimated receipts Friday: