The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30
RrcnfIstnfrs and ProvlsIons.

CHICAGO-Septemb trading was
prominent In all the grain markets to-
day and prices covered n remarkably
wide range. Heavy covering by shorts
in. corn advanced September nearly
two cents. but 1t closed at &c decline.
September wheat broke 2a2Isc on lib
eral offerings. December closed "a
sc lower. oats closed &c lower for
September and shade lower for De-
cember. The excitement In the New
Orleans cotton market caused free COW
erlng by shorts early in the day. Pro-
visions closed unchanged to &c lower.
Early trading in wheat was without
feature. The market opened at prac-
tlcalIy unchanged values and for some
time kept within an extremely narrow
range. with what little trading there
was confined principally to scalpers. A
bulllsh sentiment was shown by trad
ers and before II o'clock the market had
become fairly active. No important adj
vance occurred. however, until the New
Orleans cotton market was put into a
state Of excitement by bogus cables and
the wildness of prices there was SYM
pathized in by wheat shorts, the defer
red futures scoring good advance on
free covering. The critical state of at
fairs in the Transvaal had some In
fluence, though there was some dlsap-
pointment over the slight advance at
Liverpool. Light primary receipts also
attracted n good deal Of attention, In
creasing the belief that winter wheat
supplies were low. An active demand
was reported for flour from both the
United Kingdom and the continent. The
market was strong and active until late
In the session. Shortly before the close
the market became weak and prices
declined rapidly. An increase in the
visible next week was factor toward
the end and when 1t became known
that the New Orleans cotton advance
was bogus, general selling and disqulet
resulted. September was not heard
much OF until near the close when from
n premium Of lc II dropped to cent
discount on free offerings by long in
terests. Minneapolis and Duluth re.
celpts were $50 cars against 7S9 last
week and 1896 year ago. Chicago re-
Ceipts were 161 cars, one OF which was
contract grade. Total primary receipts
were $4,000 bushels compared with
1,542,00O bushels year ago. Atlantic
port clearances Of wheat and flour
amounted to 2TS,O0O bushels, light on
account Of the New York holiday. De-
cember opened unchanged Mt 73Ac. It
advanced TO 74Ac during the excite
ment over cotton and declined to $40
R1n NJ huk
sold rs high as 745sc. and declined to
72ls972ssc, where It closed.
Corn was nervous and Irregular, the
market like wheat, being affected by
the New Orleans cotton excitement.
Shorts were heavy bidders for Septem-
Der early IN the session and prices ad-
vnnced sharply. Late futures followed
the advance to n certain extent, al
though inclined to drag q little on the
prospects Of nm early marketing of the
new crop. When the artificial cause Of
the New Orleans advance became
known there was general letting go
and prices dropped rapidly. the market
becoming heavy toward the close. Re-
celpts were 906 cars. The cash demand
was reported good. December ranged
from 295sc to 3O%c, and closed Nc lower
at S0c. September ranged from 32lSc to
0HTANF anu Nlh6Eu AZ luN EA Ut o.
Oats In n general way followed other
grain markets. Trading was influenced
somewhat by the cotton Jump, Sep
TENDER advancing sc early on free
covering by shorts and deferred futures
also acting strong. Everything turned
weak late In the session, early buyers
selling freely and the market closed
easy at Irregular declines. Receipts
were 1875 cars. The strong cash sltuR-
ton had some influence on carly trad
ing. December ranged from 22N a225sc
TO 23lsc, and closed shade lower at
22kc. September ranged from 22Ac to
22isc. and closed nc lower at 22ic.
Provisions were rather dull and lr-
regular. Some strength was shown
early with the grain markets, but later
liquidation Of long stun resulted in
slight deciineE in pork and ribs. The
weakness Mt the stock yards had some
effect AT the close January pork was