The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-22
BreadstufFs and Provisions,

CHICAGO--Wheat was weak early to-
day on a poor export demand and e%-
peCtations Of large increase in the Wis
ible supply, but rallied on marked I'M
provemcnt in the foreign inquiry and an
Increase in the worlds visible Supply
under predictions, closing h6p%sc higher.
Corn. actuated by rains, closed SsqAc
better. 0nts closed a shade TO &c
higher, and provisions at small gain.
Statistics At the opening in wheat
were not OF pronounced character. lnt-
tlal prices were unchanged from yester-
day'9 close, December at 6G7sG67c and
May at 7l07lhc. Export inquiry was
poor the worlds visible supply was
expected to Increase literally and local
trader recently returned from abroad
announced opinions decidedly bearIsh.
This was sufficient for the letting out
of some long wheat and December sold
down to 66Esd66&c and May to iO@c.
The strength of corn had steadylng
tendency and at the decline the market
huctuated narrowly on the operations or
scalpers. The first incentive to buyers
came when New York and Duluth re-
ported decided improvement in the
foreign Inquiry and a better business
tone. Meanwhile the visible supply had
failed to come up to predictions, showing
an increase OF only 10000 bushels.
Shorts bought with considerable anima-
ton, December advancing to STAG
6T&c and May to 7lAc. The cloEe was
il6tSsc over yesterday for both options.
December at 67ltd67isc, and May at
7l9tc. New York reported % loads TAX
en- for export. Atlantic port c!earlngs OF
wheat and flour were equal TO $4,000
bushels. Primary receipts were COM
paratively small. l,l6O.l09 bushels
against 1862 last year, Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 1,225 cars compared
with SO4 last week and 2,l77 the cores
pOnding day last year. Local receipts
were IO3 cars, "A Of contract grade,
Shipments were only 100000 bushels,
compared with 1,239.oOO bushels a year
ago.
Corn was strong throughout the SEES
sion, condition directly attributable
to the rains in the corn growing sec
lions. Country roads suffered and the
movement from farms was of Consc-
qucnCe interrupted. Coming nj time
when rural offerings were expected to
he little freer, the weather became
very important factor. Shorts bought
oil they could lay their hands on at n
reasonable figure. The opening, De-
Cember at 32Nc, May at 336D33lsc, was at
n gain OF a shade for Mny and 2kc for
December. and though the price cascd
trHctionaIly with wheat at the opening
sentiment was bulHsh and the recovery
rapid December advanced to 32%@
32Tc. and May to 33Nc, at which both
options closed. n gain OF fG6rAc for De-
ccmbcr and Of N4c for May New York
reported 10 loads taken for export. Re-
cetpts here were 900 cars. Clearanccs
were zig bushels.
Oats were firm and trading fairly ac-
! tive, though business was largely the
changing OF December to May contracts
or from corn to oats to take advantage
OF the spread Tho cash demand was
small, only $4,000 bushels. taken here
for shipment. Local receipts were 2A
| cars December ranged from 22c to
23Nc closing shade higher nt 23hc:
May sold from 24isc to 2i4c, and closed
| hGhc better at 2ilhc.
Provisions were firm, Influenced CHIEF
~ by strength Of corn, holding In spite
Of considerable selling Of December pro-
ducts, Hogs were shade higher. Liv-
| erpool unchanged for American pro-
ducts and shipments small, ON q
somewhat brisk market January pork
ranged from 80 A7iA69 ~. closing &c
! hlrhcr At 50 52h January lard sold from
| $b 10 10 81 t2hd5 II. and closed 2hc over
| yesterday at 81 1915 January ribs
ranged from 81 95 to ~ O7'A65 90, closing
n shade higher Mt 81 95di N7lS
Estimated receipts -morrow-Wh
| 2Gf cnrs corn 206 cars; oats liz cars;
/ hogs ar 0OO head
! Gosh quotations were aE follows:
| Flour steady,
wbcat-No . spring GsaGGc; No. . red
| 67tiGs9c
Corn-No. 7sc: No . yellow 37G23lsc.
ont7-No. '9%ic; No, white 2Gc; No.