The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-28

CHICAGo-wheat was weak all
day and closed Mt declines OF lie for
both December and September. The
northwest was n large seller and the
demand was too light to absorb offer
ings. The weak cash market was also
n factor. Corn declined %dlAc for Sep
TENDER. but closed only shade lower
for other months. Oats declined 40
&c and provisions 5d7sc.
Wheat opened weak at from &c 10
sc decline. Most OF the trading was In
December, but September was given
considerable attention and developed
fully as much weakness as the later
month. Beyond decline Mt Liverpool
and ideal harvesting weather In the
northwest, there was nothing at first to
influence selling. Nevertheless, the In
clination to liquldate was quite general
and but little support was given the
market except from shorts, who early
in the day bought In considerable guam
titles. The northwest was even weaker
than the local market, md this soon
became n prominent factor. Heavy
selling orders coming from that section
which induced liquidation by local longs
and also brought selling orders through
commission houses. The result was n
steady decline, the market getting I'M
der puts and even then receiving no
substantial support The cash market
was badly out OF line. bids being gen
orally less than &c over September Tor
No. / northern. which shippers would
not accept Later II was reported that
| several lots had been worked but the
effect Of this by advices from the
| northwest that much heavier receipts
were expected next week. This was
discounted by shorts. who sold heavily.
| and in the last hour Of the short session
the bottom apparently dropped out OF
the market. Northwest receipts to-day
were 200 cars, against 2S2 last week and
632 a year ago. Chicago receipts were
"a cars, OF which were contract grade.
Total primary receipts we're bGi.000
bushels. compared with $4,000 bushels
last year. Atlantic port clearnnces OF
wheat and flour amounted to $4,000
bushels. September wheat opened hI
NC lower at 71Ac. II declined to 7Ohc
and rencted TO 70ikd7OAc, where II
| closed. December opened MGhc lower
| Mt 73RdT3ikc: declined to 72Ac, and
closed Mt 72isc asked,
Corn was decidedly weak for Septem-
Der and easy for other futures. The
| demand for September from shorts, the
| feature Of yesterdays strength was
absent to-day and September was for
| SHE IN " IuOUtFANt why All hNNl AhN fAhs
| Receipts at primary points were lnrger.
and country offerings more liberal,
causing increased selling by receiving
houses. The cash demand wns only
moderate. Receipts were bi4 cars. Sep
TENDER rnnged from aih63i%c TO Sl%0
sec and closed Adhc lower nj 3i&c.
Oats considering tho weakness OF 9TH
err grain markets were steady, tho de-
cline being less than re. The cash de-
mand was light md receipts liberal.
Elevator people were moderate sellers
against country ncceptnnces. Receipts
were 6t2 cars. September ranged from
20hc 10 POKE, and closed hGhc lower
/ Mt 2Ohc.
Provisions were dun md weak. In
| fuenced by the decline In grain mar
kets. There was scattered liquidation
! by outsiders and Bcalplng longs sold
little At the decline packers were fair
buyers Of all products and the market
was steady nt the close. The cnsh de-
mnnd for meats WIS good. At the
close September pork was &c lower at
IS 25: September lard 6c lower Rt s. iiM
and September ribs TIC lower at IS i2h.
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat. 100 cars: corn. 600 cars; oats,
$50 cars: hogs, $1,000 head.
Cash quotations were ng follows;
Flour--Firm; winter patents 50 5000
! 3 90; strRights 50 2Oq3 3Oi spring spo-