The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-18
New York Mining Stock.
preadstutfs and Proviiions.

cHICAGo-Provisions were conspic-
uously active on the board Of trade to-
day, weakening on heavy profit taking
precIpitated by the Boston hnan Sdai
dificultIes. May pork closing at zoe;
MAY lard 12kc, and May ribs 754@lOc
under yesterday. Wheat weakened on
the government report, but steadted on
a better export inquiry, May closing Ne
down. Corn closed bGAc lower ana
May oats unchanged.
The activity of provisions was the
feature on the board to-day. The PHI
crowd was large and with few eXcep-
lions those who composed 1t were sell
ers for profit, an operation with whlch
they fattened their purposes animatediy
throughout the session to the detri-
ment Of the price. The liquidation was
set going by the Boston financial re-
port. Fluctuations were wide, partlcu.
larly in pork. The shipping demand
was as good as ever, the hog supply
small and prices at the yard firn1. Bro.
kers were free sellers Of May lard and
holders let out lines Of May pork and
ribs, At the decline the investment de-
Inand asserted itself, steadying the
market for time. May pork, having
dropped zoe, regained half the loss, but
Let IL 70 again. May pork sold from
$40 40 to SO IS and closed zoe under
Yesterday at SO 40; May lard from
IS 65 to IS 50, closing 12hc down at
IS 65, and May ribs from IS 80 to 90 6O,
with the close 7h910c lower at 80 5Oq
S 521E.
wheat was weak the greater part Of
the session because the trade thought
the government report bearish' inc
Boston financial Generalization also
had depressing effect The pit was
0ulet after the usual Saturday manner.
THE South African news was vHriously
regarded and the export demand early
not pressing. Receipts as usual were
light. May opened &Ghc down at $50
69lhc and sold down to 6S7Sc Here the
market received some support from
buying against puts, under which the
price had slumped, and held STEADY Tor
some time. Foreigners, who were the
principal buyers throughout, towards
the close made their influence felt and
as their moves were believed to re-
fleet bullish deductions from the
tangled South African situation the Io-
Gals raised their bids q bit and shorts
did some covering The shipping ue-
mand also Improved late In the session.
May advanced to 69Sc, ut which the
optIon closed &c under yesterday, with
the tone OF the market rather urn.
Seaboard clearances In wheat and hour
were equal to 506.OO0 bushels Primary
receipts were $4,000, against 1,O4s'SOO
bushels. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported S55 cars, compared with 469 last
week and $40 year ago. Receipts
here were 10 cars, 10 Of which were OF
contract grade.
Corn was easy, condition due to
freer country offerings. The market
was dull and of little Importance,
nearly all the trading being In the
hands OF professionals. The shipping
demand was rather sluggish. Clear
ances were 6Ol.40O bushels and receipts
here were 269 cars Local stocks are ex-
pected to Increase 100000 bushels May
ranged from S25sc to 3S%c, closing hg
&c down at 3Sc.
Nobody seemed to notice the oats
market, trivial us It was. Local re-
ceIptA were los cars. Some increase In
stocks here is expected. Estimated re-
ceiptB tomorrow:
Wheat. 60 cars; corn, $50 cars; outs
1875 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as folIoM9: