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

CHICAGo-wheat was weak all
day and closed at declines OF llSc for
both December and September. The
northwest was a large seller and the
demand was too light to absorb offer
InEs. The weak cash market was also
n factor. Corn declined &ahc for Sep
TENDER but closed only a shade lower
for other months. Oats declined isG
&c and provisions 5d7iEc.
Wheat opened weak at from &c to
&c 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 n decline Mt Liverpool
and ideal harvesting weather in the
northwest, there was nothing at first TO
influence selling. Nevertheless, the In.
clination to lIquldnte 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, and this soon
became a 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 un-
der puts and even then receiving no
substantial support. The cash market
was badly out Of line. bids being gem
orally less than &c over September for
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 Efforts, 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
GAP a year ago. Chicago receipts were
"a cars. OF which were contract grade.
Total primary receipts were 5G4,0O0
bushels. compared with $4,000 bushels
last year. Atlantic port clearnnces or
wheat and flour amounted to $4,000
bushels. September wheat opened AW
&C lower at 7iAC. II declined TO 70Ac
and rencted TO 70iid10Ac, where II
closed. December opened hdhc lower
at 73>3ikc; declined TO 72Sc, and
closed Mt 72lSc 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
snle in n moderate why all over the pit.
Receipts at primary points were larger.
and country offerings more liberal,
causing increased selling by receiving
houses. The cash demand was only
moderate. Receipts were 5l4 cars. Sep
TENDER ranged from 3lh63lAc to 3l7sd
32c and closed Maize lower Mt 3lssc.
Oats considering the weakness Of 9TH
er grain markets were steady. the de-
cline being less than &c. The cash de-
mand was light md receipts liberal.
Elevator people were moderate sellers
agninst country Rcceptanccs. Receipts
were 6l2 cars. September ranged from
20Kc to 2Okc, and closed hdhc lower
ut 2Ohc.
Provisions were dun and weak. in
fluenced by the decline in grain mar
kets. There was scattered liquidation
by outsiders and Fcalplng longs sold n
little. At the decline pnckers were fair
buyers OF all products and the market
was steady at the close The cash de-
mnnd for meats was good. At the
close September pork was &c lower ut
IS 20: September lard &c lower nj 81 iIh
and September ribs 7iLc lower at IS 1914.
Estimated receipts Monday;
Wheat. 100 cars: corn. 800 cars; oats,
$50 cars: hogs, $1,000 head.
Cash quotations were M follows:
Flour-Firm; winter patents 50 500
3 90; Btraights 50 2OQS 90; spring spe-