Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-18
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, September 16.-Wheat
to-day was heavy for deferred. Large
receipts and poor demand were factors
in the weakness that developed shortly
after the opening. September mad
enough local support to MAINTAIN
good advance. December closed 7sc
lower and September sc higher
Corn was firm, closing 1sc higher LOT
September and 7sc higher for December.
Cats closed unchanged TO 7sc lower
and provisions unchanged TO &c higher.
Trade was dull in everything.
An advance in quotations IN Liver
pool gave wheat a firm feeling at the
opening with prices ranging about 72c
higher all around. The strength at
Liverpool. due to the critical condition
of affairs in the Transvaal, brought a
number of yesterdays sellers into the
market and buying from this source
while it lasted, kept prices for deferred
futures we'll above yesterdays closing
point. The trading, however. was con-
fined almost entirely to local opera
tors and when shorts had satisfied
their wants, the market was allowed TO
drift For the remainder OF the snort
Saturday session the tendency was
steadily downward. Receipts at prl-
mary points were heavy, and TINS,
coupled with poor cash demand, few
of Fridays offers being accepted en-
couraged the bear element. Selling
pressure was light at all times but the
buvnig demand was so slack that little
liouidation sufficed to depress prices.
In September more strength was shown
There was almost nothing done but
elevator selling was totally absent,
and the price at all times held at
good advance.
Weakness in the deferred futures be-
came more pronounced toward Cne
close when for the first time llqulda-
ton assumed respectable proportions.
Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were
1907 cars against 916 last week and
LIP a year ago. Chicago receipts
were 1853 cars, IA at contract grade.
The weeks primary receipts were
7.914,000 bu. compared with S,O41,O0O a
year ago. Atlantic port clearances OF
wheat and -four amounted to 507,OOO
bu. Worlds shipments, it was estl-
mated would reach 6,750,000 blu. Shows
weekly crop report named the total
wheat crop at about $4,000 bu., ana
predicted the governments report on
the acreage would probably be revised.
This had some effect. December open
ed at 3s01ac higher at 71A@3sc and
gradually declined to 1923 @Ac, elos-
ing at 7O%c. September sold be-
tween 711B@Ac and 7034c, and closed
kc higher at 711sc.
Corn in the main followed wheat
though deferred futures did not de-
yelop so much weakness. There was
an active demand for September from
shorts who found some difficulty in
covering and the Consequent sharp all
Vance helped advance futures even
when wheat was declining. Offerings
were liberal at the advance and best
prices did not hold. Receipts were
934 cars. December ranged from 2SAc
to 2SHM29c and closed 1sc higher at
2S3l m7sc. September closed 13e nigh
er at 32%c.
There was a good demand for all
oats futures early in The session Dut
later the demand slackened and prices
receded. The early strength was IN
sympathy with corn. Moderate reailz-
ing marked the late session. Receipts
were 1862 cars. December ranged from
31Ac to 211ac and closed UNCHANGED at
21H@3sc. September closed 7sc lower
at 219sc.
Provisions were dull but steady.
Prices were little higher at the opeE-
ing with grain markets and Rept with
in a narrow range throughout. good
expert demand for meats was tea
ture. At the close January pork was
Sc higher at SO So; January lard at SC
higher at SIS 450471ac, and January
ribs at 212c higher at s495@971ac. Es-
timated receipts Monday: Wheat 15o;
corn, 1000; oats, 375; hogs, 10000.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open. High Low. Close.