Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-09

sfrDnx to-day. supported 81 light e.
celpts. rain ii Argentina ana the drm-
ness OF Liverpool, May closing a6c over
yesterday at 10h @70Hc. May corn
closed ssc and May oats shade higher.
Provisions strengthened by good
spring demand were strong, closing 77s
@I0c up for May lard and ribs and zee
higher for May pork.
In the face of light receipts the firm
ness of Liverpool occupied second place
as factor in the strength Of the wheat
market at the opening, when May, at
69A @70c, showed gain over night OF
H@Zc. Commission houses were in
the pit with plentitude of country or
ders, but these were mostly for small
lots. Their buying together with pur-
chases made for the short account was
sufficient to boost the price, the ascent
early carrying May to 70Ac. Bullish
sentiment was emphatic and aside from
some vigorous selling against calls,
which pushed the price back for slight
losses, there was nothing influential
enough in the statistics to depress the
market Early statistics of a bullish
nature were reinforced later by con-
firmation of the report of rain in the
Argentines, where harvesting Is on.
The inactivity of trading was due prin-
cipally to the disposition of traders to
await some fresh inspiration or greater
stress on previously existing supporting
features May at the close was rs % Zee
over yesterday at 701s@70Ac. New
York reported foreigners buying and
twenty boat loads taken for export.
Clearances were very light. equal in
wheat and -four at Atlantic ports to
IS 900 bushels. Primary western re-
ceipts were $4,000 bushels, against
LAOS, 900 bushels year ago. Minneap-
oils and Duluth reported 49O cars,
against 929 cars for two days last week
and S57 cars the corresponding day last
year. Local receipts were 81 cars, eight
of contract grade.
Corn was firm, for which thanks were
due to the wheat market, although re-
ports of small country acceptances to
last nights bids came in according to
recent habit The shipping demand
was slow at the rail tariffs and the mar
ket was dull-almost completely in the
hands of local dealers. Clearances were
1862 900 bushels and local receipts 293
cars. Primary points reported receipts
OF 900, 4UU UuSuclS, CompdiCu Win oHo,
500 bushels last year. May ranged from
325sc to 33c, closing firm &c over yes
terday at 33c.
Oats were firm because the other
grain markets were. The cash inquiry
was anything but clamorous. Clear
ances were $4,000 bushels and receipts
here 1913 cars May sold from 24c to
241s@24Ac, closing shade over yes
terday at 241sc.
The provision market was broad and
strong-more like an outsiders market
than anything seen here in weeks. The
advance was in spite of liberal hog re-
ceipts, the excellent demand from the
outside overcoming all conditions of a
depressing tendency. The opening was
firm and the advance firmly maintain
ed on an active market. May pork
ranged from $9.S2h to $10.021a, and
closed zoe over yesterday at $1,000. May
lard from $5.471a to s5.55@5.571a, clos
ing 7h@10c higher at $5.521A@5.55, and
May ribs from $5.271s to $5.35@5.371s,
closing 7h@10c better at $5.321s@5.35.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, IS cars; corn, 80 cars; oats,
200 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: