The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-29

CHICAGO-Llquidatio to-day caused
q decline OF &c In May wheat. A good
snowfall In winter wheat sections and
lower cables encouraged the selling.
Corn, oats and provisions took their
cue from wheat, and closed with loss
OF sc in corn. Hose in oats. 15c in
pork. 10c in lard and TIC in ribs.
Milder weather and q heavy fall Of
snow over large section OF the winter
wheat country gave wheat a weak
start. Liverpool sent lower quota
tons to begin with. and still lower at
q lower stage
New York wired that foreigners were
selling freely at the seaboard. The
southwest. which OF late has been the
best buyer, turned seller. Local shorts
had covered so freely recently that the
market got little support from that in
terest. and with so much in the stua-
ton that was against the price, liquid
alton gradually carried the price down.
There was marked falling off-In crop
damage complaints. 1t was not claim
ed that the winter crop damage, which
recently has so narrowed up the feel
ings of SPECTATORS, has been repaired.
Nevertheless. the action of the market
suggested an impression that some such
idea prevailed in the pit. Chicago re-
ceived &c cars, compared with liz cars
year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth
got 5li cars. against o73 cars the cor
responding day last year. Primary
western market receipts aggregated
$4,000 bushels. against $4,000 bushels n
year ago. Atlantic port clearances of
wheat and flour were $4,000 bushels.
An improvement Of l2i: centImcs at
Antwerp and 4 report Of the Orange
Judd Farmer. making the average con-
dition OF winter wheat ST., against 500
last year, were the incentives that ar
rested the decline. Bradstreet's state
ment OF $4,000 bushels decrease in the
worlds visible supply had q slightly
bullish effect, but the bulls were mot
aggressive, while the bears were in
clined to press the advantage already
gained. so that no permanent material
improvement was effected. May wheat
opened @-GAc lower at 7l&c. down to
Il.c. sold sharply ut 1lfsc, and from
that gradually down to 707kc, and In the
final struggle to 70Ac. 1t closed with
buyers at 70;sc.
Corn was heavy, on quite 4 moderate
amount OF speculative trade. The weak
ness OF wheat was the chief influence.
and lower quotations from Liverpool
likewise helped. Elevator people led
the selling. Receipts. a5S cars. May
started &c lower at 357Sc, improved to
CSC. then declined to $500 and closed
with buyers ut 35hc.
Oats were weak and lower. due TO the
liberal selling By longs and the easiness
OF wheat and corn. Owing to the de-
layed seeding there was good demand
for July. Receipts. 329 cars. May be-
gan unchanged ut 267sc sold off to 26i.
and closed at cG7sG26Hc.
Selling by packing concerns, which
have been the best buyers. weakened
provisions. The weakness OF grains and
lack OF speculation assisted the de-
cline. May pork opened unchanged
Mt 50 27hs and declined to 50 l2k. the
closing figure. May lard began I'M
changed Mt s. 42h. md sold of to
IS a2h. at the close. The range in ribs
was narrow.
Estimated receipts for Wednesday:
Wheat. "a cars: corn. 1875 cars; oats,
1874 cars. hogs. $1,000 head.
Cash quotations were az follows:
Flour steady and moderate demand.
Wheat-No. . spring 69ilM7iE,c: No. 3
spring 6il7oisc: No. . red 73T75c.
Corn-So. .. 35c: No. yellow 35lsc.
oats-No. .. 2IH627;sc; No. white
3oG2O%c: No. . white 2s1sQsOc.
Rye-No. 2. SIC.
Burley-No. ., 3l6+7c.
Flaxsecd-No. j, 81 q: new 81 q.
MISUNDERSTANDING. 60 rs.
Mess Pork-Per barrel 80 OOf9 05.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, IS 22IsG05 %.
Short Rbs-Sldes Qoose) 81 i5Ii S..
Dry sailed shoulders (boxcd) ihG4Isc.
Short clear sides (boxed) S. 05@5 10.
Whiskey = Distlllcrs' finished goods.
per gallon, 81 e.
5.33c.
Clover-Contract grade IS ca