The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-25
preadstuffs and Provisions.

CHICAGo-Wheat. depressed by the
forced liquidation OF December to-day
slumped to the bottom mark for the
present crop. closing B9&c under yes.
teriay. Corn sold on with wheat anu
on lower cables with Anal prices h09bc
lower Oats closed k@Sc under ana
provisions with little change.
Wheat statistics received no addl-
lions influential one way or the other.
but the backs Of the weary bulls, trem:
bling from the heavy load and scohed
at by trade facts and figures. bent still
further and the price went'to the bot
tom. At the opening December was
unchanged at G6M 96sSc; May shade
up at 70& 6T0Hc. The business OF I'M
loading a lot of long December began
stralghtway, May sympathetically fol-
lowing. Markets sagged under buylng'
privileges failed to have much eject
December near the close was at 65tc,
and May ut 70kc, where slightly better
support materialiEed and both options
steadied. December closed h4&c
lower at 66h T66c, and May h@hc un-
der at 7Ok6D7OMc. AS tomorrow Will
be observed as a holiday out Of re-
spect to the late vice president, traders
worked to even up deals for recess OF
two days. New York reported only
eighteen loads taken for export, and
there was no foreign inquiry here. Re
ceipts at primary points were $4,000
bushels, compared with 1,576,0OO BUSH
els last year. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported $40 cars, against S02 last week
and 1858 year ago. Local receipts
were fifty-nine cars, eighteen OF which
were Of contract grade. Atlantic port
clearRnces In wheat and hour were
equal to 100000 bushels.
Its sympathy with wheat proved the
undoIng Of corn. the market being
weak throughout the session. Larger
country acceptances were reported and
also being a weakening influence. The
shipping demand was slow and there
was some buying to fill in holes made
by sales, when the price was higher.
Liverpool was lower and Argantine
shipments--a roundabout inaaenee-
large. December opened ncSloWer ~
3lH632c; sold from 3lia@S2 cItstng
h@Mc under yesterdays last'hguEes' At
3lhG3l5Sc: May opened &c lower az
32hc; ranged from S23Sc to 3SMc ana
closed K@Nc lower at S2M@Sae; re-
ceipts here were $50 cars. The TRACE
was dull throughout.
reals. selling Of May being the fea-
ture, Business on the whole was small
and buying scattered. Receipts were
l75 cars and clearances only $500
bushels, There was no Improvement In
the shipping demand. December rang
ed from 22hG22%c to 22Hc, closing %9
&c under yesterday at 22Ac; May sold
from 23B@24Kc, and closed &c under
at 24c.
Provisions were steady. a condition
due to the flrmness Of Liverpool on
American products and to the assertion
that the prediction Of decrease in the
supply OF hogs will shortly be verified.
The opening was little changed from
yesterday and fluctuations throughout
were narrow. January pork sold from
50 5OG9 525 to 50 52is. closing shade
over yesterday at 50 50G9 52l5; january
lard from IS i2ls to IS 10 with final fig-
ures unchanged at 50 12Is; January ribs
sold from 81 B2h7I 95 to 81 971G, clos
ing a shade up at 81 1904 s71s.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 90 cars; corn, 2i5 cars; oats,
40 cars: hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged ms follows;