The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-09

CHICAGO. nee. s. -yWhent ruled
strong TO-DAY. supported by light re-
ceIpts. rain IN Argentine and the tirn-
ness Of Liverpool. May closing Sc over
yesterday at 7OR67oRc. May corn
closed &c ana May oats a shade higher.
Provisions. strengthened by . good
spring demand were strong. closing
7lsalOc up for May lard and ribs, and
500 higher for May pork.
In the face OF light receipts the'hrm-
ness OF Liverpool occupied second place
as q factor in the strength Of the wheat
market at the opening, when May. at
69ss 97oc, showed gain over night Of
ls9Rc. Commission houses were in the
pit with a pientltude OF country orders.
but these were mostly for small lots.
Their buying, together With purchases
made for the short account, was SUM
Client 10 boost the price, the ascent
early carrying May to 5OKc Bullish
sentiment was emphatic. and aside
from some vigorous selling against
calls, which pushed the price back for
slight losses, there was. nothing lnfiu-
entiai enough In the staustlcs to de.
press the market. Early statistics Of u
publish nature were reinforced lated by
confirmation of the report Of rain In
the ArgentInes. where harvesting IS
on. The inactivity of trading was due
principally to the disposition OF trad
ers to await some fresh inspiration or
greater stress on previously existing
supporting features, May NJ the close
was A@hc over yesterday at IVssW
70Kc
New York reported foreigners buying
and twenty boat loads taken for eX-
port. Clenrnnces were very light, equal
in wheat and flour at Atlantic ports
to Sc, 900 bushels Primary western re-
CENTS were $4,000 bushels, against
], 100000 year ago. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported $50 cars, against g29
for two days last week and S5I tho
corresponding day last year. Local re-
ceipts were Sc cars, eight OF contract
grade,
Corn was firm, for which thanks were
due to the wheat market, although re-
ports Of small country acceptanees TO
last nights bids came In according TO
recent habit. The shipping demand
was slow at the rail tariffs and the
market was dull-llmOst completely III
the hands OF local dealers. Clearanoes
were 362, 900 bushels and local receipts
2SS cars. Primary points reported re-
celpts OF 3S6.4O0 bushels, compared with
800 bushels last year. May ranged
from 82&c to 3Sc. closing firm and &c
over yesterday at SSc.
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 1888 cars. May sold from 2c to
2I1S 924itc. closing a shnde over yester-
day at 24lSc.
The provision market was broad and
strong-more like an outsiders mar
ket than anything seen here in weeks.
The advance was In spite Of liberal hog
receipts, the excellent demand from the
outside overcoming all conditions Of
depressing tendency. The opening was
firm and the advance firmly main
tanned on an active market.
May pork ranged from 50 S2h to
$40 09h. and closed zoe over yesterday
at 5000. May lard from s. 4Th to y %
@5 5T1k. closing 75Sdl0c higher at 50 6292
15 S., and May ribs from s. 2I3E 70 " 40
as S11Is. closing 7l59l0c better at % S2Ea
@5S5.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Whent. 65 cars: corn. $40 cars; oats,
200 cars: hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows;