The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22

New York Mining Stocks,
Breadstuffs and Provisions.

CHICAGO-After weak beginning
to-day, wheat turned strong and Octo-
Der closed &c over yesterday. Corn
closed 7sG1Gc and oats &c higher. Pro-
visions closed &c lower to 10c higher.
With Liverpool only I'D lower In the
face OF the slump here yesterday there
was some buying OF wheat when the
market opened October at 7S@773sc.
The steadlness was short-lIved, howev-
er. Heavy amounts were for sale un-
der the influence OF clear and cool
weather In the northwest. The stuff
bought early was unloaded In the gem
eral rush of liquidation and before the
bulls could muster any force, October
had declined to 1880. A good shipping
demand here made Its appearance.
Commission houses had heavy buying
orders which had been waiting for the
market to get under 77c. Northwest
markets. easy early. turned strong and
damage reports from the spring wheat
territory were numerous and very
gloomy. Estimates Of 100000 bush
el crop were made and a French crop
organ estimated shortage in the
worlds crop of 0.0000 900 bushels. Local
shorts moved by these considerations,
found wheat hard to get and sharp
rally to 7S9sG7SiGc for October follow
ed. The close was strong. October &c
over yesterday at 1Skc. New York re-
ported forty londs taken for export and
local sales for the other side were nut
Mt 10000 bushels. Clearances at the
senboard were equal In wheat and flour
to 10000 bushels. Primary receipts ag-
greguted 1.095.000 bushels, compared
with LOSE. 900 bushels last year. Mime
npols and Duluth reported 400 cars,
against 600 last week and 94S a year
ago. Local receipts were ga cars, seven
Of contract grade.
Corn was weak carly, strong later,
but ut nil times quiet. The weakness
carly was with wheat and the recovery
resulted from the covering OF shorts by
q prominent shipper. Offerings were
light and q sharp rally took place, the
close being firm. October sold between
3SMc and SSS T3S!sc,, and closed 1s@kc
higher Mt 3SRI3SEc; receipts were 746
cars. The bulge cut Off shipping busI-
ness.
Oats gave another exhibition of
standing In their own tracks and were
generally neglected. October sold be-
tween 2l9sc and 21I@22c, and closed
firm &c improved at 2lIs922c; receipts
were S27 cars.
Provisions were quiet and Irregular
lard showing up MS the wenk sister.
October pork sold between $l2 05 md
Sl2 30, and closed &c higher at s12 Is;
October lard between 81 05 and 81 is.
closing 10c lower at 81 01Et, and October
ribs between s. %7h and 81 42ltt, with
the close 2lsc better Mt 81 40N7 42H.
Estimated receipts for to-morrow:
Wheat, $40 cars; corn, GOO cars: oats,
$50 cars; hogs. 10000 head.
n Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour steady.
whea,-No. ., 72@7sc; No. red 7sa
79lsc. srti.5
Gorn-No. ?, 4ohGilc; No. yellow
4O& gale.
25M@2Sc; No. 3 white 24I25He.
Ryc-No. ., 63c.
Barlcy-Goon feeding 39GfSahc.
Maltlng-Falr to choice 62I56c.
Flnxsced-No. !. 81 81: No. north
western 81 62.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 81 S9G4 40.
Mess Pork-Per barrel s12 l56fl2 20.
I.ard--Per 100 lbs. 81 07k67 l1A,
Short Rlbs-Sides 0oose) 81 G0Gb7 SIS.
Dry sailed shoulders tboxcd) G&9
GSc, + - 4