Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-25
Mining Stocks.
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CHICAGO, April 24.-The grain and
provisions markets were quiet but firm
to-day, wheat closing A@%c to &c
higher, corn &c to %@Rc improved
and oats M@Ac better. Cables were
a Strengthening factor. Provisions
closed from TIC to 10@12hc over yes
terday.
1t was a placid, uneventful, middle
of-the-road sort of market in wheat,
not seeking to take spoil from any
body, but rather seeking to persuade
the mighty bulls and the growing
bears lie down together and be good.
| The business of the day vas in
swapping May for July, considerable
of which trading was done at a differ
ence of 1Ac. The cash business was
not large. An incident of the day was
the heavy shipments, 487 900 bushels,
making the shipments from Chicago
for two days 500, 900 bushels. The sus-
tanning influences of the market were
steadiness of Liverpool in face of the
decline here, the corn strength and a
lack of new bearish news. The wealth
er was all that could be desired by the
farmers, mild temperatures over the
growing belt and showers where need
ed. New York reported rs loads taken
for export. Atlantic port clearances
in wheat and flour were equal to ILL.,
600 bushels. Primary receipts were
292, 900 bushels, compared with $685. 900
| bushels last year. Minneapolis and
; Duluth reported 364 cars, against 271
last week and 1913 a year ago. Local
receipts were IS cars, none of contract
grade. May sold from 64A @64Bc ear
ly to 65Ac, and closed A@%c over
yesterday at 65Ac; July from $3.50 to
66% @66Bc, and closed &c up at 66&c.
Corn was quiet and strong, the most
important market on the floor to-day.
Cables were strong, and more rains
caused apprehension Of delay in plant
ing and moving reserves. The best
item of the day was the renewed ex-
port business which developed, prob
| ably as a result of the recent decline.
| Considerable May was ~liquidated. but
not on a sufficient scale to depress the
market. The cash business was about
200, 600 bushels, of which nine loads
were sold for direct export. Receipts
here We're 279 cars. May ranged from
38c to 3SA @3S%c, and closed &c up at
3SAc July from 39hc to 39k@39Bc,
closing %@Ac improved at 39hc.
The pats market was firm, helped by
the corn strength, a better demand for
futures and an improved demand for
the cash article. Trade was rather
dull. Receipts here were 173 cars.
May ranged from 22hc to 22Bc, and
closed h@Ac up at 22Ac; July from
22Ac to 23A@23Ac, closing h@Ac
up at 23h@23Ac
The provisions market was quiet
and rather irregular. The opening was
at prices over yesterdays closing
| figures, but a small decline followed
because hogs were easy at the yards.
| The decline met good buying and the
market reacted, closing : firm. May
pork sold from $12.40 to s12.57h. and
| closed 10c over yesterday at $12.55;
July from $12.52h to s12.75. closing
7hc improved at s12.70 May lard sold
from $6.s7h to s7.02k. and closed 10c
better at $7.02h; July from S6.97h to
$7.12k, closing 7kc up at $40. May
ribs ranged between 1855 and $685.,
Eclosing 7h@10c over yesterday at
$6~.s21s6.95; July $6.S5@6.S7h and
| $7.O2h, with the close 10G12hc better
at 81. 0 @7.02h.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, so cars; corn, 235 cars; oats,
so cars; hogs, $4,000 head.