Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-25
Mining Stocks.


CHICAGO, January M.-Rumors
that the bubonic plague had broken
out in Argentina; predictions Of a cold
wave; conflicting reports OF the Paris
market and Liverpool cables combined
to-day in forming a fairly active but
irregular wheat market, May closing
easy a shade under yesterday. Corn
closed a shade, and oats h@Ac de-
pressed, and provisions, hit by a weak
hog market and the h~eaviness of trade,
7k@10c lower for May lard, to THO
zoe down for May pork.
With Liverpool Esd up and a local
rumor crediting Paris with an advance
of so confines, the local market open
ed strong, May Nose over yester-
days close, at 67A@67$c. st. Louis
was a buyer, and shorts covered under
the influence Of which May advanced
sharply to 67k. The official Board of
Trade cables received later put the
French market Ac higher to hc low
er. With this support withdrawn and
Liverpool easing off from early figures,
the local market declined, May sell
ing down to 66A N66Tc. At this juno
ture traders boug :, playing for a rally
and there was some covering by shorts
on the strength of a predicted cold
wave catching the crop without n %
protection. May reacted to 67A@
67%c. On profit taking the price was
depressed to 66B@67c, where the
market lowered until the report came
that the bubonic plague had broken
out in Rosario, Argentina. Under this
c+;xar1,,c N Ioroa~I frnra chnrfc cant
the price of May to 67h@67Ac, but
this gain, too, was lost and the close
was easy. May a shade under yester-
day, at 66B@67c. Up to II o'clock
trade was active, but later, till the
plague report stirred up some anima-
ton, a little before the close, trade was
rather quiet. The conflicting reports,
the readiness of shorts to cover and of
traders to take profits, served to give
a n irregular, and at times, nervous
market. Primary receipts were 521,-
900 bushels, against 662,000 bushels
the corresponding day last year. Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 305 cars,
compared with 231 last week and 356
a year ago. Receipts here were 26 cars,
none of which graded contract. New
York reported seven loads taken for
export. Atlantic port c~learances in
wheat and flour were equal to 10000
bushels. Less demand vas reported
here.
Corn was dull and easy for white.
The coarse cereals showed readiness
enough to weaken. With the major
market it's responses to any gain by
the latter were feeble. Country offer
ings were light and the export BUSH
ness late Tuesday improved. Receipts
here were only 1919 cars. Trade was
small. May ranged from 33A@33$c
to 33c, closing easy; May a shade UNI
der yesterday, at 33h033Ac.
The oats market weakened in SYM
pathy with the easiness of corn. Trade
was small and in the hands Of scalpers.
The cooler weather was regarded as
advantages to the movement. Local
receipts were $50 cars. May sold from
23hc to 23Bc, closing weak, A@Ac
under yesterday, at 23A @23sc.
The provisions market was weak,
affected by the dullness of trade which
consisted principally of scattered COM
mission house selling and a weak hog
market. At times the pit was entirely
deserted. May pork ranged from
$40 62h to $40 S211s and closed 17h@
zoe under yesterday, at $40 62h@
10 65. May lard, from Sc 00@6 02h
to S. 92a, closing 7A@10c depressed,
at SIS 92R, and May ribs from S. IS
to SIS 67A, with the close 1Oc lower, at
SIS 67h.
ESffrpofnl raoafnfC fn-yN0rrnuys
Wheat, SO cars; corn, 1875 cars; oats,
155 cars; hogs, $1,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows: