The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-19
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CHIcAGo-All grain and provision
markets showed strength to-day and
closed at advances, provisions making a
new high mark for the season. Wheat
was affected by continued cold weather.
higher Gables and heavy foreign en-
gagements. closing at an advance of
H@He. Corn advanced Nc; oats va
Nc, and provisions closed from 597ssc
to 17hc higher.
The opening in wheat was marked by
a good deal Of activity and strength.
Liverpool showed a good advance fol-
lowing the gain in prices here yester-
day. but the chief factor for the time
being was the continued cold weather
in the winter wheat belt and the
growing conviction among traders that
next,week would be marked by food
OF crop damage reports and a correS-
pondlng advance In the price Of wheat.
May opened at 67%9671sc, an advance
Of MQltc over yesterdays close. This
advance was sufficient for many hold
ers, and realizing sales caused a tenn
pOrary setback, May reacting TO 6Tiac,
with considerable wheat changing
hands at those figures. Then the mar
ket again turned upward, and for the
remainder OF the short session buyers
were largely in the majority. During
the last hour Of trading new and de-
cidediy Influential! factor developed IN
the engagement. for export Of 100000
bushels here. and forty-three loads at
the seab0lrd, While foreigners were
good buyers Of futures. May wheat
reacted to 67&c, and at the close was In
demand at 67%G67Mc.
Chicago receipts were twenty-five
cars. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts
were ga cars, compared with GA last
week and 357 q year ago. Total pri-
mary receipts were 5S7, 900 bushels. At
lantlc port clearanceS Of wheat and
flour were put at 100000 bushels. 1t
was estimated that worlds shipments
would be around 6.75O,OOO bushels.
Corn was firm at the openinss, and at
the close with some weakness inter-
vening, The strength Of whear and
light country offerings, coupled with a
belief that liquidation had ceased
caused a small opening advance and n
show Of strength for some time after
ward. Then liberal realizing involving
important interests caused a reaction,
but toward the close the market again
became strong. helped some by provls-
ions and continued so to the close. Con-
siderable activity was shown all day.
A good cash demand was reported. Re-
ceipts were 1903 cars. May ranged from
S7%c to 37&c, and closed Nc higher at
37Mc.
Oats showed more activity THAI of
late and scored small advance. Late
in the session there was heavy buying
by few prominent traders, Influenced
by the strength Of corn and higher
bids from the continent. Elevator peO-
pie were moderate sellers. Receipts
were 2S1 cars, May ranged from 2S7sc to
2lHc and closed h9kc higher at 24hc,
Provisions were active and strong
throughout, and new hlgd prices for
the season were recorded. The advance
in hog prices, the strength OF the grain
markets and the smail stocks were fac
tors in the strength displayed and In
spite OF heavy commission house selling
prices advAnces steadily. AT the close
May pork was 17lkc high,- at 81 32ls;
May lard 5073ac higher at SO l2lAI6 Is,
and May ribs TIC higher at SO 17is.
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat. 81 cars; corn, 800 cars; oats,
1870 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows.