The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-01
Total sales of stocks 400 shares.
New York Mining Stocks.
Breadstuffs and Provisions.

CHlCAGO--A sharp decline in oats
and an equally sharp advance in pro-
Visions we're the features of an excep-
,ti0nally dull season on Change to-day.
Wheat closed at a decline Of &c and
corn unchanged for September. Oats
lost asWl2c on heavy country offerings
and perfect weather, and provisions, In
fluenced by light stocks and good cash
demand. advanced 271sc for pork, 7k@
10c for lard and 1214c for ribs.
Opening trades in September wheat
We're made ut prices B4Hc lower than
yesterdays closing. 75c being offered at
first. The price soon slid off another
small fraction to 74%c, then recovered
TO 75Bc, which proved to be the high
mark for the day. Liverpool was I'D
up. but that had no influence, the main
factor in the small decline being the
perfect weather In the northwest and
the comparative weakness OF the mar
kets In that section. Scalpers were
moderate sellers. but for some time the
market held fairly steady about 7Sc, on
a gradually decreasing amount Of trade.
Transactions tnallygrew so Insignificant
that the pit was almost deserted. Chief
~ from this neglect, the September
price slowly slipped off to 1850. Below
I5c there appeared TO be fair demand.
and the price was not allowed to remain
at that point long, During the last
hour, the market again assumed some
degree Of steadiness. helped somewhat
By reports Of good export engagements
ut the seaboard. Trading throughout
the session was almost entirely OF n
local nature. September closed at TAN
G75c. Northwest receipts were 3UI
cars, compared with 226 cars last week
and 296 cars year ago. Chicago re-
ceipts We're 35l cars, i6 OF which were
contract grade. Total primary receipts
Were $4,000 bushels, against $4,000
bushels 4 year ago. The seaboard re-
ported So loads taken for export. The
worlds visible supply increased $780,
900 bushels. Corn was fairly steady
within narrow limits. There was n
slight opening decline, due to sympathy
with wheat. but later the market be-
came steady, and prices recovered.
Country offerings were light. but the
leash demand was also slow. Receipts
Were 612 cars. September ranged from
3SEc to 3S5sc, and closed unchanged ut
SS%c.
Oats were exceedingly weak and
closing prices showed material de-
cline. Country offerings were much
freer. the weather was ideal for the
movement, and liquidation of futures
!iwere persistent, elevator people being
O. prominent sellers. \ heavy cash bust
mess was done on the break. probably
100000 bushels. Receipts were 4I5 cars.
September ranged from 21kc to 2l&c,
and closed as@14c lower ut 214s I2ft.c.
Provisions showed more strength
than anything else on the floor. Stocks
Of all kinds were reported very light,
and good cash demand was evident.
Leading packing interests were good
buyers, and prices were kept on the up
grade until afternoon. when some reac-
ton. due to realizing, took place. The
close, however, was strong at substan-
tial advances all around. September
pork closed 271sc higher Mt SIC 02k; Sep
TENDER lard closed 7l.Nl0c higher at
Sc S2lsaG s., and September ribs closed
12tsc higher at 81 12h.
Estimated receipts wednesday:
Wheat, 225 cars; corn. go cars; oats,
900 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: