The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-19
Total sales OF stock were eoo.7o shares.
'All assessments paid. tonered. y
.f New York Mining Stocks.
Rrendstuns and Provisions.

CHICAGO-Wheat was firm for hours
to-day. but broke later with corn and
on lack of support. September closing
lSc under yesterday. Corn slumped
on talk of a big crop and September
concluded the session lc lower Oats
closed &c. down and provisions I'M
changed 10 lo9lokc higher.
Trade in whca. was only moderate
and the course OF the marke. irregular
The opening was firm. September &c
over the close yesterday nj TAIT@sc.
In this bulge found as influences high
er cables from Liverpool, small north
west receipts and unfavorable reports
from the Dakotas. On profit taking
which met the initial bulge September
declined to 777Sc Then in an erratic
mood the market rallied to 77;sc. but
dropped off with great rapidity from
that to TIC. Again the hard lighting
bulls forced the price back TO 7I!SGh7Sc.
In this they were assisted by covering
by scalping shorts for profits. II was
following this bulgethat the sererest
the market TO an ingloriOus finish. Pri-
martly the break in corn was an in
iiuence. In addition TO this the south
west receipts were large and the out
side support nerreless affair. The
northwest, while claiming irreparnble
damage for the Dakotus and asserting
that the rains had found very little OF
a crop left 10 help were sellers. Sep
TENDER tumbled down to 16bc and
closed weak liic under yesterday Mt
I6xG16Ac. Clearances ut the seaboard
In wheat and flour were equal TO $4,000,
bushels, AT primary points receipts
amounted TO $4,000, compared with
100000 last year. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported PSI cars. against les
last week and i76 year ago. Local re.
celpts were seventy-siS cars. against
l65 last week and 476 year ago. Local
receipts were seventy-six cars, fifteen
OF contract grade. New York reported
forty-fve loads taken for export.
Corn opened firm. but thereafter act
ed like market too worn from slcis-
ness 10 get well In hurry. At the
start there was moderate buying In the
small country offerings and on the the
Dry OF some reaction being due nfter n
severe decline. The 100000 bushels
cash business done tht two previous
Days was potent consideration. Add
to this some desultory reports OF mod
crate damages to the crop before the
rain struck and It gives the bull side.
The market held we'll until about noon
and then slumped. Talk OF big crop
became more enthusiastic and at last
started more liquidation which had It's
natural result. September opened Mt
asss G39f9c: touched 4Oc: slumped from
that TO 3SIEc. and closed 1c lower at
3shG3s&c. Receipts were 1913 cars.
Oats were dull too lnzy to assert any
independence and was apparently well
contented TO follow where corn led.
September sold between 23Tc and
?SSc, closing &c under yesterday at
23ssc. Receipts were cIehty-slx cars.
Crop reports were favorable, save from
the northwest.
Provisions were quiet and irregular,
owing to the fact that packers were
buyers OF lard and ribs. hut rather
neglected. OF pork. September pork
sold between 81 so and 81 G7Il! and
CLOSED unchanged ut sll 20: September
lard between t67h and Sc 67Is, closing
&c higher at sc 70GG 72k, and September