The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
New York Mining Stocks.


CHICAGo-wheat was excited at
times to-day. tossed about by conflict
ing influences which in their turn held
sway, but the close was barely steady,
May shade under yesterday. Provis-
ions were strong and full Of virility.
May pork was at one time 52hc, but
closed with nearly half Of this gone.
May lard closed 2h05c down and May
ribs TIC improved. May corn closed
shade higher and oats unchanged for
May and M6Ac up for July. The wheat
market opened unchanged from yester-
day at 665sG67c, and then probably be-
cause Liverpool was not up as much as
expected In view Of the advance here
yesterday and because some private
messages cast dispersion on the truth
fulness Of yesterdays report Of dam
ages to the French crop, sold on to
66Mc AT this Encouraging feature of
the session New York made an upward
squirt. fearing war as an Outgrowth of
the difficulties existing between Russia
and Turkey and the local crowd Of
shorts covered in some alarm. A re-
port from Duluth OF heavy export
movements assisted in the bidding, as
did the strength Of provisions. May
rallied to 67}kc, hut failed to hold 1t, al
though further cables from France
were in contradiction of earlier ones.
reasserting that the damage in France
was serious. There was considerable
profit taking at the top and shorts APP
parently took calmar view Of the
Turko-R Russian situation, for May sold
off to 66Sc and closed barely steady, a
shade under yesterday at 66bc. On the
advance the pit was excited and at
other times rather nervous. New York
t1tn hV1a 40 "a
twentyl Dads Clearances in wheat and
flour were equal to 10000 bushels; pri-
mary receipts were $4,000 bushels,
compared with $4,000 bushels year
ago. Local receipts were AZ cars. none
OF contract grade. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 456 cars, against I0S
last week and $50 year ago. The pro-
visions market repeated its exhibition
of strength and. excitement: to crowd
ed pit. Hogs were higher at the yards
and receipts of hogs small. This, COM
bIned with the heavy outside demand
and the frantic efforts Of shorts to COW
err in a market where offerings were
light caused a swift advance. May
pork was the main attraction. This OPP
ton opened 17laG25c over yesterday at
$12 65612 72h and in wild burst of
bidding shot up to $lS 90. The highest
prices since 1880 vi NilE DuikG AuGlt
was heavy profit takings. Some inter
ests took profits on the whole list. Lard
suffered more than pork and ribs in
this manoeuvre. Pork lost only part Of
the advance. closing 27iac over yester-
day at SO 40. May lard ranged from
SO 62;466 42h and closed 2l5Gi5c lower
at Sc 4Tls66 so; May ribs from Sc 6OG0
G IS, with the close 7IIsc up at SO 20. The
corn market was less active than wheat
and did little better than holding It's
own, although the export business was
put at 100 loads and provisions extend
ed an Influence Of strength, while ca
bles were strong. There was good
buying. but there was also plenty on
the market which tended to equaliZe
matters. Local receipts were 4l6 cars.
Clearances were $4,000 bushels. May
ranged from 3S7S GDSsSsc. closing a shade
over yesterday at 1885 63Sisc.
The oats market was firm with July
in somewhat better demand than May.
Trade was without much feature and
quiet May ranged from PAS lO24Isc and
closed unchanged at 24NC; July sold
from 23S924c, closing B@hc improved
at 23&c.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, Is cars: corn, Si5 cars; oats,
100 cars: hogs. $4,000 head.
The leading Gutures ranged as follows: