The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-19
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Breadstuffs and Provisions.
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CHJCAGO-Liquldation and short
selling continued In the wheat pit to-
day and December closed nc under
yesterday. Corn closed unchanged and
oats &c higher. Provisions at the close
were 5910c depressed.
Wheat was u moderately active mar
ket and maintained Its recently acQulr-
ed reputation for making q new low
price record every day. The pit was
little more than half occupied by dis
couraged bulls and confident bears,
whose operations drove prices bit
deeper in the mud. News was scarce.
higher at 7l&c to 71%c. shorts covering
moderately because cables did not in
any way reflect the decline here yester-
day. The bulge met no support Of any
magnitude and consequently the mar
ket dropped heavily to 7oS@70Sc.
Shorts had sold with such complete
abandon on their belief In heavy stocks
and slack demand that a report Of
cash demand at Minneapolis and ru-
mors that additional mills will reopen,
owing to better demand for flour sent
them to cover.
Under buying Of this sort December
rallied sharply to TIC. There was
plenty OF the cereal for sale on the adj
vance and reaction followed. Decem-
Der closing weak and Nc under yester-
day at 7lQ7lhc. New York reported 10
leads taken for export. Seaboard clear
ances In wheat and flour were equal to
347. 900 bushels. Primary receipts ag-
gregated 10000. compared with 64I,000
last year. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 5s6 cars, against SOL last week
and f12 year ago. Local receipts were
165 cars. three Of contract grade. a
moderate visible increase Is expected
Monday.
Corn was quiet and steady. Offerings
were liberal ut the start. but were well
taken by local bulls and later the sup
ply and demand were nicely balanced
In the pit. Receipts. AGA cars, were no
heavier than expected and country Of
ferings were not enlarged to any en-
tent, promising trouble to the princl-
pals In the November deal. The wealth.
er. too. was Of n character further re-
assuring to holders. Seaboard clear
ances were $4,000 bushels. December
sold between 35Hc and 35lsc and closed
unchanged at 3kA 035Ssc.
Oats were firm. but dull. Changing
formed the bulk of trade and there was
not much OF that. December sold be-
tween 217sc and 21I@22c and closed &c
higher at 2lB@?2c. Receipts were 147
cars.
Provisions were again easier. with
the same exception In favor of Novem-
Der ribs. which was noticeable yester-
day. The price for this commodity at
the close was 81 62H:. 42iac over the pre-
vious close. Futures were depressed by
liberal run Of hogs and drop in
prices at the stock yards. January
pork sold between S11 Go and Sll 500
II SEA closing 10c under yesterday at
81 GO: January lard between Sc $50
G SIh and SC 50. closing SC down at
IS SIS. and January ribs Sc 2I1a and
Sc 15I6 liz. with the close TIC de-
pressed at Sc 2211s.
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat, 100 cars; corn. 4S5 cars: oats,
1876 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
The leading tutures rnnsec as follows: