The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-25
New York Mining Stocks,
Rrnndstuffs and Provisions.

CHICAGo-Rumors that the bubonic
plague had broken out in. Argentina;
predictions Of cold wave; conflicting
reports Of the Paris market and Liver
pool cables combined to-day in form
ing a fairly active but irregular wheat
market, May closing easy and a shade
under yesterday. Corn closed shade
and oats h3hc depressed and provis-
Ions, hit by a weak hog market and the
heaviness of trade, 71z@f6c lower for
May lard to 171h92Oc down for May
pork.
with Liverpool sd up and local
rumor crediting Paris with an ad-
vance of so centlmes, the local market
opened strong, May A9%c over yes
terday's close at 67k G679sc. st. Louis
was a. buyer and shorts covered under
the influence. OF which May advanced
sharply to 67hc. The official board of
trade cables received later. put the
French market &c higher to 1Ac lower.
With this support withdrawn and
Liverpool easing of from, early figures,
the local market declined. May selling
down TO 66A 666Tbc. AT this tuncture
traders bought, playing for rally and
there was some covering by shorts on
the strength Of n predicted cold wave
catching the crop without snoY protec-
tIon. May reacted to 67k G679sc. ON
profit taking the price was depressed TO
665s 667c, where the market hovered
until the report came that the bubonic
plague had broken out in Rosario, Ar
Eentina. Under this stimulus de-
mand from shorts sent the price of May
to 67M@67AC, but this gain. too, was
lost and the close was easy. May n
shade under yesterday at 663sQ6Ic. Up
to II o'clock trade was active, but la
ter, till the plague report stirred up
some animation, n little before the
close, trade was rather quiet. The con-
hIcting reports, the readiness Of shorts
to cover and Of traders to take profits
served to give an irregular and at
times nervous market. Primary re-
ceipts were $4,000 bushels. against
662, 900 bushels the corresponding day
last year. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 305 cars, compared with 2Sl last
week and 1855 q year ago. Receipts here
were twenty-slx cars, none of which
were of graded contract. New York re-
ported seven loads taken for export
Atlantic port clearances in wheat and
flour were equal to 100000 bushels
Less demand was reported here.
Corn was dull and easy for white. the
coarse cereals showed readiness enough
TO weaken with the major market, its
responses to any gain by the later
were feeble. Country offerings were
light and the export business late
Tuesday improved. Receipts here were
only 1893 cars. Trade was small. May
ranged from 1914 63S%c to SSc, closing
easy; May a shade under yesterday nj
33ja033Nc.
The oats market weakened In sym
pathy with the easiness Of corn. Trade
was small and in the hands OF scalpers.
The cooler weather was regarded as
advantageous to the movement. Local
receipts were $50 cars. May sold from
231Sc to 23isC closing weak at hghc
under yesterday at 23A623Sc.
The provisions market was weak. at-
fected by the dullness Of trade. which
consisted principally OF scattered com
mission house selling and n weak hog
market. At times the pit was entirely
deserted. May pork ranged from
$40 62h to $40 S2js. and closed 171A@2Oc
under yesterday at $40 62lsdl0 65; May
lard from SO 0O616 021S to IS 92i5, closing
7IkR1Oc depressed at 81 9gh, and May
ribs from 81 75 to IS 67IA, with The close
lOc lower at s. 67lS,
Estimated receipts tomorrow
Wheat. 80 cars; corn. 1876 cars; oats.
1855 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows;