The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-23

CHICAGO-The markets were all
uulet to-day. Wheat was steady, clos
ing a shade over yesterday. Business
was mostly in the way Of changing
Corn closed n shade to nc down and the
oats market A@%c reduced Hog pro-
duct was weak and the close lOglf9sc
under yesterdays final figures.
Up to II o'clock the wheat market
was quiet but steady, slowly but firmly
working upward under the influence OF
steady cables and the firmness OF corn
together with light receipts In the
northwest. Corn, which had been firm
early, meanwhile was working lower
and this finally had It's effect on wheat,
which relinqulshed the bulge. retreat
ing the market frmo which 1t had start e
ed out. Shorts were the best buyers
enrly They sold yesterday and the
steadIness OF cables this morning. gave
them cause to repent. The southwest
was also n buyer, much Of 1t. however.
10 cover short lines OF no particular
magnitude. The bulk Of the days bust
ness was In changing May for July, or
Vice versa. Most OF this business was
done at q spread Of kG1hc. The cash
business was footed up at l5O.OOO Dusn-
els. New York reported eighteen loads
taken for export. During the last hour
OF the session. which carried the market
to Its high point for the day trade was
fairly active, though not large by any
means, Clenrances In wheat and Hour
were equal TO $4,000 bushels, Primary
receipts were 100000 bushels, comIStred
with $4,000 last year. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 22f cars, against 200
last seek and twenty-plne q year ago.
Receipts here were thirty-thSee cars,
two OF contract grade.
Opened a shade up at 65An654sc; adj
yanced to 66&G65&c, and closed a shade
up at ssh dG5Sc. July opened a shade
higher at G6A dG65kc: touched 67Bc, and
closed a shade up Mt C6AQG6%c.
The market started out firm, helped
by higher cables and the additions which
irreclaimable bulls made to their long
lines. The clearances from here during
the week. 56s4,OOO bushels. largely by
lake, also had bulllsh look on the
bulletin board. After time this stu
alton played out and the market not
only became heavy, but business as a
Study in Inactivity became even more
near ,perfection than II had been early.
Receipts here were 23j cars. May rang
cd from 2S5i G3skc, and closed &c down
at 2sHc: July from 39@d39&439hc,
closing a shade down at S9Ac. As In
the other grain markets, there was
considerable changing, mostly of May
for July.
Liquidation of May was the feature
In the oats pit. the July attaining
premium of &c at the close. The wealth
er was favorable the demand slack
and the late easlness OF corn was fac
tor, The opening of navigation VIII re-
duce stocks here 100000 bushels. Local
receipts to-day were 12l cars. May
ranged from 23B0924sc, and closed &c
down at 22%c; July from 23aa22Bg
23c, closing &c depressed at 22Aa23c.
Provisions were dull and weak. Hogs
were lower and there was continued IL
auIdatIon, which met q slack demand.
The foreign demand for lard was called
particularly poor. although lard stocks
show decrease for the week OF 5'OOl
tIerces and for the month OF 10000
tlerces May pork sold from 81 92lag
IL 72Js, closing l7llc under yesterday at
Si2 72jS; July from S13 0Odl2 so, closing
i7iSc lower at Sl2 S2h; May lard rang
cd between 81 O5dG 92E. and closed
l7isc depressed at SO 921E' July between
81 is and 81 02ls, closing l5glIl5c down
Mt 81 02i5. May ribs ranged from 80 20
10 SO SIG. and closed l5c lower NJ 50 wv
July from 81 O21s to Sc 92%' closing lVa
down at IS rs,
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat. IS cars; corn, 24O cars oats
100 cars: hogs. 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: