The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
TolaI saIes Of stooEs were 51ll00 shares.
New York Mining Stocks,
RrendstnFa and Provisions.

cHICAGo-The grain and provisions
market were all quiet to-day. Wheat
helped by firm cables, dry weather in
the northwest, crop damage reports
and q decrease in the visible. was
strong and closed .s@ssc over Saturday
for July. July corn closed unchanged
and July oats tSc improved. Provts-
ions at the close We're a triiie better.
Wheat gave evidence OF tirmer tone
at the outset. opening a shade up for
July at 65%dG5%c and advancing
shortly afterward to eG@8GSe. Around
G6c the offerings which had been small
under that figure. became more free
and the price dropped back to 65Sc. At
this stage of the trade the news of in
Auence consisted Of higher cables. re-
ports OF backward crops IN Germany
and France and frost in Austria, to-
gether with domestic advices of fly In
Illinois, chinch bugs in Kansas and dry
weather in the northwest. The reports
OF bugs came in from different sections
during the whole session and were
strong influence in determining the
course OF the market. The decrease IN
the visible OF 2,2O4,000 bushels ANNOUNCE
ed late in the session, was also fac
tor in the advancing price of wheat and
when July again touched CSC holders
ket continued on its upward course,
touching 66SsC. The close was strong,
July ik6Ssc over Saturday at 66hp
664c. Worlds shipments for the week
decreased 1,677, 900 bushels, while the
amount on ocean passage doomed up
/, 10000 bushels greater than the pre-
vIous weeks. Russian shipments fell
of 100000 bushels. Primary receipts
were $4,000 bushels, compared with
455. 900 bushels last year. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 32S cars, against
1854 last week and $40 year ago. Local
receipts were twenty-seven cars, two
of contract grade. Atlantic port clear
nnces in wheat and flour were equal to
625, 900 bushels. New York reported
nine loads taken for export.
Corn was meek and lowly follower
Of wheat travelling a narrow path and
exciting little interest. Cables were
lower and were reflected here at the
onenlng by a shade reduction In July
from Saturdays final figures, but re-
ceipts were light and country offerings
small. The shipping demand was nat,
SINNERS nVerring that the decline had
brought no particular demand TO the
front. There was some further selling,
which looked like the tail end Of some
long line, but there was not much OF II.
Crop reports ana l0e WelllltE WE Z IL
orabic. but the wheat strength acted
against these and other bearish news,
with sufficient vigor to prevent any loss
in price. Receipts here We're lGl cars.
July. sold between $685. SS9s ll3Slsc, clos
ing unchanged Mt size.
Trade in oats was mostly local and
furnished nothing Of interest or Import
ance. Corn was the influence. July
sold between 2isic and 22c closing bc
over Saturday at PC. Receipts here
we're l53 cars. Crop reports generally
were favorable.
The provisions market was quiet but
strong all day, helped by higher prices
for hogs and n good demand for lard
and ribs from packers. July pork
ranged between 81 57iz and Sli 6ffs,
closing DC over Saturday at Sll 62ia:
July lard sold between Sc s7h and
So 9eLk. closing n shade up at Sc SiiEm
600; July ribs ranged between So 51H
and SO 65, with the close 2Ac improved
at SO 57Is06 CO.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, SO cars: corn. 3l5 cars; oats,
ESQ cars; hogs, 2f,999 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: