The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-18

Rrendstufs ana ProvisiOns.

CHICAGO-Th wheat market was
dull and heavy, influenced by the corn
break, increased liquidation the rains
and a slack demand, closing &c under
Yesterday. The corn market dropped
one cent from its price at the close
yesterday and oats lost SsqI9c. Pro
visions closed Irregularly. Pork liRG
225Lc up. Lard 2]ac higher and ribs
unchanged to eye down.
Wheat began the day dull and easy
There was no encouragement In cables,
the rains continued TO be regarded as
favorable to the crop and cash people
reported nothing doing. The long stun
soon began to come out more literally
part OF It because II had TO be sold. AZ
times the pit was well nigh deserted
and us gloomy as the weather. The eN-
cel!ent report Of thu condition of the
crop in Kansas was probably u consid-
Grafton with some. for while there wer2
differences Of opinion ms TO the SIZE o;
the crop reasoning from the official iig-
ures as to percentage and acreage II
was generally admitted that II would
be liberal, Bradstreats figures showed
n decrease in the worlds Visible OF
:, 373 GOO bushels, caused mOmantnry
check in the decline, but only mo-
mentnry one. New York reported
twenty eight loads taken for export.
Atlantic port claaranccs In wheat and
flour were equal TO $4,000 bushels. Prl-
mary receipts werr 346000 bushels,
compared with 277.O00 bushels last
year. Minneapolis and Duluth report
cd 27t cars, against 36S last week aud
ia a year ago. Local receipts were 81
cars, one Of contract grade. May open
ed shade lower ut 66ssd66Ac and sold
down TO 66Ikc. closing at that figure, tsc
under yesterday. July opened n shade
down at GSG677sc; sold to 61Ad6i1sc
and closed sc depressed at 67isc.
The corn market was dull and weak.
The demand In every way was slack
and the fear developed yesterday that
the rains would retard seeding and
moving present stores was apparently
forgotten, During the first hour, the
feeling was heavy; but there was al
most nothing doing.
At the end of that time the long stun
began to come into the pit and aa the
liquidation was continued the remain
der Of the session. though in rather
small lots the price suffered Liverpool
was strong, but this was reflected In
the local market at the opening BY n
gain Of only n shade. Receipts here
were COG cars. May ranged from $3.50
ss4lc and closed weak and 1c under
Yesterday at 3SMc. July sold from
4OEs d39itc, and closed lc down at S9%fi
39kc.
There was a big provision trade. the
feature OF which was pork. Hogs
were higher and receipts only 1900
head. There was good general de-
mand and shorts saw At to cover. Lard
and ribs rellnqulshed some Of their
early gains. but closed steady while
pork, although there was dip from
the early bulge. recovered and closed
strong May pork ranged from $l2 S2iaQ
u Sidl3 or, and closed 22fsc over yes
torday nj Sl3 90: JUN from Sl3 02ihN
Is 2elh. closing 17iAc M at $40 10: May
lard sold from 81 25d7 40 and closed
2ikc improved ut q 20; July from
81 32kd7 47ls@7 90. closing 2lAc better
at 81 37is May ribs sold from 81 2Om
? so. and closed unchanged ut 81 221s;
July from s. lThd7 20dG7 81. with the
close 2lic lower at 81 eO67 22ik
There was n continuance Of that May
liquidation IN oats which has boon I'M
der way for several days and helped
by the weakness around II the market
closed weak. The cash demand was
slow. May sold from 23&623%m2Shc
and closed sc lower at 23hc; July from
23ss 6i23c, closing &c down at 2Shc.
Receipts here were 26O cars.
Estimated receipts tomorrow;
Wheat, IS cars; corn $50 cars; oats,
as cars; hogs, $4,000 head
Tho leading futures ranged as follows: