The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-30
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New York Mining Stocks.
Breadstuffs and Provisions.

CHICAGO-A big cash business was
the prime fuctor In wheat to-day. Sep
TENDER closing &c higher than Monday.
September corn closed nc up and oats
a shade improved. Provisions Gere
fairly steady. Strength and activity
characterized the wheat market nearly
the whole session. The excellent bust
ness was the broad foundation stone on
which the strength was founded. Cash
sales were 100000 bushels, and the sea-
board reported SO loads taken 10. ex-
port. Export clearings for to-day were
$4,000 bushels. Liverpool closed Il
pence higher. Domestic news wGs but
little changed-decreased southwest re-
ceipts. rather unfavorable weather In
the northwest, and heavy western re-
ceipts. September opened at iihc to
T4mc, range OF price due TO the in
Simultaneous consideration OF the for
e!gn bullishness and the heavy local re-
ceipts. The foreigners soon got the
best OF 1t, and under general demand,
In which shorts We're clamorous. the
market advanced to 75h475Ec. Having
started upward. there was scarcely any
reaction, and the close was strong, Sep
TENDER &c higher at i5GI5hc. Primary
receipts were 1.lol 900 bushels, COM
pared with $4,000 bushels last year.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported gag
cars, against 1853 cars last week and 213
cars year ago. Local receipts (two
days. were 976 cars. 10 Of which were
contract grade.
Corn was active and strong. specula-
tion for rise In old crop, futures. owing
to scarcity OF old corn, being the rul-
ing motive, as 1t has been for some time
past. Liverpool was up II to 1&
pence. and the seaboard reported IS
loads taken for export. Cash aales
here were 100000 bushels, nearly all for
foreign shipment. The shipping de-
mand would have absorbed more than
II did had holders been willing to make
even slight concessions In prices. There
was further decrease In stocks. the
local contract now being only $4,000
bushels, while the stocks In public and
private elevators Ere but l,5S5.C00 BUSH
els. Cash corn ncccptances show some
gain to-day, but were still light. Local
receipts were 45T cars. September sold
between 39&c and Ale, and closed ] 5Lsc
up at, 4lc. Oats were flrm, but quiet.
The strength OF other grains sustained
the market, In the face OF some liberal
offerings, and n good demand was re-
ported. Receipts were 7SS cara. Sep
tcmbcr sold between 2lssc and ZINC,
closing n shade higher at 2lesW2l'kc.
Provisions were fairly steady. The
case and grace with which the market
absorbed liberal offerings Of lard from
commission houses was the feature In
the pit September pork sold between
$40 OH and $40 30. and closed five cents
lower Mt $40 90. September lard between
81 so and tS6 65. closing 2i.G45c down Mt
SO IS. and September ribs between 81 05
npb 81 m with the close nhc higher MT
$Tc2h. "a.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
i. Wheat. i55 cars. corn. 14O cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs. $4,000 head.
& Cash quotations were us follows:
Flour steady.
75h91GTSc. < {.
corn-No. 2, tih6tf,sc; No. 2 yellow
alas1ilXc.
{ onts--No. .. 22ic: No. . white 24N0
25c; No. > white 23G2iSc.