The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-17
The following quotations are furnished
by Howard HRzlet & Son, brokers' Ma
| finnRi Exchange Bank bUfiding:
nav York Mining Stock.
Breadstuffs and Provisions.

CHICAGo-Frantic efforts to dispose
of holdings on the board OF trade greet
ed Rradstreet's announcement OF
heavy increase in the worlds visible to-
day. May wheat declined &c without
check and closed weak at 1b9l1zc un-
der Yesterday, Corn closed shade
higher and oats unchanged. Provisions,
affected by wheat and heavy realiz-
ing, closed weak; May pork l2hql5c:
May lard 12Ikc, and May ribs flkglOc
lower.
Two days business or lack Of II, has
cost May wheat 2%92hc on the board
of trade. The slump Of yesterday re-
celved new impetus to-day from the IN
creased visible Of 100000 bushels a
moderate increase would have OCCASION
ed little agitation, but the magnitude OF
the week's gain announced by Brad
street's about noon had the bomb-llke
effect in shattering bull expectations.
The market had opened rather heavy
In sympathy with the Liverpool decline
May K0%c under yesterday at $3.50
663Gc. New York, foreigners. and few
locals had sold moderately and some
wheat had come out on stop orders.
These offerings had been well taken,
and at the decline the market steadied
and advanced, possibly in sympathy
with corn. May had touched 66Hc.
Business, up to noon, had been quiet.
Then came the explosion from Brad
streets. Holders Joined the crowd OF
sellers, adding concession to concession
to rid themselves Of an article, the
supply Of which was evidently much
greater than the demand. The close
was at the bottom, May 1S@lhc under
yesterday at s6kde6hc.
NnawN M NNRnNnnfaNnn
magnitude OF the increase in the visible
was due to a correction OF Odessa
stocks. Primary receipts were $4,000
bushels, against $4,000 bushels last
wear. Minneapolis and Duluth report
ed 2ee cars, compared with 365 last week
and ls3 a year ago. Receipts here were
thiFty-6ye cars, none OF which were OF
contract grade. Clearances were only
la. 600 bushels. seaboard exports OF
wheat we're 60s,00O bushels. New York
reported is loads taken for export Corn
was steady throughout the session and
the close in view OF the wheat break,
fairly active. Trade was active the
greater part OF the session. The sup
porting influences were light receipts,
small country offerings and the an
nouncement that the government re-
port that was expected to be bearish
VIII not pc Issued tulb MOUTH SVIh
that had been let out on this eXpecta-
tIon was taken In again, OecRsloning an
advance which. however, was lost later
in sympathy with the wheat break.
Local receipts were 49l cars. May sold
from 39Kc to S54c. closing shade
over yesterday at S3A R3SSc.
Oats dragged, but was fairly steady
with corn. Receipts here were Sl6 cars
and ciearances 10000 bushels. May
ranged from 2S7tc to 24hc. closing I'M
changed at 23Nc. Tho provisions mar
ket was Irregular, with the tone easy
most Of the time on heavy realizing. the
receipts OF hogs over the estimate
weakened prices at the yards, Predlc-
lions Of future liberal receipts were
freely made. May pork ranged from
$40 gb to Sl1 101l1 12k, and closed
i2IkdI5c under yesterday Mt $40 95; May
Inrd from SO 92ls 30 50 1906 l2ih, clos
ing i2lhc down ut So 02is. and May ribs
from IS so to s. S5d5 s7is. with the
close 7i56i10c depressed at s. so.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 1870 cars; oats.
1876 cars: hogs, $1,000 hend.
The leading futures ranged as follows: