The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-24
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Brendstufrs and Provisions.

CHICAGo-The enormous exjort bus
mess done by Argentina last week was
the dominant factor in wheat to-day,
May closing h@%c under We'd
Wednesday. The other markets were
depressed by the wheat weakness. May
corn closed N9%c and May oats a
shade lower. Provisions at the close
were 2hG12hc down.
The news from Argentina held the
center of the bulletil board on the
board OF trade to-day. Other bearish
news was merely subsidiary to It. The
shipments from Argentine 2,S20,OOO
bushels, were exceeded only twice last
wear and have not been exceeded often
in the history OF the commerce OF that
country, In consequence May wheat
nesday. The other markets were
67MD67Hc. The price touched 61@6IfSc
and later 67Kc between which quota
lions Il fluctuated for two hours. Then
the descent began. Under pressure OF
foreign selling and bull liquidation with
scarcely any outside demand, the price
OF May was forced steadily down to
66nc, at which the market for that op.
ton closed, lamentably weak and l4bQ
IN per cent under Wednesday. New
York reported u loads taken for ex.
port. Atlantic port clearnnces in wheat
and flour were equal to 10000 bushels.
Primary receipts for two days were
1914 600 bushels against $4,000 bushels
last year. Minneapolis and Luluth re-
ported $40 cars compared with ISL last
week and COS a year ago. Receipts mere
were ll2 cars, mono OF contract grade.
Corn WIS Inclined towards flrmness, but
finally succumbed to the wheat weak
ness. Trade generally was quiet
Country offerings were fair, but the
shipping demand was poor. The crowd
wns ready to buy at the least encour-
ngement and did hoist May up bit
while wheat was making Its early
struggle against further loss. the re-
port that there was 42S,0OO more corn
eating cattle In the country now tnan 9
war nEo, caused some heavy buying
from the provisions pit. which was In
auentlal in the bulge. Much OF this was
| lot out again later in sympathy with
wheat. Receipts here were 952 cars
| Nav ranged from 35Ac to 3mq5A&C
md closed h6%c down at Sl4 83i&e.
The trade in oats was small and In
fuenced most Of the time by corn. In
Wow of the weakness about It the mar
ket was remarkably steady. Receipts
here were 356 cars. May ranged from
| 23A T23hc to 23hc and closed n shaue
| depressed Mt 23Ac.
Provisions were dull. The market
cnrly was easy with wheat. A firm hos
market had n steadying effect. May
pork ranged from $40 5000 Th 70
opened &c under wednesday al
SiO 721 md closed l06i2lfc under
"wednesday ut $40 72h9lO IS: May
lnrd from IS sS9I5 s7h to
"a 90. closing 2hc down ut
| Sc 90 and May ribs from IS 95 to 50 S5d
{ s7h, with the close TIC lower at IS OF
| d5 97M.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat SO cars: corn iOt cars; oats SlS
cars; hogs $4,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
wheat--No. 8 spring sShas5c; No.
red 6Sa76c.
onts-No. 2 2S923nc; No. 2 white 26G
26Ac: No. white 2lSid26&c.
Rye-No. 2, 5iGDb5lkc.
Bnrley-No. ., S7ifGl2c.
Flnxsced-No. 81 90; No. now 81 60
Timothysped--Prlme 81 10. q
Pork-Niess, per barrel 50 S0dl0 10.
Lard-Per 100 ms S. 1905 s2i5.
Short rlbs-sldes (loose) s. 1906 o.