The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-26
Total sales of stocks cel,aOO shares.
New York Minino Stocks
BreadstuiTs and Provisions.

CHICAGO-Big shipping sales, and 4
reduction In the estimated French yield
came to the aid Of the previously weak
wheat market to-day and September
closed kG%c over yesterday. Corn
closed &c lower and oats &c down. At
the close the provision market showed
2hsc TO l5c decline.
September wheat started out isGKc
| over the previous close ut I5hG75sc,
scalpers buying on q hnlf-hearted hope
of rally following the recent heavy
decline Their hopes were blasted In
short order, however, for there was no
support ut that time. Gables were
| weak, weather In the northwest was ia
vorable for harvesting and outside peo-
Pile apparently did not know there was
such Il thing as q wheat market In this
city. The market naturally began to
decline. and US 1t went down stop loss
orders were caught and the liquidation
thus induced helped the slump along.
Liverpool said that Argentine wheat
was being offered cheap and that the
English talent expected liberal arrivals
from Russia. Not until September
bumped up against T4sse. the bottom OF
the present decline-did the market
receive much support. Soon after the
cash part OF the market began to at
tract attention. Cash people had sold
between 500 600 and 100000 bushels, most
OF It hard Kansas. and were covering tn
the pit. Shorts were further jOlted by
cable announcing n reduction In the
estimate OF the French crop from &c.,
900. 900 bushels to $4,000. 900. Trade be-
came active and September rallied
steadily TO 75&c, and closed SOON after
In firm condition, September A67sc
over yesterday at 151sf15;sc. New
York reported thirty-one loads taken
for export and OF the cash sales here
10000 bushels were reported sold direct
to the other side. Seaboard ctearnnces
In wheat and flour We're equal to 102, 900
bushels. Primary receipts aggregated
900 bushels, compared with 7s9, 900
bushels last year. Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported 25l cars, against ISL last
week and ass year ago. Local receipts
numbered 1850 cars. thirty-four OF con-
tract grade. Fine growing weather
over the largest area ever planted CIV
Ing promise OF q bumper crop CAUSED a
further decline In corn. although weak
Liverpool cables were also In an In
fluence In this direction. Liquidation
was renewed early ana the price fell on
over n cent. There was still good
cash demand. but the smnllness OF
country offerings made It hnrd to find
sellers. and this. together with the re-
action in wheat caused partial recoY-
cry later. Trade was quiet. September
sold between 3Shc and 37hc, closing 10
under yesterday at 3IAc..t Receipts
were 2S9 cars. * 5l.i d X
Oats were quiet. The market felt the
heavIness In wheat and corn early, but
Mt no time was there such general SELL,
Ing us had been experienced In the corn
and wheat pits. Receipts were eighty
SIX carss September sold between 23ISc
and ?2Sc, closing &c under yesterday
at 23c.
Provisions were dull and iluctuated
under the guidance Of wheat and corn.
The shipping demand for product was
fair, but the outside trade was iadIEfer-
ent. Packers were not buying and
hogs were lower at the yards. The close
however, was steady. September pork
sold between sll 70 and 81 30, and clos
ed lbc under yesterday Mt sll TN: Sep
TENDER lard between so 7o&8G 72Ii and
Sc 7bG6 7TE. closing &c. down at SC IS
and Septcmbr: ribs betwecn SO S7i.S and