The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-16
Rrendstuffs and Provislons.

CHICAGO-Local sentiment and con-
dltons governed the grain markets to-
day, while provisions reflected the
higher price OF hogs May closed I'M
changed, May corn $Gi4c and May oats
kdAc lower. Provisions closed from
zoe Improvement in pork to 21izc up in
May lard.
May wheat opened 9s01ac depressed
from Thursday at 66hc to 66c, and ad-
vaneed to 66lEc, at which price 1t closed
unchanged from Thursday. Instead of
the stop loss selling which many had
looked for at this point commission
houses were able TO produce many buy
Ing orders which had been lying around
for weeks Under this stimulus and the
strength OF corn ard provisions, to-
gcther with a mild reiteratlo1 of the
damage reports from France, the nd
vance took place without n material set
back Considering the close Of many
markets and the curtailment OF news,
the session was fairly active. Mondays
statistics are expected to be bulllsh
rather than bearish. but not striklngly
so. The early loss was due principally
to the fine weather. Primary receipts
for two days were 10000 bushels,
against 225,000 bushels n year ago. Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 200 cars
Tor like period, compared with 46S
bushels last week and 1874 bushels year
ago. Local receipts were lis cars, one
OF which was contract grade. Atlantic
port clearances for two days were equal
in wheat and flour to 100000 bushels.
The corn market opened easier. May
hGAc lower at 3SA GSSSl to SSlAQSSfsc.
The Influences were purely local, there
being nothing In the way OF news to
stimulate the market, and the shipping
tVu9 IIuinnDTtunt a DrOmi-
nent Spectator, whose movements are
closely watched, and who was believed
to have dumped out some long stun was
on the floor. and denied that he had been
seller. Instead he bought openly, and
with this example. and the strength Of
provisions in consideration, others on
the floor OF change Joined the ranks Of
the purchasers, May accordingly rail-
lied TO 3gBc, and closed strong nt HNiac
over Thursday al 39Ac The crowd evil
IDENTIFY had gone pretty well short under
the superstition that the bun trader so
to call him. was with them, and they
rebouEht with an III grace. Local re-
eeIpts were 1875 cars.
There was not a soft spot In the provi-
sion market. Hogs were decidedly
higher at the yards, forming the chief
bull influence. There was. OF course.
profit taking, but such sales were read
lily absorbed at nearly all times. The
buying OF lard was Il feature May
pork ranged from SO so to 81 90
and closed zoe up at Sl2 SIN: May
lard from 81 10 to 81 32is, clos
ing 27ilc Improved at 81 27h, and May
ribs from 81 10 10 81 %, with the close
22lhc better at 81 22ia.
oats were quiet and the range mar
row, May selling from 2ihc TO &c, clos
Ing at the latter price. KNAc under
Thursday The holidays In other mar
kets curtaIled business. Some shorts
covered because corn was strong, but
this failed to cause any buoyancy Lo-
cal receipts were $40 cars.
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat. 90 care corn, 4ij cars: oats,
230 cars; hogs. $4,000 head,
Cash quotations were as follows:
F1our-Slow: winter patents, 81 coz
81 20; stralghts, 50 9dd3 10; clears, s. i0T
2 90: spring patents. 81 90; Btraights,
81 6Oa3 90; bakers, s. OOm2 IS,
Whent-No, 3 SPRING GiG6iAc; No 2
Corn-No. 2, zoe; No. yellow. s9c
Oats-No. 9. 24aiT25hc: No, . white,
2sd2siac; No. 2 white, e5hG27Mc.
Rye-No @ sec
Barley-No. 2. Al1A3c
Flaxseed-No. !, 81 70; northwestern,
81 20.
Mess PORK. per barrel. $40 200l2 o.
Lard. per 100 pounds, 81 1907 Ply.
Short ribs sides. ttnosel. 81 1907 80.
Dry sailed shoulders, tboxed). OK
df7sc
short clear rldcs. boxed. 81 9Oa7 30.
whlsScy Dlstlllcrs finished goods,
per gallon, 81 25is.