The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-08

cHICAGo-wheat during the first
half Of the session to-day was STEADY,
helped largely by higher cables, but
Welded later to the lack of speculative
demand and closed barely steady; May
&c under yesterday. May corn closed
a shade higher and May oats 4Sc low
er. Provisions at the close were easy
and practically unchanged.
Wheat formed a moderately active
market at times. but generally both
the speculative and the cash prospects
were bare, resulting in a very narrow
range. May opened unchanged al 600
66isc and supported by st. Louis buying
and higher cables, advanced to 6BpEp
6sXc. An unfavorable report OF crop
conditions in Ohio, con1uring up visions
OF damages in other states as well, re-
celved some consideration also. TIN
nearly noon the market chung steadily
around 6ec. Then influences in the
shape Of q break at st. Louis, liberal
receipts and the light demand made
themselves felt, bearing May TO 65zc.
The close was barely steady, May sc
down at B5% 165&c. The unusually
heavy receipts Of flour, with 10000
barrels, excited considerable excitement
here, but It is said that most Of the
stuff was merely in transit from Min
neapolis. New York reported fifteen
loads Of wheat taken for export. At
lantic port clearances in wheat and
flour were equal to 2Sl, 900 bushels. Pri-
mary receipts were $4,000 busnels,
compared with $4,000 last year. Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 62e cars,
against 623 last week and 1873 a year
ago. Receipts here were thlrty-four
cars. none OF which were OF contract
grade,
The corn market was strong nearly
the whole session, yielding q bit at the
end on profit taking, but closing firm.
The main support was the assertion
that Baltimore exporter had taken
1900, 900 bushels from here within the
last two days. Cables were higher.
country acceptances over night small
and upon good authority It was said
that there was an export rate Of 1O!4c
on corn to Boston. The pit was mod
erately active a9d q big business was
done. The weakness in wheat near
the end caused some timorou5 ones to
take profits while the chance existed.
Local receipts were 2II cars, twenty.
seven cars over the estimate. May
ranged from 35655Es and closed
shade up at s56s5Mc. oats were very
dun and steady most OF the time with
corn; but yielding finally with the
wheat break. Traders were rather
bearish because under fair conditions
seeding will be under way soon In the
southwest and increased country oiIer-
ings are looked for Local receipts
were lG5 cars, twenty-five cars over the
estimate. May sold from 2Sh62s9tc
and closed &c under yesterday at 2S9tc.
The provisions pit was remarkable
for Its duilness. It was half deserted
at times and trades were small and far
between. There was, however just
enough cash demand to Keep stocks
from accommodating, and this, combined
with the strength Of corn, held the
market steady after a fashion. May
pork ranged from $40 675E9t0 60, and
closed 2Mo under yesterday at $40 60;
May lard from IS 9095 s75s, closing un-
changed at IS SIN and May ribs from
IS s505 s2ts. With the close unchanged
at s. S2m.
Estimated receipts tomorrow;
Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 325 cars oats,
300 cars; hogs, $1,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady.
wheat-No. spring s1@63he; No. 2
red 6s6epc.
The loading futures ranged as follows: