The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-21
Total sales Of stocks we're sso, GOO shares.
palu. IUIertd.
New York Mining Stocks.
Breadstuf7s and Provisions.

CHICAGO-A reduction In the Cali
fornia crop estimate and gloomy re-
ports from the northwest caused an
advance In wheat to-day, following
early weakness, September closing $40
&c over yesterday. September corn
closed A@7sc better and oats ut like
gain. Pork closed 29kc, lard 1Oc and
ribs 15c improved.
The experience Of yesterdays weak
opening and a strong finlsh-was re-
peated on the board OF trade to-day.
I in the wheat market. September opened
&c to &c under yesterday at 7S%c to
76Sc. scalpers selling on bearish for
elgn news, Liverpool showed poor ap-
probation Of the advance here yester-
day, and her receipts for three DAYS.
$4,000 bushels. contained only 1l4,OO0
bushels from America. Argentine
shipments were also large, amounting
according to the board figures, to
1,ia6.O0O bushels. Following the OPEN
ing dip, however, 4 reaction set in. A
private estimate of the California
yield reduced the prospect from .OOO,-
900 to $4,000 tons, or 1S,4SO.o0o bushels.
compared with 35.000.O00 bushels n wear
ago The estimate was rather start
/ ling. The talent had been paving
more attention to. other points, and tho
announcement sent shorts to cover.
Later in the day very gloomy reports
from North Dakota came, as bull intlu-
ence had helped along the advance.
The market during the forenoon
climbed to 7sc. dropped on profit taking
to TS07hc> and then recovered 10
ISha7SSc, and closed strong Y6a,r
over yesterday n. 77&@TYc. Tho
cash trade was slow. New York re-.
ported 80 loads taken for export md
seaboard clearauces In wheat and flour
were equal to $4,000 bushels. Primary
receipts were 10000 bushels. compared
with SSS,o0O bushels last year. Minue-
'apolis and Duluth reported 2o5 cars
against iie cars last week and AL cars
year ago. Receipts here were ovpr
I l4O cars, 20 OF which were contract
grade. -
+ A very urgent shipping demand for
corn. and reluctance on the part OF
holders to accept even the higher bids
from the seaboard were largely Instru.
mental In. causing the market for tbn
commodity mentioned 10 rule strong. No.
ports OF damage to corn in Kansas
and Nebraska that rains could not rn.
pair was likewise n factor. and m.
wheat strength another. There wna
easiness ut the start on rains In Tho
corn belt. but It was OF short duration,
September sold between 3S%c and aolLc
and closed h9%c over yesterday Mt
S9Ac. Receipts were AL cars. Sh,n.
ping bids were fully us good as thry
were yesterday. &c. over September =
!. {, Buffalo for No. 2. Car lots were
even better than yesterday on coyrr,nr
by western people. who sold on the
rains. ' ~
oats were strong. in sympathy with
wheat and corn, but trade wns ouist
September sold between 2sNc and aas
I2S%c. and closed h0%c UP at 23NSS
23Ac Receipts were 2ll cars, -.
Provisions were strong, partly on IN,
grain strength, partly on good cash
demand and partly on light hog rs.
ce!pts In the west. September. sold
between sll 65 and sll 90, and closcd
2shc over yesterday Mt $ll S7y: SEN.
tember lard between 50 G7k and 81 ne.
closing loo up at SC 77k. and September