Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-15
Mining Stocks.
PRODUCE.

CHlCAGO, May lathe grain and
provisions markets were all quiet to-
day. Wheat, helped by firm cables,
dry weather in the Northwest, crop
damage reports and a decrease in the
visible, was strong and closed 1a@%c
over Saturday for July July corn
closed unchanged and July oats &c i'm
proved. Provisions at the close were
trif1e better.
Wheat gave evidence of firmer tone
at the outset, opening shade UP for
July at 65A @65Bc and advancing
shortly afterward to 66@661sc Around
Coo the offerings which had been small
under that feure became more free
and the price dropped bac kto 65Mc.
At this stage of the trade the news
of influence consisted of higher cables,
reports of backward crops in Germany
and France and frost in Austria, to-
aether with domestic advices of fly in
Illinois, chinch bugs in Kansas and
dry weather in the northwest. The
reports of bugs came in from different
sections during the whole session and
were a strong influence in determining
the course of the market. The de-
crease in the visible of 2,204 900 bush
els announced late in the session was
also factor in the advancing price of
wheat and when July again touched
66c holders still chung to their lines
and that morket continued on its up
ward course, touching 663sc. The close
was strong, July 1a@5sc over Saturday
at 66A Q66Bc. Worlds shipments for
the week decreased 1877 900 bushels
while the amount on ocean passage
doomed UP 100000 bushels greater
than the previous week. Russian ship
ments fell off 100000 bushels. Primary
receipts We're 528, 900 bushels COM
pared with ass 900 bushels last year.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 1928
cars against 354 last week and 342 a
year ago. Local receipts were u cars,
two OF contract grade. Atlantic port
clearances in wheat and flour were
equal to 625,000 bushels New York
reported nine loads taken for export.
Corn was meek and lowly follower
of wheat, travelling a narrow path and
exciting little interest. Gables were
lower and were reflected here at the
opening by shade reduction in July
from Saturdays final figures, but re-
ceipts were light and country Offer
ings small. The shipping demand was
Rat, shippers averring that the decline
had brought no particular demand to
the front. There was some further
selling which looked like the tail end
of some long line, but there was not
much of it. Crop reports and the
weather were favorable, but the wheat
strength acted against there and other
bearish news with sufficient vigor to
prevent any loss in price. Receipts
here were 161 cars. July sold between
367sc and $s@3812c. closing unchang-
ed at 37Ac.
Trade in oats was mostly local and
furnished nothing Of interest or i'm
portance Corn was the influence July
sold between 21&c and 22c closing &c
over Saturday at 22c. Receipts here
We're 1913 cars. Corn reports generally
were favorable.
The provisions market was quiet but
strong all day, helped by higher prices
for hogs and a good demand for lard
and ribs from packers. july pork
ranged between S11 5712 and s11 67l2,
closing sc over Saturday at S11 62i2;
July lard sold between Sc ST1a and
IS 92R. closing a shade up at Sc S71a0
90; July ribs ranger between IS 574e
and So 65, with the close 215c i'm
proved at sc 57hQ6 so.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 81 cars; corn, 9i5 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.