The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-25

cHICAGo-Bearis foreign news and
| IN apathetic outside attitude 2were
largely responsible for weakness in
wheat to-day, September CLOSING 1lt@
Inc under yesterday. Corn closed 10
lie down and oats " depressed; Pro-
visions at the close were UNCHANGED to
&c down.
Wheat had not recovered from the
Injection OF foreign beatish iiews when
the market opened to-day-and Septem-
Der accordingly began the session S1
&c to W NC down at 576h,sc to 76ke. The
crowd figured that with little export
business here probable large southwest
receipts and the Russian and DanubIan
shipments increased yesterday, wheat
was not worth prevailing prices. Fol-
lowing this. the market on covering by
shorts for profits and iailittle scattered
buying rallied to 76%c Then the
market began to slide and It slid with
the greatest ease, helped by decline
at Paris, reports that France will raise
wheat enough for her own consump-
ton and that Russia has large sup
ply OF hold-over wheat. September
early declined to- 1850. Z rallied to 1890
1GAc. lost Its hold again and then. on
Bradstreets announcement that the
worlds visible had decreased 1000, 900
bushels, recovered to 76Sc. This bulge,
like the others. was lost and the close
found the market at its weakest, Sep
TENDER 1lhsaplrsc under yesterday at
75kc. Winter wheat points received
less wheat than the same day last
year-413,000 against $4,000 year ago.
These figures were influential In tho
second rocky from 1880 to 76hG76kc.'
New York reported forty loads taken
for export and cash sales here were put
at 10000 bushels. Clearances at the
seaboard In wheat and -four were equal
to $4,000 bushels. Primary receipts
aggregated 100000 bushels. against $751;
600 the corresponding day OF last year.
cars compared with 203 last week and
2S2 n year ago. Local receipts were 29l.
cars, slxty-siX OF contract grade.
Corn was quiet and lower early. but
steadied after q good concession In
prices. There were heavy rains In the
best growing states. And encourage
ment to sellers was to be found in talk
that the export demand which has been
very excellent was showing signs Of ex-
haustion. Some exporters were credited
with re-selling here. The price suffer-
ed over 1c early and thereafter fluctu-
atoms were narrowed. mot much pres
sure either way. September sold be-
tween $50 and 3Sc. and closed 1G1Mc
down at 3S,sc. Receipts here were 6S2
cars. Oats were relatively firm. sup
ported by the Iowa report that oats In
shock and in stack had suffered from
the incessant rains. The northwest
was n moderate seller while there was
some good local support. September
sold between 23A q239sc and 23923Isc.
closing &c down at e3hc. Receipts
were 197 cars.
Compared with the grains provisions
were firm, easing but little In sympathy
with the grain weakness. The market
felt the sustaining influence Of light hog
receipts and liberal shipments OF pro-
duct. Trade was quiet. September
pork sold between sl2 90 and sl1 S7ls,
and closed unchanged lat .sl1 92h: Sep
TENDER lard betweens Sc 77is46 SE51s, clos
Ing &C lower ut Sc S7A and September
ribs between 81 0096 92A, with the
close 2isc depressed at IS i95.
Estimated receipts for Tomorrow:
Wheat. $50 cars: corn. 25 cars; oats,
IS cars; hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows;