Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, October 25.--Reports OF
disastrous damage to tho Argentine
wheat crop started a bull drive in
wheat to-day which lent strength to
other grains, December wheat closing
BaAc advanced, December corn Ma
Ac higher. and December OTIS 1aa5sc
up. Provisions closed a shade lower to
&c higher.
Slightly improved cables brought the
initial bulge in wheat with December
Hc to Ac higher at 71Mc to 71Mc
Trade was ON the broader scale, al
though it showed but little improve
ment so far as outside interests was
concerned. Bears were inclined to
keep the market down, but when both
public and priv advices reported
from 70 per &C 10 total damage In
three of the principal crop centers of
Argentina this market began to take
upward, spurts. European advices on
this score, however, were disappoint-
ing, neither Antwerp nor Liverpool
cables responding. The northwestern
movement seems to have begun again,
but this was hardly taken into account
and purchases for export and reports
OF bad weather for our new crop
brought steady advances. December
never got below its lower opening price
and sold as high as INC, closing
strong Sane above yesterdays close at
1Ma71Ac. Local receipts We're 121
cars, two of contract grade; Minneapo-
lis and Duluth reported GIG cars,
making a total for the three points of
1877 cars, against 1877 last week and 705
a year ago. Primary receipts were l.
061 900 bushels, compared with 901, 900
bushels a year ago. Seaboard clear
ances in wheat and flour were 240, 900
bushels. The seaboard reported Sc
loads taken for export. Argentine ship
ments this week were $4,000 bushels.
against 1000 last week and 10000
bushels year ago.
Corn was bulled easily on the bulge
in wheat. but there was not that gen.
eral buying that marked the market
the past few days and all the strength
was not held. Trade was only active
at times, with little taken for export.
There was good deal of selling by
country holders and the demand for
that delivery was not as active as OF
late. Husking reports were still bull
ish and offerings of the cash article
from the interior were still light. De-
cember opened 15aAc higher on the
cables and sold between 561sa565s and
567sa57c, closing barely firm AaAc
higher at 56Hc. Receipts were 1873
cars.
Oats ruled strong, the broadest mar
ket in weeks. There was lively de-
mand by shippers and cash was in
good demand in the east. There was
also renewal of the buying that was
conspicuous yesterday. At no time did
this pit incline toward lower prices on
the says in other grains, and at every
squirt it gained strength. Most OF the
trading was in May. December opened
and sold between 351ea35ssc
and 361sa36Ac. closing strong 19a1sc
advanced, a shade off the top figure.
Receipts we're $50 cars.
Provisions held steady on a dull mar
ket Prices opened steady on steady
hog market and gained some slight
strength from gains which it lost on
Trade in general was un-
important and January pork closed &c
higher at $15.15; January lard un-
at $s.92h and January ribs a
shade up at $7.S5.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat. 105 cars; corn. 1so cars; oats.
1870 cars; hogs. 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open. High. Low. Close.