Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-23
Mining stocks.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March 22.-Wheat was
oye1gold early to-day on bear1sh sta
tistics and recovered on slight en-
enlargement, May closing only A@as
under yesterday after a loss CT Ac
early. Corn closed a shade higher n
cats at a like advance. Provisions
were very irregular, May pork closing
with a net decline of 35c az a result OF
renewed liquidaision, while May ribs ad-
vanced 1215@15c and May lard 2Rac.
News on hand before the tap Of the
oDeEing gong was against bulls in wheat
and May started out with a decline OF
NOV to a@hc, selling Simultaneous
ly at 1915 and 1878. Liverpool was
easy and the war scare seemed to nave
become a thing OF the past. Argentine
shipments were too heavy for comfort
fCr those who want to sell American
wheat in foreign markets, northwest
receipts were liberal and the weather
was distinctly e~pring-like. Discourag-
ed longs unloaded liberal lines aad the
bear contingent cheerfully helped mat
tiers along by taking the short side.
turing the forenoon May dropped t.
75Hc. The scantiness OF s~ealbCard
c~lcarances ard the liberality OF re-
celrits at primary points came in as ad-
Gitional bealish factors during the
period of bull discomfort. AT this re-
ce5sion from yesterdays level, the
market received good support. The
cash situation was reported improved
and the Modern Miller said a few
gloomy words concerning the rayages
CT Hessian fly. This is the season OF
the Hos:lian 6y's Importance. 1T de-
veloped that the market had been sold
to a stardstll. Shorts scampered to
cover and May rallied to 7618c and
closed steady AQ$sc under yesterday
at Tee. Exporters reported % loads
taken. SeabCard c~learanceS in wheat
and fcur were equal to 95. coo bushels,
While primary receipts aggregated ILL.,
000 bushels, compared with 657 GOO
bushels last y5ar. minneapolis and
Duluth reported 433 cars against SAG
last week and roo q year aeo. Local
receipts were SO cars, n CT contract
grade. Argentine shipments Last week.
according to the board CT trade cable
were 1925 eco bushels compared with
1,248, Geo bushels the previous week and
100000 bushels the corresponding
week last year. The Modern Miller
odlo 1At-Sl4dI NY tdAlioSS tAC5l1OSQ II III
Texas to Michigan and in some sections
more to the north. In the southern
section CT the winter wheat belt the
publication announced, fly and a small
green inject are multiplying fast
Corn opened easy and declined early
on freer country offerings, liberal re-
ceipts containing a good proportion of
contract grade, good weather and in
sympathy with wheat. Support by a
leading operator, however, checked any
pronounced weakness. A good outside
demand sprang UP later on predictions
CT ~unfavorable weather and the close
was firm. May sold between 40% and
413s 041R, clCling a shade higher at
41A @41B. Receipts, 211 cars, 81 of
contract grade.
Cats were fairly active and firm
largely in sympathy with corn, although
yesterdays shipments had a steadying
effect and held the market in the fact
Of liberal selling by local interests.
July was relatively firmer than May,
the ruling discount being nc. Re
colpts were 166 cars, May sold between
24% and 25c and closed a shade up at
24B025c.
Provisions were very irregular fol-
lowing a steady Opening on light hog
receipts. May pork opened unchanged
to sc higher at $16.35016.40 and under
realizing dropped during the first hour
to $3.50. The close was steady 35c
lower at $500. Onthe ether hand May
ribs advanced from $3.50 to $7.971a and
! closed 2*c higher at $3.50. Estimated
receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, IS cars; corn. 23O cars; cats,
100 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: