Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-22

Quiet and rather weak. Pork-Quiet but
siesdy; mess spot $l2 00@l2 So clear
Rack Sl4 90. Beef-Quiet. Lard--Dulli
contract prades, spot, quoted st Sc 95@
I 90; June 81 %; July 81 ID; August ~ Il;
September 81 2O3@7 30; October 81 50
al 40; city steam Sc 659s 10. Butter
Dull and easier; western lOc. Cheese
Quiet and unchanged.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-Ihere was greater
activity in puts today, and the feeling was
gererslly 'frmer. The wheat market
Showed activity early in the session, stlmu-
lated by the decline in British consols. The
shorts were rather anxious to cover, fearing
that fresh complications had arisen regard
ipg the Argl Russian situation, ana
here was not much wheat offered. Open
ing sales made at an advance Of &c on the
closing figures yesterday. The. market
quickly advanced &c more. Foreign ad,
vices quoted more inquiry for wheat, and
leld firmly, and this assisted frmness. The
market finally closed &c over yesterday
Flour-Dull and weak, though not quotaoly
unchanged. Wheat-0pened &c higher, IN.
fiuerced by the decline in eonsols. advanced
&c more, fell back &c, rallied &c, ductuated
ard closed &c over yesterday. Sales rang
Cd: May 86@89sc, closed at o93e; June
SOFA colo, closed at S9jc; July 9l4@92tc,
closed at Gle; No. 2 spring S9@S9fc;
No. spring 78@79c; No. 2 red 96@97c;
No. 3 red 8G@87c. Corn-Market opened
strong and &c higher, advanced 3c more,
fell back Ic and closed steady at Sc over
Yesterday; cash 49@493c; May 49@494c,
closed at 49!c; June 4S@4S3c, closed at
48!c; July 47s@48ic, closed at 48c. Oats
Quiet, opened stronger, fell back and
closed easy; cash 348c; May 34t(934Sc;
June 34s@34Sc, closed at SAGE; July Bag
6343c, closed at SAGE. Rye-Slow; No
72Bc. Barley-Nominsl. Flax Seed
Quiet; No. l 81 81. Mess Pork-Quiet but
Grm, with prices shade higher; cash
$ll l2J0li Is; June $ll l5@ll ~;
July $ll 25@ll 274, closed at Sll 27!:
August Sll 35@ll 374. Lsrd-Q1iet
but firm; cash Sc 1906 III; June s. ~
G.6 so; July Sc $500 s73; August Sc 92i
66 95. Bulk Meats-Quiet; shoulders
i 35@4 40; short rib IS 65@5 673;
short clear Sc 1906 Is. Whisky-Firm
at 81 Is. .Sugar-Firm and unchanged
Butter-Dull; creamery l6@l9c; dairy
l2@l7c. Eggs-Firm at l2@l23c.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o., May 2l.-Cotton-
Steady at 10 BIG. Flour-Firm; family
81 20@4 so; fancy 81 1906 90. Wheat
Good demand; No. 2 red 81 05@l cot,
receipts $4,000 bushels; shipments 1900
bushels. Corn-Dull; No. 2 mixed ste,
Oats-Dull and lower: No. 2 mixed &c.
Rye-Strong; No. fall 75c. Barley
Scarce and nominal. Pork-Quiet at
81 so. Lard-Scarce and held at Sc GO.
Bulk Meats-Quiet and unchanged.
Bacon - Unchanged. Whisky-Dull at
81 Is. Butter-Heavy; extra creamery
At 22c; caney dairy at l3lc. Sugar
Stronger; hard refined GB@7!c; New Or
leans 43663c. Eggs-Weaker at l3c.
Cheese-In light demand; prime new 63@
&c.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2l.-Flour-Dull.
Wheat-Opened firm, subsequently reacted
ard closed dull; No. 2 red May 81 OOi@
| OOs; June 81 Ol@l OIL; July 81 O3@
| OBJ; August 81 0l8@l 05. Confirm
but quiet; choice No. high mixed sec;
steamer No. 2 mixed SIC; No. 2 mixed
55I@56c; No. yellow SIC; No. 2 mixed
Nav 54@54lc; June 54S@544c; July 543
@55c; August 55!@553o. Oats-Steady
but quiet; No. 2 mixed Ale; No. 3 white
43Ic; No. white 44@45c; futures dull
out steady: No. white May 42!@43c;
June 42I6423c; July 422@43c; August
SS64O. Butter-Quiet; western good to
choice l4@l5c. Petroleum-Steady; re
fined nc.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., May 2l.-Wheat-Qulet and
,tesCy; No. red cash or May, 93fc; June
o3Ic; July 95lc; August 96!c; year 93Ic;
No. 2 soft 81 O3!. Corn-Quiet; No. 2
cash or May 5O!c; June 5Olc bid; July
Sic. Oats-Neglected.