Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-18

packages, 4@5c more in small lots
Honey-Choice white clover, lS9zOc;
choice buckwheat, l69l8c.
Nuts--SheIbarks, 81 25@l 80; blackwell
nuts. bGa6Oc; chesnuts So 00S4 90.
Onions-$l GOAL Is y bushel; demand
rood; onion sets s. OO@4 90 per barrel.
Peas-Green, 81 50@l 80 y bu.; sPht
3@3f p b.
Potatoes-50@65c per bushel.
Poultry-Live chickens, spring, u 0O(9
4 rs; old, s. 90 GA IS dozen; dressed
turkeys, l2@I3c; do chickens, ll@l2c; do
ducks l2@l3c. Good demand.
Rags-Steady at l4@lae for white mix
ed cotton; l@l3c for all wool and lfl9tc
for mixed.
Seeds-Sales Of timothy seed at 81 SOC
l 65 p bushel; clover, small seed S. 0O@
5 so; large, IS 50@6 90, as to quality.
Sweet cider-Country sweet 81 % per
barrel. Demand fair.
Lard-Country prime, 7!@c., demand
TaIlow-Country, sic; city, 6ei demand
good.
NEW YoRE, April l7.-Cotton-Firm;
middling uplands lie; Orleans lie; tut.
ures closed steady. Four-Receipts 24,23l
barrels; exports 1905 barrels; market dull
and heavy and again decidedly lower; su-
perfne western and State % 4OS3 SOi
common to good extra western State IS 6o
"a 10; good to choice do 81 2O96 10;
common to choice white western extra
IS OO66 Is; common to good extra Ohio
| 50 6566 Is: common to choice extra st.
Louis So 6566 Is; patent Minnesota extra
good prime S. 25@6 20; market closed
dull. Wheat-Recelpts "a, $50 bushels; ex-
ports none; spot lots 2@24c lower, closing
steady; options opened depressed and 24@
3Ic lower, closing stesdier, showing a re-
covery of E@ltc; sales 6,l60,O0O bushels
future and 1884, 900 bushels spot; No. 2
spring 97c; ungraded spring 96c; No.
/ upgraded red 9O@98c; No. 3 red 93f@
935c; No. 2 red 96!c; No. l white 983c;
No. 2 red April, nominal; May, sales !, l2O'-
900 bushels, at 958@963c, closing at S6te;
June, sales 3,32S,0O0 bushels, at 973@
oslo, closing ct 9Ss; July, sales l,394,OOO
bushels, at 983@$l O04, closing at 81 90;
August, sales 100000 bushels at 81 Ole
| ola, closing at 81 0l9; October, sales
24OO0 bushels at 81 03(c; November,
sales "a, 900 bushels, at $l04; December
sales 24,OOO bushels, at 81 054. Corn-Spot
grades declined 4@3c and options l@l3c,
closing with a reaction of about &C; receipts
55,484 bushels; exports $3.50 bushels;
sales 1852, 900 bushels future and $4,000
bushels spot; ungraded 5l@53c; steamer
52Bc; No. 52}@52$c; No. 2 white 534c
No. 2 April 52f4@522c, closing at 52ac;
May 525@53sc, closing at 53Bc; June $50
53Ic, closing at safe; July 532@54ic,
closing at Sale; September 36c. Oats
J63c lower, closing with some reaction;
receipts 81, $50 bushels; exports 39l bush
els; sales $4,000 bushels future and ST.,
600 bushels spot; western mixed 3S3@lOc;
white 42@47c. Hay-Firm and in fair
demand. Cofee-Spot fair; Rio steady.
options moderately active, closing barely
steady; sales, 1880 bags; April 1000
lose; May 7.05@7. lOc; June 7.2O97.25c
July 7.3Oc: August 7.45c; September $50
@i.55c; October 1850; November $50;
December 7.6O@7.65c. ~Sugar-,Steady
and moderately active; English Island 40
nc; Muscavado 4 7-l6@4Sc; refined extra
c 4g@5c; granulated sos 7.l6c.H Mo
asses-Quiet and unchanged. Rice-Steady
and in fair demand. Petroleum-United
closed at 77sc; refined 75@8c. Tallow-
Firm at62c. Rosin-Steady, Turpentiue-
Firm at SHE. Eggs-Dull and weak;
western l54@l5lc.s.Pork-Dull and rather
weak; mess spot Sl3 90, Beef-Dull,
Lard-Opened 2@3 points lower, later re-
! covered from the decline and closed steady;
western steam spot, 81 25; May 81 2O@
7 %; June 81 1901 81; July 81 37@
I So; August 81 40. Butter-Firn on
choice grades. Cheese-Quiet and un-
changed.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, April Ito all outward a0'
pearances the contingency of foreign wal
was eliminated from speculation on Chang
today, and after a break in prices early 10
he day as a result of early cable advices
and a strong advance in ~consols, the MAJ
ket ruled firm at medium figures accompt
MED by active trading throughout the Gu
ire session. Despite peace advices specIa
ion continues strong and orders from OF
side are reported large. In the rush to sell
he morning prices declined 23@3c below
Yesterday, but there was good buying at tn
decline and prices gradually rose tic from
inside, fuctuated and closed lie lower than
Yesterday afternoon. The feeling in corn
was very unsettled and broke l@llc at the
opening in sympathy with wheat, but i'm
proved under free buying l!c, eased off a
rifle and closed about the same as yester
day afternoon. Flour-Ruled quiet, with
an easier feeling; winter wheat -four 81 81
as %, for southern 81 2O@5 20; for
Wisconsin 81 25@5 90; for Michigan soft
spring wheat So 5O@4 %; Minnesota
bakers s. 1904 so; patent 81 1906 IS.
Wheat-Aetive but lover; there was al
early decline of 2N93c a. the result Of
peace advices from London; there was good
| demand at the decline, however, and the
market advanced lie from inside and closed
| steady; sales ranged: April83A@94lc,c closed
at sIc; May S43@S45c, closed at S5fc,
June 86I@S7c, closed at SHE; July So
| a 9Oc, closed at 903c; No. 2 spring 945
sale: No. 3 spring ice; No. red 9l4c;
No. 3 red SAC. Corn-Active with unset
tied feeling; market declined l@lf al
opening, but rallied llc and closed abou'
the anne as yesterday; cash 45@454c,
April 44@45fe, closed at 4jBc; May AGO
4o4c, closed al 4o(94Oscj June 4f49
46Jc, closed at 46946sc. Oats-Stead
Ter feeling; market advanced !@kc over
Yesterday; cash 33@34B closed at SAC;
May 3Sl@34bc, closed at 34c; June 49,
| @34Sc, closed at 34l@34sc. Rye
Dull; No. 2 &c. Bsrley-Nominal
Flax Seed-Firm; No. l 81 80. Mess
Pork-Active, with free offerings; early
prices declined 2O@30c, rallied 1920
and closed steady; cash Sll 70@ll IS;
May Sll 6O@ll IS; June 81 600
IL IS, closed at Sll 7C@ll III; July
Sll 70@ll 95closed at 81 9O@ll 923,
Lard-Fair demand; prices shade easier
early, but rallied and closed steady; cash
Sc 924@6 IS; May Sc 874@6 IS, closed
at Sc 92!@6 IS; June Sc 95@7 O22,closed
at 81 OO@7O2!; July 81 O5@7 l24, closed
at 81 1907 l24. Boxed Meats-Steady;