Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-01

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shipments $500 bushels Corn - Strong
and higher; No. 2 mixed 54@55c. 0ata
lin fair demand and higher; No. . mixed
Ale. Rye-Quiet and firm; No. 2 E2c.
Barley--In good demand; extra No. 3 fall
s3c. Pork-Dull and unchanged. Lard
In fair demand; current make IS 72i@
6 Is. Bulk Meats-In moderate demand;
shoulders 81 372; short rib IS 80. Bacon
Easier; shoulders S. IS; short ribs Sc IS;
short clear 81 10. Whisky-In fair de-
mand at 81 IL. Butter-Quiet and IN
changed Sugar-Quiet and unchanged:
Eggs-Steady at ll2c. Cheese-Dull and
dropping.
CHICAGO, April 3O.-The first day OF
trading on the floor of the nov Exchange
hall wss full of excitement. The attend
ance vas unusually large and due, in q
large degree, to the quarrel between the
Board OF Trade officials aud Western Union
Telegraph Company, which eliminated to
day and resulted in the collapse Of the
ticker service, By means Of which brokers
have been enabled to keep the run
of the markets without leaving their
Offices, but the absence of which compelled
them to be present in the trading pits 70
know the course of values. The cutting OF
of the quotations served as dampener
upoa the open Board of Trade and the
bucket shops, and the immediate effect was
to centralize trading and coniue 1t to the
big board. The foreign news was likewise
of an extremely war Ike tenor early and
this served to make q brisk market aud
higher prices. June wheat opened at about
9I3c, or &c higher than the close on Tues
day, and then rose sc additional tell back
Jc, but advanced again and closed 10 under
the top figure. The feeling was somewhat
easier in the afternoon on the theory that
late foreign news was tempered more strong.
" with peace. Corn was active, strong and
higher, with top prices very soon after the
opening, closing for the day fully Ito over
Tuesday. Oats ruled active and closed
k@l1c higher. Provisions ruled quiet and
easy and closed lower. Flour-Firm and
unchanged. Wheat-Active, excited and
unsettled; opened &c higher, rose &c add
tiopal, fell of &c, auctuated and closed 2sc
higher than Tuesday. Sales ranged:
May 7l@923c, closed at 9lS@9l4e; June
93694Ec, closed at 935c; July $50
96sc, closed at 965c; No. spring 9l9@
9lSc; No. 8 spring SIC; No. 2 red 81 02sc.
Con-Market firmer and materially active,
and closed on regular board lc over Tues
day; cash 488@49c; May @iOl:
closed at 4sBc; June 48a@49lc, closed
at 49c; July491@50lc, closed at 4493c.
OatsAMsrket active, with prices s@}c
higher: cash 373@38c; May 364@S6bc,
closed at 362c; June 363@37ac, closed
at 37gc; July 37@37lc. Rye-Firm; No
2 CSC. Barley--Nominal. Flax Seed
Quiet; No. 81 37@l 38. Mess Pork
Quiet and easier; cash and May $ll $50
ii IS, closed at Sll s.; June $ll 500
IL 90, closed at $ll III; July $ll 80
6l2 no, closed at Sll SO. Lard-Quiet
and unchanged; cash and May S. $50
873; June SIS 95@6 974, closed at
SC %; July 81 O2l@7 O7!. Boxed Meats
STEADY; shoulders 81 Is; short ribs s. s.
Whisky-Firm at ST Is. Sugar-Firm
graduated 6s@6!c; standard A 81 BIT
ter-Wesk; creamery 24@25c: dairy 22g
fb24c. Eggs-Weak at llf@ll3e.
PhnadsIphia
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-Flour-Firm
Wheat-Lower and closed feverish; No. 2
red April 81 'Ol2@l OF; NAV 81 Ola@l or
June 81 O3s@l O3f; July 81 053@l O53.
Corn-Opened a shade weaker, but i'm.
mediately reacted and rnled firm; No. 3
mixed $50; steamer No. mixed 594@6Oc;
No. 2. mixed 578@SOtc; No. 2 mixed
April 57s@58c; May 57S@58c; June
5f}@5Se; July 58i@588c. Oats-Eirm;
No. firm; No. 3 white 43@43!c; No. 2
white 44c; futures dull and shade weaker.
Butter-Quiet.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., April 3O.-Wheat-Closed
firm; No. red May, oslo; June 96J@97c;
July nominally at oslo; No. 2 soft, 81 o.
Corn-Dull; No. 2 cash SIC bid, sac asked,
May and June $500; July Sale. Oats
Inactive; no quotations. Clover Seed
Nothing doing.