Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-30


SS!c elosing ct 4s3c; May 4S@4sfC
closing at 4Sc. Osts-Higher but ,quie'
closing heavy; receipts 81, 100 bushels; ex
norris 80 600 bushels; mixed western 81
636e: white do 37@42c. Hay-Steady
Goffee-Spot fair; Rio dull at Sse; optiouI
dnlI and weak; sales 1850 bags; Decembel
65c. January $500; February 6.65c
April 6,75c; August s CSC; October I.OOe
snoar--Firm and quiet; refined quiet anc
steady; standard A &c; powdered 6tg
7sc; granulsted 6 1850; cubes 6tS
Si5-l6c. Molasses-Quiet. Rice-tirn
and in fair inquiry. Petroleum-Steady
TTnitej closed at 88sc. Tallow-Steady.
Rosin--Ouiet and firm. Turpentine-
Dull at S73c. Eggs-Firm and in fan
demand; receipts 1895 packages. Wool
~Oniet and very steady; domestic fleece
27@36c; pulled woods l4@3Sc; Texas SS
22e, Pork-Dull; mess 50 75@lO 70,
Beef-Steady. Lard-0pened firm, but
closed weaker; sales Of western steam spot
At rs 3o06 40; January Sc S4@6 80;
February Sc 35@6 40; March S. 45@
& AZ. April Sc 5l@6 So; May Sc $50
& 60; city steam Sc 25@6 80. Butter
Firm but quiet. Cheese-ln fair demand
and firm. Copper-Firm.
chicago.
CHICAGO, December 2S-There was
a buoysncy to wheat in early trading to-
dat, owing to the first showing OF de-
crease in the visible supply in many weeks.
The starting price for May was 9l4c, &c
higher than last night, and large purchases
were made at 9lsc, at which figure the
market hung for a time, but as the offer
ings grew large q drop to 9llc followed,
succeeded by rally to 9l4. The feeling
again became heavy and just before the
close the market toppled, May dropping on
to 9O5c and sold during the recess at 9O4c'
The feeling was heavy again in the alter
noon, May closing at 9O3c, or one cent M
der Yesterday. Flour-Steady and un'
changed. Wheat-Opened fc higher. ad,
yanced lie additional, declined &c, rallied
&C. declined &c and closed at inside tg'
ures. Sales ranged: December $500
858, closed at SAGE; January 84SCaS54c,
closed at 84g@841c; February S5@S6c,
closed at 85c; MAY 9Oj@9l5c, closed at
9OJc; No. 2 spring 94@S4sc; No. spring
66a7Oc: No. 2 red nominal. Corn
Opened firm and shade higher, but re-
coded and closed easy; cash 364c; year
a nd December 36i@36sci January $500
36S, closed at 363@364c; February 36!9
363c closed at S64@36Sc; May $500
3gsc closed at 39s@39ic. Oata-Qliet
and firm and a shade higher; cash 274c;
December 271@27sc, closed at y &c; Jan
nary 274627sc, closed at 27Sci May 81
03lIc. Rye-Dul; No. 2 58!c. Barley
Dull; No. 2, 62@644c. Flax Seed
Steady; No. l. 81 ~ Mess Pork--Openedi
firm, but broke off toward the close and
closed l2IG9l5c under yesterday; cash
81 25(Q9 10, according to age; January
So 77IG,9 80, clused 81 TAOS 80; Feb
rnary 50 87!@lO 90, closed at 50 o73.
Lsrd-O liet and easy; cash $ %; Jauu-
ary S. 9i@6 90, closed at s. %; February
So OO66 05, closed at ST OO@6 O25.
Boxed Meats Steady; shoulders $3 100
3 so; short ribs 81 s0@4 92!; short clear
S. 2065 p. Whisky-Steady at 81 10.
and unchanged. Butter
and Eggs Unchanged.
Onoinnnn.
CIScfySATl, O., December 20 Cotton
Quiet; middliug 8jr. Flous-Dull aud
unchanged Wheat Active and tirmer;
No. 2 red 92!c; receipts 800 bushels;
sh;nmepts 900 bushels Corn Strong
and higher; No. ; mixed Bic; No
mixed Soc Oats-Flrm; No. mixed
zoe. Rye--Weaker; No. : C4c. Barley
Quiet aud unchanged Pork Quiet at
$40 90. Lard-NomiGsl at Sc 90. Bulk
Meais-Nominal Bqcon-Eirm aud Ut
changed Whisky-Firm at 81 10. But
ter-Lower; Northwestern creamery at
4O6IIc; Ohio 25@3Oc; choice dairy roll
l29l5c. Sugar and cheese steady aud
changed. Eggs-Lower at l2!@loc'
Philadelphia,
PHILADELPHIA, December 29.-Flour-
Steady with moderate demand. Wheat
opened firm, closed dull but steady; No. 2
red December 9G4@S7ic; January $40
sac; February 89l@S93c; March 9ll@
9lIc. Corn--FTm; No 4mixed 38@4Oci
No. 3 white 39c; No. mixed and yellow
Ale; No. 2 mixed December 47t@473c;
January, February aud March 4Gl@l63c.
Oats-Spot dull; western white 35@"Sc;
futures December options &c lower; later
months unchanged, Butter-Qdiet and
steady; creamery extras 35956c. Eggs
Lower; Ohio and other western fresh
24c. Cheese-Firmer and more active;
Ohio fats 9!@9lo; OHIO fair to prime 84c'
Toledo.
ToLEOo, O., December 23.-Whest--
Closed shade 10 DER; cash, December or
January 9l4ci February 93Sc; May S7$c
Corn steady; cash or year 3Sc; May
4O64O!c. 0sts-Unchanged; cash 3Oci
MAY 33c. Clover Seed-Light demand
cash, December or January S. 40; Feb
ruary S. 80.