Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-20

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Beans-Hand picked mediums 81 400
l so per bushel.
Dried Fruit - New evaporated pared
peaches 25@2Sc; impaired do l5@l6c;
raspberries 25@30c; blackberries loo.
New sundried, apples, quartered, 2t93c;
sliced, 6@7c; peaches, new halves ,83984c;
do quarters, TIC; do pared l5@l8c;
do blackberries &c; do raspberries 22@25c;
pitted cherries l2al4o. New e~yaporated
sdples 1880. Market on Dried Fruit nom
inal; demand slow.
Cheese-Sales in o ioNing way of prime
mild Ohio factory at 9@123c; New York
l4a@l5c; Sweitzer l3@l5c; Limberger II
@l2c.
Eggs-Strictly freshstockin fair deuand
at l3@l4c p doz.
Feathers-Choice, 55@6Oc in original
packages, 4@5c more in small lots.
H~oney-Choice white clover, 10000
choice buckwheat, l6@l8c.
Nuts-Shelbarks, 81 25@l so; black val
nuts, 50@60c; chesnuts s. 0O@4 90.
Onions-$l O0@l % p bushel; demand
good; onion sets SO 00@4 90 per barrel
Peas-Green, 81 5O@l 60 p bu.; split
3@3} p ID.
Potatoes-50@65c per bushel.
Poultry-Live chickens, spring, 81 00@
4 rs; old, 81 90 a 75$ dozen; dressed
turkeys, l2@l3c; do chickens, ll@l2c; dc
ducks l2@l3c. Good demand.
Rags-Steady at li@lic for white mix
ed cotton; l@l3c for all wool and lil@3c
tor mixed.
Seeds-Sales Of timothy seed at 81 SOC
| 65 p bushel; clover, small seed S. 00@
5 so; large, S. 5N@6 90, as to quality.
Sweet cider-Country sweet "a 90 per
barrel. Demand fair. .
Lard-Country prime, 73@c., demand
good.
Tallow-Country, SIC; city, &c; demand
good.
NEW YoRx, April ls.-Cotton-Easier;
futures closed quiet but steady. Flour
Receipts 24,993 barrels; exports 1859 bar
rels; market rather steady;good to choice ex
ira western and State 81 20@6 90; common
TO choice white western extra S. 0O9
c 90; common to good extra Ohio So ESQ
s 90; common to choice extra st. Louis
s. 6O@6 90; patent Minnesota extra good
to prime S. 25@6 10; market closed dull
Wheat-Receipts 9,975 bushels; exports
1876 bushels; spot lots up l@2c, closing
quiet; options opened strong and l!@2c
higher, later weakened and fell back $@sc,
closing steady; sales 1892, 600 bushels tut,
ure and 100000 bushels spot; No. 2 spring
Csc; ungraded red 8lc@Sl GOT; No, 3
red 95i@953c; No. 2 red 99@99fc; No
| white 99c; ungraded white 95c@$l OIL;
No. 2 red May, sales 52S, 900 bushels, at 81
G98Bc, closing at 97sc; June, sales
1892 900 bushels, at 9S3c@Sl 90, closing
at 99Ic; July 81 Ol3@l OF, closing at
81 OILS; August, sales 10000 bushels at
81 va OF, closing at 81 024; October,
sales "a 1000 bushels at 81 03fc; November,
sales 5000 bushels, at 81 oct; December
sales lG, 1000 bushels, at 81 OFT. Corn-Spot
grades advanced l@lic and options lc,
closing firm; receipts 4S,45O bushels; ex-
ports 1904 bushels; sales $4,000 bushels
future and lS9, 900 bushels spot; u~ngraded
53654c; steamer 534@54ac; No. 2 53f@
54c; steamer yellow 53fc; low mixed 534o;
upgIaded white 531c; No. 2 April 523@
SIC, closing at 533c; May 53b@54Sc, clos.
ing at sac; June 54@548c, closing at 544c;
July 543@553c, closing at 553c; Septem-
Der 56ic. 0ats-A@l5c higher and fair
active; receipts 52,250 bushels; exports
1890 bushels; sales 100000 bushels future
and l62, 900 bushels spot; western mixed
| 39I@42c; white 38@46c Hsy-Demand
lair at 75680c. Cofee-Spot fair; Rio
dull; options quiet and steady; sales, 1880
bags; May 7.O5@7.lOc; June .25c;
July I. 30c; August 7 .35c; September 7.45ci
December 1850. Sugar-Dull and nom,
iual; white extra 5 l-l6@5bc; off A SIC;
granulated 5 Slice. Moasses-Dull. Rice
Quiet and unchanged. Petroleum-United
closed at 1899; refined SC. Rosin-Dull.
Turpentine = Steady. Eggs-Dull and
easier; western l5c. Lesther-Steady and
fairly active; hemlock sole, Bueuos Ayres
light, middle and and heavy weights, 22@
24c. Wool-Dull but steady; domestic
fleece 27@36c; pulled l4@32c; Texas 90
PC. Pork-Dull; mess spot Sl3 OO@
l3 %. Beef-Unchanged. Lard-3@5
points higher, closing firm; contract grade,
SPOT, 81 80; May 81 25@7 81; June 81 81
| al So; July 81 4l@7 AZ; August 81 Al
| al so. Butter-Firm.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, April lS.-The grain markets
developed activity and strength to-day in
| the absence Of war news, the movement be-
ing apparently based upon the crop outlook,
which has induced considerable outside
speculation. The prospect of war has not
been laid aside, as the decline in English
| cousols had its effect upon prices at the
opening. Flour-Firm and unchanged
Wheat-Was in good speculative demand,
| and with lower coDsols and bad reports,
shorts" were inclined to cover; the mar.
ket at one time was 2 cents higher than yes
| terday, but fell of again and closed lsc
higher; sales ranged: Aprils44@85Bc,c closed
at s5sc; May s5S@S7lc, closed at S65c;
June ss@s9sc, closed at soc; July 90s@
| @9lIc, closed at Gle; No. 2 spring $50
! @S6c; No. 2 red 923@93e; No. 3 red S5c,
Corn-Tbere was considerable excitement
attending trading; shorts for May were
anxious TO cover, evidently fearing msnipu-
l%ation; other options, however, ruled high.
er, the market closing sole higher than
yesterday; cash 46S@47c; April 45f@
455c, closed at 46B5c; May 46a@47Jc,
closed at 47sc; June 46S@474c, closed at
47c; July 47@4Ssc, closed 473c. Oats
In good demand; advanced l@llc, under
a good bdyiDg demand; declined 3@Jc,
again became strong and finally closed at
s@3c over yesterday; cash 33&@34ac;
May 34I@35sc, closed at 34a@34Jc; June
S4i@353c, closed at 35l@35sc. Rye
Steady; No. 2 66lc. Barley-Nominal.
Flax Seed-Firm; No. l 81 80. Mess
Pork-Trading moderately active, with
prices ruling l0@l5c higher. closing steady;
cash Sll s0@ll s5; May Sll 1901 IS,
closed at Sll sO@ll s2i; June 81 $50
IL %, closed at sll 2l@ll 50; July
SIl 95@I2 O5, closed at So O2l@l2 05.
Lard-Ruled quiet but firm, prices showing
an advance of 5@7ac; cash and May
Sc s74@1 90; june 81 02i@7 OH, closed
at 81 05@7 07l; July 81 l24@7 Is. Boxed
Meats-Firm; shoulders "a 50@4 so; short
ribs Sc 00@6 02a; short clear % 35@6 40
Whisky-Firm at 81 Is. Butter-Quieti