Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-01
PRODUCE.



ceipts 80, 281 packages; exports SSl bar
rels and 1919 sacks; market quiet; sales
16, 600 barrels Wheat-Receipts, 81, $50
bushels; exports $1,000 bushels; sales,
8, 52S. 600 bushels futures, 49,, 900 bushels
spot; options active, closing steody; un-
graded red, s7ca$1 O14; No. 2 Milwau-
kee, 95}c; No. 2 Chicago 99ica$l 90;
No. 3 red August oslo; September 9S3s
99lc; closing at 983c; October 99Sca
ST. 90 7.16, closing at 81 90; November
81 OO.a1 Ol!, closing at ST 0lB; December
81 O1sa1 OFT, closing at 81 OF; May, 81 O5S
al O6, closing ut 81 06. Corn-Receipts
80, $50 bushels; exports SO, O64 bushels;
sales 1892, 900 bushels futures, l36, 600
bushels spot; moderately active; opened
firmer; closed easier; No. 2 white $50;
ungraded mixed 523a544c; options fairly
active; September 53Is54fc, closing at
53l; October 54ssc, closing at SAGE; Novem-
Der 54a54Sc, closing at 54Sc; December
Size, closing at size; January 42ss49S,
closing at 49Sc. Osts-Receipts, 2l7,OOO
bushels; exports, Al, 200 bushels; sales,
145, 900 bushels futures; 141, 900 bushels
spot; mixed western, 27a39c; white do 80
a45c. Hops-Firm. Coffee Options firm;
sales 1000 bags; August and September
IL. 45a11 60c; October 10. 7OalO 75c; No
vember 10. 35a10 soc; December, January,
February, March, April and May 10. 15a
10. 4Oc; spot Rio firm at 163c. Sugar -
Raw, firm; refined, in light supply, active
demand; mould A 7}c; Confectioners A
7sc. Rice-Strong. Petroleum-Steady;
crude. 6ss7fc; refined, 7gc; United
r 6tSadNonina S sEGas Cotton Cotton. rs sssa
Higher and strong; prime city 51s5lfc
Turpentine at 37s37I. Eggs
Firmer; western 17a19ic. Wool-Firmer
domestic fleece 2Sa34C; pulled 2Oa36c
Texas, 13a22c. Pork-Quiet. Cut Meas
Steady. Lard-Easier; September So 81
October SO As; December S. 40. Butte1
Firm; western 12a15c; western creamery
14a22c. Cheese -Strong; western 7&ilc.
Copper-Steady; lake SIC 95. LEI
Strong; domestic $4 923. Tin-1rregfr
straits %.
CHICAGO, August 31.-Wheat kel the
crowd guessing to-day, or rather on fhall
the trade kept the other half chasingf fter
them. Gables gave British markets easier
on the whole and closing cables represented
English country markets as dull, and the
weather none too favorable. Corn was a
fraction lower than yesterday and noder-
ately active Oats ruled active. Provis'
ions steady. Flour-Unchanged. Wheat
Cash No. 9 spring 9Sfa934c; No. 3spring
S5as8c; No. 2 red 93lc; August @3sa94c,
closing at 931c; September 92sa9ic, clos
ing at 93Ic; October 902a9l1c, closing al
91sc; May 96a966}c, closing at 9Ssc. Corn
Cash No. 2 45c; August Al a15lc, clos.
ing at 45lc; September and Oeiober 45c
May 393a4O3c, closing at 4Ot. Oats
Cash No. 2 26a261c; August 25ta27c, clos,
ing at 26Sc; September 24ia2ilc, closing
243c; October 24acj May 2S3c. Flax Seed
No. l, 81 30. Timothy Seed-Prime
81 20. Mess Pork-Cash ST. 25; August
and September $14 00a223, closing al
S14 22l; October $l4 O0a14 g, closing at
$14 25. Lard-Cash, August and Septem'
Der SO 40; October So 324a9 i2!, closing al
SO 42t; January 81 S74a7J5, closing al
81 95. Bulk Mests-Sbot ribs 81 80
shoulders 81 50a7 IS; short dear 50 0Oa9 25.
Whisky-At 81 20. Sugas-Cutloat S3c;
grauulated 7sa73c; STANDARD A tic. Butter
Firm; Elgin creameries 2la22c; choice
western 1sa194c; diaries, fancy, 15la17c
good 13a143c. Eggs-Firm at 153a16c.
PhusaeIpniA.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. August 31.-FIoa;
Firm. Whest-Weak and lower; re-
iected 9l!c; No. 3 red soc; No. 2 red
August 97fs974c; September 97ia9Slc; Oc'
tober oslo; November S9ia994c. Corn
Spot firm; No 2 mixed, track Sale; No.
high mixed 55c; No. yellow 55!c; fu'
lures dull and lower; No. 3 mixed August
and September 53ic; October 533s54c;
November 52s53c. oas-Spot lower; .un-
graded white 32a32lc No. white SIS
313c; No. 2 white 93c; futuressteady
No. 2 white August ,S1a39,; September
3S6a3ssc; October Sic; November 34c.
Eggs-Strong.
Uinotostt.
CINCINNATI, O, lugust 31.-Cotton-
Dull. Flour -Baslr. Wbest Easier
No. 2 red e9A9Oc; receipts 14,5OO bushels
, shipments II, 500 bshels. Corn-Steady
No. 2 mixed 46c Oats-Essy; No. 9
mixed 26c. Rys-lull; No. 2, sec. Pork
: Dali at $500 Lard--Quiet at SO 90.
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