Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-05
PRODUCE.
New York

NEW YORK, May 4.-rlouI-heOeiPSS
1885 packages; exports 1O.l3o barrels
and 2 673 sacks; market frmer; sales
81 600 barrels; common to good extra wes-
tern and State So 85a3 40; good to choice
do. s. 45a5 10. Wheat-Receipts nothing;
exports 3S, $50 bushels; sales 5000, QUO
bushels futures, 5000 bushels spot; options
steady; No. 2 red May 935a944c, closing
at 9itc; June 92sa93bc, closing at sSsc;
July 92Ea9Ssc, closing at 93sc; August
92sa92Jc, closing at 9alc; September s2ss
93sc; closing at 935c; December s5ae55c,
closing at 95Sc. Corn-Receipts IA S92
bushels; exports SAG bushels; sales l, lOi,-
600 bushels futures, $1,000 bushels
spot; options closed heavy; ungraded 663c;
No. 2 May 6lss65fc, closing at 643ci
June 621a63sc, closing at 623c; July 625a
63tc, closing at 63c; August 63sa63sc,
closing at 63sc; September 63fa63sc, clos
ing at G3fc; October 6Ssc; November 623c.
Oats-Receipts $4,000 bushels; exports
1 900 bushels; sales $50, 900 bushels futures
IL, 600 bushels spot; market q shade
better; mixed western 37a392c; white do
42a47c. Hay-In fair request; shipping
6Oa65c. Coffee-Spot, fair Rio firm at
l5c; options steady; sales d, 900 bags; May
II 0Oc; July IL. SOal1 .05c; August 1O. Boa
10 so; September 10.00a1O. 15c; October
10 Zoe; December 9 90a10 Zoe; January
and March 8 95c. Sugar-Unchapged
aud quiet. Molasses and Rice-Steady.
Petroleum-Steady; United $685.. Cotton
Seed Oil-Stesdy. Tallow-Dull at 45c,
Rosin-Quiet at 10a12lc. Turpentine-
Quiet. Eggs-StroDger; western 13ssl4c.
Wool-Dull and weak; domestic fleece 2Oa
Soc; pulled 1SI25c; Texas 13s22c. Pork
Steady and only moderately active; mess
SIS GOALS % for new; $l4 25a14 90 for old.
Cut Meats-Firm; rib bellies 74c; smok-
ing bellies Sc; picked hams 1lall4c,
Lard-More active, 3a5 points higher;
western steam spot s. so; May s. AZ;
June s. So; August s. AZ; September
So 43aS 45; October S. alas 43; city steam
So 10. Buiter-Quiet and easy; western
lsa27c. Cheese-Dull and heavy. Cop
per-Steady; lake Is As. Lead-Steady;
domestic 81 65. Tin-Steady; straits 22c,
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 4.-There was more
activity in wheat to-day. The rain of last
night refreshed the bears in proportion as
it improved the crop prospects. Corn
steady. Oats were stronger. Provision
market active, but values confined TO q
barrow range. Flour-Firm and I'M
changed. Wheat-Cssh No. 2 spring 81
aSl3c; No. Q red size; May Slbasl3c,
closing at size; June S2iS2Sc, closing
at sale; July 83sS3!c, closing at e3!c;
December S51aS6!c. closing at S5sc. Corn
Cash No. 2 57sa573c; May 57a58c, clos
ing at 57sc; June 55sa56c, closing at
soc; July 55sa56c, closing at 555c; August
554a555c, closing at 55sc. Oats-Cash
No. 2 33!c; May 33ia33Sc, closing at SS9c;
June 32la32Sc, closing at 32lc; July 32sc.
Rye-NO. 9 CSC. Barley-No. 77a7Sc,
Flax Seed-No. l, 81 As. Timothy Seed
Prime So So. Mess Pork-Cash $l3 rs.
June $13 8Oa14 OF, closing at Sl4 O2!;
July $l3 S7!a14 124, closing at VA 12!.
Lard-Cnsh s. 124aS Is; May s. 12la
8 III, closing at s. Is; June So 12la
8 20, closing at s. 17!; July So 173s8 %,
closing at 1922 Bulk Meats--Short ribs
81 37I; shoulders S. 75a6 co. short clear
81 90aS 90. Whisky-At 81 10. But
ter-Firm and receipts higher; creamery
19a24c; dairy 16a22c. Eggs-Firm at II
s124c.
CINCINNATI, O., May 4.--Cotton-
Steady. Flour Stronger; family So 5Oa
3 20; fancy 81 O0i4 10. Wheat-Active
and strong; No. 2 red S9a9Gc; receipts
none; shipments none Corn-Active and
higher; No. 2 mixed 5Sc. Oats-Stronger;
No. 9 mixed Soc. Rye-Dull; No. 3 zoe.
Pork-Firmer at $1i 50. Lard-Strong
and quiet at 81 50. Bulk Meats-Firm
and higher; short rib 81 623. Bacon
Firm aud unchanged. Whisky-SteadY
at ST. 90. Butter--Firm. Sugar-Steady
and quiet. Eggs-Firmer at 12a123c.
Cheese-Steady.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 4.-Wheat-
Western quiet and easier; No. 2 winter
spot 90laa903c; June 9lss91sc; July Ola
91lc; August 90sa9Osc. Corn--Western
quiet but firm and higher; mixed spot 6Gta
SIC; May 6lia6l3c; June o04a6ltc. Oats
Firm; western white 43a44c; do mixed
4Oa42c Rye-Scarce and firm at 7SsS2c.
Hay-Steady; prime to choice western
SIS 50a17 90. PrOyisious-Quiet and
steady. Butter-Firm; western packed
20a22c; creamery 25l27c. Eggs-Steady
at 12al2!c.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May a -Flour-Firm.
Wneat-Dull and lower; No. 2 red May
94!s95c; June 95a95ic..; July 9ia943c; Au-
gust 92a93c. Corn-Spot strong; nothing
doing in futures; No. 5 mixed zoe; No. 2
high mixed track tic; No. 2 mixed May
6S1 a65c; June 63ia64c; July aud August
63ia64c. Oats-Spot dull; upgraded white
42ic; No. 3 white 4l!c; No. white AHA
43c; No. l white 42!c: futures firm; No. 2
white May 4lla42c; June 4lsa42c; July
42ss42sc; August 38ta40c. Eggs-Firm
and fairly active; frsts l3tc.
TOLEDO, O., May 4.-Wheat-Dull
and lower; cash sslc; May SIC; June
sslc; July s7ac; August site; September
s7lc; December aGIc Corn-Dull; No. 3
yellow bsc. Oats-No sales. Glover Seed