Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-02
PRODUCE.

New YoRK, May Flour, receipts
Is, 13l barrels; exports, 5000 barrels;
market dull and irregular; sales, l5,OC0
barrels. Wheat, receipts 10000 bushels
exports, none; sales, SOP, bushels fu-
lures, and "a, 600 bushels spot; spot mar
ket, quiet but unsettled and lower; I'M
graded red 81 l1al 1879 options, strong and
higher: No. 2 red May 81 legal II, clos
ing at 81 1873; June 81 l514al 1913, clos
ing at 81 l55&; July 81 legal 1879, closing
at 81 1895 August 81 OS5sal l0l4, closing
at 81 lOi5 September 81 075sal O955; De
cember 81 0S15al 10. Corn, receipts 10000
bushels exports, $4,000 bushels; sales
1854, coo bushels futures, and Al 900 bush
els spot; market irregular and dull; May
76Hc; June 73c; July 10$<c; August 104c;
September G0$ic. Oats, receipts, 10000
bushels; sales, POS, 900 bushels futures, and
10000 bushels spot; market higher but
dull; MGy 594c: June 5Sl4c; July 51$lc;
August 44c; No white 6215c; mixed
western 5SaG3c; white do 63a70c; No 2
Chicago 62l5c Hay and hops, quiet.
Coffee, steady, and 5alO points up. Sugar,
dull and unchanged. MolasseS, steady.
Rice, firm. Petroleum, quiet; United 69l5c.
Cotton Seed Oil, strong. Rosin, steady.
Turpentine, quiet and lower at 3915c. Eggs,
firm: western l51lc. Wool, steady; do
nestle fleece 34a31c; pulled 26a33c; Texas
l1a24c Pork, quiet and steady; old mess,
SIP 00al2 80: new do $l3 75al4 80; extra
prime 81 75G12 %. Cut Meats, steady and
dull Lard, dull; western steam 3 90;
May 81 9S; June s. 10; July s. %; Au-
gust s. 80. Butter, firm; western dairy
l3a24c; do creamery 22a2Sc. Cheese, quiet
and steady; fancy lll5c.
CHICAGO, May 1.-The markets were all
strong and higher around the opening,
III.
kets abroad Wheat made d sudden little
squirt at the opening. The advance which
it gained in the first five minutes was not
lost during the session. The crowd of
scalpers kept playing for reaction, but it
did not come. Instead of this it held steady
to firm and the scalpers were finally obliged
to buy the grain back again at an advance.
Corn. market strong and higher. Oats,
moderately active. Provisions, fairly ac-
tive with offerings light. Flour, dull and
unchanged. Wheat cash No. spring
81 OK; No spring 81 OF; No. 2 red 81 O14
al 0SL May 81 0Gal 01%, closing 81 O14
June 81 GOAL 07s5, closing 81 074 July
81 05&al O64, closing at 81 06H. Corn,
cash No. >, 69c; May 661l a6755c, closing at
67c; June G4a66l4c, closing at 642sc; July
63a6i15c, closing at 63Ic. Oats, cash No.
>. 53a/c; May 53a54c, closing at 53$4c; June
521la53ltc closing at 53c; July 475sa49c,
closing at 1870. Rye, No. Soc. FLAX
Seed, at 81 IS. Timothy Seed at 81 %.
Mess Pork, cash Sl2 50; May $l2 21Ha
10 90, closing at So S219; July $l3 O7!9a
10 %, closing at S13 10; September Sl3 451l
alb 60, closing at S13 421l. Lard, cash
s. 7Oa675; May s. 65a6 50, closing at S. 20;
July 81 O219a7 O715, closing at s. 0213; Sep
TENDER s. soar 80, closing at s. 30. Bulk
Meats, short ribs, cash, So 20a6 30; May
s. 2715 ats 81, closing at 81 III July So 5714
a6 6716, closing at s. 514; September
So S715a6 o., closing at 81 80. Cut Meats,
shoulders 81 2Oa6 25 short clear Sc So.
Whisky at 81 II. Butter, steady; extra
creamery 26a27Hc; extra tirsts 23a25c;
firsts lSa2lc; extra dairy 23a24c. Eggs,
1870. Receipts-Flour, $4,000 barrels;
wheat, p, 900 bushels; corn, 10000 bush
els; oats, 225,0C0 bushels; rye, 1000 bush
els barley, $4,000 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat, $1,000 bush
els; corn, 10000 bushels; oats, $4,000
bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley. 1000
bushels.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May Flour, firm.
Wheat, strong; No. red May 81 olal %