The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-09

N2i.Lern PaciHc-.. N l4IRiGlm'd ". PIT lG1S
40 preicrred".". Gl1s CHICAGO Gas-......... 7GT
10 prcietrcd-".li2 Sugar Trust....... 1917
rrondstuf. and ProyisIon,.
CHICAGO. I'LL. April s.-Thc Jay Gould Of the
Whent pit held a bay n thousand wildly excited
brokers almost literally cluiching OF lis throat
anI poeket-that was the spectacle here to-day
on Ehhl2e. In tho struggle the price Of whent
MS forced up $,S4c n 'bnshel. Tho frenzy con.
anrSG long after tho regular, closing hour and
me innal curb quotation accorded an additional
aivalce OF nearly . cents. Edward Partridge,
the queer looking little individual who succeed.
"a odd Hutch" ms the most during grim specu-
,Stor IN chicago, u not III tho whole world. was
VIC man around whom the crowd raved. Purd.
ridges operations OF late hive been on an cnor.
nous scale, aud while wheat has been nearly n
9,iarter Off dollar lower Tor every bushcl than nj
me corresponding time last yCdr he has been Il
snort seller, with n persistence wholly uupanl-
leled. DSEins the decline OF the cereal to SOC
0nonc OF his mammoth deals, he was reputed 10
nave won IRON his numerous opponents In the
market considerably over n round million dol
lars.. In a Esprit o: Characteristic bravalo he ut the
time. inserted all advertisement In the daily
papers Offering 20 buy that amount OF Chicago real
estate IN small pieces: Next day he was reported
as having said III an interview that the goal he
was aiming ut was the establishment OF n 20 GER,
price Tor wheat From 50 cents Pardridg. with
gigantic sales and aided by what seemed a re-
naska3le chain o. circumstances in his favor
az 'i'N .sAukCSt 1illl no ltSS III
Europe forced the price about half way to 75c.
before the coveted figures were reached the
tide turned. There are shrcwd suspicious that
tAe things werc not what they see med md that
a lew oil The stronger Spectators, with their
allies in othe- American cities and abroad. wcr,
quietly shaping %lnattcEi for partridgc'S dcstrus-
tIon III retaliation for heavy Losses inflicted on
mem: Sohn Cudnhy, The former partner OF 7.
traordinary nnti.Partridge campaign. Tonight
The astonishing statement was current that they
hau Partridge in q %hole-shOrs at exceptionally
low prices OH possibly fifteen million bushels OF
wheat. The most conservative estimate was
seven million bushels. The whoa. market
opened very strong at | cent per bushcl .a1vanco
on Yesterdays closing. prices. For a straight
hour anu Il hnlt one big wave OF excited buying
followed another unit! something over ~ cents
Ind been added to the price cnrrcn: fol Nav,
WIN marvellous nerrc Partridge kept his brok.
ers busy jabhins tens AMI twenties OF wheat into
the crowd oil around the pit. lie appeared in
no; way. worried over the big advance, bus
fnetgYY GGS9Speratel at the self-willcd obstinacy
6itne li9rkc; as IT. kept advancing. Cables were
h'Gaes, domestic markets on the rampage and
hare me. With ~acccptanc7s. The grcutes: buy OF
the day was ma1a shortly before tle close, when
there was some remarkable buying. which the
irnde again pulled to Partridge trying 10 coye-,
This caused the widest scene Of Mi and the
price vent to S3}}@c 10 Si1lc In n few minutes.
Corn market was strong aud higher IN sympa.
thy with wheat. 4
SAS luttuoG u tIc SclcrIl SlteuR III. .
IN provisions business was b. NO means actira,
Flour irmer and 10aljc higher.
%HEAT-CashN No. 2spring Si33sc; No. 3 sprir;
,iaSS5f "a Ne NJ s;reG Eyc; April $ll4asi14aAN:;
Maj. 40AailMallilSc &c; june aS%aSea33s.
oATsIcash No:a 2g1zc; May 2S5Sa29MaoyHc;
June 2S!!sa2SAa2SAc. -
RYE-No. 9 i615aiGAc.
IARIEY-No. 255a65c.
FLASsEED-9T54c.
TIMorIiYsEED-Sl 211al &c.
M5ss ronkMGash SO %; Me- $40 ooalO soa
6 371;s.
S. Is. ~"
SlouLpERs-sl5ea5 %; short clear Sc 20
z. WH.SKY-Sl l3. T-as 1.
l,yITEe-weak; fancy creamery $50; fine west.
ern 2laaoc: ordinary lSa20c.
EGGS--Firm at l3alic.
NEw! York. April s;7tlorr, receipts 1900
packages; exports l4.00 barrels; market stronger
and active: salcs 5000 barrels. Wheat, receipts
49OJ bushels: exports $4,000: sales 81, 52j 600
bushels OF futures and 5000 bushels OF spot;
spot maTket dMil and higher: No. 8 red VIC:
h hii,s'tS No ~ red gsdt XpIi Ei 55as7S S .sg29s: n Say e aRa
9~1aoi}4c: June 90Na93 1l6a9iNc; July a054c;
AusEs! @14a9,Aa95.ac: September 9l5sc; De.
bushels; exports G0,GU bushels: sales 2.7GO,O00
bushels Of futures and 5000 bushels OF spot;
market dull and higher: nisraled mixed 5la5ic:
April Ff5Essa5G3ass May ITiIcISMa4Sc; June
receint5, 5000 bushels; exports vi bushels: sales
33o.0 u bushels OF futures and III, 900 bushels Of
spot: market fairly active; April 3J,5e; May
S9i3 Tsa ; 1I!y $' 4S;,- SPot 10; . white @sa'954s;
points down. Sugar steady and quiet. Molasses
lirln. Rice steady. Tallow quiet. Rosin 0uiet
aud firm. Inrpcntine dull md weak at .S7a31Hc
Eggs quiet; western iiTc. Pork quiet and
SfRulv.| Iut monte nnSy NJ ard rrr,nr. oetn
steam and May, Sc s.; June Sc 81; July Sc CO.
Bnttor quiet and weaker: wcster dairy iialTc:
DO creamery lGa2ic. Cheese quiet.
BALTIMORE, NIp.. April, s.-Whcat strong and
higher; No; 2 red spot and month 9Sha3Slc;
els; shipments 10000 bushels. Corn unsettled;
mixed spot 4GAa,6Nc: April and May IGIia!7c:
June lGMc!; receipts 1900 bushels: shipments
erna7a3sc. Rye frmcr: No. .. Suisse; receipts
1000 bushels; shipments 2,:00 bushels. iiay
firm: good to choice timothy 81 Goals 80. F,ss
steady at lac. Coffee dull: Rio lie. Others III
changed.
~PuILApELrnIA. Pa. April s,-Flour more nc.
tive. Wheat strong: No. 2 rcd April 0sl5a9S1Ic:
May 9jiIc: Juno and July 03a9ic. Corn strong:
No. I mixed dGc; No. . mixed April and NAV
tGI ra SG J June mIsod i'H9i5hs: July iiai514s oats
white April, May and June S7Aa9Sc: July Sia3Sc.
Provisions firm. Butter dull; Pennsylvania
print extra 2saSlc. Eggs arm; PENNSYLVANIA
ufsts ioc. '' '.&
C~lSciNSArI. O.. Ap!ils,-flour armer. Wheat
actiyc, and higher: No. 9 red 92kc; receipts $500
bushels; shipments ? 800 bushels. Corn higher:
No; : mixed iae. Oats steady at size. Rye dull
stronger at Sc 0ja6 071ks. bulk meats s. Is: Bacon
steady at Sc 90. Whisky steady Mt 81 IL. Escs
firm mt l915c. Butter. sugar and cheese steady.
TOLEDO. o.. AprllS.-wleat active and higher.
No, . cash 0ic: May 9tAc; July size. Corn
active and steady: No. 2 cash 1910. Oats dull
and steady: cash Sea Ryo QUIET; cash SOC.
clorcrseed dull; prime cash $50.
1.-Two Stock.
CHICAGO. Ill., April Seattle. receipts 5000
head: market unsettled; good to fancy native
steers 81 S0ai 10: Texans s. 10; stockers So 50o
70. Hogs. receipts 1900 head market stendv
and a shndo higher; common 60 0Oai q; packers
and mixed 81 49,: August g 90: prime heavy
weights Si6)ai T0;t light 81 4Oai Cd. Sheep. 70.
celpts 9.oU head market steady; native ewes
s. toa5 %: mixed s. i0aG 10: wethcrs and wear.
ling' Sc 0oa6 So: westerns S. 7Oa6 30.
C%ISCISSKII. o.. April s.-lIogs heavy: con,.
mon and light 50 iOli 50. pDcErrs and 4, ,char,