Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-08


CHTcAeo. MAY 6.-There was boom In
wheat. the market bordering almost upon
excitement at times A fair speculative
business was transacted, and the SEEING
developed was stronger and prices showed
a further advance, the closing being = cents
HIGHER REPORTS concerning the condition
of the crops abroad and the advanced
prices in England quoted in the early caole,
grams were the main causes OF the agltateu
advance. The weather in England was
called brilliant, and that at present IS con-
sidered unfavorable for the crops inere
was good buying by some OF the pronlnen'
local traders most Of the day, tnougu oSIa-
sional spells of weakness set In causeu oy
selling orders temporarily exceeding tneoe-
mands. There was a good shipping 0usl-
ness. and this was made feature OF tne
dav. Corn stronger and higher at the open
ing. later became weak, closing nearly Tue
bottom. Oats active and lower. Traqlng
in hog products were light. Flour un-
changed. Wheat, cash, No. 2 spring,
741<c; No. g spring, 66a69c; No. red, 415c'
Nav. 72s/a74lSc, closing at 7419c; July,
76I{a77sIc, closing at 775sc; Septem per,
T59ZaSOLc, closing at SO55c. Corn, casn ..
2, 441Sc: May, +4a441sc, closing at 44z3c'
June A1Sa454c, closing at 4oc; July 421s a
455Sc, closing at 45$lc: oats, casn no: .
see; MAY 3llSa325Sc, closing at SIC; June
8laS1TIc' closing at 3lxc; July 3Osz a3lz9c,
closing at BIC; September 2S75a2S5sc,
closing at 2SIc. Rye, No. 2. soc: Bar
lev, No. 2, 62c Flaxseed, 81 OS3S. Timothy
seed, 81 co. Mess Pork, cash, $50 wa !;
Nav $40 60al9 65, closing az $40 62115; July
$40 55a20 10, closing at SO 021S; September,
$40 S216a2O so. closing at $2O 3215. Lard,
cash. $40 S5a1O So; May $40 30; July,
$40 57I6alO 40. closing at $40 65; September
$40 771IalO So. closing at $40 So. Short ribs,
cash. $40 20; May SO 90; July $40 lOalO ~,
closing at $40 20; September $40 iI1sa
10 27jz, closing at $40 271S. Shoulders
81 75alO co.; short clear $40 2oalO o.
Whisky. quiet at 81 Is. Others unchangeo.
Receipts-Flour, 10000 barrels; wheat, Oh
600 bushels; cora, $4,000 bushels: oats, w.
600 bushels; rye, 5000; barley, l4,OO DuSh-
-els. Shipments = Flour, l2,OVO oarrels'
wheat. $4,000 bushels; corn, 324, OOO bush
e $; oats, 11S.00O- bushels; rye, I,OOO Dusn-
els; barley, 10000 bushels.
New YORK, May 6.-Flour, receipts 20
600 barrels; exports $1,000 barrels; sales,
1000 barrels: market active and firm.
Wheat. receipts, $4,000 bushels; exports,
81. GOO bushels; sales, 3,260,000 bushels fut-
ures and $4,000 bushels spot; market
firm; No. / Northern S31Sc; options ac-
tive and higher; No. red May 7I9sa1Sc,
closing at 7Sc; June 79aI94c, closing at
79cIl July sos aSlc: August S211c: Septem-
Der S3lIaS38[c, closing at $3.50; October
S4JSc; Decembe S75Sc. Corn, receipts IL
600 bushels; exports, 12l 900 bushels; sales,
$1,000 bushels futures and 16,OOO bushels
spot; market, dull and firm; ungraded
mixed 521<a54c; May l14a5l2sc closing at
5l3Sc; June 5l55c; July SIC; August 52S4c
Oats, receipts, As, coo bushels; exports, o3o
bushels; sales, $4,000 bushels futures and
$1,000 bushels spot; market quiet ana
weak; May 365Ea37c, closing at 36slc; June
361S a36s[c, closing at 36Hc; July 36Ac;
No. 2 Chicago 3S1Sc; No. white 42hc
Hay. fairly active shipping 10a15c; good
TO choice S5a95c Hops, firm; State COM
mon to choice 1Sa22c. Cut Meats, firm
Lard, dull; western steam $40 20; May
$40 So; July $40 80; September $ll 10.
Pork. firm; old mess 500 %; new do
20 15a2l 0. Butter, firm; western dairy
9Oa25c: do creamery 25a30c. Cheese, quiet
and easy. Eggs, firm; western fresh 1910.
Tallow, firm at SIC Cottonseed oil, firm.
Petroleum, quiet; United 5719c. Turpen-
tine, dull Rice easy and quiet Molasses,
steady. Coffee, steady and unchanged.
Sugar, firm.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 6.-Flour,
quiet but firm. Wheat, strong; No. 2
red May 7Sa7SIlc; June 1915 a79c; July 1g14 a
SOC; August 794a8O11c. Corn, dull;
August 5215a53c. Oats, strong; NO;
white, May, June and July 4l4a4lslc.
Butter. quiet; Pennsylvania creamery
extra soc Pennsylvania prints extra whole
sale SIC; do prints extra iobbing 33aS6c
Eggs. firm; Pennsylvania firsts 15Hc.
Receipts-Flour, 5000 barrels: wheat,
$4,000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats,
$4,000 bushels. Shipments-Wheat, l25.-
bushels; corn, 5000 bushels; oats, 1900
bushels.
TOLEDO, o., May 6.-Wheat active and
higher; No. 3 cash 1870; May 74c; June
75J6c: July 771Sc; August T$lc. Corn,
strong; No. 2 cash May 4515c; July 1910;
No. 3 yellow 47c. Oats, quiet; No. 2 mix
ed 321Sc. Rye, dull; No 3 cash soc. Clover
seed. neglected. Receipts-Flour, 2l5 bar
rels; wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, lO,0OO
bushels; oats, 500 bushels. Shipments
Flour. 5000 barrels; wheat, $4,000 bush
els corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, 400 bushels;
rye coo bushels; clover seed 81 bags.
CINCINNATI, Mayo Cotton, quiet; mid
ding re Flour, quiet. Wheat, firm;
No. 2 red &c; receipts, 1000 bushels;
shipments 5000 bushels. Corn, steady; No2,
44c. Oats, strong at $3.50 Rye, quiet al
&c. Pork, stronger at$l9 %. Lard, dull
at $40 90. Bulk meats, quiet at $40 25a
10 37%. Whisky, quiet AT 81 l3 Butter
weak; fancy Elgin creamery 2Sc; Ohio 24a
26c; prime dairy lSc. Eggs, stronger at l3c
Cheese firm.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Wheat, strong; No.
. red spot and May 76s@c; July 1899. Corn,
strong; mixed spot and May 5Oc; July
sic. Oats, firm; No. 2 white western 4lc
Rye, dull; No. 2. 621Ic. Butter, un-
changed. Eggs, firm at lac. Coffee quiet
at 1511.