Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, February 3.-Wheat showed
a little better tone to-day and has averaged
a shade higher, perhaps, though 1t has also
sold lower. II got its first strength on tne
weather It is still very cold throughout
the country. with some zero weather IN the
Southwest, and the sleet storm has spread
acres Of ice over vast area of the winter
wheat belt threatening the wheat plant
This made shorts rather nervous and there
was some effort to cover, which started the
market up a little. But the antl-opuon
bill is still menace to trade, and after the
first exhibition of strength the market pe-
came extremely dull, as operators were IN
clined to await the result Of the struggle IN
the House over the Washburn bill. Corn
closed the same as yesterday, after huctu-
atlng with wheat. Oats, nc on from yes
terday. Provisions, moderately active ana
higher. Flour, steady and unchanged.
Wheat, cash No. spring, 1sc; NO
spring 6la63c; No. red 74c; FEBRUARY
7SsSa74c. closing at 74c; May 775sa7Sc,
closing at IKE; July 761Sa7715c, closing
at 771%c. Corn, cash No. 2, 44c; February
439Ia44c, closing at 44c May 4114a4I%c,
closing at 471kc; July 474a479Sc, closing
at 4756c. Oats, cash No. 3ia3l &c;
February 3lc: May 3415a34%c closing at
| 49Sc. Rye, No. at SIC. Barley. NO. .
at 64c FlaxSeed, at 81 II. Timothy seed,
at 81 As. Mess Pork. cash Sl9 25a
10 3715; May $40 GOALS 7219, closing at
$40 40. Lard. cash Gil 20; May sll 2Oa
II 20, closing at Sll 20; July $40 95all 4215,
closing at 81 4211. Short ribs, cash,
$40 2Oa10 25; May SO S0a10 25, closing at
$40 %. Shoulders, 50 S71%al0 90; short
clear $40 90 Whiskey, at 81 II. Butter,
in fair demand; fancy creamery 21a2oc;
dairy 23a2Sc. Eggs, firm at 32c. he
ceipts-Fiour, IS, 600 barrels; wheat, 49,
600 bushels corn, $4,000 bushels; oats,
207,00 bushels; rye, 10000 bushels; bar
ley, 10000 bushels. hipments-Flour, IS
600 barrels wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn,
COS. 600 bushels; oats, l22, 900 bushels; rye,
5000 bushels; barley, 81, COO bushels.
New York, February 3-Flour receipts
o., 900 packages; exports 10000 barrels;
sales 5000 barrels; market, dull. Wheat,
receipts 1900 bushels; exports, lOl.OOO
bushels; sales, $4,000 bushels futures:
$4,000 bushels spot; spot market very
dull; No. 3 spring 7Ss4c; options very dull;
No May S24c; July SS15c. Corn, receipts
26 600 bushels: exports 1900 bushels; sales
$4,000 bushels futures, and 25,0O bushels
spot; market dull and steady; February
5415c; March 5315c; May 5315 ASSOC, clos
ing at 5Sl%c. Oats, receipts $4,000 bush
els; exports 5000 bushels; sales $4,000
bushels futures, and $4,000 bushels spot;
market dull; mixed lower; No. Chicago
SOC Hops quiet and unchanged. Wool
firm; domestic fleece 27a32c; pulled 20a37c;
Texas 17a21c. Cut meats. firm. Lard
higher; western steam sl2 05; March s12O5;
May Sl2 co. Pork dull. Butter firm; fac
tory 1Sa23l&c. Cheese firm. Eggs, firm
err; western S9a40c. Tallow, firm. Cotton
seed oil, quiet. Petroleum, dull; United
5415c. Rosin firm Turpentine quiet at
$3.50. Rice, firm. Coffee steady and 5al0
points up. Sugar, quiet and steady.
CINCINNATI, o., February 3.-Cotton
quiet; middling 99Sc Flour, frmer.
Wheat, stronger; No. , red re; receipts,
500 bushels; shipments 5000 bushels. Corn,
strong; No. mixed 421Ic Oats, in fair
demand; No 2 mixed 34c Rye lower at
5Sc. Pork, easier at $40 75 Lard, frmer
at 81 6Oal2 90. Bulk meats, firm at
$40 6215. Bacon. firm at Sl2 %. Whisky
quiet at 81 II. Butter and sugar, firm.
Eggs, 35c. Cheese, steady.
BALTIMORE, February 3-Wheat, dull
and easy; No ? red spot 76&c; February
7S1lc; May S0Hc. Corn, Gull and easy;
mixed spot 5l9Sc; March 5016c; May
SIG. Oats, dull; No. white western 4lc.
Rye, quiet; No 2 &c. Hay, Arm ut Sl3 5Ja
Is 80. Butter weak; fancy &c Eggs,
firm at Sc Coffee, firm; Rio l115c.