The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-19

CHICAGO-The markets as awhole
were inclined to ID weak to-day in spite
OF the strength with which they started
out. War with England was appnr-
emily not very seriously considered and
the general preponderancc OF beRrish
features forced May wheat to u net loss
over yesterdays figures OF hahc.
Oats lost an eighth. Corn and provls-
ions closed practically unchanged.
Flour quiet and barely steady.
Wheat-Cash No, 2 spring b1iac; No.
3 spring 55hG57c; No. 2 red SIC; De-
cember 56d56AQ 56isc: January 56950A
G56ho; May 59hq 6OS dS9Ac.
Corn-Cash No. 2, 259sc: December
2S4 925hG25Sc: january 2iEq ESQ
25%c; May 2Sd2SSG2SHc.
Oats-Cash No. 2, l7ql7hc; No. 2
white $4,000; No. , white l7lsGlsHc:
December isNTi6MGi6Bc; January
closed at lie: February l7hdl7h0
l7Ac; May S1sGlsAal9c
Rye-Cash No. 2. 33hd36c.
Barley-Cash No. 2 nominal.
Flaxseed No. !. 93&G9ic.
Timothy seed-Prlme 81 b013 30.
Mess Pork-Cash per barrel 81 S7isd
s 90; December closed at 81 SIS: January
IS 47mqs 52h0S 90: May IS S2i5ds 500
s s7l.
Lard-cash per 100 pounds IS 2fiiG
8 90; December closed at s Hh: jan
uary IS 2hd5 S0G5 80; May s. GOO
6 52i5G5 52M.
Short Ribs-Cash sides doosel 81 ESQ
4 80; December closed at 81 90: January
- 27sdi 3Oq4 30: May 81 1904 h2h1
I 20; dry sailed shoulders 4hG4Ac;
short clear sides boxed lAG4Nc.
whisky-Dlstillers' finished goods
per gallon 81 q.
on the Produce Exchange to-day. the
butter market vas firm; diaries 1gg22c;
creamery isd26hc.
Cheese quiet and unchanged.
Eggs firm at 2ohQ22c.
NEW YoRK-Fiour, receipts 27,7OO
barrels; exports 1850 barrels; market
steady. but trade stu confined to small
lots, with shippers holding on together.
Wheat. receipts 2Sl 900 busholsj exports
1900 bushels; spot market quiet, but
steady: No. 2 red 695ko; No. l hard 6ISc
delivered; options opened stronger on
the Presidents message, coupled with
higher cables, foreign buying and
smaller shipping, closing firm aud par
TALLY at hU higher; No. 2 rcd May
CO 9-l6d67hc. closing at C6Ac: Deem
Der 6bhdG5Sc. closing at G5Ac. Corn,
receipts 1890 bushels: exports 10000
bushels; spot market quiet and steady.
No. 2, 33Nc: options opened frm and
closed unchanged to Nc lower; May
3i%Gai9ic, closing at 5iiac; December
closed al 33Mc. Oats, receipts 1890
bushels: exports GOO bushels; spot mar
ket quiet: No. ., 22Ac; optlong quiet,
but generally steady, closing unchanged
to NC higher; May 2id2ihc, closing at
2ic: December closed at ssl4e. Hay firm.
Hops weak. Hides nominal. Leather
steady. Beef steady. Cutments dull.
Lard steady: western steam closed at
IS b2h; December at s. 52 nominal.
Pork dull. TdllOw weak. Petroleum
duh. Rosln steady. Turpentlne tlrmor.
Rice steady. Molasses quiet.1 Cotton
seed oil inactive. with only small local
buying. Coffee, options opened dull,
closing dull at unchanged prices to b
points net decline; sales 1850 bags.
BALTtMoRE-F1our quiet and un-
changed: receipts 20,49l barrels; Bhlp-
ments 1900 barrels. wheat dull; spot
and month G6dG5hc; May 6IS0GSc'
steamer No. 2 red G2A tqB3c; receipts
G,ie2 bushels; OH grade 62isG05c. Corn
easy; spot and year 52d32kC; steamer
mixed Sid3i4c: receipts iI4,2 $50 bushels:
shipments I2,Sb7 bushels. oats dull,
RYE inactive. Hay firm. Butter and eggs
firm and unchanged. Cheese steady
and unchanged.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. firm and
In good demand; fancy western cream
cry &c. Eggs steady; fresh nearby 24ci
Western 23c. Cheese dull at former
rates,
TOLEDo-whcnt lower and steady;
No, 2 cnah and December OjAGi
May GIMc. Corn dull; No. 2 mix
cd go; No. . mixed 2Gc. oats quiet.
Ryo dull. C%lovcrsccd active, re.
cclplH, flour 500 barrels: wheat 5000