The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-23

New lork-Thea activity aud strength IN wheat
to-day brought 10 mind the scenes OF days when
fluctuations OF J TO D cents and transactions In
eight figures were common. The market
opened al.clhlCher at one bound. with all tx.
cited trading that ran sales up to l3.00O.OU0 bush.
els by noon. and 10 ia.9S 900 bushels for the
entir days business. Local shorts whose mar.
gins gave out were tho most eager OF the carly
buyers. but brokers had big orders from outside
spectators aud European operators. which were
all one way. and prices shot right up TO 65jsc for
May against t.; c, the final figures 0. Saturday.
No one seemed able to explain the advance be-
yoDd its being the result Of an overflow OF bull
sentiment. with which the market has been
charged for Two weeks or mop past. Al noon
| the market was lh,c of from The top uutier
heavy offerings OF long wheat, but all tho
strength returned again In the afternoon and
with increased activity valnes moved IN 10 the
top.nOIch again and closed strong. Tho final
burst of strength was attributed by some TO tho
decided advance IN late Continental cables
coupled with reports OF uniar0rablc crop news
from Germany. Flour. receipts l!,C0) bar :els; ck-
| ports q. IJ barrels; sales II. 200 packages; market
strong. with n fair early business tina, was
later checked By higher prices following the
raise IN wheat. Wheat. receipts $500 bushels:
exports lII,3OO bushels; sales 3!,9S5 900 bushels Of
futures aud 6i.00 bushels OF spot: spot market
excited; options opened excited. closing strong
at 2a2iiic net advance; No. . red MRy closed nj
Giaic: June closed ut 6di{c: July closed at G65kc;
August closed at GiIsc: September closed al
G71tc; December cloScd a. G9!4c. Corn. ~rcccipts
l2,i0 bushels; exports 100 bushels; sales 1900
bushels OF futures and 81 ,00l bushels Of spot;
spot market stronger; options opened excited
anu higher, closing strong nj l3sn.c net gain;
May closed at JjI,c; July closed AZ b5hc: Sep.
temlrer closed a. sic. Oats. receipts $50, 1n bush.
els; exports none; sales 2l5.00O bushels OF futures
ind 5000 bushels OF SPOT; spot market stronger:
options strong and nctiye, closing unchanged to
&c lower; April closed at 3E;sc: May closed nj
;lSsc; July closed nj a9@3 C. Hay dulI. Hops
quiet Hides strong. Leather strong. Cut meats
firm, Lard higher; western steam closed at s. =
nominal. Fork finn. Ruitct dull: western dnIry
Sala!gr: do creamery i-ne0c; 10 factory SHllc; FL.
gins lie; imitation creamery 9Aljc: state dairy
,OalSc; do creamery 20c. Cheese weak. kEgs
firm: state aud Pennsylvania l%f,al3t.c &C; western
fresh iSLtRl3}.c: southern l"al3c. Tailow tirincr.
Resin steady. Tnrpcnilnc quiet. Rice steady.
MoluSscs steady. Cottonsccd oil quiet. Coffee,
| options opened dull. closing firm Mt jnl0 points
net decline: spot coffee, Rio dun. Sugar. raw
firm: refined quiet
Ciicngo-Aiicr a wild srurt at the opening
and q slump In tho middle OF the session., wheat
closed l9Ec higher for May today. Heavy buy.
Ing. largely by shorts. caused the advance. MAY
corn closed &c higher. May oats &c lower and
provisions nj slight advances.
wnrAr-CaSn No. : spring 6Tsa67gsc; No. ,
spring nominal: No. . rcd Gilsc; Anil GOajln
6i,.c; May tOnnG.!4n 6i9 c; July ~6!1sadjl ,a69l .c:
September 621t a0i /! sa63He,
IKE; April 4 ais iDisc; May 4. :ni9 n,s,.c; July
a. aaigI.Aisi.c: September iS3 raGa;sisc.
o~ATs-CRsh No. ., e0c: No. " white 3.1La3nIc:
10, 3 white s2,.aa:;.c; Nay 2sisac211u2ge; June
RyI-NO. .. & ia6tc.
MRiEY-So. :, 53!Ec.
F~LAKsrEp-No. l.. 81 AZ.
TIMOTHY SEED-Frimc s. %.
MESS PORK-CnSh, per barrel Sl2 57lfa!o 80; May
81. 2I'TAl2 a75sais S7..is; July ST. 6!,,4ala 7Oala Is.
LAna-CaSl per 100 lbs. Sc 3j06 g7ts; May Sc ain
: Goa! 90 July 81 oe>}ssa7 i5a7lj September 81 gu
l q Gnnpr Hing Tael stJnB Sr rsly,. IN, NJ.