The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-29

cHICAGo-The steady persistent
buying OF professionals both here and
in New York, who have been caught
heavily short was the principle impe-
tus to wheat to-day, and aided by tho
unexpected strength displayed by the
liverpool market caused q gain OF u
for the day.
Corn and oats were but slightly re-
sponsIve, and provisions made further
slight reccsslonS.
Flour steady.
Wheat--Cnsh No. spring 63Ac: NO
3 spring 65R6Gc: No. . red 6gR@I0hc:
Csikd67ac: June 6TMg6SN fb613sc; July
67jS 16SKd677sc,
Corn-cash No. 2. 2sN29&c: February
closed at 2sc: May 3OhsySOo Il g3ONc G;
July 3lhG3lS GSlFc; September S29Sg
0ats-cash No. ., 2O&c: No. 2 white
2iIsoc; No. 3 white 20k 92lNc: Feb
r1Iary closed at zoe: May 2ih121Rn
2lRc; July 2li3d2issG2iSSc: September
2lhI2lAG2lAc.
Rye-No. .. Acc,
Barley-No. . nominal; No. ., 27i59
25lsc: No. 4. 2762Ic.
FlaXsscd-No. !, soc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 50 CO.
Mess Pork-cash per barrel 80 50I
Q s.; February 80 37li6p9 52hi9 An:
May 50 52isG9 67isa 9 62is: July 50 72hg
Q SO6l9 So
I.ard-cash per 100 pounds IS ESQ
27h: February So i7IsI5 25T5 2!h
May IS 35Gp5 42Is85 40; July s. GOg5 500
Short RIbs-cash sides 81 s5G5 90:
February 81 S7la9i 92isQ4 92h: May
IS 09ia az O7Isd5 07is; July IS l91lSq5 l58
s Is: dry sailed shoulders 4ss@4bc;
short clear sides 5issf5Ac.
Whisky-Dlstillers finished goods
per gallon 81 %.
sugars-Cutloaf unchanged.
Butter-Firm; dairies 94iSc; cream
cries lie.
Eggs-weaker.
NEW YoRH-Flour, receipts 26,7oo
barrels; exports q. 500 barrels: market
active and elISher on favorite brands OF
both spring and winters: exports were
fair buyers OF low grade springs; south
ern flour more active. Wheat, receipts
800 bushels: exports $500 bushels; No.
/ northern IKE: No. hard 77&c; OPP
lions opened firm and closed h9lac net
higher; February closed at 7h&c: May
10 5-l6a74 l-16c and closed at 7ic, Corn,
receipts $500 bushels: exports 1900
bushels: spot market firm: No. 9, 37hc;
options opened steady, closing at 80
nc net decline; February closed at 37ikc;
May closed at $3.50 Oats. receipts
$4,000 bushels: exports 500 bushels;
spot market firm; No. 2. 26Ac: options
devoid OF feature and closed at par.
tlal advance OF Nc: February closed at
2SHc; May 26G26,sc. closed at &c. Hay
steady. Hops dull. Hides steady. Lea&h-
err steady. Beef steady. Cutmeats dull.
Lard easier: western steam closed ut
IS IS asked: refined steady. Pork dull.
Butter steady. ESss weaker: state and
Pennsylvania 1l913c. Taliow active
and steady. Rosin firm. Turpentne
steady. Rice steady. Mofasses steady.
Cottonseed oil quiet. Coffee, options
closed steady; February 10 points high
err and other months unchanged to 10
points lower. Sugar. raw firm; fair re-
fining aIc; centrifugal sc test ihc.
BALTIMoRE-Flour dull and un-
changed: receipts 1903 barrels; ship
meuts 2S,360 barrels. Wheat strong:
spot and month 75c bid: May 75AG
75Nc; southern wheat on grade 7sG7ic.
Corn strong; spot: month and March
3iM6sthc; May 35ho bid: steamer
mixed SST I3Sc; receipts 1898 bushels:
shipments 1874 bushels; sout..e
white and yellow corn S3isfsihc Oats
steady: No. . white western 27127Isc;
receipts S,s22 bushels. Rye steady; No
9 western 45di6c; receipts 1910 bushels
Hay firm; choice timothy SIG 90 asked
Grain freights quiet and unchanged,
Sugar steady and unchanged. Butter
firm and unchanged. "TCs weak and
unchanged. Cheese steady and un-
changed.
CINCINNATI - Flour stronger.
Wheat steady; No. 2 red 74isc: receipts
1900 bushels; shipments 500 bushels.
Corn steady: No. mixed S0isc, Oats
barely STEADY; No. . mixed 22!sc. Rye
steady: No .. arc. Lard steady at
IS III as 20 Bulkmeats barely steady
at IS l2k. Eacon easy at IS S7k. Whis-
key steady: sales 4S7 barrels at 81 %.
Buttpr quiet Sugar firm. Eggs dull and
enaX ut &C Chnean steady.