Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-20

WheaJ-Op-ning. High Low. Closed.
&5y @ 75'. 3 SIS SIS s! $50
MAY Nav 277 % PASS "a.
July 5at ni 25a 257s
} }5iy 4 ]-.e5ss. 4 K. T. + X X
STAY M@y SIS $50 ~!s's IS 81
- %.E 1S Is t3SS / 81: 5Ss
3 &3y IL 49, IS ~. H.
CHICAGO. April 19-After a very ex-
citing operiug to-day at an exceptionally
great advance i'm its price. wheat sim
m5r5d down To about its usual subdued
nervousness. The final outcome was that
May closed worth -. and July 1+7sd.5 as
compared with 1884 and 49, respectively
Saturday afternoon. The other markets
had a small similar experience, except
that I'm the case of provisions no advance
was es'9 hiiShed for the day: The out
break OF hoStili,ieS between Turkey ana
Greece ovcrshadow5d all else on its intiu-
enc5 on the markets.
As was expected. wheat was wild and
excited az the opening, the news tina; war
r0r among The shorts and the utter dis
p gard of caution displayed by majority
of them was clearly indicated by the prices
they paid az their first rush. May wheat.
which Saturday closed at 1881 started this
morning IN one mighty bound from Si 10
"a cents higher. There is a difference OF
ONE cent per bushel in price between the
fI-- transactions made simultaneously in
different parts Of the pit. Both May and
July were bought a. from &c TO 712. with
lew sales n high as IS. So utter was
rra confusion and haste 10 DO business
during the first few exciting moments tnat
w standing alongside OF each other in
the pit We're doing business az haH cent
per busheI difference. Most OF the usual
statistical news was wanting owing 10 the
closing of tho foreign markets during the
Ea-tsr holidays. Private cablegrdmS.
however. showed a curb cdvance at Liver
pool equal 20 six per cent bushel.
Although reports from the growing crop
were enough in themselves 10 produce a
strong market. il is probable that after
S4turG.y'S excited bulge 4 reaction would
have been recorded to-day had II not been
for the outbreak of hostilities in Europe.
As it was after the first wild scramble,
the rNc.tor.-ut began 20 die down. The
market h.lved and sank. and heaved
--Ji1. however. in great irregular pl-
lows for an hour before its motion got
on 'u.l down for n while TO the compara-
tive ripple OF IFS ordinary fluctuations.
Realizing during this time was enormous
Line after l'ne Of long wheat was thrown
on ,he market and acted Ike oil on stormy
Provisions were excited for few min
utrs ~ the start by the war talk. but the
packers had more fOr sale than there
war. buyers for The consequence or which
was that carly buyers had cause 20 regret
N-.r iuQUisiycucss.
--ra prizes made I'm the first fifteen min
vta- were rho highest Of the day and al the
close they We're near the bottom of the
range. May pork closed 4 shade lower
1t Si-f-. May lard % tower az 40 bid
and May ribs q shade lower at 40.
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat. Z
cars, corn. -; oats. 10; boss; 200" head.
Cash quotations were rs follows
Flour firm: patents zoe higher.
Wheat No. spring 3 016c; No. spring
nominal: No. red 9lG9ic.
Corn. No . 2i5.c: No yellow 2i'sa :2a
Oats No. o TIC; No. , white 2ld22c;
No white 1S40Ii2c.
Rye. No .. 35i2C.
Barley. No. nominal; No. 5 27d33c; No.
F.axssed. No. I. 77isd79l5c.
TiuO.hyseed. prime 2.7062.15.
Mess pork, per barrel 3 i50S5O.
Lard. per 100 pounds $500.
Short ribs. OOOse). $iG5VLG0.
Shoulders. dry. sailed (hoXed1 5h85'2c.
short clear. sides. CboxedD 47SG5C.
Sugars. cutl0af unchanged.
Recoipts and shipments-Flour, receipts
1000 barrels: shipments lQ@O barrels,
W. ne. receipts 1000 bushels; shipments
5000 bushels: corn. receipts s.. 600 bushels;
shipments fl05.0o0 bushels; oats. receipts
1900 bushels: shipments $4,000 bushels;
rye. receipts = 900 bushels: shipments $4,000
bushels; barley. receipts 10000 bushels;
shipments 1000 bushels.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was weak; creamery 10
flzc d2iries 9Ql3c. Cheese weak at s'2l
lp.c. Eggs weak
NEW YORK. April 19.-Flour receipts
lNN@ barrels. exports 2N,NS3 barrels, mar
KEY strong and more active. with prices
r--HH ~
A2'df60: 10 bakers S3.C0V290: winter
patents Stc51te0: winter extras S3.S5q5.S9'
winter low grades 2.1502.97.
Wheat. receipts N.'Nh huSheIS' exports
1851 bushels. SPOT market unsettled; No.
. red STic No. 3 hard winter SIC; options
0Deupd excited. closed unsettled ri 34d1c
nat advance. No. rcd April closed al soc;
Nav >o70G3Sc: closed al sI 81. ,,-ror+e
o. lQ5 bushels: spot market trmer but
o-.il.. M . S02,c. DO yellow 3O'sc; options
6Der-d active and closed irregular al IA
IL ,dvarc+. ADril closed at 3O>sc, May
90 15-16G202sc: closed at 2cisc.
oats. receipts 16S.W0 bushels exports
rs s6a bushels spot market flrmer; No. :.
29r. ontions strong all day with lght
trade closing at 1fc net higher; May
22d22atc; closed at 2Z$ic.
Hay. StoaCN.
Hons. quiet.
Hides. firm.
Leather. steady.
Beef. steady.
Crtn1eq-s. about steady.
Lard. easy: western steam $40; refined
steady.
Pork. quiet.
T1il0w dull
Petroleum. dull; no market
THrpsntine. quiet and steady.
Rice. steady.
Nolassc5. steady.
Co.torseed oil. steady.
Coffee. options opened firm AZ 2g1ao
,oinrs higher: closed firm. with prices
505i5 points net advance: sales $500
l,9vs including May 1600D,7
swear raw easy; refined firm.
RAITTNORE. April 19.-Flour. firm:
western sunerfne $2.7503.C0; winter wheat
natents. S47OVi.SO; spring wheat stralsnt
q 6lIi4 20: receipts 4S16 barrels: exports
Wheat unsettled: spot and May Nis0
S12tc. receipts I.9iS bushels eNPor's Hoi'e'
southern wheat by sample $3.50; os,,ls
Corn. firmer; spot >'slIZ>l2c' NAY -N,2t
2SSsc: steamer mixed 25@sl 49, lte,st,ss
eq2 QfS bushels: exports lo,e"3 DusASss'
southern white corn 3nVSlc, do yellow -
oats. steady: No. > white S7H-oc' necelp's
1872 bushels. exports none.
RYE. strong and higher. No. = western
4Ii.Tue.c. receipts l2'0 bushels; exports
none.
Hay. firm: choice timothy $3.50 bid.
Grain freights dun and nominal' steam
TO Liverpool per bush5l 22td
Butter. steady: fancy creamery NgEc.
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