Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-22

took place were more from lack of sup
port than from any sensational news
Wheat declined l2c, corn Ac and oats BG
he. Provisions closed 21s6f10c lower
The Liverpool wheat market showed a
shade OF further Improvement this morn
ing and consols ons-eighth of one per cent
decline For those reasons wheat held
Iairly steady at the opening and for an
hour thereafter. There was observed,
however. during that time the same COM
paiauVe scarcity OF May, compared with
July, winch was so marked a feature of
the previous days business. At the close
on FRIDAY the spread was exactly &c and
IttSr an hours trading this forenoon Il
hdu stretched TO 2Ssc. The extra plentiful
ler accounts from the country regarding
growing wheat and expectations of fun
ehtr Improvement as the result of the
cop!ous rains. May opened a shade lower
a. .4'sN '0c, touched H&043sc and very
gradually rose to I5h But by IL O'clock
the price had declined to 74&.c.
new YORK wired shortly after the open
ing that while cablcgTams were firm there
was very little demand for cash wheat.
a prominent firm had a cablegram from
l.lNerpool reporting heavier offerings from
Russia, which was instrun. entail in check
ms the volume OF what was at best linn
lted demand. and in encouraging the
growth of the bearish sentiment, which
showed itself In the market after an ad-
Bradstreets report of the weeks clear
ances OF wheat and flour made the guam
MY l62SCW bushels. against 1,9y9WO
bushels on the week before and l.529 600
bushels on the parallel week of the year
before. Argentine shipped 30i.GC0 bushels
tins week, 2l6,C09 bushels last week and
l,OlO,eCO bushels on the corresponding week
OF the year before.
The market had a severe trouble in the
last htteen minutes May which had
climbed again to IJc. dropped TO I4l2c,
which was the lowest and closing pric-.
There was no fresh export business at the
Seaboard and only 1890 bushels sold TO
millsrs here.
Corn was dull and trading in it slack,
fluctuations being within a lsc limit up TO
fifteen minutes of the close. Small receipts
and enormous weekly exports served TO
hold prices steady No to that time. Then
the closing weakness of wheat. coupled
with rumors of rate cutting. gave a sud
den down turn to the market. May opened
unchanged At 25lsc. declined to 2i%G2i3sc
and closed easy al 24fsc.
Oats opened easy and remained so dur
ing the entire session, although the COW
erlnC of a short line by Patten caused
slightly better feeling later on in the day.
Business was dull and there was nothing
of interest reported. May opened shade
lower at Use, sold 10 l,lSd1H4c, and clos
cd at Ike. CleaTances from the seaboard
this week We're 62S,0O0 bushels.
Provisions were q shade higher at the
opening because of the remarkably small
run of hogs, but the strength gave place
10 sudden weakness when it became APP
parent that commission houses had notn-
ing but selling orders. English houses
were good buyers near the close. AT the
close May pork was about lOc lower at
~ So. May lard 2l2c lower at 81 2112 ana
May ribs &c lower at 81 So
Estimated receipts Monday-Wheat 20
cars: corn, 12S cars; oats, lou cars; hoGs,
.. GEO head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. quiet; winter patents, 81 3Oa4 %;
straights. 81 OCqi %; spring specials. 81 %;
spring patents 81 O00i 10; straights, IS 40
gi3 20; bakers 50 0efiS 80. =
Wheat, No. > spring, 13i2d4l2c; No. 8
spring 72ied0Ac No. ; red, S41SaSS12c'
Corn. No >. 2lc; No. 2 yellow, 2ic:
Oats No ,. l6i2N l6@ic, No. white, VIZ
N3litc; No. 3 white, lSllSSic.
Rye. No. > 33l2c. o-,.>-,o-
Barley. No >. nominal; No. 3, 2,}2932c;
No :. 24l2N 25c.
FlaXseed. No. l. I>dSliec.
Prime timothy seed 81 G542 20.
Mess pork per barrel. IS 15dS so.
lard. Der 100 lbs. 81 i7led4 20.
Short clear sides QOose) 81 65d4 80.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed), i4G5c.
Short clear sides boxed. 4Ad47sc.
Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
/ gallon, 81 Il. ,.,.
Receipts-Flour. 5000 barrels; wheat,
15COO bushels: corn, 10000 bushels; oats,
100000 bushels; rye, LOCO bushels; barley,
5000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, 4.000 barrels wheat,
$500 bushels: corn, 5000 bushels; oats,
$4,000 bushels: rye. 600 bushels; barley,
12W0 bushels.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creameries, lVg
lH3c: dairias 90lIc.
Cheese. firm at 1O&0llc.
Eggs weak; fresh. &c.