Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-24

Of 4 scarcity Of offerings, theyprice being
h0isted to 931sc before any wheat OF con-
west receipts were again heavy and that
caused holders to exercise caution so that
when the price had risen to 9S1sc. plenty
The receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth
were /. 1873 cars, compared with Sol a week
ago and sos the. corresponding day of the
year before. Those cities, however are
still paying &c to 21ac premium for imme.
date delivery. Chicago receipts were 259
cars. only 80 of which Were. contract. The
quantity of wheat inspected out of store
ploded rumor that Russia intended pro-
! hibiting the export of wheat was revived
were received, showing complete recov-
cry from the early decline. This sent De-
cember skyward again, the price climb
ing with hardly halt to 9SAc. AT that
ties of wheat being dumped on the mark
ket. The offerings were readily absorbed
for time. but in the end the weight
proved greater than the market could
bear, the market becoming quite weak
when explicit denials of the Russian re-
ports We're received. A noticeable feature
May to respond except in an extremely I'M
willing and backward fashion. When De-
cember was readily bringing s34c,. the May
delivery, barely touched I7sc, and house
with close Liverpool connections said
they had liberal selling orders from the
latter place for May delivery. Export
tic ports were equal to 10000. bushels.
The receipts for the day at the four prin-
! cipal outside winter wheat markets-Kan-
sas, City. St. Louis, Toledo and Detroit
were only 1S2, 600 bushels out of the total
primary market receipts, which amounted
to LIS, 600 bushels. The latest trading in
December was at 92A@ssc.
The incubus of the yellow fever epidemic
weighed down the provision market;
Prices started weak on that account and
through sympathy with a weak hog mar
kar ha q
Cash trade was only moderate. There
was very little outside trading. A mod
crate line of long pork was liquidated.
AT the close July pork was 11ac lower at
s. 32la; December lard sc lower at 81 621a,
and December ribs sc lower at s4 80.
Estimated receipts Friday-Wheat, 22O
cars; corn, GOO cars; oats. 32o cars; hogs,
q, coo head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat. No 2 spring, s2A@ac; No. 3
spring, S5Q92c; No. 2 red. 93as4Ac.
Corn, No. 2 and No. yellow, 2S7s029l4c.
Oats, No. 2, 20q4c; No. 2 white, 2S12Q2ic;
No. 8 white, 2212M231ac.
Rye, No 2, 4Sl2a45c.
Barley No; 2, nominal; No. 8, S2q4oc;
Flaxseed, No. /, 81 O361 051s.
Prime timothy seed 81 65.
Mess pork, per Dbl, IS 25@S so.
Lard, per 100 lbs, $44 80.
Dry salte d shouaeps SS( (box e 5s@c.
Short clear sides boxed, 55s@Ac.
Whiskey distillers' finished goods, 81 %.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creameries, 1l@
19l2c dairies 10Q15c.
Cheese, steady at SG9c.
Eggs, firm; fresh, lac.
NEW YORK, September 23.-Flour, re-
ceipts, 26,445 bbls; exports, 50 bbls; opened
steady, but closed easier on late break
in wheat.
Wheat, receipts, 147.525 bu; exports. 1885,
492 bu; spot, weak. options opened firm
and closed at ss@24c net lower. Sales in
GUIDED No red September at $3.50 and
December at 94%c.
bu; spot, easier. Options were more active
Der closed at i24Ac; December at 25a4c.
Hay, hops and pork, quiet.
Hides, leather, cutmeats, rosin, turpen-
tine and molasseS, steady.
Wool, beef and rice, firm.
Lard, easier; western steamed, 81 s.; re-
fined, quiet.
TalIow, nominal.
Petroleum, steadier; United closed nom
inal.
Cottonseed oil, weak
Coffee, options opened steady and closed
steady at 5 points lower to 10 points net
higher. Sales 1850 bags.
Sugar. raw and refined, strong.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 23-
Flour, quiet, steady and unchanged; re
ceipts, S,4S5 bbls; exports, 4,221 bbls.
Wheat, strong; spot and month, S65s
Q%c; steamer No. red, 901s@Ac; re-
ceipts, 1882 blu; exports, 900 blu;
southern wheat by sample. 9Oq97c; do on
grade 9024a96a4c.
December, new or old. 35A@12c; steamer
+, mixed, 323sQ7sc; receipts. 1,69l bu; ex-
ports, none; southern white corn 37@12c
do yellow, 371243Sc.
Oats, firm; No. white, 25G251ac; No.
mixed, 23c.; receipts, 5.195 bu.
Rye firmer; No. nearby, 521kc; No.
western 53c bid; receipts % 453 bu
Hay, quiet and steady; choice timothy,
S13 0O@13 80.
Grain freights, inactive ana unchanged.
Butter, eggs and cheese, firm and un-
changed.
II, PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September %
grade, September, 9434Q95c; october, No
Vember and December nomianl.
Corn, firm; No. mixed, September "a
QAc; October, November and December,
nominal.
November and December, 27@Rc.
Butter, firm fancy. western creamery
do Pennsylvania prints and do western
Eggs. firm; fresh nearby, 1Sc; do wes-
tern, lie.
Cheese, firm.
CINCINNATI, O., September 23.-Flour,
Wheat, quiet; No. ? red. 93a94c.
Oats, steady; No. 2 mixed, 2O4021c..
Rye easy; No. 2, 47c.
Lard, quiet at 81 So
Bulkmeats. steady at S. So.
Bacon, firm at Sc so.
Whiskey, firm at 81 u.
Butter, quiet.
Sugar, firm and active.
Eggs, steady at 12c.
Cheese, firm.
TOLEDO, o., September 23.-Wheat,
lower. but active: No. 2 cash, September,
and December, 95Ac.
Corn, du!! but higher; No. mixed soc.
Oats, dull but steady;No. 2 noxed, zoe.
Rye, duh but higher; No. cash, 4812c.
CloVerseed steady and unchanged
prime cash and. October, 50 5712.
OIL unchanged.
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO September 23.-Cattle ar
| rivals showed a big increase and "a de-
cline of 5G10c took place in prices for fair
to good native beeVeS. Big rough cattle