Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-28


1928 Market Street. Wheeling. W. Va.
Direct private wires 10 the Chicago Board
OF Trade and the New York Stock EX-
change. over which we receive continuous
markets and the latest news.
Long Distance Telephone 30.
FINANCE AND TRADE.
PROpTCE.
Slagle & Co., the Market street brokers.
FURNISH the following quotations from the
Chicago grain and produce exchanges:
Wheat-Opening high Low. Closed.
3aiy 7 5s',as s.. i s. rs 5I'
} H3g S. IS 81 s. 81. : ::
} %5E B}Sa~ }{zaiiq's ~ } fEs'7
S }5.y Sc Ne Sc sc ' s15 S go
May May AS 4159 40 400.
July 42s' {#& 40 %
Nsy %. 40 A. ts5z,.n
CHICAGO, April 21.-WheaJ closed to-
.t.Nf tA SO .-EIllllt. Lit ulNlttlbl 10 us
outraged longs was as general as yester-
day hu. NOT on so heavy a scale. The main
q. depressing factor was the splendid wealth
,r, which affected not only wheat, but corn
sud oats as Well. Corn lost ilV5sc oats
lac and provisions closed ut declines OF
from 10 Zoe.
Wheat stearted ont we'll enough. Liver
pool opened q shade higher for futures,
which was not looked for in view of yes
tepIdyS sharp decline here. and the first
impulse OF the crowd was TO buy. They
found buying so easy, however, that the
ut manQ died out at once and then COM
meUced slow but steady decline which
carried July down 10 uTsc before a halt
OF any consequence occurred. Opening
sales Of chat option We're NJ 1910 .32sc,
against yesterdays close OF tot4 70 1880.
The weather was quite favorable for field
operations ana tnat perhaps, more IMAM
anything else, induced traders 10 turn from
the buying 90 the selling side as readily
Us ttey did. The only intermisSionS 10 the
decline were caused by scalp5rs taking
profits. The reactions arising from the lat
yer cause We're slight and upon every fresh
MANI St1Ucu or selling pressure the price
yielded like the balance of Weighing
scale 90 q heavy load Not much attention
was paid 20 the statistical news, although
IL was of character 20 cause weakness
even mad the weather been less favorable.
Berlin reported drop of 1&i marks and
spot wheat az Liverpool was Id lower. al
though futures Wer- higher Minneapolis
and Duluth received $40 carloads. compared
with only o" q week ago. but against Gil
the corresponding day Of last year. IL was
reported that a cargo of hard winter
wICa,-60.el bushelS-at Grc6nbay Wis.
haQ been bought to come 10 Chicago. and
such evidence of this being the highest
market The sellers could find was The
cause of another decline after The market
had rallied l2c per bushcl About the only
comfort the bulls were VouchSafed was
the crop reports from California. which
We're decidedly gloomy. The market be-
EE q nI nzfr
hour. After the decline TO 1l7sc the mar
ket rallied 10 l25Sc. but the advance had
used up all the strength of the bulls and
at the close July was selling a 1l1sIl1isc.
Corn was fairly firm for Q time after the
opening, but the fine weather had the same
weakening effect on corn as II had on
wheat and selling grew general as the
session progressed. Exports were $4,000
bushels without New York july opened
a shade higher nj 25'sc. sold at 255s U252lc.
then slowly declined TO 25is0Z5i4C. The
closing price was $3.50 bid.
Oats Were much weaker than corn and
win O. heavier rode. Bulls have been
talking so much about wet weather de-
laying s. ding and the fine weather natur-
ally affected the market The heavy re
ceipts, 80 cars. were also a factor. July
opened i,c lower az lSAc. declined TO l72,c
and closed az 1l7sce bid.
Privosious were heavy and prices tended
downward. The market was we'll sup
ported at the first but the weakness Of
grain and prospects Of larger receipts
started a general selling movement Part
OF the decline was recovered later on COW
erinE by shorts. Al the close July pork
was about ,l2c lower at S. 52is0S -. July
lard closed &c lower at 81 231a and July
ribs Zoe lower at s. 61ie.
Estimated receipts Wednesday-Wh
cars; corn, 50 cars; oats 40 cars; hogs,
1000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. quiet end easier.
NhRrf m epTinur q. M
spring. 70073c: No. > red. SSs0Susc.
Corn No. >, 2iQ2ihc; No. yellow. 2il4
Oats, No. . 19c; No. white. 1Slsa2ac.
Rye, No. .. SIC.
Barley. No. ,. nominal: No. 5. 2SGS4c.
Fl8Xseed No. !. 16l201Si2c.
Prime timothy seed 3 sO45 90.
Mess pork per barrel. s. 4.iS 10.
Lard. per 100 lbs. 81 100i 12i2.
short ribs sides Ooose). 81 Goat s..
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed). 5H05i2c.
Short clear sides (boNed). 4'sU3c.
Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
. Sugars' cut loaf $50: graduated ACC
Receipts-FlOup 10000 barrels; wheat,
4O0O bushels: corn. 10000 bushels; oats,
2C5Oo0 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley,
S6ipments-Flour. 1OCCO barrels: wheat,
1S5 eco bushels: corn. 1900 bushels; oats.
$4,000 bushels; rye. 600 bushels; barley
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creameries, 10
l6c: dairies 9Vl4c.
Cheese. firm ut 92dlO%c.
Eggs. firm; fresh S40Si2c.
BALTIMORE. April 2,.-Flour. dull and
unchanged: receipts, S.f02 barrels; exports,
none. ., ,
May. 79NG79S!c; receipts. IlS' buSheis;
exports. none: southern by sample, &dS3c.
Corn quiet; spot and month S,sl,55,,,,tc
Nav 2S5sT2S7sc: steamer mixed. 2bls026i4c;
bushels. EXPORTS. -1.llA
bushels: southern white corn, SO05lc do
oats frmer. No. . white. 95l@G26iec; No.
. mixed. 23lsd24c; receipts. 4179 bushels;
RYE, steady: No. western 4li2ai2c;
receipts SIS bushels: exports. none.
Hav firm and in steady inquiry; cholce
timothy. Sli 90 asked.
Butter steady and unchanged.
Eggs. firm and unchanged.
Cheese steady and unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2l.-Butter firm
and in good demand; fancy western cream
ery. 1Sc.
nearby. loo: do western. 10c.
Cheese. firm.