Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09

which has raised the PRESUMPTION of light
receipts. Shorts were good buyers. EX-
ports amounted to 10000 bushels. May
opened about sc higher at 233sG23l2c and
closed firm at 23l5Q239sc.
Shorts covered in the oats market and
were mainly responsible for the ilrm feel
OF the session. sympathy with wheat and
continued unfavorable weather were also
factors in the advance. The aggregate
business was larger than usual Exports
were 4l.GO0 bushels. May opened &c highl
er at l69SQl6l2c and closed at 1880.
PROVISIONS, although starting weak. soon
irmed up ana pOined in the general adj
vance. There was some further liquida-
ZION by commission houses early. but UNI
DER an improved demand, both from pack
ers and English houses. prices gradually
advanced. At the close May pork was
about &c higher al IS 1Od Sl212 May lard a
shade higher at 81 O7l2G4 TO- and May ribs
&C higher at 81 Az
Estimated receipts Friday-Wheat. S
cars corn, $50 cars oats. 1S5 cars; hogs,
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. easy.
Wheat; 10. 2 spring, esssa66Ac; No.
Corn, No, : 2s1sa2sssc; Ns>e yellow, 2sla
Oats. No. . lie; No. white 2oa4a21ac;
No. white. 1SG2ic
Rye. No. 3 Bic.
~ Barley, No. ?. nominal; No 8, 25d33c;
No. l. 23%c.
flaNSeed, No. /, pa 1ai8c.
Ifime timothy seed, s. 6215G2 G5
Mess pork. per barrel IS O5dS 10.
Lard. per 100 lbs. 81 OK
Short ribs. sides Ooosel. 81 35G4 -.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed). 5isQ5i2c.
Snort clear sides (boXed), 4Ssd4Stc
Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
gallon. 81 IS.
Sugars. cut loaf 5.64c; graduated. sole.
keceipts-Flour, 5000 barrels: wheat
5000 bushels; corn. 152O0O bushels oats,
p, 600 bushels: rye 3 OOO huShals. IN rlev
80. 00O bushels
-shipments-Flour. 1900 barrels: wheat
S.WO bushels; corn, 1000 bushels: oats
bushels.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
nutter market was easy; cr6ameries, IA
lSc; diaries, 9Ql6C.
Cheese, firm at l0l5G1O3,c
Eggs, firm; fresh. S2iG9c
NEW YORK. April S-Flour receipts.
io'VlI barrels; exports. 1913 barrels: mar
ket moderately active and steadier with
wheat, winter straightS, 81 0004 Ia Mime
sou "a patent IS S544 10; Minnesota bakers,
Wheat. receipts. 5000 bushels: exports
Sg,7b2 bushels; spot market firm: No. . red
sc, No. hard winter. 73c; options opened
: red April. 1875 d75a4c. closing at 75S.c; Nav
~ "a % 3-l6c. closing at 73c
corn receipts, 32l15 bushels; exports
SS,lS' bushels; spot market steady: No. .
NFNAb4AS bItiletA III liltIt CLOSING sc net
higher; April closed at 29c; May, . l5-l6G
&c. closing al 29c
Oats. receipts, $4,000 bushels: exports. 7fO
bushels; spot market steady: No. . 22c:
options firmer with the othep markets and
delayed seeding, closing at iic advance;
May, H4sQ2li2c. closing at 2ll2c.
Hay quiet.
Hides, firm but quiet.
Hops. quiet.
Leather, steady.
Wool. firm.
Beet. quiet.
CutmeatS, steady.
Lard, steady; western steamed 81 S2la;
refined, steady.
Pork. steady.
Tallow. quiet
Petroleum, quiet; United closed at size
Rosin, turp5ntine, rice and molasses
steady.
Cottonseed oil. quiet
Co1ee. options opened barely steady with
prices lOPl5 points lower and closed steady
with prices at l502j points net decline
Sugar. raw quiet; mOlasses sugar 2alc;
refined dull
BALTIMORE. April S.-Flour. dun and
lower 10 sell; western family. s. 90d4 -:
winter wheat patent, 81 S5d4 s.; receipts
zoos barrels; exports. g29 barrels.
Wheat tirmer; spot l3l2013Ac: May. 7S2i
N13'sc; receipts. 1884 bushels; exports
none southern wheat by sample: 1SG l5c
2T2c; steamer mixed. 23l2Q23SsC; receipts.
Us 800 bushels; exports. li5.n4 bushels;
southern white corn, 2Si2Q29lec; do yellow.
26i2N2ll2c.
receipts S,O4 bushels. exports. none.
Rye, easier; No. > western. Csc; receipts.
4i6 bushels; exports. p, IL bushels; stock,
103 613 bushels.