Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-09
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. February S.-Wheat today
closed 10 about nc decline AFTER hdNIIS
Sold nearly @ cent above SATURDAY CiosS'
T.-ur., on the worlds visible supply cut
1.-.'-. d fr.re I'm the days speculation,
corn ana oats were radically weak, corn
f.rIini0r Csc and oats &c, provisions were
firm but show tritiing changes.
The news that traders in wheat hau u
Starr their operations was not very en-
corracine for "a bull market. Liverpool
WAS only nd higher at the opening IMAM
f. closed Saturday, which was dlSdp Poll'.-
inc ivaSmuch as il was very inadequate
,.-7,orsa in Saturdav's nc advance here.
1,-trbohu1's reports OF the worlds clear
.......- Of wheat and flour for thelast week,
which came ia before the opening cav
Oh. rc,lYfs as G.NUupU bushels ana lhe
heavy increase thus shown had marked
effect Minneapolis and Duluth recelpts
wore n1t encouraging by any means, the
total for The twS places being 2iI cars car.
a-lin-t 42i last week ana o79 on lhe CUT
r.-uoua.ng day of the year before.
These were the conditions under wmch
Nav wheat. which closed at &c ON Satur-
l.E cr.ned to-day with sellers at from
-...c down 90 1il-c. But the market ne
came strong Immediately after the open
ir.- The carly figures on the world VS.
.nIs supply indicated very large decrease
-g largt i'm fact that 10 made shorts scraln-
bic 0cover their lines. Holders OF wheat
s-.~a MOI DISPOSED TO let 60. the consequence
being that the price OF May got up 10 IS
before any material reaction occurred
por-sI at 1885, 600 bushels. \ decline 10 ,91s
t-f-.c occurred when an increase IN the
English visible supply was announces, uus
this was quickly succeeded DN me duN
10 nc the high point OF the day; %nlch
occurred on the posting of the worlds Wis
ind. e-uraS showing a total decrease oil
1-.teDl bushels. Then the decline COM
meuced. slowly at first, but gaming mo
r.l.n-urr rs the session drew 70 a close. II
y-.fs. dine almost entirely 10 realizing though
This wAs- undoubtedly accelerated by the
worlds shipments, which last week NeIe
1900 larger than the week beIoIe. new
V.I- r-u1r-.d that foreigners had turned
sellers there May finally got down 10
-t. . and closed at l6i20 6'sc.
Corn maintained Its price Wen ulllI the
closing drop TO- wheat but during the pro
.-,-s of th, latter IL emulated wheat s
NJ tr,-s and closed at a decline FOR the
div of s,c per bushel in May. receiving
houses were active sellers ne NlS,plc
.uuuIv increased $4,000 bushels May
rrartI a shade lower at 24l2c. sold al Z4i2p
2Iac ana declined 10 235sd24c, where II
closed oats were quiet during the first
lar. of the session, but with tendency
toward firmneSs. Later, however tne
market became very weak, partially
rrr1ugh sympathy with wheat and partly
throuch liberal selling 10y the professional
sr1rIs. 4 heavy business was done at the
decline May opened a shade lower al
1-E1llstc. sold M 17a4c and declined TO
81 establishing low point for the
c-6n. The market closed at INC.
b.8riSh feeling In grain. firm hog market.
with Conuara-iVely light receipts. giving
tone 90 the market. The closing weakness
be- grain sliced OFF most OF the days slignt
advance, however. Al me close Nay PoLS
was about 2-ec higher a. :. 50, May lara
u.c higher M Sc S3i2 and May ribs z12c
h.eher az So g-le ~,
estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat q
cars. corn go: oats 400 hogs 5000 head.
The ieadiu- futures ranged as follows
Wheat No February l6d Csc, closing
at Uc: May lt.zP '5se. cIoslng Ia az - ~
1i-sc; July 5-as4 l2l-c. CLOSING Al ga i-'sc.
Corn No February 22lSc, closing az
sre gef7.c. May 24i4c closing at Z5'SH24c;
INV 80 nc closing NJ 25c; september 24's
o,+s 30. Febriary 15ssc. closing at
17i @. May ll1sc. closing at ltac; July lS'4c'
81. ro~t rer Dbl. May s. 67ls. closing
nj 81 t7. July s. -. closing AZ s. 50.
lard uer 100 lbs Nav Sc S2i2. closing at
s. sos July So S2ig. closing at = VIZ.
short ribs per 100 lbs. MAY. g 9212: clos
inr s. 91i July 81 02ia. closing at - VIZ
cash quotations were as follows;
Wheat. No. , spring 75Q75l9c; No. 8
spring acc, No. red Ni.QS6l2c
Oa.s. so. iG4c No. white l9isa2lc;
No. white l67 Qigsc.
Barley. No. nominal; No. 3 24a35c; No.
Fl3xsssd. No ! 74G76lac.
Timothy seed. prime $ -.
Mess pork. per bbl.. s. 60G1 s..
IlTd per leo los. IS 10.
short ribs 50 75a4 90.
Dry sailed shoulders +AQ4lac.
snort clear sides AsG4lsc.
Whisky. disdilers finished goods. per
sugars. cutloaf 5l4c; granulated 45lc;
No yellow corn 2Zi4 g22lSc-