Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-22
Cash quotations were as follows:

3 white 23H241ac.
Rye, No 2, 461ac.
Barley, No. 2, 276137c.
Timothy seed, prime 81 Go.
Mess pork, o per po barrel Il = 59, sS7 s9c
Short ribs, sides Qoose(. 81 1904 721a
Shoulders, dry sailed (boxed), 49s@44c.
Short clear, sides (boXed). 81 771aGl5 co.
Whisky, distillerS finished goods, per
gallon 81 49,
Receipts-Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat
261, ooe bushels; corn, 11S00o bushels; oats,
S SS SnsbaI rys husRfes oareS
barrels; wheat, 9090 bushels; corn, f3,0oo
bushels: oats, 276,000 bushels; rye, none;
barley 26,00o bushels. -,
On the Produce Exchange to-day, the
butter market was steady; creamerles
15621c; diaries 12020c.
Cheese quiet at S6Si2c.
EeSs. firm: fresh zoe.
NEW YORK. December 21.-Flour, re-
ceipts 26, 161 barrels; exports 1886 barrels
market more active on spring patents
and winter straights, out eased of to-
ward the close.
Wheat, receipts 100,S25 bushels; exports
1911 bushels; spot market weak; No. 2
red 9s14c; options opened easy under dis
appointing cables, rallied steadily sharply
on small northwest receipts and renewed
bullish telling. but finally collapsed IN
der heavy unloading and closed B@1asc
net lower: No, red May closed at 94c
Corn. receipts 1880 bushels; exports
347sc; options opened steady on cables.
but weakened later with fheat and closed
AGssc net lower; May closed at 345sc.
oats, receipts 292 500 bushels: exports
199,740 bushels spot market dull; NO. z
271ac options dull and barely steady,
closing isc net lower; May closed at 279sc.
Feed. quiet.
Hay, dull.
Hops, steady.
Hides steady.
Leather quiet
Wool steadier.
Beef, firm.
Cutmeats. quiet.
Lard. easier: western steamed closed at
quiet.
Pork, quiet.
Tallow firm.
Cottonseed oil, steady.
Rosin. steady.
Turpentlne. firm.
Rice. steady.
Molasses, quiet.
Coffee, options opened dull at 5 points
decline and ruled inactive and feature
less, closed with entire absence of spec
ulative support. Sales 100 bags, 1nclud-
ing December eco; March 615.
Sugars, raw strong: refined firm.
BALTIMORE, December 21.-F'lour,, in
active and unchanged; receipts 1S0SS bar
relS: exports none.
Wheat, dull and easy spot and month
9S1sd9SAc: steamer No. 2 red 9234M93c; re-
ceipts $500 bushels: exports none. o,,,a
Corn, QUll, SDOI Otuof1SC, IlOlilII ooTitH
Sac; steamer mixed &c; receipts ISL, l25
bushels; exports none: ooo
oats, quiet; No white western 29d3oc;
No. 2 mixed 27@2712c; receipts 1889 BUSH
Rye. firm: No. 2 nearby 521ac; No. 2
western 5934@54c; receipts 1851 bushels;
exports none.
Hay. quiet: choice timothy S13 90 asked.
Grain freights. very quiet.
Eggs and cheese, steady and IN
changed.
CINCINNATI, December N.-Flour,
Wheat, firm and higher: No. 2 red 94Ac.
Corn, firm and higher; No. mixed
2S1Ac.
Rye. steady; No. 4612c.
Lard active at 81 1904 10.
Bukmeats, quiet and firm at 81 So.
Bacon, quiet and steady at s. so.
Whisky, active at 81 10.
Butter, quiet and lower; 7Elgin creamer
Butter quiet and lower: Elgin cream
cry 25c: Ohio 14420c; dairy nQ12c.
Sugar, firm.
Bggs. firm and higher at lie.
Cheese, quiet and steady.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. December III
Wheat, l4c lower; contract grades De-
cemb.r 97lz@979sc; January, February
Corn. &c lower; No. mixed December
Oats. No January 2sa2s15c: February
and March nominal.
Butter, quiet and steady: fancy western
creamery PC: do Pennsylvania prints
24c do western do 24c.
Dogs, firm and 1c higher; fresh nearby
22c: do western &c.
Cheese: quiet at farmer rates;
Refined sugars, quiet but steady.
TOLEDO. December N.-Wheat. lower
and dull: No. cash and December 9514c.
Corn, higher and steady: No. > mixed
2s1ac.
Oats, dull and steady: No. 2 mixed pc.
Rye dull and lower: No. cash 4613c.
Cloverseed. active and steady; prime
cash and December s. 2712c.
Oil, unchanged.
From the private wire OF T. Q. NJ. Davis
& Co.. Local Brokers, Exchange Bank
Building.
Chicago, December 21.-The Deem
Der shorts who are interested in bring
ing in wheat here from outside lake
points have been greatly favored by
the fact that the season Of lake navi-
cation has been the longest in the his
tory of out-inland marine. Four mill
lion bushels of wheat have already
been delivered on December contracts
in this market, and probably two and
! half million more will be rendered
before the last day Continental stocks
are reported at 25,500,000 bushels,
against 47,5oo,0o0 a year ago. An i'm
portant item is that at the principal
points in Russia they hold but 9,42S,-
600 bushels, against 24,S40,00 bushels
at the same time last year. A signifi-
cant factor in the worlds shipment last
week was the diminution tn the cutgo
from Russia and the Danubian pro