The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

changed prices: closed dull and IN
changed to points net lower; sales,
5000 bags
sugar, raw strong; refined Arm
BALTIMoRE-Flour dun and IN
/ changed; receipts 2i,S0O barrels; exports
20, 600 barrels Wheat armer; sptt and
month 1854 G97c: steamer No. red
9lBd9lkc; receipts 1929 bushels; ca
ports none. Corn firm; spot S3isG9S$e;
month 32%G33c; December, new On old,
32ss qs9Xc; steamer mixed 3lise; re-
ceipts 10000 bushels; exports 64,2O1
bushels. Oats steady; No. 2 white 29lsG
soc; receipts 1900 bushels; exports
western 52ssG52Ac; receipts 10000
bushels; exports 81, 400 bushels. Hay
steady; choice timothy $40 90, Butter
quiet; fancy creamery 23c Eggs and
cheese steady and unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures firm and
sc higher; December 97G97lsc; jan
uary February and March nominal.
Corn steady; No. mixed. December,
9ld39lsc; January 39A d32lsc; Febru-
airy aud March nominal, Butter steady;
fancy western creamery 23o; do Penn
sylVanla prints 25C: do western prints
26c. Eggs steady; fresh nearby zoe; do
western zoe. Cheese unchanged.
CINCINNATI-Flour duh. Wheat ac-
tive; No, red 9sc, Corn firm and high
err No, mixed 27c, Oats dull; No. 2
mixed 24ihc. Rye steady; No, 2, 46hc,
Lard active and firm at 81 40, Bulk
meats steady at 81 40, Bacon quiet at
So so. Whisky quiet at 81 10. Butter
dull. Sugar firm. Eggs, weak at l6isc,
Cheese steady.
TOLEDO,-Wheat higher and firm;
No, 9 cash and December 95c; May
94lsc. Corn active and higher: No, 2
mixed &c. Oats dull but steady; No, 2
mixed 22c, Rye dull but steady; No 2
cash 46Ikc. Cloverseed higher and firm;
prime cash s. 20 asked. OIL unchanged.
Live Stock.
CHICAGO-There was good demand
for choice corn fed cattle to-day and
such lots sold at strong prices but rough
lots and half fat steers moved off slowly
at barely steady prices. Sales were
largely at 81 3OG5 10, The stocker and
feeder trade was fairly good at So 4Og
4 % q few common stockers going for
50 00I3 20. There was no change In
butchers and Gamers stuff and calves
were no higher choice lots selling at
SO 90. Packers We're good buyers OF
hogs and prices ruled strong and about
&c higher Sales We're largely at 81 $50
As and coarse heavy packers went at
81 20G3 90. Pigs sold chiefly at SO ESQ
3 80, The late market was very weak,
particularly in the northwest division,
but most Of the hogs We're sold early
There was very good early demand for
fat sheep and lambs at steady prices.
Native sheep were wanted at 81 OOM4 co
and western fed sheep at SO 1904 So
Lambs were active ut 81 00MG 90 for
poor to choice and some Christmas
lambs brought So %. an advance OF &c.
The late sheep market was very dull
packers suddenly withdrawing, and a
fair number were left over Receipts,
cattle 1000 head: hogs 1900 head;
sheep ll,OOO head.
EAST BUFFALO--Cattle, receipts,
two cars Of stock; market steady and
firm. Hogs, receipts, 30 cars; market
heavy; Workers. good to choice, 81 55@
60: roughs, common 20 choice, 81 00GD
3 10: Plus common to choice, 81 55q3 60.
Sheep and lambs, receipts, TWO ears;
market very dull and slow for all kinds;
lambs, choice to extra, s. S0@6 10; culls
to common, 81 SOFAS 40 Sheep, choice to
selected wethers, 81 GOal IS; culls to
common 50 OOG3 Co.
EAST LIBERTY - Cattle steady;
prime 81 75d4 So; common 50 25d3 60;
feeders 81 0O64 So Hogs steady: prime
medium 50 50; best Workers and pigs
50 50a3 So: heavy 81 1898 80: good
roughs 81 1903 10; common 81 25d2 So
Sheep firm; choice 81 GOd4 20; common
50 OO13 s.; choice lambs s. SOdG 10;
common to good 81 SOFAS 65; veal calves
Sc 50q7 90,
CINcINNATT-Hogs active and high
| er at 81 0Qq3 40