Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-22

at Liverpool brought buyers on every ne
action. But the cash situation, strong as
Il Is, could not stand up against the at
ack made upon he market In the last half
hour of the session. The people VINO had
been surreputiously selling long wheat on
every swell having the crowd hiIed up
and their holdings disposed OF. turned
around and slugged the market until 1t
was helplessly weak and ii tumbed like
ball rolling down down fight OF stars.
gaining momentum as II DESCENDED. Al
Ter touching 163sc May reacted 10 l4'9c
and back 70 '0Ac. About halt an hour
from the close the siuSgers got IN ther
deadlest work and by closing time the
price was down 70 1850.
Corn started slow hut the strength IN
wheat. small receipts and unfaVorable
weather soon started good buying with an
accompanying advance in prices. Conslo-
cradle long corn was offered q the ad-
vance and when wheat declined corn atso
became very weak. Exports were Sil:QOO
bushels. May opened unchanged at 4&c,
advanced to Zoe ana declined to 24AqZ4Ssc'
the closing price.
Oats opened steady and for a while were
quite firm. Shorts were good buyers ana
took up considerable. Commission houses
also had some orders to nil. Inc latter
part of the session was quiet and prices
gradually slid off with wheat. Exports
were 145.000 bushels. May opened sc high
er al liasc, advanced 10 l19sc and reacted
TO llhQl1tc. where il closed.
Provisions did not change much III value.
There was a fair amount or speculative
business In the first half hour. but II thin
ned down as the session progressed. Open
ing prices were at q slight decline in SYM
PATTY with weak hog market ana those
prices were hardly deViated from during
the session. At the close May pork was
91ac lower at S 49, May lard sc lower al
81 y and May ribs orc lower at 81 10.
Estimated receipts Thursday-W Wheat.
cars; corn, 1l2 cars; cats, 12 cars; hogs,
Cerb mutations we're as follows:
wheat. No. spring. 72Ad74ssc; No. 3
spring. 79i2c; No. red, Si}s@929sc.
oats. 30. : I7'.ai7s2c; No. white, pc;
No. white. 1870 pc.
Rye. No. 2 35i2c.
Barley, No. >. nominal; No. s, 2643oc;
Flax5eed. No. /. 77HasOc.
Prime timothy seed. s. -.
Mess pork. per barrel. s. 45QS 30.
Lard per 100 lbs. ST 1504 l1l2.
Short ribs, sides 0oose), 81 65d4 30.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed). 5AG5l2c.
Short clear sides (boXed). iSQ5c.
Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
gallon. = 49,
Sugars. cut loaf. 50 10; granuated, $i.76c.
Rcceipts-F'lour. 600 barrels wheat,
5000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels: oats.
$4,000 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley,
shipments-Flour. 1900 barrels; wheat,
199 600 bushels; corn 2-iO00 bushels; oats,
900 bushels; rye, LOCO bushels; barley,
5000 bushels.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was steady; creameries, i
q16c; diaries. 94l4c.
Cheese, steady a @z@i0i5c.
Eggs. steady; fresh. SGSAc.
NEW YORK. April 2i.-Flour. receipts,
1882 barrels; exports. 1888 barrels; mar
kec quiet and somewhat unsettled, closing
easy With wheat; winter patents. 81 Goa
S.; winter extras, s 20d3 6l.
Rye. flour stronger; fancy. s. G0a2 %.
Wheat, receipts, 7S.d25 bushels; exports.
DOB AS bushels; spot market easy; No.
red, sji9c; No. hard winter, SWLc; OPP
tons opened strong and active on higher
cables than expected, but finally broke
with "a crash 10 the lowest point OF the
day under heavy unloading; near months
closed LQisc up but late months sane
net lower: April closed at Sfsc; May, SO%s
dS2 5-l6c. closing at S0i2c.
Corn. receipts. 2f.615 bushels; exports.
l06 $50 bushels: spot market firmer; No. ,.
Si9c options flcmer with wheat. but but
closed 1+d2c net lower; April closed at
S0Hc; May. 292l Q204c, closing at 29@4c.
Oats. receipts. 1850 bushels exports,
10. C9l bushels; spot market steady; No. =