Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-30
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and Il renewal Of the European war scare
made strong wheat market to-day. but
me hghtnoss of trade prevented much ad-
vance. the May option closing CSC higher.
CORN had sudden bulge and closed CSC
higher. Oats advanced &c and provisions
closed Zee lower to 212c higher
Wheat started firm, Notwithstanding
some matters of discouragng character.
The amount OF wheat on passage decreas-
ed only 100000 bushels last week. notwith-
standing the fact that the quantity put
only 3.725,60O bushels. Beeham's reports
OF the worlds shipment for the week made
the total 100000 bushels. The latter fea-
lures OF the worlds International trade,
one OF the reasons for the opening
strength. although the frmness was prinr
clpaliy attributed TO Il decline in British
consols and louder rumblings from the
were very heavy. but this feature of the
mornings news was almost entirely ig-
nOr6d Minneapolis and Duluth reported
All cars against 1874 last week and $50 on
the corresponding day of last wear. Chi
cage receipts were u cars. and $4,000 bush
els We're Withdrawn from store Opening
sales of May were made al 12BGI3c. COM
pared with Saturdays closing price of
I23lc FOR over an hour the market ruled
very dull and the extent Of the fluctuations
was from 72$ic to I5isc, but the highest of
these quotations was exceeded after the
visible Statem6 Mt was published Perhaps
the latter. bullish az Il was. would not have
stirred the trade much but about the same
time Shows crop report was given out,
making the general average condition Tor
winter wheat S3.5, against 81 a year ago.
and remarking that the present is the low
est April condition on record. except that
OF 1852 Shorts took alarm at this and
brought in considerable portion of long
wheat which caused May 10 advance 10
1859 During the last hour some reaction
occurred on crop reports of different
tenor. May closed steady at '3ls
Corn surprised the scalpers IN The middle
of a dull session by doing some exciting
work. Shorts. influenced by bad reports
as 10 the country of country stocks, tried
TO cover but found none TO buy. Buyers
for the long account made their appear
ance and prices went ~ in a hurry. a
good sedboard demand vas also a feature.
Exports amounted TO 1S,CoD bushels. May
opened a shade higher at 2i5sc, sold spar
ingly at 2fl.G2i1sc, rose TO 2Jc ana closed
at 247sc bid.
Oats were quiet and undressing during
the greater part of the day. The feeling
was firm but no advance resulted until
late IN the session when shorts taking
their cue from the corn pit, bought freely.
Scaboard clearanceS were 10000 bushels.
May opened a shade higher at 1Ilsc. ad-
vanced to 1Il2c and closed steady at lAn
Provisions opened heavy az sharp de-
ClinCS. due 10 an unexpected large run OF
hogs. and ruled weak the greater part OF
the session. The trmness IN grain fnalN
infused more confidence in traders ana a
reaction set in near the end which was;
however. more pronounced in lard ana
ribs than in pork Al the close May pork
was fl2c lower at s. 52l2HS 90. May laTu -t2G
higher az 81 22l2 and May ribs unchanged
Estimated receipts Tucsday-W Wheat. So
cars; corn 10 cars; oats, 100 cars hoss'
1900 head.
cash quotations were as as, follows 9ll9}: ~ .
Wheat, No. spring. l2lS4'Slsc; NO "
spring. nc; No. 2 red. S5lsqS9kc. o.,,
Corn, No. ?. 2i$sa24Ssc; No yellow zt3s
OATS, No. .. lie; No white, 2ol2a2r3c;
No. white. 17itQ2O2ic.
Bariey. No, ,, nominal; No. 3, 26qa3c;
No. /. 22d21c.
FlaNs5ed 16Q 19i2C.
Prime timothy seed. s. 62l2.
Mess 'rk. per barrel. S&GdS 90.
Lard per 100 lbs. 81 11l244 90
ssTsrv salted shoulders (OoXed). 4AN5c.
snort clear sides (boXed), 43sQ49ic.
Whisky distillers finished goods per
gallon, 81 Is
Rectipts-Flour. 5000 barrels wheat,
- OOO bushels: corn, 12T00O bushels: oats,
13S.OO0 bushels; rye Loco bushels; barley
% 600 bushels. ,.
q GOO bushels: corn. 1900 bushels; oats.
Is; coo bushels: rye. none; barley, 5000
o( on the Pi Iuce Exchange to-day the
butter mark6> WAS firm; creaneries LOO
1yiac; diaries. l0alic.
Cheese. easy at lOl2H lVotc.
Eggs. weak; fresh, Sl2HS4c
NEW YORK. March 29.-Flour receipts,
% 716 barrels: exports. 40.SS9 barrels; mar
ket quiet but steady at old prices; Min