Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-21
Short Rib
Register Office.
WHEELING, April 20.

Poultry-Old live chickens. SO 00d3 30 per
dozen; chickens, hens, per pound, 6l2q!c:
spring chickens, s. 5OQ5 90 per dozen; per
DGcksE$2 5oas 90 per dozen. Geese. tO9
SOC each. Turkeys. S09c per pound, live
weight. dressed 10GlH2c.
Lard-Country prime, &c; very plenu-
Onions-Bermudas. 81 5Oa2 10 per crate.
POtatOes-30c per bushel
Sweet Potatoes-Ba'timore, 81 25Ql 30 per
barrel; Jerseys. 81 go % per barrel.
App,es-S2 0002 50 per barrel.
Beets-50c per bushei.
Green OrI0ns-llc per dozen.
New Lettuce-S1 90 per bushel.
Sew Kaie-5c0Si co per barrel.
RadiSheS-New, &c per dozen.
Oranges-Jamaica, per barrel, Sc 09@I On;
per box. So 7564 60; Messina, s. O0gS 80;
. California. s. O0N3 20; ease, IS 5OH4 90.
Lemons-NIessina, 3 5Od3 90 per box.
BanauaS-S1 C042 % per bunch. as 10 size
and quality.
Home ONE Cabbage-a 75592 90 per barrel.
Cclery-20g25c per bunch
hickory Nuts-$1 90 per busi,el.
Cocoanuts-50c per dozen: per bag,Si 90.
Spinach. 25dJoc per bushel.
Spanish OniOns-T p per crate.
New Green Beans-2 p per bushe~
New Cabbage-s2 25a2 30 per crate.
Str3wberries-S5c per basket
49, EttNA-NA HN l.'A AbNNAA
Tomatoes-Fancy, Sc 90 per crate.
Rhubarb-25c Per dozen.
Green Peas-S2 % per bushel crate.
CHICAGO. April 20.-Wheat today lost
PC of the price OF held a the close yes
tari9v as the result OF the less strained
feeling regarding the european war.
There was only a little or the excitement
which was so much Of feature yester-
91v. Corn was firm and advanced sc.
oats declined &c and provisions closed
without material change. q,
Wheat fell &c buShel with uuil Sluu
~ tho opening and lay SqUirmiug WhVre
g. drcppcd for a matter of - minutes.
May closed yesterday at i5c ana was Of
fered for sale at the opening 81 rom 80
down 10 -22tc After huctuating Tor q
short time between 15c and iSesc, II trled
its hand at a little climb, but II was SO
weak /. soon lost is grip ana came Suu-
ing down again. The quotations LOT Ing
hsh consOls were sucn small traction loW-
er that IL was at once perceived 10 10 Leat
B of the Crecian-TurkSh war sprea4inS 80
as TO include the great powers Oh Europe
was entertained in the United kingdom.
French government securities Wste JusO
as little affected as the English. The sup
| posed prospect of a general war having
/ bcten the whole thinE yesterday lle
( contrary of that expectation was the con-
| Trolling influence to-day The market
worked gradually in the direction OF sun
7 lower prices. although some OF the news
of the day ives rather bullish.
/ ChicaC0 received four carloads ana SNIP
I ned lSG.l25 bushels. Minneapolis ana Du-
| iuth got only 30 cars. compared with 5Oi
I . week ago and go the corresponding DAY
/ Of last year Wheat and -four clearances
| from the Atlantic seaboard amounted 10
/ the equivalent of only 1900 buShelS.
/ Rr1dstreCt's reported the world : visible as
! having beecu reduced 2.9iS Geo bushels last
I we k Liverpool closed at an ADVANCE OF
only % from Thursdays close. Wheat
! had become the genaral teelng Tor 4
/ while about the price getting back 10 the
. zoe mark. again changed toward the close
uhzn il became known that good caSn
trade was done here to-day on the reac.
ton. \ Minneapolis miller advised sale OF
I cqbled offer 10 Amsterdam. Holland. a
! local flour broker reported English accept
/ ancrs - 600 sacks at Is higher than they
! were willing TO pay before the Easter MOI nor
/ idays. After May had sold as low as st u.s.,
/ and July 7ptc. they rose under the lntu-
' enc of the good local milling demand tor
wheat to the highest prices OF the daE'
May reached 7fsc and July '54S. WIN
closing rates at 1850 for May ana 'd2sc lor
Corn ruled firm. The demand from
shorts was the chief cause OF the advance
J in the article. The opening was decldeoiy
weak with wheat. and longs sold freely
I for a time. but covering became so prls ,.S
/ that prices soon advanced. Exports were
! e0o 900 bushels May opened sc lower al
/ 2t4c. ranged between use ana %fF4c' CLOS
/ ing firm at the top price. CO,
Oats were generally weak under lDerai
selling and through sympathy win
wheat. and quite sharp decIine was
recorded. Later on good short prices raj
lied but the market exhibited at no time
4 the strength of corn. The aggregate DuS-
! mess was rather small. Exports We're
| IS 600 bushels. May opened i2c lower al
/ l7c. declined 10 1870, and rallied 10 l'1ic'
Speculative trade in provisions was light
and Of a Scalping character Prices uraS-
ped until wheat showed its teeth at the
bears near the close. when recovery OIL
en- early decline occurred and lett prices
4 of pork and lard the same as yesterday,
, with ribs PIC lower. May pork closed at
/ $ Az. May lard at 81 % and May nios al
Estimated receipts for Wednesday
/ Wheat. l car; corn. 70 cars; oats, ITO cars;
Gas Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat. 80. > spring. 797sdT4Ac: No.
| spring nomnal No. , red. S97sa92.sc.
Corn, No. ,. 2tAc: No. yellow, 2t74s Si;,,o
Oats. No. .. 1714617i2c No. white, I%4
| &c: No. white l9i2G2llsc.
Barley. No. . nominal; No. 8, 2S9S1c.
| FlaXseed. No. l. 1874 NT9iac.
/ Prime timothy seed s. -.
Mess pork. per barrel, IS 45aS 50.
/ Lard. per 100 lbs 81 20.
! Short ribs sides Ooose). 81 65@4 go.
/ Dry sailed shoulders boxed, 9AQol2c.
short clear sides (boXed). 47s05c.
/ Whisky. dis;illers' finished goods per
gallon. 81 IS.
Sugars. unchanged.
/ Recepits-Flour, 10OO0 barrels, wheat,
/ 10000 bushels: corn, 9S.00O bushels: oats,
/ $4,000 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley
2lCll bushels.
1sl. eco bushels: corn. 292GO0 bushels; oats
621OC0 bushels rye, 5000 bushels barley
50 eco bushels. =, -.
on the Produce Exchange to-day rae
butter market was weak; creamerles' Ia
16C: diaries, 9Ul4c. ..
/ Cheese. steady at giedlVi2c-
/ Eggs. steady: fresh. SfSl4c.
| BNTTIMORE. April 20.--Flour, Lrm ano
! unchang5d receipts, 5,55S barrels; exports
Whest. unsettled and easy; spot and
/ Nav 7qs, G-q7sc: receipts. l,SS busheis
exports. none: southern wheat by sample
2 Corn. easy: spot. 2Slsa2SAe; May, $50
! SSasc: steamer mixed, S5sNSAc' recSlp,Ss,
1 IN ms bushels: exports. l92. 61' ousheIs
I southern white corn. S00Slc: do yellow ~
Oats. firm: No. white, 25425c; receipts
. 12 2S5 bushels: exports. none.
Rye. firm: No , western, .4l12c p!u' re-
| csints 61S bushels; exports, none
! Hay. very firm and in active demand tor
| choice grades: choice timothy. Sl3 q.
Butter eggs ana cheese, steady and I'M
| changed.
! NEW YORK. April 2O.-Flour. receipts,