Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-05
Corn
May 242iGk 2l7k 24% 242s6is
July IS &c 25i2d4s 254s
Oats
May 173sdh 17asG1s 17917B 11Bh
July 1SAG% 1SAG9s IS lSb
May s. 47]s IS Az So IS S21s
July 60 $50 s 42ls 41l3b
May 422l4 225 41s9 417h
July S21a S2h 427i5 4271a
MAR Nav NO leo 40 452H Ssh
July 62ts 62lh 4 80 o'13b
PRODUCE.

] ically weak. closing at l9c loss after an
| early gain of d7sc. The weakness was
| caused by the modern millers crop estl-
| mate and was somewhat remarkable IN
| view of the fact that only few days ago
| the crop was estimated at much larger
| figures by Thoman's. other markets We're
weak from the beginning. corn declining
| AQ&c. Oats declined Ac and provisions
J 1laal212c.
India bidding. for two cargoes of Cali
| fornia wheat off coast" in England was
| the reading of a cablegram when had
| much 10 do with strong desire 10 ouy
/ May wheat. which disclosed itself at the
| opening. Besides that and perhaps OF IT,
| Liverpool quoted an advance OF ID per,
| GENITAL each for May and July futures, ana
| ed gain for September. Spring wheat Sc
! ing from Chicago for millers use IN Ran
Sas and red winter wheat at great pre-
/ MUM over May price from Detroit 70
| Jacksonville. H., were such plcturesqueiy
| original characteristics OF this season
| trade that they had more than passing
| interest in the current of the traders
! thoughts.
| Argentine shipments were again very
| small but this has become so common an
| occurrence as to excite but little comment;
| The quantity exported thence to the united
/ Kingdom and continent this week was only
| ll2O00 bushels. compared with 65S,WO push
| els on the similar week OF the year before.
May wheat opened at 12sQi1l2c, as against
| 107Sd1ic at the close yesterday. II rose in
| the course of the first hour TO 1$.c. The
| character OF the early news kept the mar
! end Of the session, when bearlsh est-
| mate of the growing winter wheat crop
| issued by the Modern Miller of ST. Louis
| knocked the recently erected bullish SEN
| timent completely off its pins and again
| sent skepticsm of bad crop reports scam
! peTing around unbridled.
| The estimated winter wheat crop OF the
authority is S34 100000 bushels. against
| 100000 bushels estimated to have been
| harvested last year. and compared with
ThOman's estimate Of 369WOUD before the
! coming crop. Notwithstanding all that.
| however. private from this State We're
generally 20 the effect that the wheat crop
| was all bu; a total loss. Country mnllhS
! demand was again good and inquiry from
| the southwest was numerous The sale OF
| the day TO millers amounted to 10000 BUSH
| els. Nothing was reported sold for eXpor-
| taion Yesterday. AFTER the receipt OF tne
! Modern Miller estimate the price pTohe
| quickly 10 102tC then gradually 10 VNsc.
II closed at 7O2sd7Oi2c.
| Corn was weak. Only at the opening
was any strength displayed. That was
through sympathy with wheat which was
soon disSipated by liquidation, WhlCh was
kept up persistently all day. country
roads were said 20 be improving and farm
ers already at work in the field. May
opened shade higher at 24&Q241sc, which
was the high point of the day. II grad
ually declined 10 24Sc and closed az 249sa
! 2il2c.
Oats. firm at the opening: but under
! rather free selling by local longs and
! through sympathy with the break in wheat
| ana corn. prices zen OIL at OllCt T VI Il
| short session a fair business was transact !
| cd. May opened a shade higher at lisa
| ll2c. sold off to 17al1isc, and closed AT
Provisions were decidedly weak all day.
Lower prices at the yards gave the mar
ket weak opening. and under free lqui-
dation. PARTICULARLY by packers prices de. De
clined steadily. The cash demand was
poor. Al the close May pork was Z!2c
| lower at IS 81. May lard nc lower al 81 1Ila
and May ribs about Toe lower at 81 %. =,
Estimated receipts MOnday-W heat. ID
cars: corn. 2l0 cars; oats, 225 cars; hogs,
$1,000 head.
cash quotations were as follows:
! Flour. quiet; winter patent. 81 %Odi %:
winter straights 81 OOd4 %; specials, 81 20;
spring patents, 81 00d4 10; straights, 50 iOG
% %: bakers - UddS -.
Wheat No. spring, 6S24a7ol2c; No.
'' @cS sP'- 20 iS4' ;. 2n4@2iasc; No. yellow
- CAS- 40. .. t7c: No white 2ll4a2212c;
| No. white. lSi2Q22c.
Barley. No. 2, nominal; No 3, 2412aS2c;
No. (. 23q24l2c. ..
Mess pork. per barrel S SOFAS IS.
| Lard per 100 lbs, 81 10
Short ribs. sides Qoosel. 5OH4 90.
| Dry sailed shoulders lboXed), oqoAc'
Short clear sides, 4sa4%c;
Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
Sugars. cut loaf, oslo; granulated, 4.Ssc,.
5000 bushels corn, 10000 bushels; oats,
IL GOO bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley
- 900 bushels.
20 GEO bushels: corn. $4,000 bushels; oats,
10000 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels barley
l1.COO bushels ,.
butter market was eacy; creamerles, 100
20l2c: dairies IQlSc.
! Cheese firm at l0l2dlO@4C.
Eggs. fresh, sac.
NEW YORK, April $.-Flour, receipts,
-. 900 barrels; exports. 1886 barrels mar
| ket steadier and more active IN response
10 the early advance in wheat. City mill
| patents. 81 50: Minnesota patent, 81 Go; DO
! bakers. SO 65II3 SO; winter patents, 81 5S1
Ia =. do extras s. l5G3 80: do low grades,
81 6Od2 80: southern flour, steady at 81 10
al p. -........
4O.71 bushels; spot market steady; No.
red S23sc: No. hard. 1850 options open
ed strong and closed at isQAc advance. on
deliveries; No red May closed at use;
corn. receipts. 1890 bushels; exports,
81. 946 bushels spot No. ?. 80 C; options
| opened fairly steady and closed so Ac
lower: April closed at SOlsc; May closed at
Oats. receipts. 92.6OO bushels; exports,
965 bushels: spot market quiet; NO 2
S Sbaange edR' TO Sc low iower pu May PC.
| Hay. steady.
Hops duh.
Hides and leather, firm. 80
Wool steady; fleece. 16q2lc; pulled, 15g
Beef and cutmeats. steady
Lard. quiet and easy, western steamed,
$431ia: refined easy.
Pork. dull.
TallOw. quiet.
Petroleum. quiet: refined. Sc 50.
Rosin and turpentine, steady
| Rice. firm.
MoasSes. steady.
COttonseed oil. weak.
Coffee. options opened steady at 10 points
! lower and closed steady at net decline OF
sails points: sales. $3.50 bags.
Sugars firm; centrifugal. 90 test %9sc;
refined steady: mould A &C; standard A,
issc: confectioners' A, 49sc; cut loaf, Csc;
crushed. j2sC powdered, &C; graduated,
42.c. cubes, DC.
BALTIMORE. April Flour. dull and
unchanged: receipts, 1880 barrels; exports
| 7$3 barrels.
Nav. 77iaG7Sc; receipts. $3.50 bushels ex-
ports. none; southern wheat by sample
| S0dS2C. - o,,,-
2SSsc: steamer mixed. 25Q2lsc receipts.
pol 429 bushels; exports. 2.S9' ousaels'
southern white corn. SOdS0Ac; do yellow,
oats. firm: No. . white. 25i2a26c; re-
ceipts. l.S76 bushels; expirts none.
| RYE. steady: No. western. S94d59i2c; re-
CENTS. 1876 bushels: exports. none
Hay very firm; choice timothy, N5 %.
Butter. firm and unchanged.
| Eggs weak and unchanged.
| Cheese steady and unchanged.
CINCINNATI. April S.-Flour quiet.
Wheat. easy: No red: SIC; receipts
$500 bushels: shipments. 6.6S bushels
| Corn. firm: No. , mixed. 25c.
| Oats. steady: No. > mixed. 2Ol2c.
RYE steady: No. .. S6d3rc
Lard. firm at s. O9. ..~--,o