Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-07

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Ne wYork, u1zc; Limberger. &c; Sweitzer,
Poulsry-old live chickens 50 coca 50 per
ep4ns nsas Rer PER dossn
DUCKS So2 50 per dozen: geese. 4o@
Soc each; turkeys. live weight, 1oc pound.
Lemons Messina, "a COOS 90 per box.
Bananas-1 1901 80 per bunch, as 70
size and quality.
Cabbag e-60Q15c per barrel.
Walnuts--40c per bushel.
! Old Rags-1kc per pound
Honey. in comb. 15Q16c per pound.
Hickory NutsA$140 per bushel.
New Potatoes-1 IS per barrel; 50@5oc
per bushel
Celery ss@s5c per dozen punches.
,Apples-s2 50Q3 90 per barrel; fancy
Jersey Sweet Potatoes-s225 per barrel.
Parsley -l5g20c per dozen punches.
Onions-6Oc per bushel.
Cranberries-Cape Cod 81 O0q2 70 per
crate.
Spanish Onions-s1 Is per crate.
Grapes-Catawba's 131s@1415c.
Oranges-Jamaica 81 so per box; per bar
<ornia Seedlings So 30 per box.
Chicago, December 6.-Large re-
| ceipts, big increase in the worlds
| stock of wheat and -four and lack OF
speculation were tie features in wheat.
| Compared with last night prices show
| decline of 1sc in May and Nose in
December wheat, ssc in corn, Ac@3sc
! in oats and 21a@71ac in provisions.
For two hours following the opening
| in wheat it looked as if speculation in
| that commodity had been abandoned.
The range of prices during that time
, was scarcely more than 7sc, and trades
of any kind were very few and far be-
! tween. There was absolutely no out
| side interest, little knot of local
SPECTATORS doing all the little scalp
ing business that was transacted. The
opening was steady at 1sc over yester-
days closing price, May starting at
660661sc, and there the price remained
until near the close. In spite of the
dizziness the market during the morn
ing showed no indications of weakness.
Cables showed little advance at Liv-
erpool, due it was said, to reports Of
| crop damage in Argentine on account
of unfavorable weather. The increase
in the visible was only $4,000 bushels,
or about half of what had been expect
ed. Both northwest and local receipts
were heavy Minneapolis and Duluth
reported 1851 cars, compared with
2,041 last week and 734 a year ago.
Chicago receipts were 463 cars, twelve
of contract grade. Primary receipts
were more than double last years, g.
1000 bushels The worlds visible
increased 4,021 900 bushels. World S
shipments for last week as officially
reported were 9,S43,000 bushels, OF
which India contributed 1884, 900 bush
els. Broomhall sent reports OF drought
damage in that country. One feature
of trading was the liquidation in De-
cember. which started rather late, but
which was heavy enough to put the
discount to about cent under May.
The closing out of December holdings
had some effect on May trading laTe
sellingpressure enough to cause q slight
selling pressure enough to case slight
decline from the price that had pre-
vailed almost unchanged from the
start. There was a moderate cash
! business here and the seaboard report
ed about 35 loads taken for export.
May declined to 6534 @657sc, and closed
heavy at that price. An increase In
the worlds stocks OF wheat and noun
for November of 25,000,000 bushels was
a factor near the close
Corn was dull but the lack of inter-
est was not so pronounced as in wheat.
The market was as q whole weak, in
fuenced by the cold weather, the in
creasing receipts and lower cables. An
other factor was the appearance OF new
corn in local receipts, and a break OF
q cent in No A. The cash demand was
fair. The market was weakest toward
the close when wheat and oats were
both declining. Receipts were o40 cars.
May ranged from 1875 @343sc and clos
ed 3ac lower at 1875 033&c.
Oats we're decidedly weak. There
was a good deal of liquidation by
prominent holders, increasing receipts
apparently shaking the confidence OF
bulls in higher prices. There was no
large buying, but small ones were
numerous enough to take most OF the
offerings. The small export movement,
$4,000 bushels last week, attracted at
tention. Receipts were 523 cars May
ranged from 25A @25Bc to 26Ac, and
closed A03sc Tower at 25$4 @257sc.
Provisions, though rather quiet, were
firm most of the day at slight ad-
vance. There was good general de-
mand, and as packers did not come
into the market to any great extent
quotations ruled somewhat higher.
Late in the session, however, the
weakness in all the grain markets eff
fected provisions and prices slid off,
the market being heavy at the close,
May pork closed 71ac lower at $3.50;
May lard 21a@5c lower at $5.271a@
$50, and May ribs sc lower at $4.77h.
No estimated receipts on wheat, corn
and oats.
Estimated receipts for Wednesday,:
Hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows
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