Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-27

ga hags-12c Der pound,
Cocoanuts-45U6Oc per Dozen
Green Beans-$3 SO per crate.
Jersey Sweet oa 20 per- per- P narrei
Parsnips-T co per barrel
Honey, in comb. l4al5c per pound
Rutabagas-s1 90 yer barrel
Florida Oranges-s3 5oG74 90 per box.
Hickory Nuts-s1 % per bushel
Lettuce-90c@s1 % per bushel.
Radfshes-25c per dozen punches.
Onions-1sd2cc per dozen punches.
CucumberS-I 15M1 % per dozen.
Toma toes-s3 00G3 20 per crate.
Beets-69c per dozen Duncnes.
Strawberries-25nSoc per quart.
Cauliflower-S 80 per crate.
Spinach-1.c per bushel.
Rhubarb-.0c per dozen lunches
Bermuda Onion,s-s2 50 per crate.
Seed Potatoes-Early Rose, 81 90 per bu;
Early Ohio, 81 90 per bu.
eapples-1ogl5c each. as to size.
New Peas-s1 80 per crate.
Chicago, April Excitement in
foreign grain centres gave the markets
on the Board Of Trade a strong start
to-day. But heavy realizing sales
checked the advances and ocean rates
which were again marked up, made ex-
ports sales almost impossible. May
wheat started SIC higher, making
new record at 81 25, but it settled back
to 81 20 and closed easy. July which
at one time was SEC higher than yes
terday, closed at an advance Of B@1c.
Corn and oats closed unchanged Pork
closed &c higher; lard 21ac higher;
ribs 21ac lower.
With Liverpool wheat markets in
state of violent excitement and price of
the article for July delivery equal to &c
a bushel higher than it closed last
n OH nofIr 11xr
prising when July opened in this mar
ket to-day at a net advance of only
22s@2lac. The buying fever was not
entirely chilled. however, and after a
moments hesitation, another cent was
added to the price. Leading bull oper-
ators unloaded millions of bushels on
this tempting swell, and a &c break
followed. The Northwestern markets
likewise gave evidence of an over sup
ply, and toppled off 2@3c. Second
Liverpool cables showed a good decline.
but were offset by advances in the con-
tinent. equal to 6A@77sc at Antwerp
Bradstreet's report gave the worlds
visible supply at a decrease of 1896, 900
bushels, and brought about a rally of
1c, but traders were overloaded and
took every opportunity to tighten their
loads.
Chicago receipts were $50 cars, while
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 3S3
cars, against 153 a week ago, and 375
last year. Exports of wheat AID flour
Arm at Atlantic ports were $50, 1000
bushels; an advance of I'D in grain
freights bringing the rate up to 13hd
New York to the United Kingdom ports
was the cause of the last weak phase
of the market here that brought down
in l1sc for July and prevented more
than its fractional recovery.
During the opening excitement May
wheat sold at 81 %, the highest price
in several years. There was plenty for
sale, and it eased off slowly to 81 221R
closing at 81 %, a net gain of 81 c..
July opened at 2as@2hc higher at
94B @95c, advanced to 96c, declined to
$685., and closing at $685. @931ac. a net
gain of sole. Letter reported cash
sales Of 100000 bushels
Corn was very strong and somewhat
excited for while, but suffered, as did
by heavy selling by longs to realize
profits. The shipping demand was
most active. About 100000 bushels
pool market opened excited at from
lid to 21sd advance. July in this
market started at from 351sc to 35Ac,
or about &c advance over night. 1t
rose to 36A. broke to 341a and closed
unchanged at that figure. Local re-
ceipts were 663 cars. Clearances
amounted to 1,275,00O bushels.
Oats started strong and higher, but
like wheat and corn, lost all the ad-
vance under free selling by longs
Sales of 335 900 bushels for export were
reported. Local receipts amounted to
sos cars. July opened 5s@7sc higher
at 257s@26lbc, declined to and closed
at 25Ac
Provisions opened under the nfu-
ence OF excited demand abroad for all
commodities of American production.
Liverpool made a further advance of
I'D to Is in bacon and Cd in lard and
hams. The sellers were too numerous
for prices to hold, and consequently
best prices Of the day were made at the
beginning. Pork showed at one time
25c gain, but only 71ac at the close. An
estimate of provision stocks now held
here showed, compared with April 1,
1000 bushels. increase in pork, 5000
tierces decrease in lard and 1000
pounds less ribs. July Pork opened Is
@2Oc higher at s11 6o@11 65, sold be-
tween $11 70 and $11 70, closing TIC
net higher at s11 521a. July lard
ranged from S. 72k@5 S21a, closing
2ac net higher at IS IS. July ribs
ranged between S. 1905 55, closing
2hc lower at S. 55@5 sly.
Estimated receipts tomorrow.
Wheat. 135 cars; corn. $50 cars; oats,
27O cars; hogs, 10000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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