Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-03

close at 81 so $sc. There was a good
buying demand right from the start,
and for two hours the market advanced
slowly but steadily, July getting up to
93a4 q 7sc by 1870 o'clock. There was
an extremely limited trade done in
May, but that option exhibited even
more strength than the later deiiy-
cry. everything offered being taken by
the Letter interests. This support of
May and the fact that Letter buying Of
March was also prominent, exerted no
small influence on July shorts. Liver
pool was firm and showed good adj
yances. Outside markets showed
strength, particularly New York,
which market reported the best buying
in some time. The stocks Of wheat at
Odessa, the principal Russian shipping
port were reported at but 1,S08,000
bushels, compared with 5000, 600 bush
els year ago. Northwest receipts
were very small, Minneapolis and Du-
luth reporting 1S5 cars, against $40
last week and 2S3 a year ago. Chi
cago receipts amounted to so cars, ten
of which were of contract quality.
Minneapolis reported another big sale
Of wheat for shipment to Duluth.
Fresh advices from Argentine said
damaging rains continued. Bears took
some comfort out Of the fact that the
predicted cold wave following the re-
cent soft weather did not materialize,
and the rather poor response Of Liver
pool to our Yesterdays advance. A
little before the noon hour the con-
tinued strength the market displayed
began to bring in outside shorts who
had some difficulty in covering, and the
hest prices Of the day were scored
July getting up to 921sc After noon,
however the market gradually eaSed
off. The shorts had apparently got
pretty well filled up, and realizing on
the advance became pretty Tree. Inc
weakness displayed by corn also had
some effect. July finally got down to
Gle. where it closed. May however
continued strong. That option opened
unchanged at s1.0512. 1t sold at
81 051t, then slowly advanced to $1.07,
reaching the latter point about mid
day. Realizing which followed caused
a reaction to $106A, but during the
last few minutes Of the session May
was caught up in another Letter swirl
and again carried up to $1.07. The
closing price was Sl061s, the hlgheSt
closing price this season. Letter was
credited with some July selling.
Selling out Of long corn was the lea-
t1,re of that market and kept things
rather easy, in spite OF the strfslgth Oh
wheat The market at first was rather
strong. but free selling, mostly by BUY
ers Of Yesterday, caused a gradual
weakening of prices. May ranged from
30a4 "a &c TO 33Ac, and closed "a 1sc
lower at 30A@asc.
Trading in cats was principally OF
scalping nature and not heavy at
that The market then in great way
followed corn, and prices in conse-
cuence averaged lower. Prices early
were stronger with wheat, but the
frmness did not last long. May ranged
from 26alc to 262s a 1ac, and closed n
0Ac lower at 26$s @12c.
Provisions were dull. Opening
nrices were frmer. due to higher prices
at the yards and figures showing very
small increase in stocks Of lard and
rims There was some good commits
sion house buying during the first hour
or 81 but after that moderate selling
NV hackers and a little general realiz-
ing caused a gradual easing off. Mar
i.e3 closed steady. May pork 212c high
or ct s10.45; May lard unchanged at
s5.171s, and May ribs 212c lower at
s5.17h.
Estimated receipts Thursday:
Wheat. 81 cars: corn. 500 ears; oats,
175 cars; hogs. SO GEO head.
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The leading futures ranged as follows: