Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-28

and professional traders generally,
were working for rally. Provisions
iost considerable ground on local sell
ing. but made good recoveries in SYM
pathy with grain. Wheat for July de-
livery closed at an advance of sole,
May unchanged; May corn Is % Ac
and May oats 1sc higher. Pork declin-
ed t1s0l0c; lard and ribs &c each
The wheat market at the opening to-
d., DAY gave some evidence of having en-
| tered upon a period of convalesence
from its sickness of the several days
past. July opened A@1ac higher and
although there were plenty of selling
orders around that figure, the lowest
price OF the session was made at the
opening. Liverpool reported an adj
vance of 18G5sd, the latter in March
wheat Notwithstanding yesterdays de-
cline here. Injurious weather preyi-
ously reported from California showed
no appreciate improvement only a
slight rainfall being reported. Local
| receipts were 1875 cars, compared with
only seven cars last year. Eighty-two
cars OF to-day's inspection were con-
tract, the balance being transfers from
irregular warehouses. To-day's addl-
ton to the local contract stocks of 232,-
COO bushels makes a total increase for
the week of $4,000 bushels. The visi-
BILE supply statement on Monday is ex-
pected to show a decrease of about
10000 bushels Atlantic ports clear
ed 378, eco bushels wheat and -four.
The strength with which the market
opened increased as the session pro
at, inn, rod
buoyant tone to the speculative con-
tingent and belated shorts were forced
to come in. May was neglected except
by Letter brokers, who took all the Of
ferings around $1e3h@1.04, closing 1t
at the latter price. July from S2as q
8212c at the opening advanced to S2%c,
sold off to S2Ac, then advanced to S31s
@S35sc, closing at S31sc.
Corn opened firm on large exports for
the week and in sympathy with wheat.
Only So cars were inspected into store.
Atlantic exports for the day were 507,-
900 bushels large cash business
was done for export, over half mil
lion bushels to-day and almost mil
lion yesterday. Dizziness of trade,
however, acted against further adj
vance. May started steady at 2S3s a
2S1ac, advanced to 2834 Q2S7sc, closing
at 1885 @2SAc, compared with 2S12c
yesterday.
Trade in cats was fairly active with
plenty of liquidation. Letter was Gre
dited with selling May freely around
the opening Cold wave predictions
and the strength in wheat caused
good rally and left slight gain for the
day. Receipts were 10 cars; Atlantic
clearances only 5000 bushels. May
opened shade higher at 251s 025Ac.
sold sparingly at 25A @259sc, declined
to 277sc, rallying to 25Ac.
| Provisions were extremely weak ear
| " in the session on heavy local sell
ing on alleged apprehensions OF a vel
low fever outbreak at the South. The
general bullish sentiment attacked the
| pit near the close and brought about
good rallies May pork sold between
945@9.20, closing at $9.35Q9.37 Y,
net loss of 7h@10c. May lard and rms
each lost sc, closing at $4.9O@4,9212
| and $4921a respectively.
Estimated receipts for Monday:
| Wheat, 105 cars; corn, 100 cars; oats,
175 cars; hogs, 27,000 head.
ASSOCIATED Press Quotations)
| The leading futures ranged as lolio"s'