Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05

Wool, quiet
Beef, firm.
Cut meats. firm.
Lard, firm: western steamed S. go;
refined stronger.
Pork, firm.
Tallow, quiet.
Petroleum, easy.
Rosin. steady.
Rice, firm.
Molasses, quiet.
Ccttonseed oil, steader.
Coffee. options opened firm and clos
ed steady with prices 5@15 points net
higher; sales Of $500 bags, including
April. at 5.75c; May 5.60G5.75c.
Sugar, raw firm: refined quiet.
Baltimore, Md. April 4.-Flour,
quiet.
Wheat. dull; spot and month $3.50
99ac: May 81 o0A@1 co1s, receipts
3o.555 bushels; exports none.
Corn. strong: spot, month and May
341am34%c; receipts 9S,4Vo pushes;
exports $4,000 bushels.
RIVE firm; No nearby 551s q o534c:
No . western $3.50; receipts 15,COo
bushels; exports 42,S0O bushels
Cats, quiet; No. white 33Ac; NO.
mixed 30M5o12c, reeeip'o 7''00
els; exports none.
Hav. firm for the better grades'
choice timothy s12 5o@13 90.
Grain freights, very dull. ~
Butter. steady; fancy creamer! ls4
zoe: do. imitation 17@1Sc; DO. ladte
15c: good ladle 13G14c; store paci-eu
10612c.
Eggs, firm; fresh 101ac.
cheese. steady; fancy New 1ork'
large az m91ac; do. medium 91s I've;
do. small 1OA@10kc.
Cincinnati. O., April Flour, dun;
fancy s4300445; family s3lo94.
Wheat active; No. 2 red 93@94c
Corn. stady: No. mixed 81 70 q ozc.
Oats active: No. 2 mixed 2sh2 Uz9c'
RIVE. quiet: No 2, o2c.
Lard. firm and higher at $5.lo.
Bulk Meats firmer at $3.50.
Bacon. firm and higher at So.VV.
Whisky, firm at Sl.2o.
Butter, steady.
sugar. firm; hard refined s4.2s@
5S5.
Eggs. quiet at &C.
Cheese. quiet; good to choice prime
Ohio fiat S$4 Q9c
Cincinnati, o., AprH 4-I1oSS dSSiNo
and strong at $315@ $50.
From the private wires OF r., =; Mappitt
e 60 brokers. Exchange Bank Bldg:
Chicago April 4.-The local market
responded to the strength manifest at
Iivernool. but the New York stock
market soon doomed up as the most
nrominent factor. There was feel
mo of hesitancy exhibited after the
nnerine in view of liberal Northwest
receints favorable crop reports. These
features were a combination strongly
in favor of the bear contingent and
caused considerable scattered realiz-
ing nnder which the price dipped
Substantial fraction. However, the in
fluence of Wall street began 70 be feit
Immediately. The sharp advance in
stocks coupled with reports indicating
a neaceful solution of the Cuban diff
fculty resulted in a contraction of the
offerings, and shorts who tried TO COW
err found great difflculty IN accom-
plishing their purpose. Prices began
to advance rapidly, the July option
selling up over a cent before enough
wheat was offered to satisfy the de-
mand. Later in the session realizing
and denials of reports that the Pope
was TO act as mediator between the
United States and Spain caused
weakening tendency and prices re-
coded to below the opening figures
The market steadied up soon and as
the session progress a recovery to
near the top prices of the day was ex-
perienced. Worlds shipments for the
week were $1,000 bushels. against
S.2le 20 bushels last week and 4545.-
600 bushels same week last year.
Northwest receipts We're 357 cars
against 326 last week and go . year
ago. Chicago receipts were 60 cars, "A