Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-20
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WHEELING, April 10.
There are quite a number of changes
to report this week. Home grown pro-
ouce is coming in freer, and prices are
somewhat lower. Tropical fruits are
higher. Bananas are scarce ana higher
and oranges are expected 10 advance fur
Their during the coming week.
Butter-Creamery, 2G12ic country,
choice. l2al6c; country, good; 396c; coun-
try, light. 5Q6c; butterine, 12G14c.
Eggs-12c per dozen.
bushel
Cheese-Prime Ohio factory. &c: New
York, 1ol2c; Limberger, 1r2e: Sweitzer
dc
Poultry-Old live chickens. s. 5oa4 90 per
dozen; chickens hens per pound, SAGE;
spring chickens, 81 00@t 90 per DOZEN per
pound. 11mI2c.
Ducks-s2 25Q2 80 per dozen; geese, 400
s9c each. turkeys. dressed 15c per pound.
Apples~s5 5o6i 60 per barrel
Oranges-Messina. - 5043 90; California
Lemons enc Is Messina. Sc ooas 30 per box.
Bananas-sl: N42 % per bunch. as to
Home Cabbags-s1 % per hundred; Ger
Walnuts-40c per bushel.
Old Eags-i2c per pound.
Cocoanuts-i5@60c. per dozen.
Green Beans-$3 50 per crate.
Jersey Sweet Potatoes-s3 30 per barrel
Parsnps-d 90 per barrel.
Honey, in comb. 14G15c per pound.
Malaga grapes-$5 25a5 so per barrel.
Rutabagas-$1 60 per barrel
-Cranberries-Se 40 per crate: per barrel.
Florida oranges-ss 5oa4 90 per box.
Hickory Nuts-S1 Is per bushel.
Lettuce-S0e@s1 Is per bushel
Radishes g per dozen punches.
CucumberS-a0c per dozen.
Tomatoes-s3 0Gdt3 80 per crate
Reets-60c per dozen buncnes.
Straw berres-35@40c per quart.
Cauliflower-$3 50 per crate.
Spinach-l5c per bushel
Rhubarb-5oc per dozen punches.
Bermuda OnionS-$2 80 per crate
New Cabbage-S1 - per crate
Seed Potatoes-Eariy Rose 81 CO per bu;
Early Ohio, 81 co per Blu.
Chicago, April 19.-Foreign prices
and war theories ruled speculation on
the Board OF Trade to-day. Wheat was
helped by heavy export sales, gaining
1c for July and nc for May delivery.
July corn advanced B@Ac; cat; &c;
provisions 212@7c, the latter in pork.
The action OF Congress appearing to
the traders in wheat as making war
with Spain inevitable, the price for
July wheat opened at an advance of
from IA to 1850 over the closing fig
ures Of the day before. Liverpool
grain men took the same view of the
situation and higher quotations. The
strength OF this market appeared to
have still further stimulated the buy
ers abroad, Liverpool closing with
gains Of from 5sd to lid. A cargo of
American wheat sold at London to-day
at 81 20 a bushel. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 1913 carloads against
1S1 week ago, and 290 last year. Chi
cago received 166 cars, against four q
year ago. The stock OF contract wheat
in Chicago regular elevators was re-
duced 741 GOO bushels last week, and
now amounts to 40G0, csc bushels.
Private warehouses, the stock of wheat
of all kinds was returned as 620,C00
bushels. Liverpool reported a large
consumptiye business being done, mil
lers having a large sale for their -four
and continental buyers outbidding the
United Kingdom for Indian wheat.
News of this character created an eX-
tremely nervous temper in the pit.
July broke sc on realizing immedi-
ately after the opening. but slowly re-
covered from S67s to 8TAc, where it
held for some time. A sudden bulge
to S71sc followed the announcement by
Letter that he had sold 100000 bushels
for export. New York exporters fol-
lowed with sales of 100000 bushels.
July declined to S71sc on scalpers re-
alizing but rallying to a close at S7ssc,
a net gain of 1c; September gained
81 0S1a and 81 091a, closing at 81 coz
ia -, 4 ,,o,,, 80,
tendency was checked through free
selling by receivers. Liverpool was
strong. Cable acceptances OF last
nights offers amounted to a million
bushels New York exporters wanted
a like amount. Chicago receipts were
45S cars. Chicago contract are now
10000, coo bushels Elevator people
were the chief sellers against country
purchases, and checked the advance.
July opened at A@3sc net higher at
321a @323sc, declined to 32%c, recov-
ering to 1925 @321ac, net gain of
1s@Ac.
Oats were firm on export sales of
100000 bushels. Receipts at Chicago
were 157 cars. July opened Ac higher
at 23sc, declined TO 231sc on Letter
| selling, and recovered at 23%c, a net
gain of 1sc.
| Provisions started strong on war
news but slid off rapidly on realizing.
Routine news was disgregarded, July
| pork opened 10c higher at S10 sold at
! SO 021a, declined to SO 95 and closed
at 50 971a, re higher. July lard and
ribs gained 212c each. closing at
s. 25 and S. 221aG5 25 respectively
Estimated receipts for tomorrow.
Wheat, los cars; corn, 800 cars, oats,
! 2i5 cars; hogs $4,000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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