Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-15

New Fotatoes-$1Ea2co Per barrel; Sc
@N.tJ per Dusael.
Celery-Home grown, S3d35c per dozen
punches; California, 60u15c per dozen
punches.
Apples-s3.50 per barrel; fancy, 81 % per
barrel.
Jersey Sweet Potatoes-$25 t@2. 3 per bar
rel.
PARSLEY 15Q2Oc per dozen huncnes.
Onlons-60c per bushel.
Cr3IDerr' Escape Cod 81 OGU2 70 pei
crate.
Spanish Onlons-$1 900 go per crate.
DfonSes-MeX.can $50 per box; Califor-
MIA Seedlings Szoy per box i2J-case, S6.oJ
Ub2o per DIX, California naVa-S AZ. i5llo.tJ
per BOX.
Parsn;ps-$l.75 per barrel.
1uTnips--SI.-J per bdrrel.
Chicago, March 14.-An unexpected
small increase in the worlds stocks
OF wheat to-day together with sub
stantlal claims Of crop damage caused
recovery OF 1c from the low poinJ
in wheat and May closed with a net
gain of $s@1ac Corn left off 1sc
higher and oats unchanged. Lard
closed without change and pork and
ribs advanced 21a@5c each.
Complete inditferences at Liverpool
to the rally here yesterday and large
receipts in the northwest were the
items of information under the inilu-
ence of which wheat opened nc lower
at 1914 069asc. Half and incn of rain
wa shown to have fallen in northern
California during the last "a hours and
kilograms from san Francisco reported
indications Of general rains for the
State. This started selling by commits
sion houses and the price got down
to 69Bc before it gave any indication
OF improving. Crop damage soon be-
came the burden CT the news that
came to hand and the price began
gradually to recover the loss it start
ed with. The damage reports came
from a wide area and to almost every
commission house in the trading and in
several instances supported by people
on the for who had come in from a
personal inspection of the wheat fields
Minneapolis and Duluth received 6S5
cars compared with 362 a year ago.
Chicago got 101 carloads, of which
three were graded contract. Primary
western market receipts were $4,000
bushels against $4,000 bushels last
year. The Atlantic port clearances OF
wheat and flour amounted to 581 0G0
bushels. Reports were current that
freight room had been engaged at
Boston for shipments Of 10000 bush
els of wheat and while that was said
TO have weakening effect upon Liver
pool, it helped to stiffen the market
here.
1t had been expected that Bradstreet's
would make an increase OF world S
fnT. tnn
bushels, and consequently when the re-
port was issued showing a total in
crease of but 1900 bushels, the dis
appointment of the bears was shown
in increased buying OF shorts. The mar
ket became quite strong, more especial
ly for July wheat, the superior demand
for which narrowed its discount under
May and reflected an increasing belief
III crop damage. Under this buying
May advanced to 701s6 703sc; July to
693s @69&c, and closed respectively at
70$s G6912 0695sc. Corn met with gen
eral selling by commission huoses at
the opening and initial transactions
showed a sharp loss. The crowd, how
ever. was short, and on the decline a
good deal Of covering took place, while
there was influential buying in July. AS
the session advanced the market be-
came strong, and the early loss was
more than recovered. Receipts, sos
cars. May opened 5sGAc lower. at
345s 034&c, and advanced to 35Ac sell
ers at the close.
There was quite a good deal of short
selling in the oats market, which kept
the price from advancing to any extent
The buying was scattered with the TAX
ing off of hedges by parties who have
sold cash, an important factor. Re
ceipts, 2SS cars. May opened &c lower,
at 26Ac, rose to 26h0265sc, and closed
at 261ac.
There was some selling out of long
pork early in the session, but that ap-
peared to have drained what was likely
to come, and provisions ruled steady
thereafter. Shipments of meats were
large. May pork opened at 21sc, up at
s912k. rose to s9.17k 20. and closed
at S9.171a. The range in lard and ribs
was small.
Estimated receipts on Wednesday,:
Wheat, 40 cars; corn, 100 cars; oats
120 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
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