Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-31

dia mess sI4 00@16 90.
Cutmeats, picked bellies 7h@9c; do.
shoulders 5h@5Ac; do. hams $40
9Ac.
Lard steady; western steamed 81 rs;
December closed 81 % nominal; re-
fined steady; continent 81 so; S. A.
SIS 90; compound sac.
Pork steady; family s14 50015 90;
short clear $14 00@17 90; mess S12 COG
Is 90.
Butter firm; western creamery SIT 90
@25 90; factory 11h@16c; June cream
cry 17@23.
Cheese firm; fancy large fall made
11AQ11kc; fancy small, fall made,
liz 012c.
Eggs steady; western average packed
at mark 19W22Ac; western, loss of,
24c.
Tallow firm; city sc; country 4B@
SIC.
Cottonseed oil steady; prime crude
25W2tc; do. yellow 2Shc.
Petroleum steady; renned New York
81 go; Philadelphia and Baltimore
81 So; do. in bulk S. 90.
Rosin quiet; strained, common to
good, 81 70.
Turpentine dull at 381a@39c.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra,
3h @6Ac; Japan 4A 04Bc.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, 32@40c.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand picked
Az @5c; other domestic sc.
The market for coffee futures opened
firm and 1920 points higher on gen.
nrolIU hiohar cohinz and EfurONnan hIIU-
ing orders with local shorts actively
covering in anticipation of holidays.
Havre and New York being closed
Monday as we'll as January 1st, trading
was heavy on this account, causing
firm closing at 35040 points net adj
vance. Total sales were $4,000 bags,
including January at 5.7G@5.S0c; Feb
ruary at 5.S0c; March at 5.95Q6.05c;
May at 6.00@6.15c; June at 6.10c; July
at 6.05@6.10c; September at 6.1U@6.25c;
October at 6.15@6.30.
Coffee, spot Rio steady; No. z in
voice 7.0Gc; mild market quiet; Cor
dova 9h @13Ac.
Sugar raw steady; fair refining SBc;
centrifugal, SO test, 43sc; molasses SUI
gar $3.50; refined quiet; confectioner's
A 5.4Cc; mould A 5.S5c; standard A
5.40c; cutioaf 500; crushed 500; pow
dered 5.7Gc; graduated $50; cubes
5.75c.
CHICAGO. December 29.-Wheat was
buoyant maket to-day under the slim
illus of lighter northwest receipts and
stubborn cables, May closing 1B@2c
over yesterday. Other markets rallied
in sympathy, corn closing h@%c oats
b0Ac and provisions zB012Mc
higher.
For two and one-half hours the usual
duration of the Saturday session of the
Board of Trade, wheat displayed an eff
fervescent spirit which was hailed with
delight by those who prosper proper
.tionately as the market is active. Dur
ing the first hour there was more spec
ulative business than during the whole
session Of any other day this week. The
first symptoms Of buoyancy and
strength brought back from the allur-
ing stock market many deserters from
the grain pit, and even added new al
herents. May wheat opened unchanged
at 73Ac but quickly responded to buy
ing orders from all sides of the pit.
Exporters wanted it, domestic inter
CoI ADlu lOl IL, LII SLOII0, WIG W6Ie
in the majority, clamored for it. May
advanced, growing mor active as it
scared until 1850 was bid. Over 74c
offerings were a bit freer, but they
quickly ceased when the breadth of
the demand became apparent, and not
until the price was well over 75c did the
selling pressure assume sufficient
weight to affect prices. From the top
May eased off to 74%c, but here the
clanor of shorts was renewed and a
recover. ensued, May closing 1K02c
over yesterday, at 75B@Ac. The foun-
dation of the markets strength lay in
the recent stubborn firmness of for
elgn markets and, to a greater degree
IN the falling off in northwestern re-
ceipts. The weeks receipts at Mime
apolls, Duluth and Chicago aggregated
1887 cars, 1,025 cars less than the pre-
vious week, and 1907 cars under the
receipts at these points the correspond
ing week a year ago. To-day's receipts
were 316 cars against $40 last week and
AL a year ago. Of these Chicago re-
ported 125 cars, II of contract grade.
These figures served as a basis for
the assertion that northwestern re-
celpts had at last entered upon a pro-
longed reduction which would finally
substantiate the government report
that less than IS, 900, 900 bushels had
been raised in the three great spring
wheat States of the northwest. Pri-
mary receipts were $4,000 bushels
compared with 426, 000 bushels a year
ago. Exporters reported 25 loads TAX
en-. Seaboard c~learances in wheat and
flour were equal to 100, 900 bushels.
Corn was fairly active and firm, but
owed most Of its strength to the sub
stantial rise in wheat. Moderate re-
ceipts 349 cars here, small country Of
ferings and a shipping demand which
continued in the face of the advance in
values were contributary factors. Some
heavy short lines were substantially
reduced. May sold between 36A and
$3.50 and closed h@%c higher at 36%
@Bc.
Oats were fairly active under COW
er1ng by shorts, but at the close the
important short lines were intact. Re-
ceipts were 215 cars. May sold be-
tween 23&@Bc and 241sc and closed
k0Ac up at 24@Hc.
Provisions were fairly active. e
ing firm on light hog receipts and ad-
vancing later in sympathy with the
wheat strength. January pork sold
between S12 221a and S12 30032b and
closed 2hc higher at s12 2215: January
lard between &c go and SIS so, closing
l21ac up at SIS 90. and January ribs ba-