Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-19

Az @6Hcs Japan Az @5c.
Molassea steady; New Orleans open
kettle, good to choice 44@55c.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand picked
4@4hc; other domestic 3h @
Freights to Liverpool steady; cotton
by steam 3Ac.
Coffee futures opened steady with
prices unchanged to 5 points higher;
ruled quiet with a little local covering
on cables, small receipts at Rio and
Santos and little warehouse deliver
les in this country. But outside spec
ulation was almost nothing. The
market finally was steady with prices
unchanged to 5 points higher. Total
sales were $500 bags, including July
at Sc 80; September 81 90; November
81 05; December 81 25; January 81 %.
Spot Rio steady; No. Z invoice SIC;
do. jobbing sac; mild market steady;
Cordova 9h@14c.
Sugar, raw, very firm; fair refining
3Bc; Centrifugal SO test, 4%c.
Molasses 8 11-16c; refined firm;
standard A, 81 90; confectioners A.
81 go; mould A, SIS 35; cut loaf S. so;
crushed S. so; powdered SIS 20; gran
ulated SIS 10; cubes SIS rs.
CHICAGO, March 17.-AIl grain and
provision markets showed strength to-
day and closed at advances, provisions
making a new high mark for the sea-
son. Wheat was affected by continued
cold weather, high cables and heavy
foreign engagements, closing at an ad-
vance of b@Ac. Corn advanced Nc,
oats B@Hc and provisions closed from
5@7kc to 171ac higher.
The opening in wheat was marked
by a good deal of activity and strength.
Liverpool showed a god advance fol-
lowing the gain in prices here yester-
day, but the chief factor for the time
being was the continued cold weather
in the winter wheat belt and the grow
ing conviction among traders that
next week would be marked by a flood
of crop damage reports and a cores
%ponding advance in the price of wheat.
May opened at 67$@67kc, an advance
of R@Ac over yesterdays close. This
advance was sufficient for many hold
ers, and realizing sales caused a tenn
porary set back, May reacting to 67Ac,
with considerable wheat changing
hands at those figures. Then the mar
ket again turned upward, and for the
remainder of the short session buyers
were largely in the majority. During
the last hour of trading a new and
decidedly influential factor developed
in the engagement for export of 404 900
bushels here and 43 loads at the sea-
board, while foreigners were good buy
ers of futures. May wheat reacted to
67%c, and at the close was in demand
at 673s@ 67hc.
Corn was firm at the opening and
at the close, with some weakness inter-
vening. The strength of wheat and
light country offerings, coupled with a
belief that liquidation had ceased,
caused a small opening advance and a
show of strength for some time after
ward. Then liberal realizing involving
important interests caused a reaction,
but toward the close the market again
became strong, helped some by provis-
ions and continued so to the close.
Considerable activity was shown all
day. A good cash demand was re-
ported. May ranged from 37%c to
37Ac, and closed &c higher at 37Bc.
Oats showed more activity than of
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in the session there was heavy buying
by a few prominent traders, Influenced
by the strength of corn and higher
bids from the continent. Elevator
people were moderate sellers. May
ranged from 237sc to 24Bc and closed
B@Ac higher at 24Bc.
Provisions were active and strong
throughout, and new high prices for
the season were recorded. The ad-
vance in hog prices, the strength of the
grain markets and the small stocks
were factors in the strength displayed
and in spite of heavy commission house
selling prices advanced steadily. At
the close May pork was 17hc higher
at $11.321k; May lard 5@71c higher at
$6.12h@6.15; and May ribs 71ac higher
at $6.17h.
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat, 81 cars; corn 800 cars; oats,
1876 cars; hogs $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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