Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-12

Rice. quiet: domestic fair to extra
AK @61zc, Japan Az @4c.
Molasses, quiet; New Orleans open
kettle good to choice 42@53c.
Pig iron, quiet; Northern $4,000
1900: Southern S13.50@l5.50.
Copper, quiet; broker 1871 @16Bc.
: Lead, dull; broker $500.
Tin plates, quiet.
Coffee, spot rio, quiet; No, invoice
S1sc bid; mild. quiet; Cordova e1a0
13Ac.
Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining 31sc;
centrifugal, Sc test, 4asc; molasses
sugar 33sc; refined, dull; No. 6, 5.05c;
No. Z. 1850: No. s. 4.85c; No. 9, 4-l5c;
No. 10. 4.70c; No. IL, 4.65c; No y,
460c; No Is, 4.60c; No. IA, 4.55c; stand
ard A, 5.40c; ,confectioners' a, 5.4oe:
mould A, 5.S5c; cntloaf 5000; crushed
6.00c; powdered 5.70c; graduated
5.60e; cubes 5.75c.
The market for coffee futures OPEN
ed steady with prices unchanged to 5
points lower and displayed weakness
most of the session under active gem
eral selling, prompted by unfavora5le
foreign news, bearish statistics and
selling pressure from abroad. Closed
steady with prices points net lower.
Total sales 20 $50 bags, including De
eember ats$700; January at S7.Oo:
March at Ills; April at $7.15Ql.20:
May at 1925; June at 7.25@73O; July
at $3.50; August at 1856, and Septem-
Der at 7.35@7.4o.
CHICAGO, november 10.-Wleat was
moderately active and firm to-day,
-; x1ynafhnr and
expert demand, December closing H2c
over yesterday. Corn closed Ac ana
catshc higher. Provisions at the close
were 10@I21a to 371ac improved.
Moderate activity and considerable
firmness characterized the wheat mar
ket throughout the session save for a
moment at the start. With the wealth
er unsettled, cables firm and Argen-
tine reports claiming 80 per cent dam
age to the crop OF that country, De
cember opened a shade higher at 1875
to 73Ac and soon after touched 1880.
The receipts show contented signs or
diminishing and this, coupled with the
Argentine advices presaglng redue-
tiQn in the exportanle surplus of that
territory and corresponding demand
LA llS uOL1SOt4C NoltSNO Wv
ering by shorts. Cash houses were also
good buyers and brokers had orders
to buy Tor the foreign account. Cash
sales were reported at 100000 bushels.
December advanced gradually to AK
743sc and closed firm, Zee over yester
day at 7413c. New York reported five
loads taken for export Seaboard clear
ances in wheat and -four were equal
to $4,000 bushels.
Corn was active and in good demand
both for spot and futures. The fea-
ture was the advance of November the
first few minutes Of the session, due to
the growing scarcity of old corn and
the tact that much OF the delivery is
concentrated in a few hands. The I'M
settled weather and light country Of
feringS were also factors. November
opened A@Rc higher at 1874 to 39c.
sold to 391ac and closed at 39c. De-
cember sold between 35B and 36@1ac
and closed nc higher at 35Bc Re
ceipts were 1872 cars.
Oats were quiet but ruled firm in
sympathy with wheat and corn. There
was no sign Of any move to reduce
long lines. Receipts were 102 cars.
December sold between % and 22Ac
and closed &c higher at 22hc.
The whole provision list advanced
sharply. Offerings suddenly ceased and
shorts were anxious buyers Light hog
receipts and a demand from England
packers were features. January pork
sold between $11 171s and $11 As and
closed Size over yesterday at $11 400
IL 427a; January lard between So 10
and Sc 771a, closing 1O@121ac higher
at Sc TN, and January ribs between
Sc 10 and Sc 971a with the close 15c
improved at Sc 10.