Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

barrels. Market fairly active and held
higher again. Winter patents $3.50
AGO. winter straights ss5o@356; Min
nezota patents s4,0oQ4.30: winter ex-
tras s2.45@2.ao; Minnesota bakers $500
@3.25: winter low grades s2.3o@2.45.
Rye -four. quiet; yellow western csc;
city SIC; brandywine $2.45@2.50.
Rye, firm; No. western Sic I. o. b.
afoat; State rye 55@56c 9. l. t. New
York oar lots.
Barley, quiet; feeding 4s@4s1sc c. i. t.
New York; mailing 62Q70c c. !. I. New
York.
Barley malt, dull; western s5@72c.
Wheat, receipts, 1S.060 bushels; ex-
ports, 18o,700 bushels; spot market,
firm; No. 2 red 245sc +. o. b. ahoat; No.
! northern Duluth s0e I. o. b. afloat; No.
] hard Duluth 9-ysc I. o. b. ahoat- OPP
ticns AEm and higher On bullish cables,
firm outside markets, ralk Of unfavor-
able weather in France, outside buying,
demand from shorts and continued in
sect stories; closed strong at lie net ad-
vance. May s0K@s1sc, closed at
$50; July lpss @soAc, closed at SeAc;
September 7sA @Tssse, closed at Tsase.
Corn, receipts, 1900 bushels; ex-
ports, 1Si,15o bushels; spot market,
nxm; No. 3, 53Ae elevator and 52sc I.
o. b. afioat. Options were fairly active
and firm on covering, the strength OF
wheat and better cables; finally eased
of under reahsiag and closed partly ssc
net lower. May 53@53%c. closed at
SIC; July 50A@60xc. closed at 5sssc;
September 49N @ 4szsc, closed at 1910.
Oats, receipts. $4,000 bushels; exports,
l20,149 bushels; spot market. steady;
NO. 2, 31hc; No. 3. Bic; No. 2 white
2S% @S31hc; No white 32Ac; track
mixed western s1@32hc: track White
s2@sshc. Options duh but arm with
ether grain markets.
Hay, steady.
Hops, quiet; State common to choice,
1900 crop, 17@20e; 1899 crop, 11@15c;
old olds 2@6c; Pacific coast. 1900 crop,
16@19c; 1899 crop, 11@15c; old olds 20
&c.
Hides, steady; Galveston 20 to Is
pounds. 1SHc; California 81 to rs
pounds, 19c; Texasc dry, "a to 80
pounds, 14@141ac.
Leather, steady; hemlock sole Buenos
Ayres hight to heavy weights 24@25c;
acid 2Sh@241ac.
Wool, dull; domestic fleece 24@27c;
Texas 15@l7c.
Coal. quiet.
Beef, steady; family 1.0o@12oO;
mess So, 100000; beef hams $4,000
21.oe; packet -1o.oo@10.5o; citJ extra
India mess Sl400@16.0o.
Cut Meats, steady; picked bellies SA
@16Ae; do. shoulders 7Ac; do hams
10@l0Ac.
Lard, steady; western steamer 1855;
refined, dull; continent $500; S. A.
$3.50: compound 6Ac.
Pork, steady; family s16.00@16.50;
short clear s15.5o@17UJ; mess $4,000
1900
Butter. steady but lower; creamery
15@19c; factory 11@13Ac; imitation
creamery 131k@17c; State dairy 15@
1S1ac.
Cheese. steady; fancy large colored
10% Ollie; fancy large white 1o12@
10%c; fancy small colored 11Z@12c;
small white 11A@11&c.
Eggs, weak; State and pennsylvania
14@14Ac; southern 121s@13c; western
storage 14@14Ac; western regular
packed lSWl3a4c.
Tallow, hrm; city 47sc; country so
5Ac.
Cottonseed Oil, quiet; prime crude
537zc; do. yellow Csc.
Petroleum, easy; refined New York
$3.50; Philadelphia and Baltimore s7.45;
DO. in bulk $3.50.
Rosin. dull; strained common to
good Ice.
Turpentine, firm at 5s1s@37c.
Rice, quiet; domestic fair to extra
5kG6Ac; Japan Ak @4,sc.
Molasses, steady; New Orleans open
kettle good to choice 32@40c.
Coffee-Spot. Rio, steady; No. Z IL
voice Slsc; mild quiet; Cordova $40
1oAc.
sugar, raw, firm; fair refining
S11-16c; centrifugal 96 test 1850
zMc.
Molasses sugar S7-1603kc Refined,
steady; No. 6, 4.9oc; No. 7, 4.Sec: No.
s, Acc; No. 9, 4.e5c No. 10, 4e0c; No.
II, 4.55c; No. u. 453c; No. 13, 4.5Gc;
No. IA, 4.45c; standard A 5.25c; confec-
tioners' A 5.25c; mould A 5.SOc: cut loaf
5.s5c; crushed 5.95c; powdered $3.50;
graduated 5.45c; cubes 5.75c.
CHICAGO, April 27.-There was a
broad, strong market for wheat to-day,
and the May option closed l3sc ovsr
yesterday. Corn, which closed unchang-
ed TO 1s@9Ac higher, was rather quier
but the oats market showed consider
able activity. closing 3s@1ac higher.
Provisions were dull, closing 121ac
higher to a shade lower.
The market for wheat was the broad
est in weeks. May opened \. to 1ac
higher, at 73G TO 7S1ac, ana without
material reverses, advanced to 74Ee
and closed 1859 higher at 74ssc. The
news was ell bullish. Liverpool cabled
good advance, and the spot market
showed renewed strength, while receipts
We're moderate. Exporters reported ~
loads taken for foreign account. Cash
sales here OF mixed grades reached
total of 100000 blu. Texas sent further
reports OF damages, claiming that in
portions of the State the crop was to-
tai loss. Other southwestern points
noted the ineursion of insects. At the
opening offerings were free. but were
quickly absorbed and thereafter 1t was
found necessary to increase bids in Or
der to fill buying orders. Seaboard
clearances in wheat and -four were
equal to $4,000 bu, while primary re-
cents were AK fn0 hu rom, ra rod with