Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-18
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was much confusion and doubt regard
ing The speculative outlook manifest in
the movement OF prices In to-day's
stock market, and the professional
traders were Obliged to change sides
several times during the course of the
short session The opening strength
seemed to be due to London operations
and gave way Immediately after the
opening There was manifest appre-
alension over the showing to be made
by the bank statement. The steel
stocks were reaetionary, partly over
the delay in the announcement of the
terms of the Carnegie deal and partly
over the probability eff a probing by
the industrial commission. The in
ternal discussions in the Smelling
Company were responsible for the
weakness of those securities and re-
ported dissatisfaction on the part Of
the English minority stockholders, in
Anaconda was reflected in decline III
that stock and in Amalgamated Cop
per. The metal stocks as whole,
therefore, made rather poor show
ing. Tin Plate, National Steel prefer
red and Federal Steel preferred were
exceptions, Tin Plate rising at one time
21s over last night, and closing with a
net gain of 17s.
Bonds have moved in sympathy with
stocks.
United States registered rs advanced
1s, the IS Il and the IS and new As y
per cent. over the closing bid of week
ago.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Flour unset
tied and quiet with traders 10 to 2Oc
apart on some grades; Minnesota pat
ents s4.10@430; Minnesota bakers
$3.o90325; winter patents, 1850
400; winter straights $3.45@3.50 win
ter extras $2.5002S5; winter low
grades, $2.45@260.
Rye flour quiet; fair to good $3.50
@315; choice to fancy, $3.2o@3.55.
Buckwheat -four quiet; $2.10@2.20.
+. city Gle; brandywine $2.40@2.45.
Rye steady; No. 2 western Gle f. o.
b. afloat; state rye 56@57c c. i. +. New
York CARROTS.
BARLEY quiet; feeding 4S@51c c. i.
(. New York; mailing 60@65c C. l. f.
New York
Barley malt dull; western 65@72c.
Wheat-Receipts, 800; spot dull;
No. red 803zc. o. b. afioat No. red
79Ac elevator; No, 1 northern Duluth,
SIC +. o. b, aaoat; No. brad Duluth
GOO f. O. b. afoat; options opened
easy on accent Of disappointing cables
and heavy Australian exports, pros
pects bearish weekly statistics on
Monday and scattered unloading The
market finally rallied little with
corn, and closed steady and I'M
changed. March 79@79Ac, closed
79Ac; May, 1874 @80c, closed soc; July
70 '5-16c@79Ac, closed 791Ac.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2 4S1ac eleva-
tor and 47Bc {. o. b. afoat Options
market opened easy with wheat and
on cable news, but at once rallied in
response to local covering, warmer
conditions west, and prospects OF small
receipts. Closed firm at 1s@Ac net ad-
vance. March closed 4S1ac;;@ May AGO
461ac closed 461ac; July 453s@45&c,
closed 45%c
Oats-Spot quiet; No 2, 301ac; No.
8, SOC; No. white 921ac; track white
western 311a@36c; No. white $50
33Ac; track mixed western S0@31kc;
track white state, S11aQS6c. Options
quiet but firmer.
Hay steady; shipping 77h@S0c;
good to choice 921a @95c.
Hops quiet; state common to choice
1900 crop, 17020c; 1899, 11015c old
Odds 2Q6c; Pacific coast 1890 crop II
@19c; 1899, l1@15c; old ODDS 2@6c.
Hides firm Galveston 20 to % lbs.
s1a@19c; California q to 25 lbs,
19c; Texas dry a to 80 lbs, 15c
Leather steady; hemlock sole Bue-
nos Ayres light to heavyweights, "a
025c; acid 2312@247ac.
Wool dull; domestic fleece, 24@26c;
Texas 15@17c.
Coal steady.
Beef quiet; family s11.Oo@12.Oo;
mess s9.0009.50; beef hams SlS.59@
1900; packet s10.G0@105O; city extra
India mess s14.0o015.00.
Cutmeats steady; picked bellies,
71s@912c; picked shoulders 6@6Ac;
picked hams, s@91ac.
Lard steady; western steamed $3.50;
refined steady; continent $3.50, S. A.
1915: compound 5h@55sc.
Pork quiet; family $15.00@15 so:
short clear $1l75@165O; mess sl9.75
Q1450.
Butter firm; fresh creamery .16Q25c:
factory, 11@15c; June creamery 15@
20c
4, Cheese firm; fancy large, fall made.
11A@111sc; fancy small, fall made,
Tx Ole.
Eggs easy; western at mark 1910,
tic; southern at mark 16@161ac.
Potatoes steady; Jerseys s125@175;
New York s1.50@l.75; Long Island
S.50@1. S71s,; Jersey sweets s1.75@
ESQ.
Tallow market steady city (s2 per
pkes 13-16c; country tpkgs free)
47s@5Ac.
Cottonseed oil, prime crude 27c; do
yellow 201a 029Ac.
Petroleum quiet; refined New.,York
$3.50; Philadelphia and Baltimore
SITS; do in bulk
Rosin quiet ~ Common to