Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-25

white 11@11Ac: fancy small colored
12hc; fancy small white 1s012Ac.
hggs steady; State and Penn. at
mark 139131ac; western at mark I5c;
Southern at mark 12A@l2Ac.
Tallow steady; city t$2 per pkg.)
4Ac; country tpkgs. free) 4B@5bc.
Cottonseed oil steady; refined ~.
Y, SIS 05; Phila. and BALTIC. s. W; do
bulk SIS As.
Rosin steady; strained common to
Turpentine quiet, 37@37hc.
Rice steady; domestic fair to extra
3B @6Ac; January 4AQ4Bc.
Molasses steady; New Orleans open
kettle good to choice 32@4Oc.
Coffee, spot Rio steady; No. Z in
voice 7c bid; mild steady; Cordova SO
12kc.
centrifugal So test 4 1870.
Molasses sugar 8 $3.50; refined
steady; No. 6, 81 70; No. Z, 81 60; No.
8, 81 so; No. 9, 81 45; No. 10, 81 40;
No. II. 81 35; No. II, 81 80; No. 10,
81 80; No. IA, 81 %; Standard A, S. 90;
confectioners A, S. 05; mould A, S. go;
cutloaf S. Is; crushed S. rs; powdered
S. So; graduated S. %; cubes 5 so.
Market for coffee futures opened
steady with prices 20 to Is points high
er, following higher European cables.
Speculative buying was checked by
continued heavy receipts in Brazil.
Profit taking checked the rise and
caused a partial reaction, the spot re-
sponse being unsatisfactory. The mar
ket closed steady in tone with prices
5@10c net higher. Total sales were
$3.50 bags including March at S. 60;
May ait SIS IS; July at S. 80; Sept.
at S. 80 and Dec. at Sc 05.
CHICAGO, March 23.-An agree
ment whereby the dissemination of
quotations will be greatly facilitated,
creating visions of increased business,
had a stimulating effect on the grain
markets to-day, although business gen.
orally was quiet. May wheat closed
B@Ac, May corn 3sc and May oats
A@Ac higher. Provisions endured
further liquidation and May pork de-
clined 60 cents, May lard 22c, and May
ribs TIC.
Wheat speculation was practically
WICilOuL lCdIutC. 4hI1y OpCuCu IL"
changed to &c lower on good weather
and liberal northwest receipts. Bears,
however, were weak hearted, fearing
to run into an ambuscade. They were
more inclined, like the rest Of the
crowd, to play ever over Sunday.
When reports that the quotation diff
iculty had been settled were con-
frmed, shorts covered moderately and
with the additional assistance of corn
strength May gradually advanced to
76Ac and closed B@Ac higher at 1915
@76Ac. There was a moderate
amount of changing both ways in July
and May. 1t was believed that the
settlement of the boards differences
with the telegraph companies would
result in much outside business which
has been turned from this market since
the quotations were shut off. A report
from southwestern Kansas said that
prospects in that section were excellent,
even better than a year ago, when a
bumper crop was raised. The
weather in the southwest was said to
be all that could be desired.
Corn opened firm and continued to
gain strength for an hour. Receipts
were moderate, and while the weather
was favorable for an early resumption
of farm work, the rain that was pre-
dicted as following the mildness OF to-
day was expected to prevent increase
in the, proportion of contract corn.
There was a good outside as well as
local trade, and the bulls were the
more aggressive. Heavy cash sales
yesterday which were reported during
the day, had a Strengthening effect.
Receipts were 240 cars, u of contract
grade. May sold between AK @41%c
and 41%c, and closed 3sc higher at
41B@41Ac.
Oats were dull but firm in sympathy
with corn, and on an improved ship
ping demand which caused covering by
shorts. May ranged between 24B@
25c and 25Bc, and closed B@Ac up at
25Mc. Receipts were 100 cars.
Provisions were easier, but except in
pork the losses in price were not very
material. May pork opened unchang-
ed at $1,000, and declined under liqui-
dalton to $3.50, closing Coo under yes
terday at $3.50. May lard closed 21ac
lower at s7.S71a, and May ribs TIC
down at $7.S5.
The leading futures ranged as follows: