The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-05
FINANCE AND. TRADE.
wheeling Wholesale Market.
NCrIrEI 0cfnhar 4 1877

WHEELING, October 4, 1871.
Flour has ruled active during the week
and prices have advanced fully p cents.
At the close the market was firm.
1t is an i'll wind that blows good to no.
body. The war that devastated France last
year, by feeding its harvests to the invading
Prussians and preventing other crops from
being planted, has, of course, produced a
scarcity, and the French will have to buy
their breadstuns until next harvest. This
country is already beginning to feel the
effects OF the demand, and there is, in the
East, quite an activity in the flour market
for shipment. Last week, in one instance,
a New York house received an order from
Havre for $1,000 barrels. AS England has
no more wheat than she can herself cen
sumo, France will have to look to the Baltic
and the United States for her supply.
The corn market is quiet and without any
unusual demand. Prices are without ma
terial change.
Oats are inactive and entirely without
change in price.
Barley has had a slight upward move
ment and prices have advanced.
The market has ruled firm for provisions,
hut without important change. Smoked
meats are becoming scarce and 1t Is toe
soon for packers to commence operations
even if the prices for live hogs would war
rant ii. A.,
Cheese advanced l@l4c early, In the
week but at the close the market was
ensier, having evidently reached the hi gh.
Country produce of all kinds has ruled
fairly active, but without much variation
in prices. ,,.
quotations, and slight advance Is anucl'
pated.
RIJTrER-Abundant supply at l29l5c
CHEESE-Higher and advancing at l5c for
common dairy, and l51ac for prime fac
CARBON OIL-Prices are firm: standard
brands, in q jobbing way, at &c asking
and no charge for package. =,
CANDLES-Star at l6C; City mould ut
'GOFFEE-Ftrm, with an advancing ten
dency We quote good and fair at l0c
prime at 2Oc; choice at 2ic.
PARTNERSHIPS at Toe, and the usual
advance for small lots In retail way.
FLOUR-White wheat family q 5OG
775; red wheat do. 81 2591 ~; superhne
PROVISIONS-Activ Mess pork at Sli CO.
Lard, tierce at 9%9l0c; keg at lie. Bacon
shoulders at Sc; clear sides at &c;
breakfast bacon at 121ac. Plain hams at
liLc; canvassed, l5c; extra sugar cured
hams at lSc.
FiSHWMackerel, No. halves at $500; No
new do, full weight, l0O lbs, at u oO; HShl
weights ut various prices, according 10 the
weight in packages; white fish atsoZo; lake
hg pnu" a" PINE new South Carolina fail
s sG 5 Crime at s,s'' 'n0''' IT. w. NO
SYRUPS-Are active and hrm: W. W.
| quote Common at Id TO QUO; flne' ooc
Choice, 70c; Best, 75c. ,a,,.
SIJGARS-New Orleans at ll129l2c
Porto Rico III "a l2c; Cuba at ll9llf &c; Dema
rara at Ia l3c; standard brands OF refneu "a
follows: crushed, powdered and granuc-
lated at lic; A S at dSc; Of az LIS ieSs
| MOLASSES-New Orleans tair 10 good a
SIC: prime to choice at Coo.
SODA-At sc IN papers; best New Castle q
"a sA X ING PoWDER-Logan, List & CO..
| 6 or cans 81 70 per doz.; III OF. cans - % III
cans soAs 4 = SH1n at &C; German at &c
Sal SALTNDairy at 3 10; best Ohio River a
800. ma, vo,re
| 1EA-GunpOWueId AT ~ AVSSh IL
! Hyson at 81 O09l 40; Oolong at ,09SS9i %.
| BROOMS-No. fancy, 81 OO; No. fancy
s. so: No. fancy, S. %; No. plain, % W.
No. 2 plain, g .; No. plain: y oosZ o.
common at 81 7SG2 %. ,o.-,, :.
! GI.ASS-First quality Sxl0 AT "a ioSh5 q
4 so: second quality Sxl0 at IS w; l0XlL a.
3 so per box of 81 feet. discount ~ PEI
cent.
HAY-Quiet; prime baled is sun quotee
at SIS OOal7 OO; loose at $40 OO(92 w
| LARD OIL-Extra winter strained AT ooc
BEANS-Scarce; navy white, atsZ w pei
GRAIN-Wheat firm with tendency t.
advance; choice red at IL So9l 40; ch0ic'
white at 81 40@l As; upward tendency n.y.
firm at Csc. Corn at sc.
| IRON-Flat and bar, 3 to &c; horse shoe, &c
round and square, 81 to nc; oval, TO P4c
half oval and half round, AZ to S4c; heav!
hand iron, AZ to sc; hoop and light band
asI TO 9Lc; Railroad Flat and I, to 4Ac.
|SAIL+Prices per keg: Brads ant
Eencing, 10 to God, 81 Oh; to Sd, 81 .; 3 to "a
e. IN. 4 TO sd, 81 IS; Sd, S. 80; I'd, IS IS. Bar
rel. 4 i'm, 81 90; in, IS 80; lH in, s. %; "a In
M iI in, IS 90; IL in, 81 IS. Finishing
/ in. 50 %; ~ in, IS %; lS In, - .; In
ss no.2 i'm, s. rs; "a in, s. 90; In, s. Is
Casino. 10 TO sod, "a Is; Sd, IS 90 I'd, s. %
Al & m Fine Blued, i'd, s. 75; I'd, 80 20; "a
ES. Lining Nails, in, 81 so, To6acc,
IND a and I'd, Is on; Sd, $54 %. Clinci
Nails ali sizes. IS IS; Cut Spikes, all sizes
81 d: Boat Spikes, cut, 81 IS.
Lots of Kegs, E<c per keG less thai