The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-07
FINANCE AND TRADE.


wheeling Wholesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REGISTER,
WHEELING, March 6, l62
Flour has steadily advanced during the
week, and the market was frm at the close
At our quotations. The demand Is good, and
we see no likelihood Of any immediate
decline.
Wheat Is very firm. Prices have ad-
yanced Sc per bushel. The receipts are not
large, and this tends to stifien the market.
Corn Is very dull. In fact there have been
no sales and our quotations. are merely
nominal. The immense corn crop OF the
Southern States has had the effect Of lessen
ing the demand for Northern corn and low
prices are the consequence.
Rye has advanced SC. The demand Is
good.
Oats have been steady and nominally un-
changed.
There has been fair amount OF acti'e1
In the provision market, but prices rei'aiN
steady and without material change. :,
In sugars the demand has been good anu
prices have declined for the better graoeS-
Nothing doing in dressed hogs.
The market for butter has been steauS'
and the great scarcity Of really choi0s
grades still continues. Low grades Gull anu
nominal. Cheese has ruled steady anu
firm. The receipts of eggs have improved
and the market has ruled active ana pre-
steady. The receipts Of poultry nave oeeN
~ light that prices remain nominal. ro-
tstoes have been quiet and steady. seeas
are steady and firm with good demaho
Dried apples have improved during INC
week, and the market closed hrmer anu
better Green apples have been In mooefa@
demand; the stock has been greatly To
duced. The petroleum market has oeeh
dull.
The market for iron and nails Is consiuef-
ably excited consequent upon the STEADY
advance of the raw material Mill iron Is
quoted at s47 per ton, and foundry iron al
$50. During the past week nails have ao'
yanced 25c per keg and the market Is very
firm at our quotations. A still further
advance is not unlikely.
Wequote:
APPLEs-In good demand at s. OoS5 81
BIJTTER-At 2Oa22c for good.
BEANS-NavY white at 81 5O92 50 per
' BAKiNa PowDER-(Logan, List Cos
OF. cans 81 10 per doz-; ~ OF. cans - %; lid
cans S. Is; bulk CSC. .,
tive ar lie for prime factory and Goshen.
CARBON OIL-Prices are nrm; stanaaru
brands, in a jobbing way, at 413c asking
and no charge for package.
CANDLES-Star at 2lc; City mould a'
G0FFEE-The market Is not 80 firm,
though without change. We continue our
quotations: Good and fair at 24c: prime al
sc: choice at 251ac; old Java at &c. ,,
CRACKERS-Sugar, lie; lemon, ll12c;
soda, nc; water, &c; oyster, nc; cream,
EiiGSWin demand at 2S23c.
FISH-Mackerel, No. 2 halves at U.s.: par,
rels at SIl Is; No. s new do, full weight, lOO
ms, at S. %; barrels at 81 80; light weights az
packages; white fish at s625: lake herring at
s. GU for prime old; new at $3.50.
PARTNERSHIPS at 75c, and the usual
advance for small lots in retail way.
FLOUR-Active with heavy demanoi
white wheat family IS SgS 30; red wheat
do. S. 009S .; choice spring wheat al Dug
IS: superfine S. 5O95 70.
GLASS-First quality Sxl0 at S. 80; l0xl2at
4 90; second quality Sxl0 at ~ 70; l0xl2 at
25 per box OF 50 feet. Discount ~ per
cent.
GENSENG-At6 0970c y q.
GRAIN-Wheat active and firm; choice
red at 81 609l IS; choice white at 81 o. Rye
steady at 75c. Corn at 45g5Oc and dull.
Oats at 40@i5c.
HAY-The market is steady at sl6 009
IS W per ton for fair to prime; loose at sll w
iRON-FIat and bar, 3y49Ftc; horse shoe,
SIC; round and square, 341'2tc; oval, 4i4S
SIC; half oval ana half round, "A to SIC;
heavy band iron, AZ TO SIC; hoop and light
band, to &c; Railroad Flat and T. ~ to
LARD OIL-Extra winter strained at s.
MOLASsEs-New Orleans fair to good at
soc; prime to choice at Csc.
NAILs.,Prices per keg; .. Br 1a! q ana nc
Fencing, 10 to Sod g oe; to "a y ~ 70 "a,
rel & r. IS 81 dd in Y ip s S ii ri dg
i in, 80 sS % g. x IN H. Y g g g. i in 8
Casing, 1t 10 to- sod, IS Is; Sd, IS % 3D. g .;
ID, So ~. Fine Blued, 4d, S. IS; Sd, %; I'd,
+ Hh 3D. ii and ID a IS Is; ' Sd, cnch
Nails, all sizes, IS IS; Cut Spikes, all Sizes
81 y Boat Spikes, cut, S. 10.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork at $l4 60. Lard,
tierce at &c; keg at lie. Bacon, shoulders at
&c; clear sides at SIC; sugar cured 6riskets
at loo; plain do at &c; plain mans at &c;
KICE-Prime new South Carolina fair
10 prime at 91ac; choice at loo; Rangoon
at SIC. IL
SEEDS-Active, and with large de-
mand. prices advanced; timothy at 81 70;
clover at So 5096 70; fiaxseed at 81 10.
STARCH-At 6(69c; maizena,, l2gl4c.
SODA-At SC III papers; best Newcastle at
64la7c in keg.
SOAP-Family at &c; German at &c;
East ern at 61a9llc.
SALT-Dairy at 81 IS; best Ohio River al
500. -,
SYRUPS-Are active and firm. We
quote Common at 10 to soc; Fine, 6oc;
Choice, zoe; Best, T5c.
SUGARS-New Orleans at l0H6llc
Porto Rico l09l0l2c; Demarara at lll2g
l2c: standard brands Of refined as follows:
crushed, powdered and graduated at lSl4c;
A at l2tlc; b at l27sc; Z at l214c; common
brands at 4dHc less.
TEA-Gunpowder at 81 l5Sl b; Young
Hyson at 81 l0ydl 80; 0olong at 10dS1Sl 10.