The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-04
FINANCE AND TRADE.
wheeling Wholesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REGISTER,
WHEELING, January 3, 1872.


The time for SETTLING" having arrived,
the markets are without animation, and
there Is little demand except for nails,
Prices are firm at our quotations. We may
not look for much briskness for week OF
two, and until our merchants have had an
opportunity to settle the last years bust.
ness.
The grain market is dull, though the bet
Ter grades of wheat have advanced SC. Corn
isdull and lower. Oats have advanced.
Flour is steady with fair demand. There
is no change in our quotations.
The market for provisions is very dull
and prices lower. There Is no bacon in the
market. Nothing doing in hogs, and we
have, consequently, no quotations. The
weather is not now propitious for packers
and they are not buying.
The grocery market is lacking ANNA
tion but prices are firm at our quotations
The market for iron is extraordinarily
firm at an advance ola quarter ola cent on
all kinds Hardware and stoves have also
advanced at least ten per cent on previous
prices, We have not changed our quota.
tons on nails, though we feel warranted in
saying that the price will be advanced fully
twenty-five cents per keg before the week
is out.
We resume our quotations
BUTrER-Abundan supply; prime at Il
9CTHEESE-Is steady and moderately ac-
tive M ljc for common dairy, and l51ac for
prime factory and Goshen.
CARBON OIL-Prices are firm: standard
brands, in a jObbing way, at nc asking
and no charge for package.
CANDLEsS-Star at 2lc; City mould at
GOiFFEE-Firm, with an advancing ten
dency. We quote good anu falr at &c
prime Mt dc; choice at 23c.
FEATHERS-Salesa at 75c, and the usual
advance for small lots in retail way.
FIOUR-Steady with fair demand
white wheat family 81 25d7 %; red wheat
do; s 0o snPeriine u .2 neS w. a. s,an lard
fierce at 9lac; keg at lie. Bulk meats
shoulders at &c hams at l0all; clear sides
nj ~: market dull. No new bacon offering
FISH-Mackerel, No. halves at 500; No
3new do, full weight, 100 lbs, at "a %; lighl
weights at various prices, According ny 70 tne
iil RICECPrime new South Carolina fail
to prime at 914c; choice at lOc; kangoon
a. SYRUPs-Are active and firm. We
quote Common at 10 TO JOc; Fine, ooc
Choice, zoe; Best, 75c.
SIJGARS-New Orleans at l0R@llhc
Porto Rico G}4gllc; Demarara at ll12Sl2ac
standard brands of refined as follows
crushed, powdered and graduated at lS'4c
4 at l3c; B ut l94c; at l21Gc; common
MOLASSES-New Orleans fair to good al
SIC: prime to choice at6Oc.
SObA-At &c IN papers; best Newcastle al
" BAKiEG PowDER-(Logan, List & CO. 3
SOAP-FamiIy at &c; German ut &c
Eastern at 6129Jc.
SALT-Dairy at g IS; best Ohio River al
81 O0.
TEA-Gunpowder at 81 l59l s.; Ioune
Hyson ut 81 IOtal 50; OOlong at 70gSoSl iO.
GLASS-First quality SXl0 at $50; lOxl2a al
4 OO; second quality SxlO at 81 10; lCxl2 a,
3 p per box of 81 feet. Discount ~ pei
cent.
GENSENG-At 6aa70c q n.
HAI-The market Is steady al sl6 oog
Is 90 per ton for fair to prime; loose at sli "
LARD OII.-Extra winter strained at 9Oc
RENAISSANCE; navy white, at " OOg2 d
GRAIN-Wheat dull and firm; choice
steady at zoe. Corn at 459Oc. Oats at II
iRoN-Flat and bar, $3.50; horse shoe
| SIC; round and square, 34SF5+c; oval, 414@
| SIC; half oval and half round, "A to 512c
heavy band iron, ~ to 5hei hoop ana ign
band, to &c; Railroad Fiat and L. "a u
"S.UsPrices per keg: Brads ant