The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-21
FINANCE AND TRADE.
wheeling Wholesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REGISTER,
WHEELING, March 20, lSs2

WHEELING, March 20, lS72 :
Business continues quiet and wtthou
material change. The demand for mos
articles Of trade has been fair, and we have
no great change to note.
Flour has ruled firm, bat not rom the
good demand as much as on account OF The
nghtueS OF the stock on hand.
Wheat has not declined any, but the
supply is up to the demand and no further
advance is Just now looked for. Other
grains are also without change.
Provisions have declined. Mess pork Is
in fair demand at our quotations. Ham
rule lower now than for the past two years
The demand for provisions Is fair.
Butter has been in active demand.
Cheese, owing to the light stock on hand,
has ruled very firm.
Eggs have been in large supply and prices
have declined 39ic, but al the close were
shade firmer by reason Of a good shipping
demand
Potatoes and other vegetables have i'm
proved in demand and the market is gener-
ally frmer.
Seeds have ruled quiet, Clover having
made slight decline.
Dried Apples continue to rule firm and in
good demand; the demand for Green has
been for good repacked fruit only the mar
ket is quiet.
Petroleum has ruled quiet, but prices havs
been firm.
APPLE-In good demand at So 5O5j 60
per barrel.
BUTTER-At 9Oa2c for good.
BEANS-Navy white at 81 5o32 50 per
BAKING PowDER-Iogan, List & Co.'S
or cans 81 10 per doZ-; " OF. cans s y; IL
cans s. .; bulk Sc.
CHEESE-Higher and moderately ac-
tive at lSc for prime factory and Goshen.
CARBON OIL-Prices are firm: standard
brands, in jobbing way, at 2ic asking
and no charge for package.
CANDLES-Star al 2lc; City mould at
COFFEE-The market is not so firm,
We quote: Good and fair nj DC; prime at
24c; choice at 2i1,c; old Java at &c.
CRACkERS-Sugar, lie; lemon, ll]sc;
soda, TIC; water, SIC; oyster, TIC; cream,
IS butter, 71ac.
EGGS-In demand at l5a2Oc.
FISH-Mackerel, No. 2 halves at s525; bar
rels at SIl >: No. 3 new do, full weight, loo
rs, at 81 -: barrels at g 90; light weights at
various prices, according u the weight in
packages: white tish at s. .; lake herring,
new at s. y.
FEATHERS-Sales at 75c, and the usual
advance for small lots in retail way.
FLOCR-Limited demand white wheat
family IS 25dSj %; red wheat do. s. o1s D.
choice spring wheat at s. oos' 20; supernne
GLASS-First quality sxlO at s. 30; lOxl2 at
4 90; second quality sxl0 at 81 -; lOxl2 at
. per box OF 80 feet. Discount IL per
cent.
GENsENG-At 6Oa7Oc an.
GRAIN-Wheat active and firm; choice
red at 81 o. al 81; choice white at 81 %. Rye
steady at 75c. Corn at 45gJOc and dull.
oats at iO1i5c.
HAY-The market Is steady at SIS oOa
1907 per ton for fair TO prime; loose at sli W
ais 20.
iRON-Flat and bar. 7-lGd5 l-l0c; horse
shoe, s 2-l0; round and square, '-lOgS Bloc;
heavy band iron, 3l0G5 9-lUc; light band,
) 1-l0g6 tlOc; hoop, t99 2-lUc; oval, J-lUG
5 Bloc; half oval and half round, 6-lG9
3-l0c.
LARD OII-Extra winter strained at Sc.
MOLASSES-New Orleans fair 10 good at
60c: prime 10 choice at 65c. l.
NAILSPrices per keg: Brads and
Eencins - to 90. 70; to y a. :? 20 TO R ,I
rel, in, S co in: 8! 80; 7. in, 81 .; "a in,
/ in, SIC o.; "a in. ss "; ~ in, az
in, s. IS; "a in; e 81 9, % ip a. g g y =:
casing, ~ 10 Sl. % %, 81, ~ w Oh, % % |
Id, So 81. Fine BIued, I'd, 50 -; 81, 3 %; ID, |
81 -. Lining Nails, Z in, ~ 50. Tobacco |
HID, and ID. So w; sd, s. -. Cunch |
Nails, all sizes, S. -; Cut Spikes, all sizes. |
s. y Boat Spikes, cut, 81 70.
PROVTSION~Messp pork at $500. Lard, |
fierce at &c: keg at lie. Bacon, shoulders at |
&c; clear sides AT 6i+c; sugar cured briskets
at loo: plain do at &c; plain hams at lie; |
sugar cured do at l2c.
RICE-Prime new South Carolina fair |
to prime at 9Ilc; choice at lOc; Rangoon !
at SIC.
SEEDSlQuiet and steady; timothy at
$ -; clover at S. -; tiaXseed al 81 10.
STARCH-At 52dSi2c; maizena,, ledlic. |
SODA-At &c III papers: best Newcastle AT |
nc in keg; American at &c.
SOAP-Family at &c; German al &c; |
sALT-Dairy at 81 IS; best Ohio River at
500.
SYRUPS-Are active and firm. We
quote Common at 10 TO SIC; Fine, Gac; |
Choice, zoe: Best, 15c.
SUGARS-New Orleans at l0iIdllc; |
Porto Rico lG9l0iac; Demarara at lliag |
l2c; standard brands OF refined as follows:
crushed powdered and graduated at l3i &C.; |
A at PFC; b at l2S =; ex. at ~ &C; common
brands al IA &c less.
TEA-Gunpowder at 81 l59l 81; Young !
Tyson at 81 To- al 80: Oolong at 701SjIl ~.