The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.
wheeling Wholesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REGISTER,
WHEELING. March ID, lSI2.

During the past week trade has had
healthy activity. The market has been
without the least excitement, anu prices
lave been firm and steady.
Flour has ruled steady and unchanged
during the week with fair demand The
quantity of spring wheat flour III the
market has checked any further advance
for the present.
Wheat has had n dull market all the
week, and at the close was somewhat
weaker feeling, though prices were quotaoly
unchanged. The receipts were moderate.
Corn and Oats have rested quiet and dull.
Rye has ruled quiet and nominal.
The receipts of Barley have improved
somewhat, but the greater portion has been
consigned directly to masters and brewers !;
prices steady and unchanged.
The demand for Provisions has been fair
and prices have ruled steady and UNI
changed.
Butter and Cheese have ruled steady ana
without important change.
Eggs advanced during the earlier part OF
the week because the closing of navigation
prevented shipments to our markets. They
have declined again, however, and are in
demand at our quotations.
Owing to the cold weather there was very
little done in vegetables, but prices remain
st ady.
Seeds have ruled quiet and steady.
We have seen but two or three loads of
loose hay on the streets. 1t sold readily at
our quotations.
APPLES-In good demand at s. 500 W
pI BtTTER-At 2Oa22c for good.
BEANS-Navy white at 81 5O92 % per
BAKING PowDER-qogan, List ( CO..
OF. cans 81 - per doz.; 10 OF. cans IS y; In
cans s. D; bulk CSC.
CHEESE-Higher and moderately ac-
tive at lSc for prime factory and Goshen.
CARBON OIL-Prices are firm: standard
brands, in n jobbing way, at DC asking
and no charge for package.
CANDLES-Star at 2lc; City mould al
COFFEE-The market is not SO firm,
though without change. We continue our
quotations: Good and fair ut pc; prime al
24c; choice ut 2i1ac; old Java at BE.
CRACKERS-Sugar, lie; lemon, llEc;
soda, nc; water, SIC; oyster, ne; cream,
EiiCIS-In demand at lSd2Dc
FISH-Mackerel,N No. halves mt s62l: bar
rels at SIl -: No. 3 new do, full weight, lOO
lbs, at 81 10; barrels at 81 UD; light weights at
various prices, according TO the weight In
packages: white fish at 81 D. lake herring,
FEATH ERS-Sales at 75c, and the usual
advance for small lots in retail way.
FLOUR-Active with a heavy demand;
white wheat family 81 25aS 80: red wheat
do. S. OOtsS -; choice spring wheat AT - 5OG
4 10: superfiue 50 ~ 10 10.
GLASS-First quality SXl0 ut $3.50; lOxl2at
1 90: second quality SXlO AT 81 Is; lOxl2 at
3 y per box Of ~ feet. Discount IL per
GENSENG-At 6Od7Oc u n.
GRAIN-Wheat active and firm: choice
red at ii GOAL 81; choice white at IL u. Rye
steady at 7jc. Corn at i59jOc and dull.
Oats at 4O945c.
HAY-The market Is steady at sl6 GOA
IS w per ton for fair to prime; loose at sll w
SiRON-Flat and bar, 7-lOa5 l-lOc; horse
shoe, 4 2-l0; round and square, 1-logS BLOC;
heavy band iron, 5 3-l095 9-lOc; light band,
5 7-l0a6 9-lOc; hoop, SAP 2-lOc; oval, l0a
q Bloc; half oval anu hall rouhu' oO-lV9
LARD OIL-Extra winter strained at s.
SMOLASSES-New Orleans fair to good al
Coo; prime to choice at 65c.
Fencing, 10 to sod, S. 40 s to 3D. s. p; & to "a,
SIS 30; 4 to 81, So -; Sd, 81 81; ID, 81 -. Bar
rel, X in, IS 90; in,s 80; IN, 81 10 in,
s. SO; lsS in, s. 90; IL in, s. -. Finishing,
in, SO 90; II in, - a. g q. - in' 5: % %;
Casing, 10 to BOD, IS 10; Sd, 81 o.; id, 81 -;
Adj, 50 81. Fine Blued, I'D, 81 -; 81, = -; I'd,
SIS Is. Lining Nails, "a in, 80 80. Tobacco
HID, 8 and I'd. 81 %; ST., g. -. Cliuch
Nails, all sizes, Sc Is; Cut Spikes, all sizes.
81 y Boat Spikes, cut, 60 -.
PROVISIONS-MeSsp pork at sli00 Lard,
fierce at 91%c; keg at lie. Bacon, shoulders at
CSC; clear sides nj SIC; sugar cured briSkets
at loo: plain do nj &c; plain hams at lie;
sugar cured do at DC.
RICE-Prme new South Carolina fair
to prime at 9L2c; choice at lOc; RanSoon
SEEDS-Active, and with large de-
clover at So 5OG6 -; tiaXseed al Il -.
STARCH-At 5IagSHc; maizena,, l2alIc.
SODA-At Sc III papers: best Newcastle at
nc in key; American nj &C.
SOAP-Family at &c; German at &C;
SALT-Dairy at 81 70; best Ohio River at
y SYRIrPS-Are active and firm. We
suote Common at A. to JOc: Fine, Gec;
Choice, zoe; Best, 7jc.
SUGARS-New Orleans at l0%dllc;
Porto Rico l0alO'2c; Demarara at lll2d
ice: standard brands of refined as follows:
crushed, powdered and granulated at 1870;
A at l2lac; h at 1890; exc at l2'4 &C; common
brands at l46Hc les.
TEA-Gunpowder at 81 l5al -: Young
Hyson al 81 lUgl 81; Ooloug al 20 - II 40.