The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-11
FINANCE AND TRADE.
wn.s,t,e wholesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REGISTER,

wheeling wholesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REGISTER,
WHEELING, January 10, 1872.
The market for breadstuffs opened firm
and continued 30 throughout the week.
Flour has advanced in prices for red
wheat and superfine, but holders have
been arm, not making any concessions to
effect sales. The stock is very light and an
advance may be looked for.
Wheat ruled firm most Of the week and
continued to advance, an improvement oil
&c being established. The receipts for the
week were light. Corn has ruled frmer.
Rye and barley remain nominiliy I'M
changed.
Provisions have ruled dull and heaVy,
but at the close Of the week there was
slightly frmer feeling, owing to the more
favorable condition OF the leading markets.
Tha grocery market is considerably eA-
cited over the information from hio tia'
not a pound Of coffee is being shipped 10
this country. The stock held In the coun'
try Is light and very considerable al
vance in price may be looked for. we aP-
pend quotations Of our market on conee'
but there Is no certainty that sales Will be
made at the figures. Holders do not seem
at all anxious to sell. Sugars are all lower
The market for butter has been extre he!y
quiet and dull and the stock is rapioly ac'
cumulating, there being little OF no sup,
ping demand. Cheese continues quiet ana
steady with a light local demand. The de-
mand for eggs has about equaled the re-
ceipts, and the market rules steady. foIa-
toes have ruled steady and firm with lar
demand. Green apples remain hrm anu
steady. Dried apples are slightly nriner'
but without important change.
Clover seed has ruled dull ana quiet
Timothy firm but unchanged.
Petroleum has ruled firm all the week
with very good demand for refined.
Dressed hogs have been in light receipt
and have been mostly taken up by butch-
ers and families. The market for live hogs
is dull. The packers are doing very niue.
butchers are paying 4%c for what they
need, a higher figure than packers are
willing TO pay. -,
The advance Of CSC per keg in the price OF
nails for lots Of less than 100 kegs az men en-
Toned by us last week as being likely mas
been made, as will be seen by our figures.
We append quotations: 49,
BUTTER-Abundant supply; prime 1T Id
@2Oc. ,o,.o,r m
tive at l5c for common dairy, ana 1875 LOT
prime factory and Goshen.
CARBON OII-Prices are frn: stannjtro
brands, in a jobbing way, nj 2oc ash!IIe
and no charge for package. -
CANDLESStar at 2lc; City mould III
ll%c. LID t., ,bo;r
views and prices have an advancing ID oIn.
dency. We quote good anu lair III ~
prime at 2ic; choice at &c. o,.oo-
EGGS-In demand and scarce nj 32dSbc.
FEATHERSLSalesa at 75c, and the usual
advance for small lots in a retail way.
FLOUR-Steady, with iair dem n.anoi
white wheat family 81 2pdI ~; RED wheat
do. ST 90; superfine IS OO95 %.
PROVISIONING pork at $3.50. Lard,
fierce at 9Lc; keg at lie. Bulk meats,
shoulders at &c; hams at l0dil clear siles
at ~; market dull. No new bacon oilerlnG'
FISH-Mackerel, No. halves AT s9o0' no.
new do, full weight, 100 ms, ati ~; lish It
weights at various prices, according IT, TIE
weight in packages; white fish at %; lake
RICENPrime new South Carolina fair
to prime at 912c; choice mt lOc; k"hSo"h
81 sYRUPs-Are> active and firm. We
quote Common at As to soc; Fine, CSC;
Choice, zoe; Best, 75c. ,o,<.uo.
SUGARS-New Orleans at lOHmllc;
Porto Rico lGAc; Demarara at l'2c;
standard brands OF E, refined as i OF
A at l2hc; b at l233sc; { at lac; common
MOLASSES-New Orleans fair to good at
55c: prime to choice GOc.
SObA-At &c In papers; best Newcastle mt
&c B5aAkkiSG powDER-Gogan, List Coz,
OF. cans 81 IS per doz; ~ OF. cans 81 .; 10
cans S. 25; bulk CSC.
SOAP soAPa ! slnmYy,c at &C. German at &c;
SALTNDairy at 81 10; best Ohio River at
TEA-Gunpowde at 81 l5@l 81; Young
Hyson at 81 l0tal 50; OolOng at IOGSjGl ~.
GLASS-First quality 8xl0 at $3.50; l0xl2 at
4 90; second quality Sxl0 at 81 10; l0xl2 at
Is per box OF 80 feet. Discount ~ per
cent.
GENSENG-At 60@7Oc y n.
HAY-The market Is steady at SIG OOd
IS 90 per ton for fair to prime; loose at sli W
LARD OIL-Extra winter strained at gCc,
Renaissance; navy white, at 50 OO92 5u
GRAiN-wheat dull and firm; choice
red at 81 45; choice white at 81 40. Rye i
steady at 7Oc. Corn at 46g5Oc. Oats at 40
iRoN-Flat and bar, 8I@il{c; horse shoe
SIC; round and square, 84@I5fc; oval, 90.
heavy band iron, A to SIC; hoop and light
band, s to &c; Railroad Flat and T. Al to
SIC. -, n 49,,
Fencing, 10 to God, 81 so; s to Sd, 81 7j s to I'd,
IS OC; 4 to sd, s. 25; Sd, So 90; I'd, 81 .. Bar
rel, "a in, 81 so; in, 81 90; "a in, IS Is; II in
Sc o.; tx in, s. so; IL in, s. D; Finishing
in g 80 i. II In r. y d ID Do. = i fn' 81
Casing, 10 to sod, IS 25; Sd, S. 50 Cd, s. -;
o. So o. Fine slped 4d, g q 3d. o 25 "a,
y GbS 8 and I'd. s. s.; Sd, s. D. CIinch
Nails, all sizes, Sc .; Cut Spikes, all sizes,
"a rs; Boat Spikes, cut, s. q.
CRACKERS-Sugar, lie; lemon, lll2c;
soda, nc; water, 61ac; oyster, nc; cream,
&c. butter, nc.
unchanged at So 50 per bushel; clover seed
&c 50; fiaxseed 81 IS.
STARCH-At 699c; maizena,, l2glic.