The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
wheeling Wholesale Market.
OFEICE OF THE WHEELING REGISTER.
WEDNESDAY. September %, 1874.

WEDNESDAY, September %, 1874.
Business has been moderately good dur
ing the pas, week; slight improvement
has been observable from day to day,
Our principal merch .pts have large
stocks for their customers to select from.
This is not SO with the Grocery houses
houses alone, which constitute leading
business in this city, but il Is eminently
so in the line of Boots and Shoes, and OF
Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats and Gaps,
and Drugs. Ii may not be generally
known, but it is true. that Wheeling can
justly boast of having some of the largest
Houses and most complete assortments Of
goods, in the lines referred To, of anycity,
large or small, in the country. And our
business houses have reputation for sub
stance and solidity in the Eastern markets
which enables them to purchase their
goods at the lowest possible margin thus
placing in their power to offer their Gus
TONERS not only most complete stocks
from which to select, hut the most favor
able terms, also.
There have been no changes in the
prices of wheat, -four, ar groceries since
onr last quotation. Nails have declined
l5c on the key, butter has advanced l0c
per pound, hay is little better, as is corn
also Potatoes have declined, and sweet
potatoes have advanced. The peach
season is nearly over, and that fruit has
advanced in consequence.
BUTTER-Owing 10 the failure of pas
lures from the dry weather, the supply n
limited and prices have advanced. Choic"
still at DC.
BAKING POWDER -SSttssc per pound
BROoMS-Eancy, s. ., 81 20 and ~ -;
plain 81 O0d2 20
CHEESE-Slight advance; ohio factory
IL quoted nj li@liisc; skins ut lower
rates.
CANNED GOODS-No change. Quota.
tions: Pedchcs-S u cans 81 81 per dozen:
2 n cans, 81 -. TbmdiOss--3 n cans, - -;
z u cans, 81 75 tOT1i-Winslow,s - R; other
sweet corn, - pi common corn, - W.
Miscellaneous s-Strnwberrics, 81 y; plnrap-
plies, 81 20; Lima beans, 500; string beans,
y 90; peas, 2 2bd2 Is; damson plums, ~ -.
EGGS-In good demand at l6lsal6c.
FEATHERS-Dull; live goose doc.
FISH-Quotntlons are for packages con
aining lD pounds sound fish, light
weights and inferior quality AT prices Ia
correspond. Mackcrel-NO. 2, bali bbls.,
So 50; No. 3 do. large, 50 ~; No. = me
dlum, 81 m. Goldfish, s. 20; lake white fish,
81 as; lake herring, S. ~; lake shRd, $40;
lake pickcTcl, 50 %; Potomac roe herring,
none in market.
FLOUR-ENtrcmcly dull We quote:
Fancy white wheat nj SdO@6 10; family,
s. IJa6 % super, ~ jOcti 70; spring. ~ 6.
Rye, ~ 10.
FRUTT-Cooking apples plenty at q 2Sa
~ per bbl sweet do. II uJ1l -. Peaches
81 O0 per crate. Grapes, Concord, SU per
GINsENG-Tn good demand at 81 -
per 10.
choice white at 81 ljdl ~. CDrn-NerN
Odts-Firm aud supply poor; prim" 6""O".
GROCERIES-T market Is nrnrr and
the demand unusually large. We quote:
prime TO choice u IIg@2c1S; Java at Gc;
best roasted at 2'", old yellow Rio, non"
In market. SWupS at ilq'n 80;
prime at GOd8jc; New Orleans molassrs,
primo Oh, 'N prime u'N' ~ p"b"s
|Refincd hards, crushed, powdered and
granulatcd, l2Fc; 4 coffee, ll9ic; Is cof.
Zee, ll4Ec; extra c Coffee, Nc: cOmmerciRi
A sugar, ne; & yellow, g'gal0iEe: New
Orleans sugar, none In market; Porto
Rico, nIlly inir to strictly prime, vIEdlOc.
TedS--Steady; no change In prices.
TOBAC1O-ActlyC at "a slight advance;
navies, 5lmj7mj9c, according 10 brand;
twists advanced 2"ic.
HAY-Strndy and demand moderate;
best balrd, s2i per ton; loose s2l OOaS ~.
NAIIS-Activc. iOi 10 Col, ~ 70; NJ toEl,
$500: I'll To I'd, - -; Id TO ii, 81 10; III, SHi
u, 81 lO.
IRON Bar market nrm at 20 Ia - mics.
OILS, &C-lard oil, extra No: winter
Nraincd, 81 No. Carbon oil, jobbing lots
81 d. Turpentinc, GJ".
PRONISlONS-priCrs advancing Rnd
trade active. Mess pork--s2j ~ for new.
Sugar cured hams IIml5c; sugar cured
shoulders none; clear sides l7c; shoulders
He: sugar cured break fast bacon lc.
IaTd-In keys, i7c; choice leaf In tlcrcrE,
100. Dried beef l5c.
POTATOES-GOOd supply at 7j@sJc pcr
bush. Sweet potatoes, ~ TJd'iD per bbl.
RAGS-Dull at 21zc per n.
RICE--Choice Carolina SHc; Itangoon
SSUFF do In boxes Of six doz, 500
SEEDS --CLoueT--Nominal. TiH0hV---
Prime 1926 per bushel.
wOOI-Market quiet at fGot'O" with -
cw small lots coming in.
SHEEP PEtTS-Prime Lamb ~ apiece;
shearings &c apiece; Scalhwngs IDg&G
apiece.
BEESWAX-Dulla at 26c per 10.