The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

There has been a fair trade in gen.
eral me rchandige during the week.
Groceries are in good demand. A
further decline OF one cent in coffee
and an advance OF / to &c on sugar.
New Orleans molasses is scarce in this
market, and has gone up to 9Oc.
The Provision market may still be
deuomiDated as "buoyant, and with an
improved tendency. Lard has ad-
vanced another 4c.
About the usual transactions have
taken place in Bresdstuffs; but flour
may fairly be quoted as dull, and
fully 25c lower per barrel.
In grain there is little doing. Wheat
is 5 10 10c lower per bushel, with but
little disposition on the part OF either
buver or seller 10 transact much busi-
ness at these prices. The prospect for
good harvest is bringing out the old
wheat heretofore held back for big
prices, and it is found that there is
more OF it than any one anticips ted.
A dealer remarked TO us yesterday that
''the country is full OF old wheat, not
withstanding the apparent scarcity OF
it all fall and winter" Corn steadily
holds its own at the fine price OF 75c,
yet there ls but light demand for it at
that figure. The rains OF this week ls
bringing up the newly plated corr and
pushing forward the oats handsomely.
Dry goods have been quiet during
the past week, the demand being main
ly for small lots OF goods for replenlsh-
ing reduced stocks. The prevailing
feeling among jobbers is one OF firm
ness, and they are not at all disposed
to force sales by shading prices. Staple
cotton goods are strong and show some
indications OF an advance. With cot
ton at the present price goods cannot
be manufactured at profit. The great
abundance OF money East and its con-
seouent low price, has enabled manu-
facturers to run along and keep them
selves and machinery employed with
out any positive loss; but they
will not probably be content TO
run very long in this way-hence,
an advance may be calculated on before
many weeks,
Wool will probably star: of at about
last vear's prices, viz: 45 to 47c for
good, clean washed. Owing to the late
cold weather, no wool lie yet offering;
bu, farmers will be in no haste to sell
at that figure. The stock OF wools East
is very light; but the stock OF woollen
goods is heavy. So any advance will
come from dealers aud manufacturers
slowly and unwillingIy.
BUTTER-Choice, 25c and dull.
CHEESE-New in small quantities arriv-
| ing, AT lGc.
! CARBON Oils now quoted at l51Ie
! l6c.
| COFFEE-Is in fair demand at quota
tions. Good to prime 239L5c; choice 2b1Sc
roasted soc; old ye low Rio scarce PC; choice
Java &c.
CRACKERS-Sugar lie; lemon, llHc
soda, nc; water, &c; oyster, nc; cream
Is: butter, nc.
ECjGs-Stili quoted at lIc.
FISH-Mackerel, No. large IS 30; No
large 81 5GG77j. These quotations tor ful
weights. White fish S. %. Herring scarce
s. %.
FIOUR-White wheat fancy 81 0Od7 =
as 90; red 50 i5l7 90 spring wheat S. T597 90
low grade OF super IS 0095 Is. Rye s. Is.
GRAIN-Wheat dull; white 81 4gdl %
red 81 S56l 40. Rye quoted at Sc, but none
in this market. Corn from the wagon Ol
at the whari, 75c. Oats Sc
EAY-Unchanged. B2led, SIS 00922 D
per ton; Loose 20 0od2i 90.
OLASSES-Advancing and scarce
rrime New Orleans, new crop, S59sOc; ole
zoe.