The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Wheeling Wholesale Market.
OFFICE DAILY INTELLIGENcER,
Wednesday, December %.

Our Merchants all concur in reporting
trade as being sluggish, also that, In addi.
ton to very light demand, collections
are slow and unsatisfactory, The recent
numerous failures are having, as might
DO expected, demoralizing influence, us
they have tendency 10 unsettle conhd-
ence and the indications are that a very
conservative course will prevail in bust
ness circles for some time 10 come.
APPLEs-The market continues quiet;
sellingin aiobbing way, at So 5Oa4 90 per
barrel for common to choice.
BUTTER-We cannot report any new
feature In the market, unless to say that
strictly prime butter Is in steady demand
and selling readily at 25a2Sc per pound.
BAKING PowDER-S5a3SO per ID.
BRooMs-Fancy, IS 25a4 75a6 %; plain
50 60a2 rs.
BEEswAX-26c.
CHEEsE-Continues dull, but with
light receipts and only u moderate stock,
prices are still maintained. Selling In q
jobbing way, at lac for prime Ohio Fac.
tory, and l6c for prime New York Go.
shen.
CuEsrNUTs-Per bushel, SO SOFAS 90.
CRANBERRIEs-Quoted at So 60a4 90
per buahel.
CTDER-Quoted at Scale per barrel.
DRIED FRTIT-Apples, l0allc; Peaches,
l2al4c; Prunes, no; Currants &c; Layer
RaiSins, 25c; Valencia, 1l!c.
EGes-The market is generally re-
ported quiet, with supply fully
up to the present wants; fresh quot.
able at 25a20c.
FsH-Quotations are for packages con-
tanning 100 pounds Of sound fish; light
weight and Inferior quality at prices 10
correspond. Goldfish nominal al OaGlc.
Lake herring, $40. Pickerel, s. So.
Trout, 81 80. White Fish, So 80.
FLouR-rhe flour market continues
quiet. WeQuole:
Fancy 009s 26
FAmil y."..",..."..."" ''"'",.'""'.,''" 609G 20
Shper".'"..""' '.''''''''''' OOgD ~
Spring ...''''.,", ',''"''''''"' 100! -
Uyemn"m.. '""..''.','....".."""""." OO96 20
FEArnERs-Dull; live geese 50c.
GINsENG-More active at SOC.
GRAIN-The grain markets continue
quiet and devoid Of anything deserving
OF special notice. IHhedt-FOr prime 10
choice old, 81 45al 90; new, 75ca$l 80;
sprouty wheat is hard to dispose Of at
any price. Odts-The market Is steady,
with fair local trade, but no change In
prices; we continue TO quote At Doc.
Corn-IIas advanced 10 45a60C. The new
crop Ia coming forward In better condi.
ton. Rye-ls still reported quiet at 80
a00c.
GROCERIEs-CofTee continues very dull;
stocks In first hands are large and In.
creasing, and the jobbing trade are buy.
ing no moro than they can possibly help.
The stock Of Rio in the United States at
date Ia as follows: In first hands, 25l ,075
bags, Of which 81, SB4 bags are In Balti.
more; In second hands, 1Ss,250 bags.
Total IN first and second hands, 44O,225
bags, Of which 12S,073 bags are Ia Balti.
more. Our quotations are as follows:
Co6ee-Good Rio quoted at 24a25c; prime
to choice 25la26c; Java 35c; best roasted
2Sa29c; yellow Rio, 26lc. Syrup-Com.
mon 6Oa55c; prime 6Oa70c; New Orleans
Molasses, good Doc; prime Csc; choice Coo.
Sugars Refined, HardS, and Crushed,
lie; Powdered and Grunulated, 1lAc; A
Coffee, lO3c; B, 1OsalOlc; Commercial A
Sugar, 0lal0c; Extra Q, l0lC; white, loo
yellow 0ia0Ic. Riet-74asc.
HAY-Prine, $20a23 90 per ton.
NAI1s-1Od 10 God, So 100, Sd 10 Cd,
So %; Cd to I'd, So rs; I'D to Sd, 81 90; 3d.
s. 90.
OILS, &c.-Lard Oil-exLra No. win.
ter strained, 81 IL; Miners white W. s.,
Zoe. Carbon 0il-Jobbing lots l2!c; no
charge for packages. Linseed oil-Sl Of.
Turpentine-76c.
oNloNs-very dull quotable at 81 75a
2 90 per barrel.
PoTAroEs-The arrivals have dropped
Of considerably, In consequence Of the
cold weather, but the supply Ia ample.
Quoted at 81 25al 80 per barrel; sweets,
s. 0Oa3 25 per barrel.
PRovtsloNs-We have TO report n con-.
tinued quiet market, a. II usually Is at
this particular time, and no immediate
Improvement Is expected. Prices have
undergone no change for several days.
Bulk shoulders, 9c; bulk hams, 1870.
New Lard, lac; Dried Beef, lCc.
SNuFF-Garretts boxes, 81 50a7 80.
WHEELING srodlEs-$ll 50al20O per
1000.
wooI-Quiet at 4Oa42c.
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