The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16
.FINaNCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MheelIng wholesale Market.
OFYIoB DAILY ISTKLLIGEScER,
Wednesday, November Is.

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The election excitement, which has moi
yet fully subsidized, had q tendency to cur
tail general business during the past week,
but It is hoped and expected, now the con,
test being over, that general business will
revive before long. Both Grain and Flour
continue dull and prices are easier, al
though not quotably lower. The Hog pro
ducts are also easy. The most noticeable
feature In the Grocery trade was the sharu
advance on Sugars. Cheese and Eggs un'
changed. Butter continues very dull. Pc
troleum continues dull and unchanged.
APPLES-Are in good supply, and with
only fair demand prices are no better
selling in jobbing way at 50casl 90 as to
quality.
BEiNs-small navy, perrbushel, 81 goa
rs. .I....- ..-..t-rt-. u.
BUrTER-There Is no improvement to
report In the demand; the receipts continue
quite liberal, and with the supply largely
In excess OF present wants and holders all
anxious to sell, prices are weak and in buy.
ers' favor. Il was thought there would
have been an improvement in the demand
in view OF the low prices, but the consump.
ton does not appear to have increased
much, and moreover the soft weather has
caused most OF the butter coming forward,
as well as that In store, to present an un'
Saleable appearance. Sales Ut 1sa20c.
BAKING PowDER-S5a36c per Id.
.-BRooMs-Fancy, 81 00a9 25aS 90: plain
81 75a2 so
BEESwAX-95c.
CANNED GOODS - The following are
the current jobbing rates: Peaches, 8
pound cans per dozen, s. Is; 9 pound
cans, 81 6; 5 pound cans tomatoes,
81 g5; 2 ID cans tomatoes 81 40; Win.
slow corn, 9 ID cans, Sc 10: sweet corn,
81 90; common corn, 81 65; strawber.
ries, ID cans, 81 80; blackberries, 2 Id
cans, 81 50: rasp6erries, ? ID cans, 5? 90;
plumS, . ID cans, 81 70; lima beans, ID cans,
s. 90: cove oysters, ! Ii cans, 81 0O;2 ID
cans 50 90.
CRANBERRIEs-Per barrel, $40 0Oall 20;
per box, s. 80.
CHEESE There Isl continued steady de.
mand. bnt no change in prices. Prime
Ohio factory 1870; N. Y. Goshen l314al4c.
PoCLTRY-Spring chickens s. OOa2 50
per dozen; old do s. 00aS 90. Dressed
Poulry-Turkeys, l9alSc per ID; Ducks,
llal2c per ID; Geese, sac per Ii; Chickens,
lUallc per I'D.
DRIED FRUIT The export demand for
Apples has about subsidized, and with NO To-
cal orders trade Is dull and prices are little
better than nominal; the same remarks will
apply to Peaches and all other kinds Of
dried fruits. Apples quoted at SAGE;
Peaches lilo for mixed: l4c Tor prime
halves. Other quotations: Prunes, 7a71<c;
Currants, Sc; RAisins, new, g 60; old 81 20;
Valencia, new, lie; old, sXc. 49,.
EGGs-The receipts Of fresh continue
light, and prices for such are still main:
tanned as the supply Is small, scarcely equal
to the demand. Quotable at Pause.
FIsH-There is fair trade. Quotations:
For packages containing 100 pounds Of
sound fish; light weight and inferior quail
ity at prices to correspond: Goldfish nomi.
nal at 5Ife. Lake herring; none in the
market. White Fish, 81 so. Halt bbls. No.
8 mackerel 81 50; No. 9, S. Is.
FLouR-The market has been quite dull
during the past week, and while there has
been no pefceptihle decline in our market
as vet there Is an eaiser feeling at nearly
all the leading trade centres, both In this
country and Europe, and the indieationS
at the present writing point to 4 lower
range OF prices. The reaction during the
psst few weeks may be attributed to the
disappearance (for the present at leaIt) OF
the foreign war cloud, which for q time pre-.
sented very threatening appearance, IS
the hopes then entertained OF largely In.
creased export demand have not been real.
iyad We rontfnue To duote.