The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
wheeling wholesale Market.
OFFICE DAILY IsrELL1GEscRR, |
Wednesday, March Is. ]

sympathy With the West, although no quo.
table reduction has been made. Produce
IL fairly active on some staples, and 10 the
main 4 good business IL done in that line.
Groceries and provisions are doing rather
A slow but steady trade. Cotfees are rather
easy and sugars firmer. In provisions the
general tone OF the market Is firm. Gen.
eral merchandise Is quiet and steady.
APPLEs-Choice apples are scarce. We
quote at s. 60a4 90.
BRANs-fhe demand Is moderate, and
trade Is quiet at unchanged prices. We
quote at 81 0Oa2 Is for prime white navy
other grades as to quality.
BUTrgR-Choice table grades are higher,
the requirements Of the market being
largely in excess Of the supply. We
quote choice gilt-edged rolls at 22a25c.
BAKING PoWpER-25aS6c per lib.
BRooMs-Fancy, 80 0oa2 25aS 90; plain
81 50a2 90.
BERswAx-25c.
CANNED Goops-Qlotations: Peaches, 8
ID cans per dor. 50 90; Id cans, 81 80; 8 ID
canstomatoes,S 81 IS; 2lb cans tomatoes 81 10;
WinSlow corn, 2 lb cans, 81 80; sweet corn,
ries, 2 ID cans, 81 rs; biackberries, 9 ID
cans. 81 %: raspberries, 2 lb cans, 81 rs,
pIun,s, Q ID cans, 81 rs; lima beans, 2 Id cans.
81 70: cove oysters, l ID cans, 20; . Id
cans 81 80.
C~HgEsE-The market 10 quiet, steady
and unchanged: We quote prime Ohio
factory, September make, at 13hal4o.
CHiCKRSs-Live 81 76a3 90 per dozen;
Dressed, per Id, 7a9e.
CRANBgRaIRs-There Ii Q scant supply,
at 81 60as 90 per barrel.
DRIED FRUITs-There Is a fair demand
at firm prices. Apples quoted at 3L1a4c;
Peaches, &c for prime halves. Other quo.
tations: PrnneS at $40; Currants at &c;
Raisins, new 81 10, old 81 10, Valencia,
new So.
EGGs-Ia good supply quoted at ..sasc
Ffsn-ouotations: For packages con.
tanning 100 pounds Of sound fish, light
weight and inferior quality at prices
to correspond: Cod6sh-boneless $500;
Lake herring, half bbls, 50 80; pickerel,
non White Fish, S. 90. Half bbls. No. 8
maekerel IS 90: No. 2. S. $50.
FEATHRRs-In good demand; live geese,
4Oa50c.
FnuIr-oranges quoted at s. 90 per box.
Lemons ut s. 50 per box.
FLoUR-Remains quiet and easy. We
quote:
Patent Fancy brands.... ........-... .......... W e0
he'd Wheat Family .....,....,.-........ ......... ~
white Wheat Faniily........................ oS
super a. ~
spring ...... o Uoao.s
20
FuRs-We take the following quotations
F.u.. !. nt.aoIa. taauaI lao y
4 Co.: Mink, 10caS1 90; muskrat, Sa10c;
raccoon, 5a50c; skunk, 5a60c; grey iox,
5OcaSl 10; red fox, 50caSl 90; otter, 81 90
al 90; opossum, 5al5c; wild cat 4oa5Oc;
house cat, 5a15c; sheep pelts, 25ca$l 90:
GRocRRIEs-The only change In prices
we have to note Is an advance OF Hc in
sugars. There Is q fair business, though
country orders are kept back by the
bad condition OF the country roads.
We quote: Cc0e@-F Fair to good Rio
at false, prime at 100, choice at zoe, best
roasted zoe, yellow Rio23c. Syrups-Com.
mon 4Oa45c, prime SOC, New Orleans Molas-
ses, good $50, prime 45c, choice zoe. Sugars
Refined hard crushed aud granulated l0hc,
A Coffee exc, B8Ac, Commercial A sagar
exc, commercial q SIC, yellow g &c,
Golden G 7Ac, common yellow, 7Aasc;
new stock OF N. o. Sugar, 7HaSc. Rfce-
Carolina choice &c, New Orleans, prime at
6I<a7c.
GRAIN-There Is an active business with
liberal supplies Of corn, oats and barley,
while wheat and rye are quiet and nominal.
Wheat Is dull and lower, In sympathy with
the downward movement in the West.
We quote prime Pennsylvania and Ohio
red ut 81 10. Corn Is easier; We quote
new at 4Oc. Oats are rather arm at ?5a
27c. Rye 10 steady, with moderate sup
plies at Soc per bushel.
GISsgSG-No l., dry. 81 GOAL 10 per Id:
.HAY-Baled remains very quiet AID
rather nominal, 50 00ai0 90. Loose Is In
liberal supply at 81 00as 90 per ton.
NAIIs-The following are the card rates:
Nails, Brads and Fencing-l0 to God 5? 90,
sd and cd 50 rs, Cd and I'd s. 90 Id and Sd
80 rs, sd 81 90, % S. 20. Barrel-A inch
$3.50, Il In. IS 50, l ia. $500, ~ in. 1923,
tx in. 81 90, ~ in. s. 50, ~ 10. s. $50:
Finishiug-l In. 81 80, ~ IN. SO so, IL
In. 81 7b, TX to TX In. 81 80, 2 In. 81 20;
az In. 81 90, 8 In. and over S. IS. Casing
and box-l0d to SOD s. %, Sd s. so, Cd
S. 7b, al 81 80, Sd IS 90. Fine Blued 4d
"a ~. sd $55i, "a IS 70. Lining-H Ia.
500 " in. IS so. Tobacco Hhd-l0d
IS 90, Sd s. %, Cd and I'd IS 90. Clinch-
oil sizes S425. Cut Spikes-all sizes ~ %.
Boat Spikes-all sizes So rs. Slating-5d
S. 80. i'd s. 80, Sd $i25, I'd $3.50. =
Oiis-Quotations: Carbon 1910 per GAL
on, miners Coo.
bushel.
PoTArops But little Is doing outside Of
n meagre iobbing trade fE0n store, which
Is hardly Important enough to afford . bA'
sis for quotations.. We continue to quote
ut 30aiOc per bushel. Hi-4, i.
Provisions There lisa fair demeud bat
no change iu prices. We quote jobblng
rates as follows: Mess Pork-Clear Ut SIS;
family Sl2; rump 81 00. Bacon-Hams
fancy lOc, prime 50; plain shoulders sA,c,
sugar cured do 6fc, clear sides 751, break
fast bacon 8a9c. Dried Beetle. Lard
Fancy city 7AaSr, butcher 7a7HcT ierces.
RAGS -3a9Hc per pound.
Wool. = Quoted ut 400 for choice
washed, aud one.third of for unwashed.
sRRDs-Timothy seed, 81 40 per bush;
clover IS 0O.
SALT-Per barrel, 81 90.
TALLow-7Xc for country.
ToDAcco-NRyies, 55a60c; twists, 65al0c.
WHEELING sToGfEs-Per 1000, $l06Oa
II 90.