The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Wheeling wholesale Market.
OFFICE DAILY ISTELLlGEScRR,
Wednesday, Feb. q.

Wednesday, Feb. 81.
Breadstufis continue to show a rather
firm feeling III sympathy with the West
although no quotable advance has been
made. Produce is fairly active on some
staples, and in the main good business il
done iu that line. Groceries and provis
ions are doing rather slow but steady trade
Coflees are rather easy and sugars firm. IL
provisions the general tone OF the market
Is firm. General merchandise Is quiet ant
steady.
APPLEs-Choice apples are scarce, and
we advance our quotations to s. 50a4 90.
BRASS-Jhe demand Is moderate, and
trade Is quiet at unchanged prices. We
quote ut So 0Oa2 IS for prime white navy
other grades as to quality.
BUTrKR-Choice table grades remain il
goDd demand, the requirements of the
market being largely In excess OF the sup
ply. Medium and low grades are in large
supply and dull. We quote choice git
edged rolls at l5a90c.
BAKING PowDER-25a36c per lb.
BRooMs-Faucy, 50 o0a2 25aS 90; plain
81 5Oa2 90.
BIEswAx-25c.
CANNED CONSOLIDATION Peaches, {
ID cans per dOz. So 90; Glib cans, 81 so; 3 Ii
cans tomatoes, 81 So; ID cans tomatoes 81 Is
Winslow corn, ID cans, 81 30; sweet corn
81 so; common corn, 81 so; strawber
ries, Q ID cans, 81 70; blacEberries, 9 Ii
plums, 2 ID cans, 81 rs; lima beans, 2 ID cans
81 70; cove oysters, ID cans, 70; 9 II
cans 81 90.
CoAL-Per 100 bushels, So ooa7 90.
CuRHsR-The market Is quiet, steady
aud unchanged, We quote prime Ohio
factory, September make, at lS1Sal4c.
CHICKENS Young 81 75a2 20 per dozen
old s. so; Dressed, per ID, 7a9c.
CRAEDERRtES-There is o scant supply
at 81 50as 0O per barrel.
DRIED FRUtTs-There is fair demaut
at firm prices. Apples quoted at 3>fa4c
Peaches, to for prime halves. Other quo
tatiUnS: PruneS, new SIC; Currants at &c
RaiSins, new 81 10, old 81 rs, Valencia
new Sc.
EGGs-In good supply; quoted at 1878
13c per dozen.
TRANSFORMATIONS: For packages con
taiping 100 pounds Of sound fish, ligh
weight aud inferior quality at price,
to correspond: Codfsh-boneless $500
Lake herring, half bbls, 81 10; pickereI
none. White Fish, $3.50. Half b6ls. No. :
mnckerel s. 90: No. 2, $3.50.
FEArIEEs-In good demand; live geese
4Oa50C.
FRUtT-OrAnges quoted at So 50 per box
Lemons ut S. 50 per box.
FLoUR-kemains quiet and rather firm
but not materially advanced. We quote:
Patent Fancy branls... ............".....".. 80 8
ked Wheat Family .."...."......... ......"' q
White Wheat Faniily .........".............-. 66
Superb.
-prIng..".....'.....'' VVa6
FUlIS-We take the following quotation
from q circular Issued by s. Hjrkheime
& Co.: Mink, lOcaSl 90; muskrat, SalOc
raccoon, 5a5Oe; skunk, 5a60c; grey fox
5Oca$l 10; red fox, 50casl 90; otter, 50 o.
"A 10; opossuEl, 5aI5c; wild cat 50a50c
house cat, 5al5c; sheep pelts, 25caSl 90.
GRUCRRIEs-1he only change In price
We have to note Is a reduction OF one cen
on coffee. Sugars continue steady at quo
tations, and the sans is true Of prim,
mOlassss. There Is a fair business, thOugl
country orders are kept back by thl
bad condition OF the country roads
We quote: Co0ees-Fair to good Ri
at l7alsc, prime ut 19c, choice at 2Oc, bes
roasted zoe, yellow Rio CSC. SyrupS-Com
mon 40a45c, prime SOC, New Orleans Molds
seS, good $50, prime 45c, choice Soc. Sugars
Refined hard crushed and granulated l0hC
A Coffee 9Iio, BS7lc, Commercial A Suga
0Xc, commercial C sxc, yellow G Sc
Golden Z 7hc, common yellow, 7HaSC
stock OF n. U. Sugar, 7HaSc. Riee-CarO
lima choice 7Kc, New Orleans, prime a
6Ka7c.
GRAIN There Is an active business will
liberal supplies Of corn, oats and barley
while wheat and rye are quiet and noml
mi. Wheut Is unchanged, though the ten
dency is firm In sympathy with the upwar
movement in the West. We quote prim
Pennsylvania and Ohio red at 81 q
Corn IL easier; We quote new at 40 cent
Oals are rather firm at 25a27c. Rye
steady. with moderate supplies at $40 pc
buShel.
GINsESo-NO. /, dry, 81 GOAL 10 per Id
HAY-Baled remains very quiet az
rather nominal, 50 0OSl0 90. Loose Is Il
liberal supply at " 00aS 90 per ton.
EAIIS-The following are the card ratel
Nails, Brads and Feucing-l0 to God 50 Il
Sd and Cd 80 75, Cd and I'd 50 90. I'D aud o
So 20, Sd s. 90, I'd So %. Barrsl-N inc
$3.50, x in. So so, ! in. s. 0O, IL In. q q
IN In, 81 90, TX In. IS 80, ~ In. s. q
Finisling-l In. 81 80, TX in. 50 80, ls
In. q rs, IH to TX in. s. 90, 2 In. s. q
AZ in. 81 90, 8 In. and over S. IS. CaSin
and bOK-iOd to sod 50 IS, Sd 50 90, @
IS 70, Al 81 30, Sd So 00. Fine Blued 4
| 81 Is, Sd IS 81, Cd So 70. Lining-H In
81 on u in. IS 60. Tobacco Ilhd-l0
| s. 90, Sd So rs, Cd and I'd s. so. ClinCh-
all sizes $I25. Cut Spikes-alI sizes 81 u
Boat SpikGs-nll sizes 50 70. Slatlng-6t
IS 20, I'd s. 90, Sd 81 Is, I'd $3.50.
oILs-QuoiatlOnS: Carbon l2If per gal
on, miners COO.
ONIONS Home raised, 75aSCc pc
buShel.
POTATOES Nothing Is doing Outside o
n mCHgrH jObbing trade ffOuI StNre, whiC
Ii hardly important enough to afford bH
sis for quotations. We continue 10 quot
at 3Oa40c per buShel.
PHoyIsioEs-Ther lisa fair demand, bu
no change In prices We quote jObbin
rates as follows: Mess POrk-CleRf at 81
family sl2; rumI 81 90. BOcOn-Ham
fancy Zoe, prime 80; plain shoulders 6Nt
sugar cured do 6Ifc, clear sides z u, break
fast bacon sa9c. Dried Bsef-l2c. Lard
Fancy city 7<RSc, butchen' TAI 10 Tierce
RAGS-2a2I<c per pound.
WOof~-QuOted At 3bai0n for CholC
washed, and OnO.thIrd OIL for unwRShet
sERDs-Timothy seed, 81 % per bush
clover 50 90.
sALT-Pcr barrel, 81 10.
TALLOw-71fG for country.
TOBACCo-NavisS, 66AG0C; twists, O6A70t
WHEELING 6ToolEs-PSr 1000, 80 80
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