Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-11
GENERAL MARKETS.
HOME AND TeleGRAPHlc REPORTS.
Gold Closed al i00EG0senments Quiet
and Steady Il Flour Dull Wheat
Weak and lower-Hogs Active,
firm and Higher,
PRODUCE.
Wheeling wholesals

The quotations given In the following reports
are prices realized on wholesale Transactions. uu-
lC otherwise specified
Thee was a comparatively light busi-
ness transacted, yesterday, and as
general rule, steady feeling prevailed,
the fluctuations being confined to a
small range, although values were gen
orally lower. Eastern and Western ad-
vices were rather OF an unfavorable
tenor, which aided very materially in
producing the prevailing easiness. Home
spectators appeared disposed 10 hold
off and await future developments, there
being 4 scarcity OF outside orders with
very few received The provision mar
ket Was quiet and easy.
The wholesale dry goods trade pre-
sented fair degree OF animation in all
the leading lines OF seasouablc goods, at
firm prices. Clothing, boots, shoes,
nails, iron, cutlery and hardware were
steady, sales being only fair. Oils Of
various kinds were weak Dried fruits,
staple and fancy groceries met with
medium demand on orders at former
prices.
Grain. Flour and Feed.
GRAIS-The market was light and 4
tame feeling was shown. shippers
were not purchasing; local dealers mere
" purchased few broken lots to sup
ply actual demands. We quote medium
red winter S0CGS5c p bushel; prime to
choice ambor S5(d9Oc. Corn is in fair
but not excessive supply, and there is a
moderate demand at last weeks quota
tons. New shelled and ear rule 3S(a
4Oc; old prime yellow shelled 4+(d>l5c z
bushel; old ear 45td+6 for prime yell
low and 42Gd4+c for mixed.
BARLEY-The market was unusually
quiet. We quote spring at TOtaI5c per
bushel; choice at SOC.
OATs-The market was again rather
dull, scarcely anything doing. Values
were steady at 23C@24c per bushel for a
prime article.
RYE-Thc market WAS steady and
values without any essential change.
Offerings Of both cash and futures were
small with dealers, paying 45tGi6c Tor
prime.
MILL FEED-In fair demand and rul-
ing rather easy at prices quoted, which
are, middlings SIS a ton Tor prime
white; ship stuff Sl3 r ton.
HAY-Prime baled in middling tair
demand; quoted at ~ 0Otd9 % per ton;
loose from wagons = 0Na7 10.
FLOUR-The demand is fairly active
on standard brands, and the market re-
mains steady with firm tendency. We
quote choice amber and white wheat
hours at IS U0lcj -; prime red winter
do. 81 25t94 30; superfine 50 OGf3 2S;
fancy patents a. 26G s 25; corn meal ~
G52c q bushcl: oatmeal - - Z barrel
kegs ~ 90; rye flour S3 2JCd3 - = bar
rel
Groceries.
CoFrEE-Thcrc was only \ light busi-
ness transacted, and the market Was
generally dull and quite tame. Adviccs
from other quarters were again of an
unfayorable tenor, and receipts for the
past week continued liberal for the sea-
son. There we're no large outside or.
dcrs received, and with a lack oi specu-
lation on the part OF local operators, the
sales dragged slowly, and the feeling de-
yelOped was weak
Our quotations are: Coffee fair to
good Rio at liGd ljcts, prime l6c; choice |
l7c, best roasted lo!c, yellow Rio 2Oc,
Java 25c. SyrupS, common i0td ijc, |
prime 4Sc: New Orleans mOlasscs, old !
crop, 3OId35c; new crop, prime &c,
choice 45c. Sugars refined hard crush
cd lOc, granulatcd 9ic, powdered 10. 4
coffee 9Ic, &c, commercial A sugar 0c, !
commercial C. Sc, yellow C7lc, golden, |
c 7Ic, common yellow 6fG7c. Rice,
Carolina choice 5c, New Orleans prime !
Tc.
TOBACCO Firm; nayics, eOld $50, NC /
cording To brand; twists unchanged at |
5jta.7Oc.
WHEELING STOGrES-Sell at so ~ per /,
1000; tips, slj " per 1000; ,crdps |
per n.