The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-07
Financial and Commercial.
wheeling Wholesale Market.
oFFtcE DAILY INrELLrGESCER,
WHEELING, Tuesday, NAV @,

WHEELING, Tuesday, May 0.
Business was steady in wholesale circles to-
day. Grain was in good supply with large
receipts Of oats, and prices were rather easy.
Flour remains steady with moderate move
mcnt. Produce was fairly active with large
supplies Of apples, butter, eggs and potatoes,
and an easy tendency on values: Groceries
continue to do fairly active jobbing business
at unchanged quotations, but sugars and
coffees are weak. Provisions arc weak and
lower.
The quotations given in the following re-
lions, unless otherwise specified:
APPLEs-rho demand Is fair but receipts
arc very large and tho market Is easy. Only
very choice or fancy grades will bring our
best quotations, and the bulk Of the transac-
tons Is on prime stock at prices ranging from
81 so to 81 20 per barrel.
BAKING PowDER-25a36c per pound.
BEASs-Reulaln In good supply at easy but
unchanged prices. We quote primo White
Navy at 81 60al rs per BUSH.
BEEswAx-2Oa25c. ..
BRooMS-Fancy, $2OOa2 50; plaln. 81 25al 50.
BUTTER The demand continues sluggish
hutsteady on choice to fancy grades with a
light business on the former qualities. Tho
demand for primo stock IL rather below the
supply and the market is weak and sluggish.
On the lower grades the markets. overstoCkcd
and lifeless. We quote choice rollsat IL Nc ;
common to good, 5aSc; grease DC.
CABBAoE-Per barrel, 81 GOAL Is.
CANNED GoSDs-Quotations Peaches. 8 b
cans, per doZ, new, s. IS b cans, new, 50 is;
b cans tomatoes, 81 10; Winslow corn, 9 n
cans, 81 so; sweet corn, 81 25; common corn
81 IS; strawberries, b cans, 81 20; blaCkber.
ries, 2tb cans, 9Oc; raSpbOrries, beans, 81 so;
plums, 2 h cans, 81 80; lima beans, ID cans,
81 IS; cove oysters h cans, 6Oci 2 h cans
81 20.
CHEEsE-The demand Is steady on prime
grades OF old cheese, and the market Is un'
changed. We quote prime old Ohio and
| Western factory at 7haSc, according to quail.
ity; New York cream, 9I1al0c; SwCitzer, l2c.
CIDRR-Per barrel. g 60a3 90.
CoAL-Per 100 bushela, $80097 90.
CRASBERRIEs-Remain about steady. We
quote at 81 50as o. per barrel; 81 00a3 90 per
box.
pRIEp FRurTs-Thereis asteady trade at un.
changed prices. Wequote Apples at 2a21fc
Peaches 31Sa4c for prime halves Other quo,
tations: Prunes at &c; old Currants at 4ci
new Sc; Raisins, new 81 90; Valencia, new
Ike.
EaGs-The supply Is quite large and the
market Is weak. We quote at l0c per dozen
for strictly fresh.
EARLY Recommendations CSC per dozen
punches; rhubarb, 20c per dozen; spinach,
per barrel, 81 2ial so; kGle, per barrel, 50a75C
radishcs, 25aS0c per dozen lettuce, per barrel,
S 60a4 90; cucunberS, Doc per dozen; aSpar'
gus, SOC per dozen punches.
FEATHERs-In good demand; live geese
40a5Oo.
FlsT-QuotatIons: For packages containing
100 pounds OF sound fish, light weight and in
feriOr quality at prices TO correspond: Goldfish
homeless 81 90; Lake herring, half bblS, al
81 90; rickcrsl, half bbls, $3.50; white fish
81 90. Half bbls, No. mackerel s. so; No
3 s. so.
FLovR-TradG Is steady, though only mod
erately active, and prices arc unchanged With
a fair volume Of receipts. Jobbing quotations
are asfollows White wheat family $50; rec
wheat family 81 75a5 90; Supers S so; rye
flour 81 75aS 0o Rpckwheat so per 4Ot
lbs.
GRocERIEs-The sugar market Is weaker, al
though we make no change In our quotations
SugaTsare lower than they have been for manN
years, and with an increased consumption
which Is looked for soon, as the season for thu
small fruits Is near at hand, an early upwarC
turn Is not improbable. Tho coffee marke
continues quiet and weak. MolasSes stead,
at quotations 0us merrb4nts genera
" report business fairly active. Price
current for the jobbing trade ar
as follows Coffee, fair TO good RI
; at 12alSc, prime 15c, choice Ice, bee
! roasted 15c, yellow Rio lsc, Java CSC, Syrup
, common S0aSSc, prime 4oA4ac; New orlear