Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-16
GENERAL MARKETS.
Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, May l5.-The general
monotony of trade is broken by de-
cided briskness in dry goods, prices
showing an advance in nearly all grades
OF cotton goods. In groceries rice
shows an advance. There is tirmer
feeling in grain and -four, hut no
change in prices. Cotiees are IN good
demand and values unchanged. Last
nights splendid showers thoroughly
aliayed farmers fears as To garden anu
farm crops.
PRODUCE.
FRUIrs - Green Apples - Market
steady. receipts moderate; 81 25tdl 10
for common: 50 OO(d,3 90 for choice.
BEANs-Quiet and steady at 81 500
/ TO for prime white navy; medium
81 45CGl 80; other grades as to quality
EGGs-Prices easier; strictly cnolct
fresh quoted at 9l@e0c { doz.
BurrER-Choice roll, l4@l5c; prime
roll. lOGl2c; medium, S(GlOc; grea Sc
3G4c. Market steady for strictly fresh
PoULTRY-Live chickens, 6OG7Oc pei
pair by the coop.
PETROLEUM AND ITS PRoDUCTs-Carbon
oil llOo fire test, in car lots only, Sc
headlight l500 fire test, car lots only
l2c. Residuum, 3 rs per Dbl. Benzlne
&c per gal.
LARD-Market steady. Refined in
tierces, &c: in half bbls, 7lc; in buckets
Sc; in 3 10. pals, Sic; in > 10 pals, SIC
in 10 10 pals, Sic; country 5!@6!c.
BACON AND Provisions - Market
steady. :. c. hams, Is to % lbs average
large 73c; do. II To Is lbs, do, Ste; do.
ex. 10 To II lbs, Sic; $. {. shoulders do.
she; breakfast badon do, &c; dried beef
:. c., lie; dried beef, rounds anc
knuckles. ISlc: dried beef, all flats, loo
bacon shoulders, 4lc; c. rib sides, 6c
short rib sides, 5{c; mess pork, per Dbl
SO 10; mess short cut, 10 To 10 pes II
OSIoxs-Firm at - 5O@3 % per bbl.
sets 81 5OtG3 90 per bushcl.
PoTAToIS-E Early Rose II O2CGl % pei
bushcl; Peerless, 9OG95c; Peachblows
81 lO@l 10. -,
CHEESE Prime Ohio factory, 1}@S Sc
Sweitzer, Hole; LimbuIger, lltd lie
New York Goshen, 9@9!c. Marke
steady.
GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED.
Mill FEED-Middlings white, $l6O
all 90 per ton; brown, Sl3 OO@li 90
coarse, Sl3 0O6l4 90; bran, Sl2 GOA
L. 90; corn meal, $40 00Gf2O 90; choppe,
feed. SIG OO6l7 90 per ton.
WHEAT-White, II OAHl o.; red
| 81 O4'dl %; medium, 9Sc(aSl 90.
FLouR-No. white wheat flour, - N
| as -; choice amber, - 21(d1 10; PRIME
red winter, 81 2j@5 80; Wisconsin
s. OOG5 %; Minnesota extra, - 25Ca
) 30; fancy st. Louis, 81 OOCG1 90; fancy
patents, s. SOFAS 30; corn meal, pei
| bushels. SOFA soc; oat meal, per Dbl.
81 75Cd5 90; oatmeal per key, y 5OC-
! . -: rye flour per Dbl, 81 %.
CoRN-Shclled, 44,d APE; mixed, 39Ca
4Oc; ear, 43@44c on track.
RYE-No. !, 56CG5Sc.
BAELEY-G5G75c fall, S5@a5c.
OATs-Mixed, 29@3lc; white, 32G
Sc. ,,
HAY-Prime timothy, SO 00@ll OI
per ton; loose, - 00Gll 90. Markc
steady.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May l5.-Flour = Quie
but firm. W ncat-Strong anu nlgucI
No. = Chicago spring 99lc cash; 81 N
bid seller June; 0Sic bid seller July
sales at 9SIc@$l OOisel,cr June; 9SCa
%! seller July; No. 3 do. S3c; re
jected pa 72lc. Corn = Active, firm
and higher at Soc cash; 3jsc scllcr
June; 3Gs@36ic seller July; 37Co 37l'
seller August. Oats-Quiet but firm
and strong at 2Sc cash; 27}c scllel
June; 2Sc seller July. Rye-Stcady
with fair ddemand. Barley - Dull
weak and lower at Gle asked. Pork
Fairly active and a shade higher n
50 20 cash; 50 20 seller June; 80 so bid
seller July. Lard-Actiye, firm anc
higher; S. 22!@G % cash and seller
June; s. 27lC6 80 seller July. Bulb
Meats Good demand and prices 1
shade higher; shoulders - G5@3 20
short rib 81 S5G4 81! short clear 81 %!
as 90. Whisky - Dull, weak and
lower at 81 Oh.
Philadelphia.