The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-14
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Usual hambrr " Has eEn on M street,
Notwithstanding,
SECOND WARD MARKET,
v EDYEsDAY, July Is. 1881.

A9A9 oASGAoAA 3AS1NAN WSAAN
AVE 60 accumulated that the market this
morning would have opened with strong
concessions to buyers, But such was not
he fact, The quantity Of vegetables was
not larger than on last Wednesday, the
rain Of. the previous evening, perhaps
Keeping an increased attendance away.
Said one holder Of several barrels oil pota'
toes: NEARLY all offered now are home
grown, and the quality and size ,ts excel
lent. Prices have recsded to so cents q
peck or 81 10 bushsl in block lots, with
indications that they will keep up to near.
~ this figure Tor some time TO come"
One operator in "Murphys" quoted At %
cents q peck, but his quotations bad no
visible effect on those who wanted 10 bull
the market, The price held pretty firm
at 80 cents, aud buyers' only object
seemed to be 10 get the best unwRtered
stock and finest varieties.
The tomato worm is not reported to
have Tayaged tomatoes any, but
prices kept up FROM so to So cents d quar-
TOR peck, the average quotations being the
former figure, with quite q healthy de-
mand, principally, however, from private
housekespers,
Beans were sold in lots at Soc q bushel,
or from Is TO zoe 9 peck, with NO discrim'
ination In favor OF the yelloWs. These
rates we're iavorably regarded, and there
was an active demand ali along the line,
without, however, o%ccasioning any excite
ment among the brokers, or, rather, the
huCksters, Still further weakening In these
stocks is looked for by Saturday, depend
emit, however, on circumstances which
cannot now be foTetold.
Green corn opened at 26centS for foo
ears, aud 20 cents for nubbins, bat price,
declined 0 few cents toward the close o
the market There wa 6 fair represents
ton only Of this fayorits vegetable and th(
best lots we're early picked up,
An active but youthful hlCkstress said
Fittings are awful cheap this morning
the weather was 90 bad last night II KEEP
buyers away" She quoted peas At thir
~ cents q peck, which was the ruling rats
with hardly o l~uCtualion.
There were some green apples Offered
prices ruling ltrong at forty cents Pc
peck, there evidently being d shortage q
this early season, The transactions wert
few, apparently.
There were NO especial new features II
Hanover turnips. Our last quotation, 6vl
cents q bunch, holding good,
G~ooseberries held hrm at five nenta
box, and currents at eight cents, OuCum
berS, now in "ths sere and yellow leai,'
averaged from three and one.third to ivl
cents each, with holders anxious to sell
and investors calm in the opinion tina
there would he no run" on them.
RAspberries have almost been with
drawn. There was q conservative de
maud for the reds at 10 cents q box, Thl
last run Of cherries were In at 10 cents
quart.
Radishes were held firm at SIC pc
bunch; beetb OF same aud rhubarb at 90
caulihower, loo per head; lettuce, twl
punches for q nickslj onions, 30 pc
bunch.
Cabbage operators were plenty. Small
lots were freely offered st from s TO 80, o
81 30 per barrel, with forty average head
In a barrel. A good deal has been ship
ped from this market, and whether til
price will decline soon or not is a problem
that no dealer could safely solve.
Honey was held firm by the only Belle
ct loo 0 pound for strained and 25c 10
comb. The strained article 10 cheaper be
cause the comb from which 1t 10 taken |
again put back In the hives, saving tn
bses mitch labor to make new ones. "Thi
Is the third time this SEASON that I haV
had my stock Of combs retlled," said tn
dealer.
There was nothing ieverish or irregula
In the egg and butter market. The iorme
ranged from 10 to IS centS, and the latte
the same.
Quite an amusing scene took place OF
the street, while quotations were bsinI
scoopsd by the reporter, between afsmal
butter and egg eeller and two male CON
petitors In the same line, which may In
terest Investors somewhat.
"Your butter IL not 40 good 90 print |
III" blandly asked the scribe.
"That 10 as good butter as o man col
stick O knife into" she replied, plunging
half yard carver into q five pound crock o
her merchandise.
"Yes, l suppose II is," answered th,
man with the lead pencil, throwing up hi
left arm as o guard.
"What are you givin' him." here In
terposed o round.fACed granger from Bel
mont county, prsnciDg up 70 the rear o
the wagon, where the lady was, sitting OF
an inclined dash board.
"That for you" said she, cracking he
thumb and second finger together, ri cal
make as good butter as was ever sold II
any market"
Eyes," answered her antagonist, will
good natured sarcasm, hut very plainl,
aud with emphasis, " never saw womai
In my life that couldn't make better but
ter than anybody else. Why look at th,
butter they have In the P~hlladelph,
markets, there 10 no butter ever made Ii
West Virginia that equals that butter"
eyes itB that there patent butter; tina
~oilymargine butter that I wouldn't civ
that for" and here again The butter wo
man snapped her fingers, which 80 GRi
tAted some live chickens back Of her tina
they set up q tremendous cackling, ant
two or three Of them tried to get away
The feportetwas anxious 10 restore har
nony among the diSputants, and injected
an inquiry as 10 the vAlue and weight o
the fowls she had. "Fiity cents q pair
and they weigh three or four pounds"
"Hol HoI abe says them chicken
weigh three or four pounde," called Oh
the fret Ryressor addressing some neigh
bors and smiling like q new moon.
controversy then ensued and during |
the reporter escaped with the impression
that the butter and chicken woman woult
not only get the last, but probably thl
last two groes Of words.
Meats remain unchanged In price
which ls regulated pretty much by tht
quality.
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