Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-23
FINANCE AND TRADE.

| fNNHNOGThtD thNUE.
Money I.aas Per Cent.-Goyernment.
Irregular - stocks Lower - Flour
Quiet and Unchsnged-wheat Quiei
hut steady-LOeal Review.
| OFFICE OF DAILY AND WEEKLY RKGIsTER,
No. 1927 Market STREET,
WHEELING, Aug %. 1892
There is no activity Just now in any particu
| lar branch of business outside of the fruit
| and produce trades. Wheat Is coming in very
| literally and Is bringing 80 cents and 81 90
high. Oats are scarce and dear. Hogs are
reported as extremely scarce and the prices
are very high. Cattle and calves are plenty
so are sheep. Wool is active at last quota
tions.
Grocerfes-Coffee very nrm; fair 91zc; good
roasted r i43.c; yellow RIO i4c; java sc. syr1ps
suRaT reHed harm crushed sss,vs sugar &
fE eetiOneTs ' cd RSsaerf Sc T sSS
golden Is2ss; , prime :. s@4s; yellow 7lSSc;
nc; Rangoon &c PHtna7c.
Canned GoOds-Poor demand; ID. cans
pie peaches, 81 %; 8 ID; cans peaches g 50; lbs
cans peaches 81 %. Tomatoes, ID. cans 81 10
al 50. Sweet corn 81 GOAL Is. Winslow corn
81 40. Strawberries, 2 H. cans 81 40. Black
berries, 10: cans 81 So RasgbeTTies, 2 H. cans
beans, ID. cans 81 IS. Cove oysters, ID. cans,
light, 75c; full weight 81 %, ID. String beans
81 Is.
Beans-Are: out of the market,
although nominally quoted at So. IS.
FSsh-No. mackerel, bbls., So 90; No. 2
medium mackerel, $40 w.
UOOden UdTe-Market steady; No. tubs,
per dozen, So 60; No. , tubs, per dozen, S. 10;
No. tubs, per dozen, 81 70; 2-hOep pals, per
dozen, 81 50; 3-hoop pals, 50 05; keelerS, per
nest, 81 So; butter tubs, lbs capacity, 81 %;
o. a. his onff
S. 30; washboardS, plain, 81 5Oal rs: wash6oards.
patent, per dozen, - 5Oa2 ~.
Street COrn-l0allc per pound.
FLOUR. GRAIN AND FEED.
Receipts light and but little d oiDg. Prices
have fallen OFF fraction, under reports OF
magnificent crops everywhere. We quote:
brings 81 90. Wheat Is worth 96ssI %
Oats have continued at SOC per bushel.
Rye is offered. at $500 per bushel.
FlOur-Family white S6 30. Patent process,
IS So Spring wheat, So 0O.
Hdy-At So 60 for baled; loose, IS M9lO %
and very plenty.
lSeeds-Timothy 81 10; clover IS Oo95 60; Blue
Grass 81 10; orchard grass 81 90.
Nh feed-s25 90 per ton general; Marietta
bran, none offering.
The market continues good for all offerings
at quotations.
Appies-Fairly plenty at 81 5Os2 90 per Dbl
for good.
Butte7'-Choice qualities more plentiful
and prices are II to lSc.
Cheese = Commanded SIC. for western
factory, lie for western Reserve.
Dried ErpitS-Apples at &c; peaches
&c. for prime halves; cqrrants &c; rails
ins, layers, 81 80 per box: Valenca l2c per Id.
FedtherS-Live geese, 5SgG0c.
EgQS-Plenty at liza l5c.
I6tatoes-Old. none IN market. New are
quoted at 81 5Oa2 10 per Dbl.
IPdcheS--New, 81 Coal 50 per box.
O7lioRS-Italy, 2 bushel sacks 81 10.
GfhSeTlg-No. dry l75aS2 w.
FraS-l 1892 % per box.
Sheep PetS-I.ambs 5O975; sheerlings S9+Oci
Wool-There is a slightly Improved inquiry,
and large sales are reported at SiaSSc' the lat
ter for best tleeces.
81 Il, and the Wheeling price runs from to
2Ients higher.
BeeslpdI-No. zoe.
Maple tSsJrup-Sl Is per gallon.
HOney-Scarce at l66pl7c.
Oranges-Scarce at 81 90; lemons, S. 90.
POULTRY AND MEATS.
Meats continue to advance in prices, and
trade is reported as being brisk.
MeatS-Market steady and trade fair with
tendency to better drices.
Hams, II 10 10 lbs. average................... l6
Hams, 10 10 Is lbs. aVerage........ l2A
Breakfast Bacon. .lo' 2giS24
sc Shoulders. l2%
Plain Bacon Shoulders......."......... lH
Clean Bacon l5H
Family Pork barrel 2OO. lbs ...........-223 p
Pure Leaf Lard, fierce, $50 ibs............ -
- Barrels, los. Is
" Half Barrels, $50 lbs. -
Pals, Is lDS................. l3t2
d" One-half Pals, lOlbs.... II
ToTit1y-i.ive chickens find ready sale at
old 50 w young I5@S TO-
NAILS.
The market i bare of nails, and while the
price is nominally that fixed by the card,
SS,IO on basis of lOd. the fact is that they
are sold at first such prices as dealers choose
TO ask. Sales have been made at $i.25 to 5 80
Nl.ss4 tlNnRn
enough in the market 10 meet the demand.
We give the carl rate below, but to buy in
this market, requires an advance OF 75c to
81 per key
Nai.S, Brads and Fencing.
lOd to Cod ... So 40 I'd and 5d...............S Is
Sd and 9d......-. 8 81 Sd.......... ......... 80
I'd and 7d......... UI2d.................. 10
Barrel.
50 cents a keg advance on common cut.
Barrel.
~ inch...... e. 81 10 q inch............s6 10
Is inch............ 10 inch................. ~
/ inch.................. D w
= incn go. .......... 81 30 inch.......... SO 10
Clinch Nails.
All 10
Finishing.
81 p per keg advance from 40d TO 4d over
common cut.
u ....... 10 l.................. .......SS 10
Casing and Box.
IS cents per keg over common cut.
Fine Blued.
..........S0 80 ~
Cut Spikes,
All
Cut Boat Spikes.
All
Roofing Nails.
Iron....................5Oc cents over commonc ut.
galvanized. D over common cut.
timed. 4 % over common cut.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Dry goods remain steady, with a fair de-
mand. Orders come in freely, but usually for