The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-13
VEGETABLES AS!j THINGS.
Some Points ON the Local Family
H!n-Ikrts.

Some Points ON the Local Family
The prospectsat midnight were that iuspite
OF the unfayorablc weather there would be n
big market at the upper market house this
morning. 1t will be blessing for house.
keepers il such should be the case, as for n
day or two another butter famine las been
threatened. The scarcity and high price Of
butter in Wheeling this season has been re.
markab!c. A dealer told reporter last
evening that there were times in the past
few months when butter could be bought in
Baltimore, shipped here and sold TT current
prices with profit. We asked him
what was tho matter, and lie replied.
we haven't enough railroads; sped
OF wet weather prevents farmers from bring
ing their produce to market, and Mt once the
scarcity Is felt. Then there is an impression
that the Pittsburgh markets arc not rs easily
slutted rs ours. which takes produce there
which We need" Butter was firm last night
at % 10 80 cents, though this weather will 80
benefit the pastures us to improve the quality
and reduce the price. Eggs were also firm at
Is cents, or 3 dozen for 81 CENSUS cheap, IL
not cheaper, than they Gun be had this MORN
ing. r
About all the vegetables are in season
now, though nothing but onions, radishes
and greens have yet been sold by home gar
deners. Onions aid radishes. sell at 5
cents bunch or 3 for dime. while
good rhubarb is five cents "straight'
as they say at the cigar stores. ~ the way.
the old proposition to sell eggs by weight has
the same force in regard TO vegetables now sold
by punches. One nicklc bunch of onions will
often be worth three Others, und this is where
the discriminating buyer has the advan tase
Lettuce Is high yet: ~ cents quarter OF n
peck. kale is about done, mud spinach in
Its prime. The latter sells at 25 ceiitsa peck.
Tomatoes rank among the Injuries. and n
quart box OF little ones from the south brings
20 cents. Asparagus has jumped into the
height Of Its season, and sells Mt 5 cents
bunch. Some elegant new potatoes,
from Bermuda and the south, can be
bought for ~ cents quarter OF Il peck now,
and old New York State potatoes ire still
staple at 10 cents II peck; imported, 80 cents.
Cabbage, from tho Virginia and Maryland
shore, is plenty, but rules hgl,-l0 10 %
cents n head. Peas are 20 and strinp beans
% cents quarter Of peck. Cucumbcrsrun
from cents each 10 three for % cents, Ber-
muda onions are II popular article OF diet In
wheeling this year, more OF them being sold
than over before, the dea!era say, They re.
tail at 20 cents quarter Of peck, 90
Fsa'tS have added pinearpies to their
ranks recently, They are unusually tine this
year, and not dear, ranging from is to 10
cents. Oranges and lemons arc rather firm,
| tho former Mt from so to so cents n doyru NIL
the latter ut from 20 10 so cents. DapaSns
are abundant, and run from 50 cents dozen
to Is cents, Apples are almost monopolised
by tho commissioners, who sell them it from
three for nickle 10 three for dime. a few
cooking apples still remain At 20 to co cents
peck. -
Meat has made no further ADVANCE, and
butchers say twill scarcely 70 any higher.
The best cuts still soil at 90 cents; roas,s Is:
othcr, pieces from 10 to l5s /. will be two
month"; or 20 before home supply OF cattle
can be brought into market, which will
cheaper meat considerably. Fs. arc plenty
ut from 10 TO u cents n pound. Esa fish are
now sold here in large quantities. inderd
Whecling housekeepers have about rs good
markets to select from rs can be found most
any place. In g, -