Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-08
PRODUCE.
Wheeling.

Wheeling.
The market is fair although not very
brisk. Apples and cabbage are rather
firm at the present report. Prospects are
good for an improvement.
Green stuff is selling up pretty
close to the supply and prices have changed
but In a few instances since our
last report. Good stock is sold up pretty
close to the supply, but ordinary
stuff hangs on and is slow selling.
The prices quoted below are wholesale fig
ures and all green stuff Is home raised. The
quotations are changed on Tuesdays and
Butter-Demand good; choice creamery
20a22c; country choice 16a1Sc; good count
try l2a14c; common 5a6c; supply fair.
Beans-New handpicked navy 81 40al 60
per bushel; old 81 10a1 10; demand for
old slow, for ne good.
Dried Fruit-New evaporated pared
peaches 30a35c; impaired do 15al7c; rasp-
berries 20a22c; blackberries 9alOc;new sun
dried apples, quartered, 3la4c, sliced 4a5c;
peaches, new halves, 4la51c; do quarters 4
a5c;do pared 15a1Sc;pitted cherries 12a13c /;
new evaporated apples l0al2c. Market ON
dried fruit nominal; demand moderate.
CheeSe-Sales in jobbing way of prime
mild Ohio factory at SIC; New York 14a
15c; Sweitzer 10a11c; Limberger Sa12c.
EggS-Strictly fresh stock at 26c per
doz. supply light and demand good.
Feathers-Choice 50s55c, in original
packages; 4a5c more in small lots.
Honey-ChOice white clover, 13a14c;
choice buckwheat, 12al4c.
Potat0es-Choice new home raised, 40 to
45c per buShel; demand light; supply good.
POultry-Live chickens, old s. JOa2 %
per dozen; dressed chickens : TO &c per
pound; turkeys, live 7aSc, dressed 9alic
per pound; demand good, supply fair;
ducks, live s. OOa3 90, dressed 10al2c.
Rags-Steady at lial!c for white mixed
cotton; 1a1!c for all wool and Halle for
mixed.
Seeds-Hungarian 81 Is per buShel;
Golden Millet 81 - per bushel.
Lard-Country prime, 5!a6c; demand
fair.
A~pples-Green, per Dbl. choice new,
81 OOa2 %; common 81 GOAL % per barrel;
demand good; supply light.
Onions-New, 60aSSc per bnshei; good
demand; supply light.
Cabbage-At 5Oa75c per Dbl; demand
slow, supply light,
Sweet pOtatoes-Sl 20 per barrel; Jer-
Seys, 81 p to- 10; supply good; demand
fair.
Cranberries-s1 10 to 50 - per bushel
crate; good demand, supply good.
Celery-i0c per dozen punches; demand
good, supply good.
New York.
New YORK, December Flour
Receipts 10, 1874 barrels; exports 3l6
barrels and l,l5O sacks; market less active
but firm; sales r. 900 barrels; supertinc
- 3la3 10; common TO good extra West
ern and State 81 SUa3 81; good to choice
DO. 81 4Oa5 10; commOn TO choice extra
white wheat Western 81 coal a.; fancy
| 81 -0aj 10. Wheat-Receipts l2l, $50
bushels; exports %, 900 bushels; cash lots
moderately active, prices about steady,
closing weak; options opened heavy and
closed heavy: sales 6,9l2, 900 futures.
239, 600 spot; No. , spring &!c; No. l
hard gle; ungraded spring S0aS1c; No. 3
spring SIC: ungraded red S3a92c: No. 3
red Sc; No. l red 92!c; extra red 81 C;
No. > red December = .aSS,c, closed at
Sc; January S9.a90 5-l6c, closed at
S9.c: February 9la9lsc closing ut Ole;
March 9~2ia93!c. closing at S2gc; April,
nominal at 99!c; May ~95la96!c, closed at
oslo; July 96sa974c, closed at 96!c;
August 97a9Sc. COrn-CaSh lots, quiet
generally steady; options heavy and 5aic.
lower; receipts 30,2JO bushels; exports
1882 bushels; sales Is. 900 bushels
futures, 81, 900 bushels spot; ungraded 46!
aisle; steamer 41c; No. , December
4Sc; January ~4Slai9c, closing at 4Sic;
February 49,a50c, closing at 49sc; May
! 52id52sc, closing at 52ic. 0ats-Spot
without change of Importance; receipts
80, 200 bushels; exports }, 200 bushels;
sales 500, 600 futures, IL, 0O0 spot; mixed
Western &Ja37c; white do 37a43c. Hay
Quiet and steady; shipping 5Oa55c.
Hops-Unchanged and quiet. Coffee
Spot fair; Rio firm at lic; options l0al5
points higher; less doing; sales 26, $50
bags; December l.. 20al2. %; January
II. 25a12. 81; February 12.30c; March,
II 3Oa12.&5: April :. 3Oal2.35; May l2.35
alb. 40: July 1910. Sugar-Firm and
quiet; refined steady CiIailc; yellow Ale;
mould \ SIC; confectioners \ 5ic; gran
ulated sc. MolaSSes-Steady and
quiet. Rice-Firm. Petroleum
Quiet; United BE; crude 6la6}c; refined
&c. Tallow-Steady. Resin dull at
$.97!al 10. Turpentine-Quiet. Eggs
Stronger. better demand; receipts
l,622 packages; Western 22la26!c. Wool
Quiet; domestic fleece 30a5Sc; pulled ii
a35c. Pork-Steady and more active;
mess $40 71a11 % for old, Sll 50all 20
for new. Lard-ia5 points lower;
Western steam spot Sc %; December
So 46a6 As; January Sc 49a6 %; Feb
ruarv So sac To-; March So 6ia6 Il;
May Sc 79a6 So; June So 81; city steam
So -. C~heeSe-Firmer, moderate inquiry.
Copper-Quiet and weak. Iead-l0!a
lllc.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, December THE Wheat
market opened this morning at last nights
prices, and until IL o'clock Maysdelivery
huctuated between S5saS5.c, then rose on
good buying to Sole, ruled steady for a
d mort time and then took a downward
plunge, not staying its course until S5sc
had been touched, which was the closing
figure at one o'clock. In the afternoon
the bears continued TO hammer prices and
considerable long property was unload
ed. The price of May dropped to s4}c, or
2ic under the highest figures of last week.
The feeling became quite bearish toward
the close of trading and the market finish
ell at nearly inside prices. Corn firm, oats
quiet and easy. provisions ruled strong
most of the session. FlOur-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-CaSh No. = spring
765c; do No. 3 spring 70a7lc; do No. j
red USc; December 7~6!a7Sle, closing
at 765c; january T5a79c, closing at Tsc;
February 7ssaT9ic, closed at isle; May
s4iaS6!c, closing at safe. Com-CashNo
= SIZE; December S74a37! {, closing at S7le;
January 37ia3sic, closing at Sic; Feb,
ruary SSia3Ssc, closing at SS4c; May
43ta435c, closing at 43ic. Oats-Cash
No. , 26}c; December 26ia26;c, closing
ut 263e; January 26!a27c, closing al
26;c; May 31Ia31!c, closed at Site. Rye
Cash No. , safe. Barley-Cash No.
54c. Flax >Seed-Cash No. l 92lc
Timothy Seed-Cash prime 81 S0a1 81,