Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-24
PRODUCE.
Wheeling.

Business mas improved sOmeWHht tue
past week and the prospects look good for
continuation, although buyers are in
most cases'using the hand to mouth policy.
Butter has become plentier the past week
aud prices have dropped cent or two.
Eggs are still in good demand while the
supply remains light. Poultry is in fair
supply and the demand il good. The fol-
lowing are wholesale quotations:
Butter-Country choice 1sa2Oci good
country 15al6c; common Base. Thesupply
is good and the demand is good.
Beans - For hand-picked navy the
demand ia good and the supply is very
light Prices are 81 6Ua2 rs per bushel
extra fancy s. 30.
Cheese mild Ohio factory ia
he; New York 13al4c; Sweitzer 133al4c;
Limberger lOa11. Market nominal.
Eggs-Strictly fresh stock 13lal4c per
dozen. Supply scarce, demand heavy.
Feathers-Choice IN original packages
a55c; in small lots 4a5c extra.
PotatOes-Home raised 95ca$l 90 per
bushel; demand fair; supply light.
Poultry-Live chickens, So 25a3 10
per dozen; turkeys live 9al0c per pound
dressed l2tal5c; ducks, live 81 4o'3 SO per
dozen.
Rags--Steady at Halle for white mixed
cotton; lalic for all wool, and Halle for
mixed.
Lard-Country prime, with fair de-
mand, at 7tasc.
Onions-New Bermuda . 00a2 %; per
bushel; demand good supply fair; Southern
onions, per bushcl. 81 20.
Cabbage-New So % per crate demand
good; supply fair.
Seeds-Per bushcl-Prime clover 81 IS;
strictly choice s. 00. Timothy f. 50 TO
s. on; orchard grass 81 50A1 10; blue
grass, extra clean, ii %; common millet,
81 %; golden 81 30.
Green Onions-Per dozen 2Oc, demand
fair, supply good.
Tomatoes-N 81 90 to 81 - per
bushel crate.
Cucumbers- bushel crate s. 90 10
s. %; per dozen, zoe.
Rhubarb-Per dozen lunches 20 cents.
Radishes--Per dozen punches 3Oc.
Peas--Green, 81 90 per bushel crate.
Beans-Green, 81 90 per bushel crate.
Strawberries-Per quart l6 TO lSc.
New YORK.
NEW YORK, May % -Flour-Receipts
81, 695 packages; exports 5000 barrels,
10, 236 sacks; market dull and weak; sales
Is, 600 barrels; common to choice white
wheat western extra 81 15a4 90; common
TO good extra Ohio So O0a5 %. Wheat
Receipts 81, GOO bushels; exports none; sales
7,l0i 900 bushels futures, and l03, OOt
bushels spot; options steady; uDgraded
red 95s96lc; No. 9 red 9ila95ic; No 9 red
May 94is95ic, closing at 9iic; June
93 ll-l6a9i,c, closing ut 94c; August 93a
93lc, closing at 93sc; September 93a93I C
closing at 93}c; December 95ss96lc, closing
at $3.50. Corn-Receipts 5l,7OO bushels
exports 1927 bushels; sales 1895, OK
bushels futures and $50, 600 bushels spot
options steady; ungrsded 6iic; No. 2 May
64!a65lc, closing at 64lc; June 63a63s C.
closing at 63lc; July 63a63!r, closing al
BIC; August 63sa63c, closing at G3ac
September 2.sG3sc, closing at 63ic; DC
tober 2}aG3lc; December 56tc. Oats
Receipts 81. 200 bushels; exports !, l2i
bushels; sales 100000 bushels futures
lOl 900 bushels spot market steady; mix
ell WtSutIU OidtbG, Nulic wv f~if'C' nay
Steady; demand fair; shipping G5a7Oc
Hops-Sie ,dy; California 4al2c. Coffee
Spot, fair Rio firm at 16(c; options 5
shade better bat less doing; ssles GO. 25t
bags; May IA 4Oa14 6Oc; June - IS.
IL 90c; July Il 2Oal3 BIC; August IL 50s
l2 Coo; September II sail. 95c; October
l.55all Csc; November II i0all. As; DE
cember, January, February and Marcf
II 49a11 80. Suear-Quiet and steady
refined quiet; C SIC; extra c 5.a5ic; white
extra c SIC; yellow SIC; off A 61-l6c
mould A &c, standard A 6. C; confectioners
A &c; cutlosf and crushed &c; powdered
&c; granulsted &c; cubes &c. Molasses-
50 test, 2Oc. R,ce-stesdy. Petroleum
Steady; United s5lc. Cotton Seed Oil
Steady. Tallow-Steady. Rosin-Quiet
Turpentine-Dulls at sic. Eggs-Strong
western 15al5ic. Pork-Firm; mes
S14 OOal4 30 old; SIS 25al5 80 new. Cat
Mests-Firm. Lard-A shade lower
western steam spot 81 92!; May s. 81
June s. "a; July So 20; August s. 81
September s. 81; city steam 3 3d. But
tsr-Steady; western l9a25c. Cheese-
Dull. Copper-Steady; lake SIG G0al6 65
chicago.
CHICAGO, May 23.-Trading opened
brisk on Change to-day, especially in
grains. There was tumble of about &c in
July wheat; June also opened &c love-