Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-04
PRODUCE.
wheeling.

wheeling.
TUESDAY, May 1.
Business the past week has only been
fair, but since the settlement of the glass
strike the prospects of an increased bnsi-
ness are brighter. But few apples are ar
irving with slight demand. The demand
for potatoes hiss slackened up. The cab
bsge market has advanced and tomatoes,
cucumbers, rhubarb and radishes have
come into the market since last week
Butter is becoming more plentiful and
the price has dropped. Poultry is in
fair supply and the demand isgood. Eggs
have dropped in price and the demand
is greater than the supply on account Of
the low price, which will have the effect
CT advancing prices again. The following
are wholesale quotations:
Butter-Country choice 2Oa23c; good
country 14a18c; common 5a6c. Thesupply
is good and the demand is fair.
Beans - For hand-picked navy the
demand is good and the supply is very
light. Prices are 81 GOa2 rs per buahel
extra fancy 81 80.
Cheese-Prime mild Ohio factory Ia
13c; New York 13a14c; Sweitzer 133al4 &c;
Limberger 10a11. Market nominal.
Eggs-Strictly fresh stock 1la1l3c per
dozen. Supply good, demand big
Feathers-Choice IN original packages
a55c; in small lots 4a5c extra.
Potatoes-Home raised 05ca$l 90 per
bushel; demand fair; supply good.
Poultry--Live chickens, 50 25a3 10
per dozen; turkeys live 9alOc per pound
dressed 123a15c; ducks, live - 4Oa3 so per
dozen.
Rags-Steady at Halle for white mixed
cotton; 1a13c for all wool, and Halle for
mixed.
Lard-Country prims, with fair de-
mand, at 14asc.
Ouions-New Bermuda So so; per
bushel,
Cabbage-New So 50 barrel crate, So 25
to So so large crate; demand fair; supply
heavy.
Apples-Northern stock, hand picked,
81 90 to 81 so per Dbl.
Seeds-Per bushel-Prime clover 81 90;
strictly choice 81 95. Timothy 81 70 to
81 IS; orchard grass 81 5Oal rs; blue
grass. extra clean, 81 %; common INLET,
81 %; golden 81 10.
Green Ynions-Per dczsn zoe, demand
fair, supply good.
Tomatoes-New So 90 to So % per
bushel crate.
Cucumhers-Per bushel crate So 90 to
So "a.
Rhubab-Per dozen punches 40 cents.
Radishes-Per dozen punches Is to 4Oc.
New York.
NEW YORK, May 3.--Flour-Receipts
16, 426 packages; exports ISIS barrels and
3,793 sacks; market firm; sales $1,000
barrels; common TO choics white wheat wes-
tern extra 81 40a4 CO. Wheat-Receipts
none; experts SO, 600 bushels; sales 4, 924,-
900 bushels futures, &c, 900 bushels spot;
options heavy; ungraded red 95a97c; No ?
red May S4a94}c, closing at 9i!c; June
SO 1-1Ga935c, closing at 93lc; July 93is
932c, closing at a33c; August 93sc; Sep
TENDER 93la93lc; closing at 93lc; Oc-
tober 93Sa9isc, closing at 94c; December
95la95Sc, closing at 952c. Corn-Receipts
Il, 564 bushels; exports l,649 bushels; sales
792, 900 bushels futures, 1900 bushels
spot; options steady; uDgaded 66ls69c;
NAV 6lia65c, closing Mt 64sc; June 623a
&c, closing 81 62Sc; July 63AG3fc, closing
at CSC; August 63Ba63sc, closing at 63sc;
September 63a63sc, closing at 63c; October
63a63ic, closing at 63c; November eliza
&C; De. ember SIC. Oats-Receipts "a,
900 bushels; exports 1869 bushels; sales
295, 900 bushels futures, 113,00O bushels
spot; market market moderately active
mixed western 37a39lc; white do 32a46c.
Hay-Quiet and firmer. Hops Un-
changed aud dull. Coaee-Spot, fair Rio
ouiet and steady at 15c; options heavy and
lower; sales 81, 900 bsgs; May IL. 50al2 05c
June IL. 45a11.T5c; July 10.75c; August
10 30al0 60; September 8 95alO. l5c; Octo'
Der, November, December and January
O 95a10. 20c. Sugar--Dull but generally
steady; refined quiet Molssses--Steady.
Petroleum-Sleady; United 96sc. Cotton
Seed Oil-Unehanged. Tallow-Steady al
Ale. Rosin-Dull. Turpentine-Dull
Eggs-Firm; western 13i1S2c. Pork and
Cut Meats-Firm. Lard-Quoted Gale
points higher; western steam spot IS 80
Nav So 40; June S. 35; July and August
So "a: September and October S. 40; city
steam So 90. Butter-Weak and unset
tied: western 1sa27c. Cheese-Dull and
easier. COpper-Easier; lake l6 80. Lead
Quiet; domestic 81 IS. Tn-Essier
straits DC.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Wneat was firm TO-
day and moderately traded in. Corn was
also firm. Oats dull. Provisions strong
Flour-Quiet but firm and unchanged
Wheat-Cash No. 2 spring 81 laS1ac; No
2 red SAFE; May slsas2sc, closing Al
size; June SEASIDE, closing at SHE
July s3lasitc, closing at S3sc. Corn
Cash No. 9 56ta59c; May 55ss57tc, clos
ing at SIC; June 54ia55se, closing al
55sc; July 55sa55ic, closing st 55sc
August 5Sss655c, closing at 55ic. Oats
Cash No. 9 S2}c; May 32saS3sc, closing Al
33lc; June 3ais32sc, closing at safe; July
32ic; August 2sAa 2ssc, closing at 2sic,
Rye-No. 2 63lc. Barley-No. 2 T7a7sc
Flax Seed-No. !, 81 IS. Timothy Seed
Prime 81 IS. Mes Pcrk-Cash SIS 65s
Is 10; May S13 20; June $i3 75alS 80
closing atfSlS 80; July S13 S0a13 So, clos
ing at Sl3 80. LaId-Cash 50 10; May
So O5ss Is, closing at $sl2l; June S. TO-
8 20. closing at s. III; July So 10sS 70
closing ct So 22l; August S. 15S %
closing ut s. %. Bulk Meats-Short nib
81 80; shoulders S. 75a5 so; short eleal
SIS SOFAS IS. Whisky-At 81 10. But
ter-Steady; creamery 19a24c; dairy l5'
ooo E,us- nrlI of 12312lc