Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-06
PRODUCE.
WHEELING. TUESDAY, March 4.

The market is reported bisk, but prices since
our last report have changed very little. The
feeling regarding the immediate future OF eggs is
oue OF uncertainty. The cold weather OF The
pas. few days caused better feeling and the
outlook il good with continuance OF such
weather Choice butter is in good demand ard
the supply II scarce. But,erine is being pushed
forward by some merchants, bat pure butter
holds sway POlltry of all nds is quite scarce
and in good demand. Produce genera ly has a
good call.
We quote the following prices:
Butter country choice 22a2Sc; country good 2Oa
pc; country fair 9alOc
Eggs, strictly fresh, at l4c per dozen.
Beans, for hand-picked navy the demand IS
good and the supply is fair prices are 81 75al -
per bushel.
cheese. prime mild Ohio factory Toe; New York
lO1aalIc; Limbergcr lOallc; sweitzer lie; mar
ket nominal.
Potatoes 81 4Oal 50 per barrel; per bushe i5a5Oc;
demand good, supply fair.
Poultry, live chickens, IS rs to 90 per doz-
en-. Chickens, hens per pound SC; OLD COCKS
SCI ducks per pound, young, &c; turkeys, per
pound lOallc; geese full feathered SAGE per pound.
Lard, country prime in fair demand, at 11Sasc;
onions. 20 TO 81 IS per bushel: per barrel so
TO ( IS; demand good, supply scarce.
Cabbage. per barrel 81 % to " %; demand goou
supply light
Apples, fancy 50 5O1S 90 per barrsl; supply
light: good demand.
Hickory nuts Per bushel 81 25al 50; demand
good supply light.
Walnuts, 80 cents per buShel.
sUsDRIEs
Rags, steady at l14al%c for white mixed cot
ton; LSss1 for all wool, and lhalizc for mixed
Feathers, choice in original packages s5aSOc;
in small lots 4ebc extra
seeds, Clover, per bushel, choice s. so; prime
IS S. Timothy, choice 81 65; prime 81 % Ex-
ira clean blue grass 81 40. Orchard grass. choice
81 50; prime, 81 40. Red top, Sl.@. Market nom
iual.
Honey, white clover, per pound, lSai5c; pure
strained SslOc.
Cider sweet refined Dbl included Sc ooa7 %;
country sweet s. co. crab, choice Is GOAT %; crab
medium, 81 O0a5 90; cider vinegar per gallon
O Dried apples, Ohio and West Va. rs per
pound SHaS5+c: blackberfies, &C. cherries, pitted,
iSc; raspbernes, 25a2Sc.
Buckwheat, 231a3c psr pound.
Besswax-Per pound 2ic.
NEW YORK, March Flour receipts I2,i25
barrels: exports 6 l72 barrels; 1890 sacks; mar
ket frn ana fairy active; sales 27iOO bar
rels Wheat receipts, 26,gjO bushels; exports,
~ 65j bushels: sales, 6,OiS,O0O bushels fu'ures
81, LOO bushels spot; spot market irregular and
moderately active. closing easy; No. 3 red s5a
sic: steamer No red 75a751Sc; ungiadei red
7saS6tIc: No. l Northern 9iha9i14c; No. hsrd
96As96%c; options fairly active at hstsc
down, c.osing weak; No. red March soc,
closing at s6Ec April S67sc, closing at S .1sc;
MAY Sc Is l6aS7s%c llosi lg ct SIC; June S5Ha
S6%c. closing al s57sc: July s4]Sss59lc, closing
Al sac: August s31szSi1sc, closing at H1sc;
September s3SsaSil5c, C osng at SEC, Decem-
ber S6JSaS7Xc, closing at $50. Rye firm. Ba-
lev dull and heavy; Western l6s52c; Candle 57s
zoe c IN, receipts So 500 bushels; exports I5,-
SIS bushels; tales. $1,000 bushels futures and
2S5 bushels SPOT: market fairly active; ungrsded
mixed HaS7Ac; March SoAaSStsH closing 81
s5Jtc: April 355Sas6Ssc. closing at S6l5c; May 81
ss7Jkc closing at size; June S11za314zc, closing
al s73sc; July 3sizaSS4c, closing at 3oHc
oats, receipts $500 bushels; expTts 49,
sos bushels; sales 10000 bushels futures.
Quiet and higher; options quiet and Irregular;
March 2s54a29c clos ng at 2S4H; MAY 275sa215sc.
closing at &c: spot No. white a3Jhci mixed
western 27haS03Ic white do 29i9a3ic: No. Chi
csgo SOaS0A Hay, easy and quiet Hops, weak
and quiet Coffee, steady aud 5GlO points up;
Ma en- 10 95sl7 coo: April i6 S)al6 GOO; May 10 7oa
rs g0c: June, l6 75ai6 Soac: july, 1905 ,l6. zoe;
August i6 &C; September l6 5Oaal6 COO; october
i6 4Oal6 As; December 6SOal6.iCc, spot Rio
s.esdy and fairly active; fair ca-goes 2Oc. sugar
f-m Molasses. New Orleans strong. Rice
tirm ana 10 fair demand Petroleum, steady;
limited closed al 93c for April. Cotton seed Oil
Quiet Tallow. quiet Rosn, quiet. Iurpentine,
stesdier at 42Aais19c. Eggs. urn ana 10 good
demand: western 51zal6,. Pork, essy and q1iet.
Crt Meats, slOE. Lard, easier and quit; west
ern steam Sc .: March &c %; April So 20; May
SC 30; June 81 IS: July &c a. Oetoberso o. But
ter in fair dem nd ana Freely OHeiel, Eigln
nc: western dairy 6aiSc: DO creamery l5a2tc;
do factory 5al6c Cheese firm and in fair de.
maud: western l0al01zc.
CHICAGO, March 5-There was good business
transacted Ia wheat 10 day, but there was not
the snap there was yesterday. The feeling was
again unsettled, fluctuations IN prices being fre-
oTifut. with the tendency, however toward weak
ness, AZ with each reaction prices touched
lower point The trade in corn was light and
ii,tls interest was mantle ted. Oats were steady.
Provisions were moderately sctive and the mar
tst ruled higher. Flour, firm. Wheat, cash NJ.
. sprlpg 77s177Jzc; No. snring 6slza6sc; No.
red 77s4s1a7sc; March 7I54aa1s5-c, closing at