Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-24
PRODUCE.
Mholesnlc Market ouotations.
REGISTER OFFICE,
WuErI1NG Decpmb her % lS,N.

WHEELING, Decem0er23, lsO.
The market continues good. Green stuff
is now in in liberal quantities and choice
stock moves off without trouble. Apples
are in splendid demand. Potatoes are scarce,
good demand. quality medium, home-raised,
poor. Eggs are in good demand and scarce
and the supply of butter is generous.
Poultry is in strong demand. Prices are
as follows:
We quote the following prices:
Butter. country choice l4al6c; country
good SalOc; country fair 4a5c
Eggs, at 26a25c per dozen. Demand,
strong and scarce.
New Beans. for hand-picked navy the de-
mand is good but the supply IS scarce;
prices are y - per bushel
Cheese. prime mild Ohio factory lOc;
New York lOi5c; Limberger l3al4c;
Sweitzer l2llal3c; market nominal. de-
mand fair, supply heavy.
Potatoes. 81 p per barrel; Baltimore
sweet - 4Oa2 30; Jersey sweet 3 3Oa2 -;
demand good, supply fair.
Poultry. old. live chickens, 81 00a3 II per
dozen Chickens, hens per pound sa9c; old
cocks &c; spring chickens, per pound, IA
&C; per dozen 81 50a30O; ducks, young = 40
300 per dozen; scarce.
Lard country prime in fair demand at
case; very scarce.
Onions, demand fair, supply good at 81 80
per barrel supply fair.
Cabbage. new, II 90 per barrel; demand
light. supply heavy.
Apples, - 75a4 30 per barrel; supply
scarce. demand good
Chicago, December 23.-Hhe wheat mar
ket put on an appearance of more steadl-
mess 1t the beginning, moved by de-
crease Of $4,000 bushels in the amount oil
wheat on passage. Gables were easier
ST. Louis operators sent bullish dispatches
and orders to buy wheat, while New York
was bearish: s. Y. White X Co sold heav-
ilv of wheat, supposed to be on New
Nork's account. \ great many lines OF
long wheat were dumped. II was not I'M
til - o'clock that the bulls lost all hope OF
a rally, and that business began 10 increase
i'm Volume The decline was not stopped
until the price had declined to q cents. or
IKE lower than Yesterdays closing figure
At the close trading was at 9T,c. Corn,
market was again left TO the tender mer-
cies of local scalpers, who are Oearlsh, ana
in consequence prices declined. oats sui
fered further decline and closed at &c
lower than on the previous day. The mar
ket attracted a large number Of traders
and showed more than the usual amount of
business. Provisions fairly active at
times. but prices were again lower. Pack
ers were on both sides of the market. buy
ing early. Flour, unchanged Wheat,
cash No. , spring SS@4c No. 3 spring oOa
SIG: No. red S9a90c; December SS}5a
qOc. closing at SS$tc; January SOL ago {,
closing at S9a, G. May 91a9S &c, closing at
91a,c Corn, cash No. ,, 4Nc; January
f. a49i. c, closing at 4>i c; May 3Oi5 adj sc,
closing at Size Oats, cash No. ,, 4Oa
4Oi4c: December 392 ,a40i. c, closing at 4Oc;
Az. "A .,1,r ~ ~.
IS a44c, closing at 1870. Barley at IOa
re Flax Seed, at 81 l3l s. Timothy Seed,
at 81 i. Mess Pork. cash s. 30; Decem-
Der s. 5Oa1 621l. closing at s. 62l2; Janu-
arv 81 70a9 -, closing at - 50; May $40 61l5
alO -, closing at $40 a. Lard, cash
- 90; January - 1Oa5 ~. closing at
- 52l2; February - 20; May 81 81 Sc.
Bulk Meats, short ribs, cash 81 20; Janu-
airy 81 S0a4 -. closing at 81 ~; February
- OF May - '5OH5 -. Cut Meats, Shout
ders - 25a4 81; short clear s. 00a5 10.
ReceiptS-Fleur, 10000 barrels; wheat,
$1,000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats,
100000 bushels: rye 5000 bushels: bar
ley. 5000 bushels hipments-Flour,
- 900 barrels; wheat, 1000 bushels, corn,
5000 bushels; oats, 10000 bushels; rye,
1000 bushels; barley. 4 600 bushels
New YORK, December 23.-Flour, re
ceipts $4,000 packages; exports 1000 bar
res: market weaker; sales a. $50 barrels.
Wheat, receipts, $4,000 bushels; exports
- bushels; sales, 10000 bushels fu-
lures, 1900 bushels spot; spot market
dull and unsettled; No. , red 90 PC: un
graded red 81 DIAL 02i4 options easy; No.
> red December 81 04i al 0453, closing at
II 045<: January 81 035S; February 81 043,:
March 81 05i- al O6, closing at 81 05i, May
81 O45Ial 065], closing at 81 04}S July 9S3sc;
December 99i,c. Rye, dull western ia
waukee S0aS2c; ungraded western 1jaS6c;
Canada No. | 95c Corn, receipts, 5000
bushels: exports POO bushels; sales,
65G. 900 bushels: futures % 600 bushels spot;
spot market lower, quiet and weak; I'M
graded mixed 59l5c; December so a60c,
closing at zoe; January 5Sl2c; May 51S4a
5S&tc closing at jSlSc. Oats, receipts ST.
600 bushels; exports 1000 bushels; sales
$40. 600 bushels futures, III 600 bushels spot;
January IS sc; May 40 c; spot white 4Sl9c;
mixed western 49a50c: white DO 10a55c;
No. > Chicago 1910. Hops, steady; State
3Oa4Oc Coffee, steady and unchanged.
Sugar, steady and quiet Mo!asses' quiet.
Rice. steady. Petroleum, quiet at 6SEc.
Cotton Seed Oil, quiet and steady. Tai
low. strong: city 4Slc. Turpentine, firm.
Rosin. quiet and steady. Eggs, quiet;
western 25a9Gc. Wool, dull and weak; do
nestle fleece 3ia39c; pulled 21aS4c; Texas
lSa25c. Pork, steady and quiet; old mess
Sll 90: new mess 81 00al2 10; extra prime
50 5OaiOO 90. Cut Meats, weak. Lard, dull
and lower: western steam 81 90; January
81 02: February 81 10; March - ~; May
81 20. Butter, weak; western dairy ! la2Oc;
creamery 2Oa29c Cheese, strong; hght
skins q &C; Ohio flats da6i+c.
BALTIMORE, Mp, December 3.mW W. eat
western weak; No. winter red spot ana
December and January 95lsc' May 81 va
1921. Corn, western steady; mixed spot
and year and January andMay 56i+ a?'1scc:;
Oats, western 5OI5c. Rye, close; choice ~
aS2c. Hay, quiet; choice timothy $40 oCa
II 90; good TO prime 81 50al0 90; Prov,
sious, quiet. Mess pork, Sll 80 DID, 81 w
new. Lard, refined nc. Butter. nrm;
creamery fancy 2Sc; do fair TO choice IA
%. Eggs, dull; strictly fresh pc Coiee,
firm: rio l9}Ic. Receipts Flour, 200 bar
rels; wheat, 6,000 bushels; corn, 49,o0o
bushels; oats, 1000 bushels; rye, 900 oush-