Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-30
PRODUCE.
The Wholesale Market Quotations.
REGISTER OFFICE,
WHEELING, July 20, 1890.


WHEELING, July 20, 1890
The produce business IS still on the boom,
and there are few changes to report in the
prices. while the conditions of the market
remain about the same There is very
brisk demand for all kinds of country
stuff. and it is gobbled up as fast as IL ar
rives The demand for all kinds of fruits
is especially strong and it goes off imme-
diately upon arrival. While all the pro
duce men are very busy they could do more
business were they able to secure the goods
There is very active demand for spring
chickens at quotations. Choice butter con
tinues in good demand.
We quote the following prices;
Butter, country choice SalOc: country
good Ga1c; country fair 4a5c.
Eggs, scarce at ljc per dozen. Demand,
strong.
Beans, for hand picked navy the demand
is good and the supply is fair; prices are
81 Goal % per bushel.
Cheese, prime mild Ohio factory 9c;
New York lOi5c; Limberger Bale;
Sweitzer l6al6Lc; market nominal, de
mand fair, supply heavy
Potatoes, new potatoes . % per barrel;
demand fair, supply good
Poultry, old, live chickens, . 5Oai 90 per
dozen. Chickens, mems per nd9al9c; old
cocks Dc; spring chickens, per pound, 10 to
lGc; per dozen s. 90 to s. 90; ducks, per
pound, young l5c; scarce.
Lard, country prime, in fair demand at
| 7l.aSc.
Onions, demand fair, supply good at coca
/ II per bushel.
Cabbage, new, - % per barrel; de-
mand good, supply light.
Blackberrics, 20 cents per bucket; very
scarce.
Beans, green, home grown, $l0O per
bushcl demand good supply scarce.
Raspberries, llal24c per box; better
market; very scare.
| GOOseberries. - 30 per bushel; scarce.
| Currants, 81 O0a3 80 per bushel; scarce.
| Watermelons, $50 0Oa25 90 per hundred.
| Caeteloupes, - 90 to 3 - per crate; de-
mand good; supply scarce
Apples. 81 30 10 s. 90 per barrel. Sup
ply scarce, demand good.
Cucumbers II 10 20 cents per dozen. De
mand fair
Corn, green s. 90 per barrel; demand
strong and supply light.
sUNDRIEs.
Rags, steady at l4ali9c for white mixed
cotton; lsa$4c for all wool, and ll4al19c for
mixed.
/ Feathers, choice in original packages 45a
SOC; in small lots 4a5c extra.
Seeds, Clover, per bushel, choice 81 05;
prime 3 -. Timothy, choice 81 20; prime
| 81 90. Extra clean blue grass 81 30; Or
chard grass, choice 81 p; prime 81 20. Red
/ top 15c; millet SIC; common milet Zoe;
Hungarian 55c Market nomial.
| Honey, white clover, per pound, l3al5c
pure strained SalOc.
Dried Apples, Ohio and West Va rs
per pound 4a4i Sc; blackberries &c; cher
ries, pitted, 1eSc; raspberries l5alSc.
/ Beeswax, per pound, 2ic.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-Flour, receipts
| %. 500 packages; exports ll,3l0 sacks
market firm and quiet Wheat, receipts
| 81, 100 bushels; exports %, 22S bushels; sales
/ ZIP 900 bushels futures and 5000 bush
els spot; spot market dull and lower; I'M
graded red S7aSl Ol&3; No. red 81 a
q5c; No. , Chicago 81 90; options fairly &C
tive. No. red July 99ag95zc, closing at
qqi, c: August ga za9Sstc, closing at 9Si.c
September 9Ss4 9SEc; closing at SIC;
October gSl 4a9S9{c, closing at 9S4c; De
cember 995Sc; May 81 039.. Rye, western
y a6Oc Corn, receipts 4l4,OO bushels
exports, 400 bushels; sales 3,2j6, 600 bush
els futures and 5000 bushels spot; mar
ket dull ; ungraded mixed 5la529 &C; July
5ls-c; August 81 a52lsc, closing at 5l9.c;
September 81 4a52l4c closing at 52hc;
October 52i4 a53 3-l6c closing at % &c.
Oats, receipts 5000 bushels; sales $4,000
bushels futures and 5000 bushels spot;
market dull and easier; July 39S &c; August
&c; September 3Sc; spot No. , white
49i.c; mixed western 3sa4jc; white do.
42c: No. , Chicago lie. Hay and hops
quiet Coffee. steady and unchanged:
Sugar. refined lower c 5i4a52!c; extra {
sc; white extra c 5$!c; yellow 4 4Stc;
mould \ 6Lfc; standard \ Lice; eonfec-
TONERS A SIC; cutloaf and crushed, pow
dered and cubes 64aG SC; graduated o. c.
Molasses. dull. Rice firm. Petroleum
steady Cotton Seed Oil, dull. Tallow
steady. Rosin, quiet. Turpentine, dull
Frrs' ouiet; western, prime TO fancy lsa
1si9c Wool easy and dull; domestic
fleece ssaSSc: pulled 96aS4c; Texans l'a24c
PORK. firm; mess slS 0Oal4 90; extra
$40 O0alO 30. Cut meats strong. Lard,
steady: western steam 81 80; August - 81 :