Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-17
PRODUCE.
Wholesale Market Quotations.
WHEELING. December Ii, 1890.

WHEELING. December Ii, 1890.
The market continues good. Green stun
is now in in liberal quantities and cholce
stock moves off without trouble. Apples
are in splendid demand. Potatoes are scarce,
good demand. quality medium, home-raiseu,
,,.or. Eees in good domand anu ooar""
and the supply of butter Is generous.
Poultry is in strong demand. Prices are
as follows:
We quote the following prices:
Butter country choice llal4c; country
good Ease; country fair 4a5c.
Eggs, at 26a27c per dozen. Demand,
strong and scarce.
New Beans, for hand-picked navy the de-
mand is good but the supply is scarce;
prices are s. - per bushel.
Cheese. prime mild Ohio factory l0c;
New York 10I8c; Limberger l5alic;
Sweitzer l2Ial3c; market nominal. de-
mand fair. supply heavy.
Potatoes. s. % per barrel; Baltimore
sweet - 40a2 80; Jersey sweet = 5Oa2 90;
demand good, supply fair.
Poultry, old, live chickens, - ooa5 10 per
dozen. Chickens, hens per pound sa9c; old
cocks &c: spring chickens, per pound, sa
&c; per dozen 81 5Oa30 ducks, young - ~
% per dozen; scarce.
Lard. country prime in fair demand III
7aSc; very scarce.
Onions, demand fair, supply good at 81 30
per barrel; supply fair.
Cabbage, new, 81 90 per barrel; demand
light, supply heavy.
Apples, s. 75a4 50 per barrel; supply
good. demand good.
New YORK, December l6.-Flour, re-
ceipts 5000 packages; exports $500 bar
rels; market quiet and unchanged; sales
Is. $50 barrels. Wheat, receipts, 5000
bushels; exports 200 bushels; sales,
l,l52, 900 bushels futures and 1900 bushels
spot; spot market weaker and quiet; NO.
2 red 99c; ungraded red S3casl 02l4 OPP
tions firm and lower; No. red December
81 O3s{: January 81 04l9; February 81 O5}I;
March 81 06IS May 81 05isal o., closing
at 81 O6i4; July @l3casl Ol, closing at
$3.50; August 9Sl4c; December 81 Ool4.
Rye, quiet and steady; western uasoc'
Corn. receipts, 43, $50 bushels; exports FL
600 bushels; sales, 10000 bushels futures
and $4,000 bushels spot; market irregular
and weak: ungraded mixed 6lac &c; De-
cember 62c; January 60l4 aGO94c, closing at
GOsIc: March 59I4c; May 5914a6Oc, closing
az 595Ic. Oats, receipts $4,000 bushels;
exports 70,500 bushels; sales 4i0,OOO push
els futures and $4,000 bushels spot; mar
ket fairly active and lower; December
4S%c; January 4Sisa49c; May oO9sc; sP0t
No. . white 505Sc; mixed western 46aoo;
white do 47lIa5Oc Hay, quiet. Hops,
dull and weak Coffee, steady at 5alO points
up; December 1730c; January l649c;
February Il. SOC; March l5.45al5.5Oc: May
II l5al5 zoe: June IA 90c; spot Rio steady
at 1910. Sugar, quiet and unchanged.
Molasses, quiet Rice, steady. petroleum,
quiet and steady at $3.50. Cotton-seed Oli,
steady. Tallow, quiet; city itsc. hosih,
dull and steady. Eggs, quiet ana weak
western 25a26c. Wool, dull ana weak
Texas lsa95c. Pork. dull and unchanged.
Cut Meats. dull and weak. Lard, weak
and dull; western steam 81 0j; January
81 IA: February s. 90; March 81 43 May
81 g. Butter, firm; western dairy LA
Die. do creamery 2la29l4c: Elgln 3Oc.
Cheese, strong and quiet; Ohio flats "a
94c.
CHICAGO. December l6-The wheat mar
ket needed outside help to sustain 1t and
received very little 1t fared up for about
20 minutes, then fiickered while and ex-
pired under the dollar mark for the May
delivery. The closing quotation was g9is,
with an easy tone as against 1904 at the
close Yesterday. Corn, market steady,
with little change in prices. Oats, fair
business done, with prices irregular. Pro-
visions, moderately active. Flour, I'M
changed. Wheat, cash No. spring VIC;
No. 5 spring S5a9lc; No. red 92ag214c;
December 9llsa92I5c, closing at 9ll4c;
January 92a93c, closing at 92Hc; May
995Icasl ok, closing at $3.50. Corn, cash
No. 2, SEC; December 81 9a52l4c, closing at
SIC; January 509sa5lc, closing at sic;
Nav 52JSa53ISc, closing at $3.50. Oats,
cash No. 3. Axe; December 4O4a4l19c,
closing at Axe; January 40SIa4l9lc; May
false. Rye, No 2, 61c. Barley at 6SaIlc.
Flax Seed. at 81 20. Timothy Seed, at
81 19al 20 Mess Pork. cash : 25aS 3I1s;
december IS %; January $40 25al0 40, clos
ing at $40 27if; May 81 l7]9all 3d19, clos
ing at 81 25. Lard, cash and December
Is 6Oa5 62; January s. s0a5 50, closing at
IS s9II; May 81 371Ia6 42lS, closing at
:; 40. Bulk Meats, short ribs, cash a goa
/ 95: December q IS; January s. 071{a;
NAV 5 67a5 72j<, closing at s. 67I4. Cut
Meats. shoulders a 50a4 60; short clear
s. 90. Whisky, at 81 II. Butter firm;
creamery extra 27a2sc; extra firsts 24a25c:
frsts l9a22c: dairy extra 23a25c. Eggs at
o3a24c. Receipts-Fleur. $1,000 barrels;
wheat, s., 900 bushels; corn, l04 600 bushels;
oats. $4,000 bushels; rye, 1l,000 bushels;
barley, 81, 900 bushels. Shipments--Flour,
l6 600 barrels; wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn,
126 900 bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels; rye,
S. 600 bushels; barley. 10000 bushels.
PHILADELPHIA, December l6.-Flour
ouiet Wheat, quiet: No. red 99as919c;
January 81 GOAL OIL; February 81 02al O25l;
March 81 03i5al OF Corn, weak anu
lower: No. 9 mixed December, January,
February and March, 5da51l4c. Oats, weak