Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-29
PRODUCE.
WHEELING. TrEsnNY. MAY q

Owing TO the wet weather country stun
has not been arriving too plentifully The
demand for green stuff is very good. COun-
try strawberries came into the market on
Monday. and Notwithstanding the wet
weather they appear to be in good shape
Such weather as that of to-day will bring
them in in large quantities. The advance
guard are bringing IL cents per quart box
The demand for fresh eggs is active nj
quotations. and all receipts are selling
about as fast as they arrive. Both old.and
spring chickens continue active, and there
is little or no change in prices. Butter IS
rather slow. but strictly sweet stock keeps
moving off pretty well.
We quote the following prices:
Butter country choice 9allc; country
good 6a7c; country fair 4a5c.
Eggs, strictly fresh, at l3al4c per dozen.
Goose eggs, 2Oc per dozen.
Beans for hand picked navy the demand
is good and the supply IS fair; prices are
81 - per hushel.
lie: New York l0iIallc; Iimberger ia
Ne; Sweitzer lGal6l SC; market nominal:
Potatoes, 81 - per barrel; per bushel,
G0c; new potatoes, - OOa6 % per barrel;
demand fair, supply heavy.
Poultry. live chickens, - OOai 10 per
dozen. Chickens. hens per pound &c; old
cocks DC: spring chickens, per pound, 10 TO
2Oc ducks, per pound, young 9c;turkeys, per
pound, 9al0c; geese, full feathered, 5a5c
per pound.
Lard, country prime, in fair demand at
= Ease.
Onions. demand good, supply scarce.
Bermuda onions coming in at = % per
crate: Southern onions - per bushel.
Cabbage, new, 81 30, large crates;
demand good, supply light
Apples, fancy, - 25a5 - per barrel; sup
ply light, good demand.
Rhubarb, per dozen punches, 2Oa25c.
Radishes, per dozen punches, 2Oa5c.
Onions, per dozen punches, 2Oc.
Strawberries l5c per quart box.
sUNDRIEs.
Rags, steady at lfall 20 for white mixed
cotton; i5a$4c for all wool, and lAal19c for
mixed.
Feathers. choice in original packages t5a
SOC: in small lots 4a5c extra.
Seeds. Clover. per bushel, choice - %;
prime y ~. Timothy, choice 81 20; prime
81 80. Extra clean blue grass 81 30; Or
chard grass, choice 81 p; prime 81 20. ked
top 75c: millet SIC; common millet 15c;
Hungarian 75c. Market nomial.
Honey, white clover, per pound, l3al'c;
pure strained SalOc.
cider. swee: refined dbl included) 81 90
az w. country ohtti - 'Ns NAN"f NhNaNN
81 OOa1 90: crab, mhdium 81 OOa5 90; cider
vinegar, per gallon lOal2c
Dried apples. Ohio and West Va. 4 S per
pound &c; blackberries 5c: cherries,
pittcd, he; raspberries 25a2sc.
BeeswaX, per pound, PIC.
New YORK. May 2s.--Flour, exports 3'5
barrels 4, 636 sacks; market dull and heavy;
sales. ii. 800 bushels. Wheat, receipts 49,
100 bushels: exports l56, - bushels; sales ,
l16, 900 futures; 5000 spot; spot market dull
and unsettled, closed weaker; No. red via
Gle; No. | northern 81 OO9sal OOe! NO.
hard 81 OPS. options dull, 1sa9sc up closing
weak: No > red May 959f a6l sc, closing at
a53.c: June g551a 96l, &, closing at 939sc;
July % ll-l6a 96l4c, closing at $500: Au-
gust o. Sa959sc, closing at 41sc; September
g41lag5a.c c, closing at g43sc; December 969i
ag7i.c. closing at 90a963.c. Rye, weak;
Western 81 saGlc Corn, receipts 2lO,15
bushels: exports 5. 1872 bushels; sales 6NO,OOO
bushels futures, $4,000 bushels spot;
market moderately active and higher; I'M
graded mixed 30i5a42S4 &c; May 4Olsc; June
4Oa. e: July Il .a4l &c, closing at 4lssc; Au-
gust 42c; September $3.50. Oats. receipts
2l4. 900 bushels; exports 600 bushels; sales
10000 bushels futures: 34,OOO bushels spot
market quiet and stronger; May $40
lime BE: July 329,c No. , white 81 "a
35IIc. mixed Western 3la35c; white do. 3ia
zoe: No. , Chicago $40 Hay, III fair de-
mand and steady. Coffee, barely steady at
5al5c points up: May l13Oal7.4Oc; June
17Oal5 O0c July t. 90al1.0Oc; August III. 15a
AID. S5c: September l6.00cl6. 15c; October
III 3Oal6 35c: November l595al6OOc; De
cember Il. S5al5 9Oc: January l5.65ci Feb
ruary II. 15c: March l5.65c; spot Rio firm
and quiet; fair cargoes at 2Oc. Sugar, raw
fairly active and tirmer; refined tirmer and
fairly active: off a Lie; standard A DC;
confectioners y. &C; powdered 66-l6c granu-
lated 6l.c. Molasses, firm. Rice, steady.
Petroleum, steady; closed at 81 c Tor June.
Cotton seed oil, dull. Tallow, quiet koslh'
steady. Turpentine, dull at 3F2c. Eggs
firm; Western l5al5i4c. Pork, quiet ana
steady: mess Sl3 75al4 -; extra prime
81 90. Cut Meats, dull; Western steam
ri 32i< . Nav 81 30: June 81 30; July - 4Oi
August IS 50: September 81 80; October
~ 20 Butter. quiet and weak; Western
dairy 5a1Oc; do creamery 6al4c; do. ialr ga
Zoe: Elgin l0c Cheese, barely steady ana
quiet; part skins 4a6isc.
CHICAGO. May 21.-Although fluctuations
in wheat today were numerous, only
moderate business was done and the
changes in prices were confined within
small range. Crop advices again formed
the principal influence affecting the mar
ket: other news was scarce. August ana
September ruled ~ under July, May and
June ruled slightly below. Corn received
considerable attention. the market at times
being fairly active. Oats were active but
unsettled and shade higher. Moderate
business reported in provisions. Flour
unchanged. Wheat, cash No. spring
orr .aQ4c: No. 3 spring i1aSS; No. red
% sa94c; May 933i a4i4c. closing at vs. )
.Iunc 93i a95i &c, closing at $3.50; July @si
a94s.c. selling at 1870. Corn, cash $39sc;
May 50 .a33Ssc; June 331 aS37sc, selling at
2SS1c: July 34ha34i SC, selling $3.50: Oats
cash 5Ss a29c: May 2Sa29i {, closing 29c;
June PSI. arr c, closing at 27l4c; July POS
aS69 lc. closing at 26s4 &c. Rye 54c. Barley,
nominal Flax Seed, 81 46. Timothy Seed,
prime 81 30 Mess Pork, SlS ioi June
il 42i5. closing at Sl3 81; August sl5 qua
IL so closing at Sl3 IS. Lard, cash . %,
June 81 O5; July S. l5a6 ~, seller 81 l!13;
September 81 81 sad 40, selling at S6S''a'