Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-26
PRODUCE.
wholesale Market Quotations
REGISTER OFFICE,
WHEELING, August %, 1891.


tinues to come in freely, with consequent
reduction in prices all around. Blackoer-
ries are practically out of the market, as
well as green peas and radishes. Cabbage
and new potatoes are coming in in great
quantities and prices are very weak
Pears and plums have made their appear
ance in limited quantities, with demand
good, and prices firm. Tomatoes are com
ing in freely, and prices are lower. Fol
lowing are prices:
Butter, creamery, 22a25c; country choice
15a20c; country good Sa12c; country falr
4a5c.
Eggs at 13a14c per dozen. Demand good,
coming in freely and supply good.
New Beans, for hand-picked navy the
demand is good but the supply is scarce;
prices are % 00a2 % per bushel.
Cheese, prime Ohio factory, 1115a
PKG; New York, 12a121fc; Limberger,
| 1Oal2I5c; Sweitzer, 15c; market nominal, de-
mand fair, supply fair.
Poultry, old, live chickens, 81 75a3 90 per
dozen. Chickens, hens per pound, Sa9c;
Spring chickens 81 50a3 90 per dozen; per
ID. 10al2c.
Lard, country prime in fair demand at
6a1c; very scarce.
bushel
=
rel; home grown, supply strong.
Apples, new. barrels 81 GOAL so; supply
plentiful, demand good.
Tomatoes, home grown 25a50c per bush
ell; supply scarce, demand good.
Green beans, home raised 35a50c per
bushel.
Wax beans, home raised sS5a5Oc per
bushel.
Cucumbers, 3a5c per dozen.
New potatoes, Early Rose, fancy, 81 0Oa
l % per barrel common 75c per barrel.
Sweet potatoes 50 25a3 so per barrel.
Watermelons, Indiana, $l5 90 Dper 100;
Ohio River melons, S6al2
Peaches, CSC to S5c per basket; supply
very scarce.
Huckelberrles, 81 70 in half bushel
baskets.
Muskmelons, 81 5Oa2 90 per barrel; sup
ply scarce, demand good.
Plums, 81 50a2 Is per bushel; scarce.
Green corn, per barrel 81 GOAL 25
Grapes, 10 pound baskets soc.
Barteue pears, SO 50a4 90 barrel.
Cantelopes, 75c to 81 25 per basket.
Pittsburg Produce Market.
PIrrsBuRG, August 25.-There has been
no important change in the general posi-
zion of the egg market recently; while the
supply of strictly fresh stock is not large
il is fully equal to present requirements.
With cooler weather now near at hand,
there will be an improved demand Choice
butter continues in fair demand, although
il has been curtailed considerably by the
recent sharp advance in price, by reason Of
which it is being supplanted largely by
"oleo.n Cheese is firm at the recent adj
vance Irish potatoes have been doing
better the past week. All kinds of domes-
tic fruits in large supply and prices ruling
very low.
DOMESTIC FRUITs-Apples, fancy, 81 GOA
81 25 per Darrell choice, 75caSl 90; peach
es, fancy yellow frees, 75a90c per basket;
boxes, 81 GOAL 20; choice, 6Oa7Oc: common,
30a40c per bushel; plums, damson, g. GOA
so per bushel; German prunes, 50 00a3 80
per bushel; green cages, 81 5Oa1 20 per
bushel. Pears, Bell, 50a60c per bushel |;
Bartletts, per half barrel 81 5Oa IS; per
barrel g 75a3 co. Grapes, per 10 pound
basket, 25a3Oc. Siberian crabs 50 50a4 90
per barrel.
PorAroEs-Choice track, CARROTS, 81 75a
90 per barrel; choice from store, s. GOA
. 25 per barrel; common to fair stock 81 GOA
al 25 per barrel; Baltimore sweets, s. 50a
IS per barrel; Jersey sweets, s. OOa5 80
per barrel.
50 5Oa4 90; Southern, 50 00a3 80 per bar
rel; Acmetomatoes, 30a40c per bushel; egg
plant, Safe; cabbage, 50a6Oc per barrel !;
celery, 2Oa25c per dozen.
BUTrER-Fancy creamery, 26a2Sc: other
brands, 23a25c; fancy country roll, 1oa2Oc;
choice country roll, 14al6c; low grades and
cooking 6a7c; grease, 3a4c.
BEANs-New crop New York and Michi-
gan peas. 3 40a3 IS per bushels; hand
picked medium. 81 40a2 80 per bushel;
Lima, 4sIc.
SsLa9c: NewYork, 9s<a10c: fancy newWiS-
consin Swiss. bricks, 1315al4c; Wiscon-
sin Sweltzer (new)in tubs, l21kal3c; timber
ger, new, 101Sa1lc; Ohio Swiss new, IL
12c, as to quality.
Standardization recleaned medium clover
iobbing at s. %; mammoth. s. 40; timothy,
81 SIS for prime and 81 80 for choicest;
blue grass, 81 65a2 so; orchard grass, 81 20;
millet, 81 10; German, 81 %; Hungarian,
81 10; fine lawn, 25c per h.; SEED buck
wheat 81 4Oa1 60.
HOMNY-$3 IS per Dbl Of 200 lbs.
MAPLE SYRUP-New crop 50a75c per gal
Ion; maple sugar !slaSc per FOUND
EeSs-Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio, in cases, l51Sal6c; candled eggs, IA
lc additional.
PoULTRY-Dressed spring chickens, 15a
l6c per ID; dressed chickens. old, IL
a12c per pound; dressed ducks, 10al2c per
pound; dressed turkeys, 9a1Oc per pound;
live turkeys, Sal0c per pound; live chick
ems. old, 65a75c per pair, as to size; live
ducks, 50a60c per pair; geese, 50a75c per
pair; live spring chickens, 30a6Oc per pair.
WAfERMELoSs-sl0a 20 per 100, according
to size, quality and quantity.
CANTAIoUPEs-s1 5Oa2 per crate: basket,
75casl 90: Anne Arundie, in sugar bbls.,
sSaS so; Jenny Linds. s. 50aS per crate
CHICAGO, August S5.-The trade was