Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-23
PRODUCE.
wholesale Market Quotations
REGISTER OFFICE,


WHEELING, September %, 1891. !
Home grown produce still comes in in
large quantities. Sweet potatoes are COM
ing IN freely, and start of at a fair price.
Butter is scarce, and the supply OF eggs Is
very tight. Apples are in good demand /;
supply fair. Ounces have made their APP
pearance in the market, and prices are firm.
Prices on other farm products vary but lit
tie from last weeks quotations. Following
are prices:
Butter, creamery, 23a25c; country choice
1Sa2Oc; country good Sal2c; country fair
4a5c.
Eggs at 16a17c per dozen. Demand good,
coming in light and supply good.
New Beans, for hand-picked navy the
demand is good but the supply is scarce;
prices are g 00a2 % per bushel.
Cheese, prime Ohio factory, l11&a
19I6c; New York, 12a121%c; Limberger,
1Oal2l6c; Sweitzer, l5c; market nominal, de-
mand fair, supply fair.
Poultry, old, live chickens & 75a3 10 per
dozen. Chickens, hens per pound, Sa9c;
Spring chickens s. 50aS 20 per dozen; per
10. lOal2c.
Lard, country prime in fair demand at
6aTc; very scarce. 90
bushel
=
rel: home grown, supply strong.
Apples, new, barrels 81 25al so; supply
fair, demand good.
Tomatoes, home grown 30a40c per bush
ell; supply fair demand good.
Green beans, home raised 35a5Oc per
bushel.
Wax beans, home raised 35a5Oc per
Dushel
Cucumbers, Sa5c per dozen.
New potatoes, Early Rose, fancy, 81 Soa
l 80 per barrel common 75c per barrel
Sweet potatoes 81 90 per barrel.
Peaches, 75c TO $l.0O per basket; crate,
81 25al IS: supply scarce.
Huckelberries, 81 70 in half bushel
baskets.
Plums, 50 OOa3 25 per bushel; scarce:
Green corn, per barrel Sl.0O to 81 ..
GRAPES 10 pound baskets SOC; country
8. 100 per buShel; scarce.
Ounces, $3.50 per bushel.
Bartelle pears, 81 00a4 30 barrel.
Pittsburg Produce Market.
PTTrsRERe. September 22.-Butteri Is gen.
orally reported slow-there is not the oe-
mand there was few weeks ago, anC,
while we make no change in our quota
tions. the market is not quite as stih as II
was a few weeks ago. Eggs appear 10 De
in very fair request at the recent advance
Cheese is firm as quoted and 1t looks very
much as if higher prices would obtain be-
fore many days, especially for August
stock There is continued STEADY uelaahu
for potatoes, but prices show no improve
ment. Poultry in fair request for nice
fresh stock. Domestic fruit OF all kinds is
still in liberal supply and prices are low
with but little prospect of Improvement, eS
there appears to be an oversupply IN al
quarters. =, ooo
DOMESTIC FRUITs-Apples, fancy, 81 goa
l 25 per barrel: common, 50caSl %; pears,
Rartletts. e. e5a4 so per barrel; Flemish
beauties. IS OOa3 80 per barrel. Peaches'
fancy yellow, 7Oa75c per 4 bu basket; DO
an Goal % per bu. box choice yellow
and red. 5Oa60c per bu. basket and I5c
al OOc per bu. box. Plums, darlson, s2OOa
. 95 per bushel; cages, 81 50al 20 per bush
ell; large blue, 81 75a2 % per ousnei;
Cranes. Concord 2I<sSc per pound, 9-pound
basket, 25aSOc; Delaware, 6a1c per pound;
| 0uiuces, 81 25a1 so per bu.
PorAroEs-From store, choice stock, ava
soc PER bushel; Irish, on track, 4Oa40c pei
| bushel; choice track, CARROTS, 81 25al y
per barrel; choice from store, 81 25al o.
per barrel: common TO fair stock 81 coal =
per barrel; Baltimore sweets, 81 Ioal s.
Der barrel; Jersey sweets, IS 25aS % pei
/ barrel.
BUrrKR-Fancy creamery, 2sa2sc: ether
brands. 24a2Re; fancy country roll, 2Ca22c;