Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-08
PRODUCE.
Pittsburg Produce Market.

PITTSBURG, August THE egg market
continues dull and with supply in excess
of present requirements; prices are weak
as quoted. 1t may be noted in this connee-
ton that nearly all the leading markets in
the country are slow. Choice butter con-
tinues in good demand, and for such there
is no difficulty in realizing full rates.
Cheese continues quite active for fine
stock but prices remain unchanged. Poul-
try, both live and dressed, has been coming
forward more freely of late and prices are
weak and dropping; as will be noted, we
have reduced our quotations on dressed
sprngers Potatoes and green apples dull.
Peaches and plums in Iair demand.
DOMESTIC FRUITs-Apples, fancy, 81 50a
81 90 per barrel; choice. 81 GOAL %; peach
es, fancy yellow frees. 81 25al so per bush
ell; choice, 81 GOAL % per bushel; common,
50a75c per bushel; plums, goose, - 5Oa2 IS
per bushel; damson, e. 00a2 50 per bushel
German prunes, So C0a3 so per bushel ;
green cages, 81 00a2 so per bushel. Pears
Bell, s GOAL Is per bushel; Bartletts, 81 ga
2 90 per bushel. Grapes, per 10 pound
basket, 40a50c. Siberian crabs 50 5Oa4 90
per barrel.
PorAroEs-Choice track, CARROTS, 81 GOA
l 25 per bushel; choice from store, 81 50a
l rs per bushel: common to fair stock coca
81 90 per bushel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS onions, hampers,
81 90; Southern, "a 25a4 so per bushel; Gu
cumbers, 75ca1 90 per bushel Illinois toma-
toes, ABA sket case, 81 Goal %; egg plant,
81 GOAL 30 per dozen; cabbage, 81 coal %
per barrel; celery 25a35c per dozen.
BERRIES, ETC.-Blackber 9alOc per
quart; whortleberries, 9al0c; huckle6er-
ries, in pals, 81 GOAL 25; blackberries,
pals, 65a75c.
BUTTER-Fancy creamery, 2la22c: other
brands, 1sal9c; fancy country roll. 14al5c;
choice country roll, 12al3c; low grades and
cooking 6a7c grease, 3a4c
BEANS New crop New York and Mich
igan peas, 81 40a2 10 per bushel; hand
picked medium, 81 40a2 50per bushel; Lima,
43lc.
BEEswAx--Choice yellow, 33aS5c; 1-oz
cakes, 45c.
CnEEsE-Ohio full cream, mild, new,
SlSa9c; New York, 916c; fancy new Wis
consin Swiss, bricks, 13a1319c; Wiscon-
sin Sweltzer (new)in tubs, 13a131Ic timber
ger, new, 1Oc; Ohio Swiss new, llal2c
as to quality.
RAes-Are reported steady at 1Ha1Xc
for country mixed.
SEEDs-Western recleaned medium clover
jobbing at a so; mammoth, 81 %; timothy,
81 5Oal 55 for prime and 81 90 for choicest;
blue grass, g 65a2 so; orchard grass, II 10;
millet, 81 10; German, 81 %; Hungarian,
81 10; fine lawn, 25c per h.; seeo buck
wheat 81 40a1 60.
DRIED PEAS, Etc.-Dried green peas,
81 15a1 20 per bushel; Scotch peas, 81 2Oa
25; sweet corn, 51&a6Hc per 10; split
peas, Sc; lentils, 6a6Hc.
HoMINY-S3 75 per Dbl. of 200 lbs.
MAPLE SYRuP-New crop 5Oa75c per gal
lon; maple sugar 7%aSc per FOUND.
DRIED FRUITS = Sun-dried peaches,
halves, SIC; evaporated apples, 1871 april
cots, l4al6c; blackberries, 6ao1c; Call
fornia peaches, 1211al4c; raspberries, 24a
26c: evaporated whortleberries, VIC; Call
fornia nectarines, 13al5c.
EGGs-Strictly fresh pennsylvania and
Ohio, in cases, 16al7c.
FOREIGN FRUITs-California oranges,
$SaS so: lemons, fancy. $5a5 so; choice
lemons, a 50a5; common TO fair, DO, S5a4 |;
bananas, 81 25a2 80 per bunch; Rodi
oranges. Sc per box.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 55a6Oc; NO.
l, do. assoc; mixed, 25a35c.
PoULTRY-Dressed spring chickens, loa
17c per lb;. dressed chickens, old, II
a13c per pound; dressed ducks, 9a1Oc per
pound: dressed turkey, 9alOc per pound; ;
live turkeys, Sal0c per pound; 1--we cnicK-
ems, old, 65a75c per pair. IS to size; live
ducks, 5Oe60c per pair; geese, 5Oaf5c per
pair; live spring chickens, SOa6Oc per pair.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, lSa2Oc
per pound; buckwheat, l2al5c.
TALLow-Country, &c per h.; city, DC
per ID.
Broom CoRS-Hurl, 5i4a61lc per pound;
self-working, safe per 10; inside covers,
4s[a5%; broom handles, extra No: PLAIN,
$l4 per NJ; No. l plain, sl4 per Nj; NO. 2
plain, IS per NJ.
WIrrRMELoSs-$10a20 per 100, according
to size, quality and quantity.
CANTALoUPEs-S1 50a2 per crate; basket,
75casl 90: Jenny Linds, e. 50a3 per crate;
Anne Arundle, in Sugar bbls., s5a4 %.
CHICAGO, August Wheat scored an
advance Of &c as the result OF to days
trading. The market was stronger from
the outset; although it aeemed 70 hesitate
a little for time it finally broke away
and easily and rapidly advanced TO the
highest point Of the day. Thereafter 1t
fluctuated within comparatively narrow
range and closed &c below the highest
point reached. The scalpers who had fol-
lowed selling by the big firms IN the early
part Of the session became q ntte aPPre
hensive over the stubborn strength OF the
market and made haste 70 cover. This
change gave the market new strength and
about the same time good deal OF bull
news was let loose and added TO the grow
ing strength Gables reported the market
strong at Liverpool Corn was weak and
lower early on continued wet weather;
later II reacted and closed firm and higher.
Oats quiet and steady within narrow
fluctuations. Provisions strong and high
err. Flour. steady. Wheat, cash No. 3
spring S5xas5s<c: No. 2 red sokc; Au-
gust s71{sssKc, closing st sS5zc; Septem-