Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-23
PRODUCE.
Pittsburg Produce Market.

PITTsBURG, May 22.-The arrival of eggs
continues light, and for fresh stock dealers
continue to report strong prices, but there
is danger OF OVERRIDING this upward move
ment which has characterized the market
for several days past. The butter market
is overstocked and exceedingly dull; the
recent sharp decline does not appear to have
improved the demand good many re-
tailers are now being supplied by country
peddlers and then in addition TO the in
creased supply the consumption always
falls off at this season of the year. Cheese
continues active and fine stock commands
| full prices. Private advices from the Ohio
cheese-making districts report eastern buy
ers there in force and that they are paying
104al0@c at factory. Poultry in fair de-
mand at prices quoted. There is an in
creasing demand for all kinds of new-crop
vegetables.
BUTTER-Fancy creamery, 21a22c: other
brands, lSa20c; fancy country roll, l4al5c.
choice country roll, 10al2c; low grades and
cooking 6a7c; grease, 3a4c.
BEANs-New-crop New York and Michi-
gan peas, - 40 per bu; hand picked medium,
&. 40a2 80 per bu; Lima. &c
CHEESE-Ohio full cream, mild, new,
llal2c New York. new, l2a1215c: fancy
new Wisconsin Swiss, bricks, l4al5c; Wis
consin Sweitzer, in tubs. 15al5Hc; timber
ger, new, 121Gal3c; Ohio Swiss, l4al5c, as
to quality.
ApPLEs.-Fancy red fruit, 81 5OaS 90 per
Dbl; choice stock, Sc 00a6 80 per Dbl; fair,
81 00a3 80 per Dbl; common to fair, - 5Oa
2 IS per Dbl.
PorAToEs-Sales Irish from store in a
iobbing way at 81 25al 80 per blu; on track,
81 l0al 10, as to quality; small stock, - GOA
2 % per Dbl
SEEDs-Western recleaned medium clover
jobbing at 81 50; mammoth, 81 95; timothy,
81 50al 90 for prime and 81 % for choicest;
blue grass, 81 65a2 so; orchard grass, 81 %:
millet, 81 90; German, 81 %; Hungarian,
90c; fine lawn, 25c per 10.
MAPLE SYRUP-New crop, 75aS0c per
gallon: grain maple sugar, Sa9c per pound
EGGs-Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio, in cases, 17a1Sc; duck eggs, 1Sa20c;
goose eggs, 25a30c.
PoULTRY-Dressed spring chickens, 23a
25c per ID; dressed chickens drawn, old. u
al3c per pound; dressed ducks, 14al5c per
pound; dressed turkey, 15al6c per pound;
live turkeys, Sal0c per pound; live chick
ems, old, S0a90c per pair, as TO size; live
ducks, 65a15c per pair; geese, 50a75c per
pair.
STRAwBERRIEs-In good demand at
case per quart; for Norfolk (Tenn.)
crates of "a quarts, 81 5Oa2 25 as to quail
ity.
GREEN STUFF-Green onions, 25a30c per
dozen; radishes, 20a30c per dozen; new
beets, 75caSl per Dbl; parsley, 10al2c per
dozen; kale, 75caSl per barrel; spinach,
81 GOAL % per BARREL asparagus, 40a50c
per bunch; tomatoes, peck boxes, 15aS0c;
Bermuda onions,S 81 40a2 30 per crate; Egyp-
tian onions, g 30 per crate of 100; Bermuda
potatoes. IS 50a9 10 per barrel: cukes 75ca
81 % per dozen; green beans, round, per
bushel box. 81 50a3 90; wax do. per bushel
box, s. 00a3 80; fat do, per bushel box,
S2aS2 so; Florida tomatoes 8 ba sket crates,
g 00a3 80; rhubarb l5a20c per dozen;
celery, 75ca$l per dozen; cabbage, Florida,
81 00a2 % per crate; New Orleans, large
crate, g -; Mobile, 50 75a3 90 per crate
Charleston. - C0a2 % per crate; green
peas 81 25a3 90 per half bushel basket
CHICAGO, May 22.-The fact that the
predicted severe frosts in Iowa and Wis
consin did not appear last night and the
continued growing rains in the wheat belt
developed a crop of bear sentiment on the
Board of Trade to-day which carried the
price Of July option down 135 per cent at
the close, in comparison with figures yes
terbay. In addition to the weather condi
tions the receipts in the northwest were
heavy and there were rumorS that the
amount of wheat reported taken yesterday
at the Board for export was exaggerated.
Corn was vesv weak principally on &C.
count of the favorable crop conditions.
Oats, weak and lower. Provisions were
weak and lower Flour, dull and un-
changed. Wheat, cash No. 2 spring 81 o.;
No. spring 96a99c; No. 2 red 81 O4a1O61l;
May 81 DIAL 042l, closing at 81 o.; June
81 0e19al 041i, closing at 81 0313: July
99%casl Obs, closing at 81 90. Corn,
cash No. 9, size; May 574a59c, closing
at 5714c; June 5414 assoc, closing at 5414c;
July 53%a5524c, closing at 53Tc. Oats,
cash 47%c; June 454a41Hc, closing at
454c; July 4514a44Xc, closing at 42$lc.
Rye, No. at SIC. FlaXseed 81 T. Tim
othy Seed at 81 %. Mess Pork, cash $40
90ai1 90; May $40 9oal1 05, closing at $40 95;
July sll 00a11 15 closing at 81 05: Sep
TENDER 81 25a11 40. closing at 81 %.
Lard, cash and May Sc 35; July s. 4219a
6 Az, closing at So As; September s6 81.
Short ribs, cash, S. S0a5 So; May s. SIS
az 90, closing at s. So; July s. 9111a6 90,
closing at 81 9713; September So 2219a6 30,
closing ats6 25. Shoulders s. 15a5 20;
others unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 5000
barrels; wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, 3d.
600 bushels; oats, 1SS,0C0 bushels; rye,
5000 bushels; barley, 1900 bushels.