Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-13
PRODUCE.
Wholesale Market Quotations.
REGISTER OFFICE,
WHEELING, May II, 1891.

The produce market continues fair. APP
pies are in good demand with supply very
scarce, and are bringing good prices To
matoes are very scarce with heavy de-
mand. Potatoes are scarce and demand
good Eggs are frmer and butteris plentier
at better prices. Demand for poultry is
fair. but supply light. Spring produce IS
coming in in fair quantities and brings
good prices. Prices are as follows:
Butter, creamery, 25a30c; country choice
l5a2Oc; country good l0al2c; country fair
4a5c
Eggs at l4al5c per dozen Demand good
in limited quantities and supply scarce.
New Beans, for hand-picked navy the
demand is good but the supply is scarce;
prices are - 25a2 40 per bushel.
Cheese, prime Ohio factory, u79a
l215c; New York, l2al213c; Limberger,
l4al5c; Sweitzer, loo; market nominal, de-
mand fair, supply fair.
Potatoes, 81 35al 40 per bushel.
Poultry, old, live chickens, 50 OOa3 30 per
dozen. Chickens, hens per pound, lOc;
ducks, young s. 40a3 90 per dozen; scarce.
Lard, country prime in fair demand at
1aSc; very scarce.
Onions, Bermudas - 65a2 IS per crate.
Cabbage, new - 00a2 25 per crate; de-
mand good, supply heavy.
Apples, - 0Oa5 30 per barrel; supply
| scarce, demand good.
Maple Syrup, 81 % per gallon.
Radishes, 25c per dozen.
Asparagus, 50a60c per dozen.
! Rhubarb, 25a30c per dozen.
Kale, 75caSl 90 per barrel.
! Spinach, 81 00a2 % per barrel.
Green Onions, 25a30c per dozen.
Strawberries, 15a20c per quart.
Tomatoes, 81 50a5 20 per crate.
Pittsburg Produce Market.
PIrrsBURG, May 12.-There is continu-
! Gus steady demand for choice butter and
fine cheese, and prices are steady as quoted.
Eggs continue in scant supply, and with
very fair demand prices are holding steady.
In regard to dried fruits, which are attract
ing a good deal of attention now on the
part of holders, we clip the following from
! the New York Bulletin:
BUTTER-Fancy creamery, 3Oa32c: other
brands, 25a2Sc; fancy country roll, 2Cc
choice country roll, l1alSc; low grades and
cooking, 6a7c; grease, Bale.
| CHEEsE-Ohio full cream, mild, new,
l1al1&c; New York, new, l219al3c; fancy
new full cream Wisconsin, l212c; new
Wisconsin Swiss, bricks, l6c; Wisconsin
Sweitzer, in tubs. lie; limberger, Septem-
ber-make, loo; Ohio Swiss, l5al6c, as to
quality.
Dbl; choice stock. So 0Oa6 30 per Dbl; fair,
50 OOa3 so per bbl; common to fair, 81 5Oa
75 per Dbl.
PorAroEs-Sales Irish from store in a
iobbing way at 81 30al 10 per bu; on track,
81 15al %, Gas to quality; Jersey sweets,
50 OOa3 - per bbl small stock, 81 OUa2 %
per Dbl.
SEEDs-W estern recleaned medium clover
iobbing at a 50: mammoth, 81 95; timothy,
81 5oal 20 for prime and 81 % for choicest;
blue grass, 81 65a2 50; orchard grass, 81 10:
millet, 81 90; German, 81 %, Hungarian,
9Oc; fine lawn, 25c per Id; Erie onion sets,
81 00a10 10 per bu.
HoMuNY-S3 75 per barrel of 200 pounds
MAPLE SYRUP-New crop, 15aSOc per
gallon: grain maple sugar, Sa9c per pound.
EGGs-Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio, in cases, 1515al6c; duck eggs, l6alSc;
goose eggs, 29a30c.
PoULTRY-Dressed spring chickens, 23a
25c per 10; dressed chickens, drawn, old, 10
al4c per pound; dressed ducks, liable per
pound; dressed turkey, 15al6c per pound;
| live turkeys, l2al3c per pound; live chick
ems, old, 75aS0c per pair, as TO size; live
/ ducks, 65a75c per pair; geese, 5Oa75c per
pair.
CRANBERRIEs-Jer 50 75a4 90 per
crate.
! SrRAwBRRRIEs-In demand and higher at
| l2al5c per quart; for Norfolks (Tenn.)
crates or "A quarts, 81 50a3 % per crate.
GREEN STUFF-Green onions, 2Oa25c per
dozen: radishes, 25a35c per dozen; new
beets, 75caSl per dozen; parsley, lOal2c per
dozen; kale, 75caSl per barrel; spinach,
81 GOAL % per barrel; asparagus, 25a3Oc
per bunch; tomatoes, peck boxes, S5casl :;
! bermuda onions, - 5Oa2 10 per crate :;
Egyptian onions. 50 80 per crate of 100 Der
nuda potatoes. S900per barrel; white onion
sets. $SaS 30 per bushel; cukes, ) 0oal p
per dozen; green beans, round, per
! bushel uox, $3a3 -; wax DO per buShel
box, - STA 400; fiat do, per ouS6el box
! ga y 20: Florida tomatoes basket crates,
/ q 0Oa4 so; rhubarb, l5a2'c per dozen
| celery. 75caSl per dozen; cabbage, Florida,
81 75a2 % per crate; New Orleans, large