Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-12
PRODUCE.
Wholesale Market Quotations
REGISTER OFFICE,
WHEELING, August IL. 1891.


The supply of home grown produce con-
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.
apce in limited quantities, with demand
good. and prices firm. Tomatoes are CON-
ing in freely, and prices are lower Fol-
lowing are prices:
Butter, creamery, 22a25c; country choice
10al5c; country good SaOc; country fair
4a5c.
Eggs at 14al5c 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 81 0oa2 rs per bushel.
12lSc; New York, 12a121Sc; Limberger,
10al21fc; Sweitzer, 15c; market nominal, de-
mand fair, supply fair.
Poultry, old, live chickens, 81 50a3 90 per
dozen. Chickens, hens per pound, oa9c;
Spring chickens 81 50a3 90 per dozen; per
Lard, country prime in fair demand at
6a7c; very scarce.
Onions, home raised, 81 15a1 25 per
bushel.
Cabbage, home grown new SOC per par
rel; home grown, supply strong.
Apples, new, barrels 81 25a2 90; supply
good, demand good.
Green Onions, 20c per dozen.
Tomatoes. home grown 5Oa75c per bush
ell; supply scarce, demand good
Green beans, home raised 35a5Oc per
bushel.
Wax beans, home raised S5a5Oc per
pushel.
Cucumbers, 10a15c per dozen.
New potatoes, Early Rose, fancy, 81 GOA
1 25 per barrel; common 75c per barrel.
Sweet potatoes a 25a4 80 per barrel.
Watermelons, Indiana SIS GOALS 90 per
100.
Peaches, 81 25a1 20 per bushel box; sup
ply very scarce
Auckelberries, 81 50a1 70 in half bushel
Muskmelons, 81 5Oa2 90 per barrel; sup
ply scarce, demand good.
Bell pears, 81 00a2 80 per barrel; supply
scarce, demand good.
Plums, s. 80 per bushel; supply will be
plenty, with prices lower.
Green corn, per barrel 81 5Oal 20.
Grapes, 10 pound baskets 40c.
Pittsburg Produce Market.
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demand for fresh nearby-gathered eggs,
which continue 70 command pretty full
prices. Choice butter continues to meet
with a ready demand and commands full
prices. Cheese is in steady demand, and
for fine stock full prices obtain. Chick
ems. both live and dressed, have been COM
ing forward more freely of late, and the
market is weaker in consequence. Pota-
toes continue in very good demand, but
prices show no improvement, as the supply
Is fully equal TO the present wants. Green
apples slow, and the same is true of all
kinds of vegetables.
DOMESTIC FRUITs-Apples. fancy, 81 5Oa
- 90 per barrel; choice. 81 GOAL 25; peach
es, fancy yellow frees, 81 GOAL % per bush
ell; choice, 50a75c per bushel; common.
4Oa50c per bushel; plums, goose, & 50a2 75
per bushel: damson, 3 00a2 50 per bushel
German prunes, s. 00aS 80 per bushel
green cages, - 00a2 50 per bushel. Pears
Bell, 9Oca1 90 per bushel; Bartletts, 81 50a
l 20 per bushel. Grapes, per 10 pound
basket, 30a40c. Siberian crabs s. 50a4 90
per barrel.
PorAroEs-Choice track, CARROTS, 81 O0a
l 25 per barrel; choice from store, 81 50a
l as per barrel; common to fair stock coca
81 90 per barrel.
VEeETABLEs-Egyptia onions, hampers,
81 90; Southern, g 5Oa4 90 per bushel; Gu
cumbers. 75cal 90 per bushel; Illinois toms-
toes, 4-basket case, 75casl 90; egg plant,
salOc; cabbage, 75ca$l 90 per barrel; celery
25a85c per dozen
BUTTzR-Fancy creamery, 2la22c; other
brands, 1Sal9c; fancy country roll. 14a15c:
choice country roll, 12a13c; low grades and
cooking 6a7c; grease. 3a4c-
/ CHRHsK-Ohio full cream, mild, new,
s,<a9c; New York, go; fancy new Wis
consin Swiss, bricks, 12a121Sc; Wiscon-
sin Sweltzer (new)in tubs, 1S5< a14c; timber
ger, new, l0j<a1lc; Ohio Swiss (new), II
sl2c. IS to quality
SzEDs- Western redeemed medium clover