Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-09
PEODUCE
Wholesale Market Quotations.
WuEELINa, December s, lS9l


REGISTER OFFICE,
WHEELING, December s, 1891.
There are few changes in the produce
market this week. Butter and eggs, the
two great essentials, remain unchanged.
Chickens are somewhat scarce, but the
prices remain the same. Following are
this weeks quotations:
Butter, creamery, strong at soc; country
choice lSa20c; country good Sal2c; country
fair 4a5c
Eggs at 25c per dozen. Demand good,
coming in light and supply scarce.
New Beans, for hand-picked navy the
demand is good bat tne supply is scarce;
price 3 90 per bushel.
Cheese, prime Ohio factory, liza
l21Sc; New York, 12s1S15c; Limberger,
1Oa12tsc; Sweitzer, 12lSo; market nominal,
demand fair, supply tsir.
Poultry, old, live chickens, g 75a3 90 per
poZen. Chickens, hens per pound, SC;
Spring chickens 30 T5aS % per dozen; per
ID. Sal0c Ducks, 81 15a8 90 per DOZEN
Geese, 40c. each.
Lard, country prime in fair demand at
6a7o; very scarce.
Onisns. home raised, 75cas1 90 per
bushel; per barrel, 3 25a2 30.
Cabbage, home grown new 75CaS1 90 per
barrel; supply strong.
Apples. new, barrels 81 50a1 rs; extra
fancy, s. 90; supply plenty, demand good
Potatoes, Early Rose, fancy, 4Oa50c per
bushel; Jersey sweet potatoes, 50 25 per
barrel, kiln dried Baltimores $f75 per bar
rel.
Sweet potatoes 81 20 per barrel.
Gran berries, per box, 81 5Os2 rs; barrel,
81 50. TO 10 90.
Fancy Duchess pears, s. OOa5 so per bar
rel per bushel box - so; nearing an eBd.
Florida oranges, assorted sizes. s. 25a2 90
bex.
PittsburE Produce Market.
PITrsBuR0, December &-There is con-
tinued fair degree Of activity in butter, eggs
and cheese, but there las been no change
in prices for several days. Themarket has
been oversupplied with poultry, both live
and dressed for some days, and prices are
low in consequence and will be until the
supply has been considerably reduced. The
receipts Of potatoes continue comparatively
light, but the supply Is ample to meet pres
ent requirements. With colder weather,
which is probably near at hand, an in
creased demand for beans and dried fruits
is looked for
BEANs-New crop New York and Michi-
gan peas, e. OOa3 10 per bushel; hand
picked medium. s. OOa2 10 per bushel; Lima,
new, 4c. Pennsylvania and Ohio beans,
81 GOAL roper bu.
brands, 2SaS0o; fancy country roll, 22a2Sc;
choice country ron, 1Sa2Oc; low grades and
cooking 6a7c; grease, Sa4c.
CHEzsE-Ohio full cream, mild, new, 1l19
allAc; New York, ll35al2c; hne fall
make; fsncyuew Wisconsin, Swiss bricks,
14al4LSc; Wisconsin SweitZer new in
tubs, l315sl4c; hmberger, new, l2al219c;
Ohio Swiss, new, 1lGl2c, as 70 quality;
CRANBERRIEs-Jersey 81 25a2 90 per box;
Cape Gods, 81 25e2 80
Eaes-Strctly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio, in cases, 26a2Sc; cold-storage,
2la23c.
GAME-Rabbits, 2Oa25c per pair; wild
turkeys, g. 25ai 80 each; geese, 9Ocasl %
each ducks, Mallard, g 00a3 80 per dozen;
teal, 81 OOa2 IS, mixed. 81 75a2 10; pheas-
ants, IS 5OSG 90 per dozen; quail, 81 coal 20
per dozen; squirrels, SlO per dozen; wood
cock, - so per dozen.
HoNEY-New-crop white clover, 16al7c
per pound: buckwhest, 12al5c.
HOMINY-New, 50 30a9 so per barrel OF
200 pounds.
OTIoNs-Yellow dauvers, a. O0a9 25 per
barrel yellow onions, 75aSOc per bu; Span
ish, 81 l0ai 10 per crate.
PorAToRs-FrOm store. choice stock, Asa
SOC per bushel; Irish, on track, 55a4Oc per
bushel; inferior dull at 25aS0c per bu; Bal
timore sweets, 81 25al 80 per barrel; kiln
dried Jersey sweets g. 00aS % per barrel.
PoULTRY-Dressed spring chickens, liza
I2o per 10; dressed chickens, old, 10
a11c per pound dressed ducks, llal2c per
pound dressed turkeys, l9al3c per pound;
live turkeys, Sa9c per pound; live chick
ems, old, 6Oa65c per pair, as to size; 1--we
ducks, 50a6Oc per pair; geese, 81 GOAL 20
per pair; live spring chickens. 40aoOc per
pair
SEEDs-Western reoleared medium clover
jobbing at s. %; mamm0th, IS 20; 0nethy,
81 As for prime and 81 80 for choicest;
blue grass, g. 65a2 so; orchard grass, 81 20;
millet, 81 90; German, 81 Is; Hungarian,
81 10; fine lawn, 25c per To-; seed buck
wheat 81 40sl 50
CHICAGO. December S.-The bears in
wheat were IN trouble today. The news
was decidedly against them and compelled
them TO bear the onslaught OF the bulls.
The enthusiasm engsndered late IN the SeS-
sion Yesterday by the heavy decrease IN the
visible supply report was carried over TO
this morning and reinforced by additional
bullish figuring. Gables were reported
strong Receipts from the Northwest were
very light. lamentations were within u
narrow range and the market weakened IN
the last hour uHder hammering by the
bears and free realizing. Corn fairly act
i've stroaE and higher. Oats dull put Arm.
Provisions dull, with little change. Flour
firm aud unchanged. Wheat, cash No. :
spring % &c; No. spring SSso5}Sc; No. :
red 92%c; December ~ ass Sc, closing at
92tEc: January 931Sa94}s, closing AZ 1880;
Nav 9ga99llC CLOSING at $3.50. Corn, cash
No . 4Slsc: December 41Si a4SLC, closing
n 4S6Sc; January 4S3S a4i}<c, closing 70
44i1c; May 43Lt a4SJSc, closing at 1910.
Oats, cash, No. = S2SSc; December S-sa