Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-24
PRODUCE.
Register Office.


WHEELING, May %.
Home grown produce is coming into the
market and is being quoted cheaper;
Bananas are scarce. Green beans ana
peas hold same prices.
butter-Creamery 20c, country cnoice'
boise: country, good 5i6c; country, Lght,
5Q6c. butterine l3M15c.
Eggs-9ls@10c per dozen. 40
bushe1
Cheese-Prime Ohio factory 11h@i2c;
New York Ike: LiTnberger l2c: SWeltzer,
Poultry-Old live chickens & 75a3 % per
dozen; chickens. hens. per pound sd9c:
spring chickens. 81 5O93 90 per dozen; per
Ducks % per dozen; geese 4oa5Oc
pound.
Lard-Country. 5asc
Lemons-M essina $2T513,25 per box
Bananas-Sl 75u2 80 per bunch, as TO s-ze
and quality.
Ga hags-sac per pound. o,,na
Huney. in comb. 15ul6c ger pound
Potatoes-S2. 06Gl2. % per barrel; 5oM6Oc per
bushel; new sio0@4.f5 per barrel.
PARSLEY -l5@z0c per dozen huncnes.
Onlons-$l00 per buShel.
Green Onions-l2lz0tl5 per dozen.
bermuda Onions-$I.15 per crate.
box.
Lettuce-75c per bushel
Strawberries-Home, 7010c per basket.
Tomatoes 90 per crate.
PlneappleS-l25l5 each.
Cocoanuts-45Q50c per 6ozer.
RadlsheS-20c per dozen.
Splnach-toc Per bushyl hamper
SucumDers-50c per dozen.
EGYPTIAN On4onS-$l.2o per buShel
Rhubarb-l212c per dozen.
Florida green beans-$1.75 bushel.
Florida green peas-$l.50 bushel.
Chicago, May 23.-Heavy realizing,
despite crop damage news, caused a
of n in. trrhO II
Corn and oats lost Csc each. Pork and
ribs closed shade higher and lard a
shade lower.
Renewed claims of drouth from Rus
STA and prospects of an improved bust
ness gave wheat a firm state. The
market soon began to yield, however,
under generous selling, owing to more
seasonable weather. During the first
part OF the session the markets, sold
off cent. Covering on advices Icon-
firming previously reported damage by
insects started a rally but the heavy
liquidation on every bulge carried
prices back again and the market clos
ed at about the bottom. July opened
a shade higher at 75@75kc, declined to
745sc, advanced to 75%c, sold off to
743sc, rose to 75Mc. declined to TAO
741sc, and closed at 74B@74Ac. Re-
ceipts were comparatively light, Chi
cago receiving but go cars, against 466
last year, and Minneapolis and Duluth
433 compared with S58 the same day a
year ago. The aggregate at western
primary markets was 437 900 bushels,
against $4,000 bushels the year before.
Clearances from Atlantic ports of wheat
and -four eQualled 205,0 bushels.
Worlds visible decreased 1916, 900
bushels. Cash demand fair Liuuida-
ton influenced by favorable weather
and increased country offerings, weak
ened corn. Receipts, 1886 cars. Worlds
visible decreased 1888, 900 bushels. July
opened at 1875 @33%c; sold at 33Ac,
declined to 33Ac, and closed at 3314 %
33asc.
Oats declined owing to favorable
crop advices and learge receipts. Ele-
vator concerns liquidated freely. Re
ceipts, GAG cars. Worlds visible in
creased 10000 bushels. July started
1sc lower at 24A@23Bc, declined to
2312c, and closed at 231s0235sc.
Provisions showed signs of strength
early on account of small hog receipts,
and an advance at the yards, but when
grains began to decline the market be-
came stagnant and the advice was lost.
July pork opened 21ac higher at
$S.271s, advanced to 1921, declined
TO sS.221s, and closed at $S.25@S.271b.
Lard and ribs were exceedingly dull
within a narrow range.
Estimated receipts for Wednesday:
Wheat, 80 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats,
295 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The following futures ranged as fol-
lows: