Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-06
The Cattle and Hog n1arkets.

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From the Philadelphia papers of Tues
day we learn that on Monday last the cat
tie market was rather dull and that prices
were CSC. the 100 pounds lower than the
previous week. The receipts were very
large, reaching about 9, 500 head and SELL
ing at Ss,25@s.bO for few extra cattle.
81, 10 for fair extra to good, and $3@4
gross, for common stock, according to
quality: .''s..i'r-'..if-t
We notice several drOves of good Vest
ern stock cattle on sale to-day, which are
selling at $3GS4, gross, as to quality. The
market closed very dull, and several lots
sold at still lower prices.
Cows AND ALvEs-Th6re is q good de-
mand, and prices are well maintained,
ranging at from Sls@4O per head rs to
quality.
SHEEr.-The market opened this morn
ing with rather more activity, and prices
are rather better, ranging at from 44 &C.
per tb., according to quality.
The arrivals and sales OF sheep are mod
crate this week, reaching about 4, 900 head.
The demand is good and prices rather bet
ter. LIST quality sheep selling at 43G95T
fb, and I'd do. 3AG14c. n ID, as to quality.
Stock sheep are more plenty, and several
lots sold at S2,25GD3,25 T. head, as to
quality.
LAMBS are very scarce, aud in the alb
sence of sales We quote them at $2@I T.
head.
The receipt of hogs is very large this
week, reaching about Z 600 head. The de-
mand is good, and prices are rather higher,
ranging ut from $5,25@6,5O u 100 lbs net,
as to quality.
The receipts of live stock at the Harris
burg, Pa, drove yards, during the week are
2O72 beet cattle, 4.43O hogs, 500 sheep, and
l, ,459 horses; making total receipts during
the week of oil kinds of stock S,679 head.
The Cincinnati papers quote the hog
market as follows
Hogs-A quiet market, aud buyers not
disposed to pay over 81 90, but 81 GO is
the rate asked. Three hundred head sold
at 81 55 from the hooks, and 700 do, to be
delivered before the 18th of this mouth, at
81 60.
The same cause which depressed the
New York market for produce will effect
the hog trade, SO far as regards foreign
operations.
THE ALBANY CATTLE AND SHEEP NARKET'
From the New York papers we CLEAN the
following in relation to the Albany, New
York sheep and beef markets:
Beeves.-The market is duli and lower
this week. The prices realized in New
York last Tuesday were by no means en-
couraging, at least to those who failed to
sell here and placed their stock in the
hands of Commissions. We have seen sew
eral of them and each tells the same story
slow sales and at losing figures; next, the
Eastern markets are OVerstOCked With cat
tie from the New England States and North
New York. upwards of $500 being in the
Cambridge Sales Yards last market day;
and, finally, the delays in shipments from
Buffalo and Suspension Bridge, W hich tend,
in great measure, to uusettle tue market.
The supply, in view of the comparatively
light demand, is altogether too large, while
the average quality is by no means what it
ought to be. ofreceipts, nearly 2, 900 are
from our own State and Michigan, and at
least one.hRlf of these are totally unfit for
market. The sales made indicate de-
cline of l2@26c per 100 lbs, on all grades,
aud there is no animation in the trade,
even at this falling off.
Sheep-The enquiry for sheep is light,
the prevailing warm weather materially
checking the sale of mutton. There is
some demand for the Eastern markets, and, I,
among others, \. n. Munroe bought 449
head-2OO averaging 100 lbs, (of D. Drum
mond,) at 4Ic per 10, and 249, averaging
los lis, at 4 le. McGraw Brothers look
several hundred head, during the week,
within these quotations. The total sales
do not exceed $500 head. tg