The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-08
GENERAL REMARKS.

GENERAL REMARKS.
A comparatively small supply was all that
saved the regula- owner from experiencing q
losing market this week. and as is is he is cOrn'
peeled to accept range OF prices that show no
that the droves exhibit In quality this week.
Tbore were on sale this week SO lead distrib-
uted IS fallsws 3.57s at A,lertOn's. 23s ut Her-
gen. 81 sent direct to- butchers 3io at down
town yards. This supply nearly equals the ave;
rage Of 1854. but 10 CO. head lees than received
for the corresponding week Of that date, and is
sl2 less than rsported last week. The trade at
Forty fourth street was not active. but as the
receipts conform d sd well to tn requirements
purchases during the hot and damp weather
which has prevailed hero during the past week,
the brokers W. TO enabled to close ont the entire
number Of 100 head, which constituted Mon.
tion OF three or tour lots the whole supply was
in the charge of commission parties, many Of
whom felt well pleased that they were prevented
from operating IN speculative way by the high
prices which ruled q Albany this week and it
between the drovers Themselves on the roads,
win prove losing transactions for the buyer.
We make no important change in our usual ia.
BILE Of quotations; lite was the highest price
sales ct frst quality prices will allow an advance
of 10 In the average, State cattle commence to
come In pretty freely, but grasiers do not care to
replace their stock ct the present prices, not.
remains in many copptiVs Of this State
MICH cows.
There 10 but little doing in COWS, and prices
for the best have declined $40 per head. fnclu.
ded In the Gales this week were few head from,
Michigan which soldlat $6o81o for selections,
Which win probably psSSge S S:Ds Pf o ,a nss
portation nom suoh distant point - that State
aill not leave much chance for proht on medium
csva .s
berlins Rplis Head in Robinson street, are az
follows: -...-....E
Choice and extra per bead t 900IOO
Good per head. ..-..-.....,.,.-...... 700 90
Common per >head. ..s-....,,.....ii... 400 IS
ID VEAL CALVES ,>3
Daring the week lee has bean given TOR few
very CHOICE calves, but the quotstiont Of to-day
show that the range of last week Is all that the
market win bear, although tho supply ia unusu.
ally hight. At Brownings, q. McGraw reports
sales Of 60 head 1t an average Of I'll 90. We
quote;
Extra prime calves, per ID 49, ;. l2i9I3c
Good prime calves per b..........-.l2 4l21c
Common to medium calves. per ~. 96llo
SHEEP AND LAMBS. ~
This is the third week Of heavy arrivals, but
the market seems to have become accustomed
to the pressure Of enormous supplies o. there IL
good steady demand reported at the principal
yards, with total for tho week that exceeds
any since Jsnuaryl. Quotations are unchanged,
and sales Of common grades are considerably
promoted by an advance Of 25037ic now given
Tor Pelts. A1arge portion Of the supply iscom.
peeed Of Lambs, tho quotations per head for
yhich rangs about the same as those for Sheep.
Included IN the sales were 10 fine head exported
20 MADEIRA at Tic
We quote; ES,
sheep extra. per n..................6t 07c
$3.50 fair - prime Per D ..!... .6}0slc
SheeR co1I0A 70 fair Per b....... .5i16ac
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