The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-08
pENIARKs OK BEFF CATTLE

The receipts of cattle during the week
foot up COG head, which compare WIN
13OS head last week, and the sales 1or
the week amount to 900 head, and COM
mare with $40 head last week, and were
as follows:
To Baltimore butchers ---.------o lO
To farmers for grazing ----:;---- ,-;-2So
To Washington and Annapolis butch
ers. E.-----.----------- -
Tn addition to the receipts Of the past
week there was about 100 head OF cattle
held over from last weeks market, all or
which were either sold or were taken by
droyers to the Eastern markets, except
q or 80 head. A large number OF the
REGENTS were of an inferior quality, ana
sold at q decline on last weeks quota
tions of % cents per 100 lbs, whlle
the best cattle advanced ABOUT 70
CENTS. There were, however, but few
prime beeves in the market.
Farmers are buying quite freely for
orazing. at prices RANGING from % to OF
cents
IT is worthy "f notice that whilst
large number of the receipts ofcattle are
from Virginia. AVID mostly in rather poor
condition, about 30 head Oh western
cattle were purchased here during the
week by Mr. L Y. Holton, to be taken to
his farm in Farluicr county, In that
State, for grazing
BROKERS GALES OF CATTLE.
Seymour & Welton sold 81 head OF
common West Virginia heifers and cows
for r. ]. Glandy, at 5aStc; lot OF u
mixed cattle for their own account, at
5a8fc.
Samuel Wilhelm sold 10 very common
Maryland cattle at DC.
Williars g. Kirk sold SO good West
Virginia cattle for w. +. West, at sc
30 common Maryland cattle for Mr.
Grooms. at 6a7Sc 20 fair West Virginia
cattle for B. S. Morgan, at 7&a6tc; II
common West Virginia cattle for 4. b.
Goodman, at SAFE; 10 common Ohio cat
tie for F. Lewis, at 6a61c; 50 common
West Virginia cattle for Lowther & Bro,
at 6aS4c: IL fair West Virginia cattle for
J.F. Minor, at 7a64c.
Mr.. Fox sold 90 good West Virginia
cattle fer his OWE account, at &c. 'lO talr
MARYLAND cattle for his own account, at
SIC; IL common Maryland stock cattle
for his own account, at DC.
AN Bastable & Co. sold SO Valley OF
Virginia cattle for Mr.. Rhode, at 5Ea63c;
80 Southwest Virginia cattle for MI Bur,
ton, at 5Ra75c; so Jefferson county, West
Virginia cattle for w. g. Hardesty, at
5}a74c; Is Maryland cattle for Major
Lee, at 7aStc; "a West Virginia cattle for
Mr.. Bonham, at 5a63c.
n: Lehman sold 80 head of Ohio cattle
the best in the markeJ-tor his own
account, at &c; 6 Ohio cattle for W.
LYNN at 7aStc: ID Ohio cattle for SAM
uel Adams at 51aSs, mostly at the latter
figure; Is Ohio cattle-bought OF John
Harris-at casio; II Ohio cattle for bis
own account al 67aS3c
Jacob Ellinger 81 Co. sold 40 fair to
common Ohio cows and steers for James
Adams at 55aSc 10 fair West Virginia
cattle for j. Nj Woodford at 74aS ) DC;
33 common to good West Virginia steers
and heifers for j. G. johnson at 5xaosc;
l6 common Maryland COWS and oxen
for Riley, Owens & NEWMAN at 4a74c; Z
common Maryland COWS for Mr.. Nusbaum
at 4ac.
Lewis Myers sold So fair Ohio steers
for Hiram Thompson at 64aSic; Is medi-
UNI quality light Ohio cattle for Edward
Cunninc CHAM at 44a7c; ) common Hi.
nois cattle for David Robinson at &c;
Is medium quality West Virginia catt e
for B. S. Morgan at Ga7fc ID fair OH
cattle for c. Berger at7aS4c.
SHEEP.-There has been quite good
supply of sheep on the market during
the past week, but mostly of an inferior
quality, which has caused prices to droop
slightly. Good sheep, however, would
find purchasers readily at our highest
quotations below.
s. Wilhelm & Co. report sales at5ia6l
cts per Id gross
S. Frankenstine reports sales at 5A6tc
gross.
SwINE.-The arrival of hogs during
the past week has been quite large and
in excess of the demand; the market, in
consequence, has ruled very dull, aud
prices have declined fully &c per 10; they
may now be quoted at l4al5c per 10 net,
the highest quotations being for strictly
prime lots.
20" QUOTATIONS..
S.Wilhelm & Co report sales at l4a
$50.
Ulery & Shiery report sales at I41al5c
MClelland d Logan report sales at
15Sa15c.
Gray & Judik report sales at l45al5c.