The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-10
Allegheny Live Stock Market.
MoApAy. April s, 1872.


MoApAY, April s, 1872.
CAfrLE-Tne receipts Of cattle by
the different railroads nt-elng at me
rnion yard. were 81 cars or about 6oo
he'd The quality Of the offerings
generally were 60. Il, and among the
! drrvrs we're s0m- really choice cattle,
cll'rd hv tie owners show beet. The
stock from the West a. usual was
hnn.ht hi:h, and the lrovers, Judging
that the SIMPLY was rot heavy, en-
dravorrd to advance prices a little.
The ina ket opened up with sellers feel
ing that stock ought to bring better
frees than last week, and accordingly
! they helv firm at slight advance.
! The butchers. who have been buying
ca lie cheap for a while back. were not
wiling to pay any advance, and conse .
q.cntlv AZ the opening trade ruled slow
aud but few cattle changed hands
Thi- feeling continued 10 rule tor a
while, bu, toward ten o'clock conces.
sions were made on both sides and the
market became more brisk While in
most cases a slight advance was OBJ.
tained over last weeks prices, still
drovcrs claim that they DO not
advance a. fast as they do in
the West. and a. drovers report the
market good or bad as it turns out
with them, notwithstanding the fact
there was no money in the trail lie for
them, We think there was an advance
Of al least orc shilling a hundred on
All grades Of stock. Some cattle sold
to-day as nigh as Sc per III hut as the
steers were extra, and called show beef,
our read.rs cannot consider SC market
price at all, as probably not one bullock
in hundred won Il bring that figure
The range Of prices may be fairly con
-idered irJm - to 81, very few selling
over the latter ii .ure, and most OF the
cattle from &c % down. Following are
the rates current for the different
grades Show cattle, $ r 100 lbs. ::
ezra, 400 to ljOO lbs. GERS, smooth
and nice, 81 10 s. -; prime, 1900 lbs.
ca,t'e, Sc 10 to 81 -; fair, l2O1 lbs.
steer. Sc - 10 Sc -; medium, 100
lbs. steers. Sc II 10 sc p; common,
3 80 to 50 Co COWS, 81 30 to - -;
bulls. stays, &c, 81 90 to s. 90.
STOCK CATTLE--The number OF
stock cattle on sale this morning was
very small, not more than one or two
loads. The number Of buyers here
larger than for some time. All seemed
anxious to purchase, the fine spring
weather no dpuht making them feel like
taEinc hold However the cattle were
not 10 H. had, and farmers went home
without making purchases, excepting a
'ew who bought for future delivery.
Pr ccs rarged from 81 30 to s. 90 r
hundred f,-. Int are considered so low
hv dealer. here that they have quit
shirping them. The demand in tie
West still continues good, and Illinois,
In Llama and Onio farmers are pay lag a.
much at Chicago Tor S;OCkers AZ farmers
want to pay for them here.
SIIEEP-The number of sheep on
sale this morning footed mp fully two
hundred and fifty mead, and in quality
were all kind clipped, and prime and
co nmon wooded stock The market
opened up slow and dull, and continued
so until the close; buyers were very off
i-h and inclined to purchase low, and
with this feeling ruling trade was any
thing but brisk. This morning the first
clipped sheep ofthe season were on sale,
some of which were very good and sold
a. high as seven cents. 1t the weather
continues favorable FOR shearing we will
soon Rave heavy runs OF sheep on the
market
CALVES-DurinG the week ending
TO-DAY there has been fully 800 calves
sold at this market. Holmes g. Hun.
ter this morning disposed Of 100 head
Tho market is glu'ted with them, al
they are hard 10 sell at any price. The
Sc SON has been so cold calves haNer5
faued well, and most Of the offerings
are poor and consequently dull sale
Prices ranged from 50 % 2 head TO &c
2 ib for good.
! HOGS-The supply OF hogs OF sale
was rather large for this time OF the
wear, a good many outsiders being in
the market. Trade is dull, butchers
taking but few. Prices range from
81 80 to s. 30 according to quality, &c.