The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-03
Baltlmore Cattle Mnrket.

BALTIMORE, May 30.-BREF CATTLE
This week the market was quite dull and
fully 4c lower, some dealers thinking &c
nearer the figure. The quality Of The
offerings was very good throughout, there
being less variation than we have noticed
for some time past, the greater part OF
those on the market consisting Of middles
and the grade. above, q few fine "tops"
being seen here and there in the Yards.
But few sales were made at our outside
quotations. Several car loads of good
Cattle were reshipped East the owners
preferring to do so,thRn hold them for
this market. Prices to-day for Beet Cat.
tie ranged sfollows: Best Beeyes 50 90
a$7 70; that generally rated first unality
b 75a7 90; medium or good fair quality
IS 00a7 10; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows So 30; inferior and lowest
grades Of Cattle 50 00a0 00-general av.
erage Of the market to-day SO so; extreme
range OF prices $4S50a7 70. Most ofthe
sales iwere-irom I$6 so to 81 25 per 100
lbs. Ofthe receipts 33 head came from
Maryland; AL head from Ohio 257 from
Pennsylvania; 2T from Illinois; Al from
West Virginia; 33 from Virginia and 0 from
the District OF Columbia atotal receipts for
the week 1914 head, against 1887 last
week, and 1,0S1 head same time last year.
OF the offerings $50 head were taken by
Baltimore butchers, 172 head sold to
Washington and Annapolis butchers, and
23,to country dealers-total sales DOR the
week 800 head, against 97S last week, and
45 head same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The large falling
off in the receipts of Sheep this week, as
compared with our last report, has had
no further effect on the market than TO
impart to tia little more backbone-uuo.
tons not varying in any material degree
since last week. At the close to. day the
market is unusually bare, and the butch.
ers generally arc pretty well supplied
with stock. We quote fair to good at Al
a5Fc, and good to extra at 54a6ac per ID
gross. Lambs we quote at $500 to 81 so
per head, as to size and quality. Receipts
this week 1902 head, against 4567 last
week, and 4,697 head same time last year.
.HoGs-There has been very heavy
run Of Hogs on the market this week, q
respectable increase on last weeks full
number, and it was difficult to effect sales
except at a concession. Early in the week
the market gave way under the increased
supply, and at our highest quotations few
sales were made, the greater number 60.
ing oil at SO .25 and under, though the
outside figures are SIS 75aG 81 per 100
lbs net, with but little prospect OF an i'm
mediate advance under present advices.
Receipts this week 10750e head, against
9,7G2 last week, and 4, ATT head same time
last year.
Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-FLoUR AND
GRAIN-Unchanged. A small lot Of new
white wheat from Augusta, Georgia, was
offered on change to-day by Morris s.
Reed, but not sold; the quality is good.
Provisions Pork-Quiet and un.
changed, and concessions would have to
be made TO sell; asking prices 81 75a
10 90 for regular; SIS 90 for city packed.
Lard-9ta8sc. Bulk Meats-Shoulders,
4tc; sides, 6ta61c. .Bacon-5sa7a7sc. |
WHIsKY-Demand fair and prices I'D.
vanced at $50. r-... ..-
Baltimore Market. 7-,y
BALTIMORE, juno 1.-FLoUR-Very
dull; supcrfne western, 81 0Oa7 rs; extra
50 80. ~ aa
GRAIN-Wheat-Dull; choice white,
50 10; red, 50 00a2 05. Corn = quiet;
mixed western, zoe. Oats-Steady; west.
ern, 55a59c. Rye-Nothing doing.
PROVISIONS Dull and unchanged.
Lard-Dull at DC.
BuTTER-Western quiet; choice, 24a
25c; good to prime, 20a23c.
WH1sKY-Quiet at 92ic.
Pittsburgh Cattle Market.
EAST LIBERTY, June 1.-CATTIR-I
The market is slow; arrivals fair; best
G4c to &c; stockers 4ica54c; prospects
slow. ,..a.y
sHEEP.-Market firm; arrivals light Al
prospects fair; best SO 25a6 90; medium
$5 50a5 10; common 81 Goa 8 90. eat
HoGs-Market unchanged; arrivals
fair; Philadelphia 81 40a4 GO; Workers
"a goa 80; prospects slow.
Milwaukee Market,
MILWAUKEE, June 1.-FLouR-Dull,
but unchanged; Xxx family 81 25a7 rs.
GRAN-Wheat-Dull and market I'm.
settled; No. !, 81 AZ; No. 2, 81 As. Oats
No 2, SIC. Corn-No. 2, mixed 49lc,
Rye-No. l, nc. Barley-No. 2, fall 60.