South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-11-21
Baltimore Cattle N1nI-Ixc
THURSDAY. Nov. ID. 1873

BERT CATTLS.--There were more Cattle on the
market this week than were needed, operations
being very slow, and as some thought, the dull
est since the war. In common with other live
stock, and almost every other article Of merch an
disc, prices were lower, and sales very slowly ef-
:ccted, the decline increasing I'd the market pro-
crossed, until &c lower figures were accepted than
for corresponding grades of Cattle sold last week
tops fell of s9lc, aud stockers aud feeders
}GD1c per III.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as FOL.
lows Best Beeves nj 4 5OGS6 OO-that gen.
orally rated first quality 3 5OCaS4 so medium
or good fair quality o0(BS3 go ordinary thin
SteerS, Oxen and Cows 2 O0(G?3 90; inferior
and lowest grades Of CnttleO OoG2O0 OO-gen-
eral average OF the market to-day SO az ex-
treme range Of prices 2 OOGSS6 90 Most OF
the sales were from % to - IS p 100 rs.
OF the receipts j27 head came from Ohio, 1857
from Virginia. l47 from w Va, al from Nd
and 10 from Penna-total receipts for the week
1892 head against 1927 last week and 2IOO head
same time last year. OF the offerings 9S9 head
were taken By Baltimore butchers So sold 10
York county, Pennsylvania and Carroll couu
~, Maryland dealers GO to Washington city
and country dealers, and l2s head TO Eastern
speculators-tOtai sales for the week 2Osl head,
against 25l3 last week, and 1879 head aame time
last year
SngEP AN LAvss-The Sheep market /. very
dull, and prices ar. no better under Ihe heavy
falling OF ia the receipts this week There is no
Eastern or country QfOhu0 Whatever. ana tuat
on the part Of city butch re- is fully supplied by
the current receipts We quote ~ 4CD5 cents,
though extra heavy Fat Sheep would sell ~ sac
per 10 gross Stock Sheep dull at 2Gqs3 90 per
head Lambs dull AZ "a 50 y per head Re
ceints this week 2il7 head against 3323 laat
week and SIC bead same time last year
Hoes The ovcr-suPply on the market this
week has caused IL 10 give way. and prices are
fully &c lower than orr last quotations, the de-
cline commencing early IN the week ~ o7ir
outside figures very few and these choice tops have
been sold and At the close the extreme hgure cTu
not he obtained The demand is dell Tor heavy
hogs. but fair for neat bacon qualities, and a
supply in excess OF 6 or 5000 head weekly would
just now cause further decline, and the pros.
poets are entirely dependent OF future receipts
We quote cornfed Hogs al 2 25GS6 90, and but
few At the latter figure siillsrs sass % per 20
lbs net Receipts this week 9427 head, against
t4OO last week and 5944 head same time last
year Sun.
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, Novombor 49,
FLoUR-Howard street super 50 ass 2j.--
WnEAr, market steady but higher sales Of
red 1T l55m}lG5 cenis-choice white at Yea rs
per hushel. Corn-ls 600 bushels received to-
day White sold a, 65@G5l cts-yellow At ehG4
C5 cents per bushe Rye-salos at $4,000 cents
PER bushel Osts-sales a. 46@52 cents.
In y. York on the sh, gold closed At 1881
"A little two year old child in this place, a
day or two ago, after taking peep into the
stove in the kitchen where some pies we're bsk-
ing, ran, flushed and excited into tho room where
his grandma was exclaiming oh Grandma,
Grandma The pies are bleeding :"
"A malicious soldier on the plains writes that
nne-ieuths Of the time OF the army officers is oc-
cupied in counting Indian squsws.
The newest style Of Boys trousers, which
arc copper fastened and plated at the knee TO de
Is friction, are known as the 'knee Plus Ultra.