The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-19
AlleghenY Llye stock nIarke,.

. NOfhhbkR Ait 1910.
CATTLE-The receipts Of cattle this
week have been light. BY rail there were
not more than II car loads OF some 220
head. In addition to these there were
droves from Washington, Greene, Butler,
Beaver and Mercer counties sufficient to
swell the total offerings to about six hun
dred and seventy.ive or seven hundred
head. In point OF quality the offerings
were the medium and common grades,
fewer good being on sale than Tor several
months. The market opened up at about
seven o'clock slow and dull and continued
slow for some time. Butchers came here
expecting to find the supply Of cattle about
the same as 1t had been Tor several weeks,
but In this were disappointed, as the run
was the lightest for some time. Howev-
or, they seemed determined not to pay
any advance In price, and talked loudly
Of the bad state OF their market, but It
was Of no avail, the drovers well knowing
the supply OF cattle was not heavy, or al
times when the butchers had no cattle on
hands, even fair supply, turned q deaf
ear TO all the talk oi butchers, and held
cattle firm at prices ranging from
/ to tc higher than last week.
For time the market ruled slow on ev.
erything but primo grades. As above
noted, there were but few good cattle on
sale, and butchers who wanted this kind
had TO come 10 terms at once with hold.
ers, or do without, as the supply was short
Of the demand. Common cattle did not
sell fast OF the opening. the butchers go.
ing from yard TO yard inquiring prices.
Finding general advance, they came to
the conclusion to purchase at once, and
from nine o'clock trade ruled active until
the close. We think that prices, compar-
ed with last week, ruled at least tc higher
on the medium and common grades and
q shade more on good stock. Altogether
the market was the most satisfactory one
for drovers we have had for several weeks.
Good bulls were In light supply, while
there was considerable inquiry for them;
what was here sold at prices ranging
from g so to $3 80. Fresh cows in light
supply, demand fair at figures ranging
from $8 90 to IS 90.
The following are about the figures at
which the different grades and kinds sold
at: Extra 1900 to ]. 400 lb steers, SO so
TO 8 rs; extra !, 200 lb steers, s. 80 TO So;
prime 1,1O0 lb steers, 81 IS TO s 25; fair
1000 ID steers, "a 90 to 45O; common, IS
to 8 rs. . ..5... ..
Hoas.-The run Of hogs this week was
light, in fact the lightest for the season.
All Of the stock was in the hands OF the
regular dealers, who had no difficulty in
controlling the market. AT East Liberty
prices advanced considerably, and holders
here used the fact as q reason why they
should do the same, and having all the
stock, they had no difficulty in advancing
prices from tc on common to 3c on prime
stock. AL the stock in the yard was dis.
posed Of before 10 o'clock, at about the
following prices: Extra, $50 to 800 lbs,
$5 90; extra, 525 lbs, "a 70; prime, 200
lbs, "a so; common, "a 90 to "a rs.
SHRRP.-The supply Of sheep on sale
today fair, and consisted principally Of
the common grades. The market ruled
dull and slow except for everything but
prime grades. A few extra sheep aver
aging 1875 lbs sold by the head at $5 80,
and good lambs at about 81 90 to 81 90.
Common stock sold very low, some Of II
going OF 1915 per hundred lbs Market
unsatisfactory to holders, many Of whom
did not sell but sent to East Liberty for
wholesale.