South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
Baltimore Cuttc NInrixct.
WEDNESDAY,. Sent, I lS75

BEsy CArrLs.--There were fewer inn, ,bi.
week than last that class OF Cattle il wouId
seem 10 becoming less numerous each successive
week, and there was a larger proportion Of CO "a
mon and lover grades Of Cattle. There WA a
little life at times n operations hut only in the
bet grades among the offerings, We, for these
quotations were with dificulty maintained. The
sales OF all others were very slow all through
and made at decline OF I(9ic
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as FOL.
lows Best Beeves At 256SS6 1S--tha, gen
orally rated first quality 4 75(9$G 2j-uedium
or good fair quality 5OG1f4 75-ordinsry thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 75GlS3 sO-yepe,.
al average OF the market to-day 81 50-e.-
treme range or prices 2 756SB Is Most o,
tue sales were from 90 TO So ~ per loo n,
VI the receipts 302 head came from Ohio. %,
from virginia, 732 from West Va, SO from Na.
ryiand, 30 from Pennsylvania, 90 from XIV
90 from Tennessee, and 90 from Illinois lot,
receipts for the week g. lO2 head against 1857 las,
week, and 1854 lead same limo last year. O,
The offerings sS+ head we're taken by baltimore
butchers, 40 sold to Washington city deilers
40 to York county pa. dealers, aud Ial 10
Eastern SPECTATORS total sales for the week were
l069 head, against 1901 Last week. and 2o3a
head same time last yenr.
Jour attention has been called 10 q hsprr dir
cuiaiing ut the Yards, aud nume.ou,y signed
by drovers from Ohio, Yirgiuis, West virgipi.
and Southwest Virginia, protesting sssinst tb.
proposed change OF the sales DAY 10 Monday ON
ana after the 9Th inst, complaining that IL " IN
nscessltaie Sunday work in handling their Cat
Tie, which they are exceedingly anxious 10 avoid.
81 ths risk even Of seeking another market
Hoes.-Th anticipHtions expressed In ou, lss,
report have been realized In the advance in mi.
ces, ne our quotations this week are tOAlc bi,h.
or. The receipts will compnre faSorabiv a. IA
qualify with last weeks offerings While pre-
sent prices are expected by the dealers 10 he
main tnlhed for some days 10 come without an Y
further advance, they think that Quotation.
west are higher in proportion than they ar.
here, but that the demand will not warrant an,
further rise 10 our 6gures Just At present vith
the run OF stool. that is nov arfI ing. We ouole
Al 10 50GtlO - Tor common rough Hoes and
IltDSll 30 per 100 lbs net for the best. Re.
eeipts This week 5lt2 head, against 3?4o las,
week, and $500 bead same time last rear.
SHEsP IFD LlEBs. There is no appte..abis
chaoRe In the Sheep market this week either as
TO prices or quality, There is some falling on Ia
tbs numbers, ~ also In the Eastern demand
there being this week scarcely more thsn Isss
lead taken on that account Good "a, Sheen
we're IN good demand, ~ also good feeding and
Stock sheep, but buyers give the TOP quotations
very grudgingly; common Sheep and Lamb,
sre quite dull. We quote sheep OF 4CasI csp,,
per 10 gross. Lambs 2GS4 per head. or emo
cents per ID Stock Sheep 2Egss 70, and feed
Ing .5Cgt4 per bead. Receipts this usek 7o72
bead, against s5O7 lac, week, 1850 head same
uuse last year - Sun.