South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-06-07
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. June 5, 1873.
BEEr CATTtE.-The market this week was
scarcely as high on an average as il was last
week, nor quite as active. In most Of the pens
1t Was rather slow, and prices we're reported by
majority of the dealers as tate of from the
rates ruling last week, yet others found the
market fully as good in prices and activity as il
was with them at least. last week. The tops were
as good AZ were those Of last week, but there
were scarcely as many Of them, while there was
alonger line Of middle and common Cattle
We quote at ooaS5 80 per 100 lbs.
MiLcn Cows.-Trade has been very dull iu
Cows We quote prices at 2oaS4o, and a few
very extra at 45sS5o per head.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as
follows: Best Beeves a, 5 ooaS5 80; that gene.
rally rated first quality 62aS5 90 medium or
good fair quality 4 OOaS4 5o-ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and, Cows OoaS3 75-general
average of mar ket this week =: extreme range
Of prices ooaS5 80. Most OF the Gales were
from IS to So 20 per 100 lbs. or the receipts
46s head came from Ohio, l47 from virginia
90 from West Virginia, l13 from Maryland, 90
from Tennessee. 90 from Kentucky, 4o6
from Illinois, and 1873 from Pennsylvania
total receipts for the week l4l4 head, n.
gainst 1855 last week. and 1917 head same time
Astyear. OF the offerings ss2 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers, 235 sold to Washing ton
city dealers, Fl to country dealers, and So bead
to Eastern specuators-total sales for the week
1893 head, against ll76 last week and 1883 head
same time last year.
SwiSE.-The demand has been moderate this
week, scarcely up to that Of last week in poin t
OF activity. The quality has been fully as good
as il was then. The Iun for Monday consists
OF nearly 1000 head, nearly 22Oo head having
been received previously during last week
Prices show but little variation from last week
we quote at 4io4a centa, with but few, and
those rough tail-eIds and stays, selling at the
hrst figure, most sales being made at 43a43
cents per 10 net, the market cloaing firm at these
figures. Receipts this week GIGS head against
s90s last week, and 1850 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LANBs.-There has been an improv.
ed demand in the Sheep and La NIB ket this
week as compared with last week, owing to a
fairly active speculative Eastern demand, aspe
ciaily for Lambs. The quality OF the offerings
is scarcely as good as il was last week, there
being considerable proportion of thin Sheen
and stockers. We quote Sheep at 3la44 cents
per 10 gross, q stockers at ia4s cts. per h. or
5oaS2 so per head. Lambs 4a61 cts per 10
as to quality. Receipts this week 1897 head.
against 97s7 last week, and 1884 head same
time last year.-SQn.
Tin Baltimore, on the Ord inst, Howard
strect and western super -four was selling a,
75@3s4 90 per barrel. Wheat, southern qui.
ct and steady; western dull and stead -sou,h.
ern red, e'C9Sl IA; do. amber, l4@Sl Is {;
Pennsylvania red, !e@Sl l3.
E1- w heat was worth 95 cents yesterday,
corn SO, and oats 30 : the latter being scarce
and in demand. = Winch ester Timer, June s.
RoMNEY MARKET, June Z.
Reported weekly by ]. Ii. c. Pancake.
subject TO Market Huctuations.