South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-09-19
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
LIVE SroCK YARDS.

LIVE STOCK YARDS.
MONDAY. Sept. Is, 1879,
fCst,le are sold 1t these figures live weight,
hogs are sold At net weight, thu, il 90 per
cent tgenerally) od from live weight. Sheep
are sold gross that is live weight, or moth
ing OF.
BEEr CArrLs.-At the opening this morning,
and for short time. ,h,re VA, s,me little &C.
Ivi,y, ba, it soon fell OF, and rade was I, cry
slow, becoming exceedingly dull before the
close. Prices for best grades were . shade Of.
while others, particularly the lowest grades,
were tc of. and in some cases . greater frac-
ton. The quality was no, Of ~ good an aver.
age las, week. the tops teing less numer ous
aud medium and common mos plentiful. We
quote 1T 81 5o9S5 1874 per 100 lbs.
MLcH Cows.-Trade 10 very dull and prices
low. wequote at l7G9S4o per head, AS to quality
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as
follows Best Beeves at 4 sTaS5 "a: that gen.
orally rated frst quality 3.@4 60: medium or
good fair quality Oo9S4 90: Ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows / 5o@$2 rs e1trem
range of prices 50@s5 IL. Mos, Of the sale
we're from 3 ~ to 81 25 per 100 lbs or the
receipts sos head came from Ohio, 1888 from
Virginia, 1883 from West Virginia. 60
from Maryland, 81 from Tennessee, aud
81 head from nnsylvania-toesl receipts for
the week 5o5< head against 1860 las, week,
and 1897 shead same time last year. or the
9ferings lio2 head were taken by Bal,imore
butchers, 10 sold to Washington city butchers,
li93 to country deale rs, and s7s Eastern specu-
la,ors-totai sales for the week 1922 head against
24s6 last week, and 1854 bead same time
last year.
Swiss.-The quait OF the offerings is repre-
scented as good in all the yards, superior to last
week. The supply is tolerabIy full. and all
dealers report trade as being good. Frices are
fully mp to hose o { last week and few, il any,
sales of scalswags being reported We quote
at 5GD54 cents, most sale, being at and near the
latter fig ure. and few under u cts per 10. net
Arrivals this week 624s head against 1897 last
weak and ellis head same time las, year
SHEEP AND LANES The dem and for butche
sheep has been moderate only on IA. part Of
our home butchers, most OF the Les, having
been bought early 10y Eastern spectators. We
quote fat Sheep ut 3ta4t cents, and Lambs al 81
(g4A CTS per ID. gross Stock Sheep at l 5O@S3
per head. Arrivals this week 1929 head against
$500 last week, and 4427 head same time las,
year - Sun.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l6.
GRAIN. The demand for Southern
Wheat is brisk and the market il very
firm, both miilers and shippers readily
taking holt. The sales were at LA
: 20 for good TO choice long berry. i ii
aSl II for good to prime Ful,z, tie lat
ter for partly mixed; 10a$l II for
fair red. AMI 81 for very common
Maryland No. red sold at 2laSl 22,
latter in Canton Elevator, and Fl 20 for
September. For Western the market
opened very strong at 1alic per bushel
advance. and closed fraction lower and
easy, especially for options. ] he sales
we're 1000 bushels steamer at 81 OS! {;
10000 bushels No. Winter red spo,
Mt 81 ~ and 10000 bushels doat 81 ia.
In the afternoon the market was weak
9nd declining, and closed unsettled and
fevcrish at trific above the lowest fig,