South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-09-26
BALTIMORE CATTLE MAkKET.
LIVE STQCK YARDS.
MONDAY Spnt ID 1870


MONDAY. Sept. %, 1879.
tcs''ie are sold at these figures live weight,
dogs are sold At net weight that is 20 per
cent generality OF from live weight. Sheep
are sold gross, that is live weight, or moth
ing off
BExr CArrtK.-An dealers report the mar ket
as slower than for long time, some think il
the dullest for months. The quality of the Of
f.rings was not rs good u. last week for though
there was as good tops among the receipts they
were not put on the market TO the extent they
were last week. Prices ranged At ll1Ms5 ia
per 100 lbs, With a few CHOICE on private terms
Prices generally were sG9ic lower, aud in some
cases &c. the better grades suffering the least
Mich Cows.-Trade or prices show no im-
provement. We quote ct ls9s4o per,head, IS
TO quality.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as
follows: Best Beeves at 75mS5 IL: that gen.
orally rated frst quality 2Gl4 81, medium or
good fair quality 759ss IS ordinary thin
'eers, Oxen and Cows l2@S2 so extreme
range Of prices l2@S5 IL. Most Of the sale.
were from 90 to 81 90 per loo lbs OF the
receipts 1890 head came from Ohio 1863 from
Virginia, 2+I5 from West Virgins, 80 from
Maryland 90 from Tennessee, IS from Die
tiict Of Columbia al from Missouri, and
I head from Pennsylvauia total receipts for
the week Gl82 head against 5O5i last week,
and 1912 head Same time last year or the
offerings 1884 head we're taken by Baltimore
butchers, "a sold TO Washington city butchers
1907 10 country dcalers,S 81 to Eastern specu-
lators-tot.l Gales for the week 3l29 head, against
1892 last week, and 3lso head same time
last year.
Swrsr.-Tbc supply is quite full this week,
sc me 1900 in oIcess of last week. The quality.
though generally good, is net al to last week
offerings come of the pens falling short in that
respect, though there as good Hogs on the
market rs there were then The demand i, r C.
ported good in al tie yards, and the prices OF
las, week we'll maintained We quote at
5953 cents per 10. net. Arrivals this week
s7li head against 63iS last week and 1886 head
same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAsns.-The quality this week is
rather indifferent. good Sheep being scarce end
the demand for them good. Common Sheep
are dull and hard to sell a. any price. Lambs
IN fair demand for those Of good quality only.
Stock Sheep are generally quic, Nnd slow. We
quote butcher Sheep At 3s4 cts, and Lambs at 3
(d44 cts per Id gross. Stock Sheep at l 5O6G:2
Is per head Some 2aoO Sheep and LamLs were
taken by Philadelphia dealers. Arrivals this
week 774s head agains, 1893 last week and 9277
head same time last year.- san.
BALTiHohtl Sept. Southern
Wheat was strong and prices several
cts higher. The sales we're 5000 bushels
Fultz at l2Sas %, 2O00 hushs do. at
81 26; 900 bushs do. 1T 81 28; $500
bushs do, at 81 20 1000 bushs long Der.
~ ct 2Sa$l p 5000 bushs do. at 81 80,
and, 800 bu shs do. st 3la4l 81 Sales
also 200O bushs No. | Maryland red
spot a. 81 80. and 10000 bnshs Sout 4.
ern deliverable this week st s %. The
market for Western was agein very
strong and buoyant in tone, with n fur
Their advance of 4a4l cents per bushcl
on the final prices of yesterday. Prices
advanced steadily from the opening, and
the market closed strong Mt s. % for
spot, September, October, November and
December.