Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-16
LIVE STOCK.
East Liberty.

EAST LIBERTY, September l5:-Cattle
Receipts since and including Friday
last were 3,4O0 head OF through, and
| l,2S4 head Of local stock; total for the
week ending this day 4,Sll head OF
through and 3,34l head OF local, against
1907 through and 3,79l local stock last
week. The supply is good with a fair
attendance of buyers, but trade is slow
except for really good, which are being
bought up for the New York market.
On good advices prices are, however, a
shade off from last week; So head have
been sold, % loads of which are for New
York, II for the country, and the bal
ance to retail dealers here; best $50
5 10; fair to good 81 1904 S5; common
So 50@4 90.
Hogs-Receipts Is, 100 head; total for
the week 23,ll0 head against Is, ,425 last
week. Grassers s. 5O(G3 90; Workers
s. COOS 80; Philadelphias So S0(93 80.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; total for
the week $500 head against 1900 last
week. Selling active at 10 to l7c higher
than last week.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, September l5.-The Dropers
Journal reports hog receipts 5000 head !;
shipments 5000 head. Market weak at
from 10 to 10 cents lower all round |;
mixed packing s. 1908 35; light 8 40
as Is; short heavy 50 409G3 65.
Cattle-Receipts 400 head; ship
ments 1900 head. Market firm and ac-
tive; for good shipping and export 81 60
as 90; common to fair shipping s. S0tG
4 20; butchers weak and depressed; ;
stockers dull; western heavy supply
slow and easier, through Texans steady
at s. 25C93 20.
Sheep-Receipts 200 head; shipments
none. Market dull at g 00G94 90. A
London special says there is liberal
supply of cattle and no Improvement in
the demand. Market dull and tending
downward. Sheep firm and unchanged.
New York.
New YORK, September l5.-Beeves-
Receipts since Friday and all in the
yards to-day $500 head. Prices well
sustained TO near the close, when there
was a break, and some 80 car loads of
late receipts, mainly from Baltimore, had
to be sold at reduction OF about ic,
extreme range, native steers 7l9l0tc;
with a general business at S(G94c;T ex-
ans and Colorado half-breeds 69GSc.
Exporters used 1850 head OF good to
extra steers, mainly at 9!CGl0c. Ship
ments for the week 6l0 head of live cat
tie and 4,270 quarters.
Sheep-Receipts to-day and yesterday
1880 head. Market firm for sheep at
a 00C95 80, but easier for lambs, which
were trihe dull at 81 75C95 80. About
800 head were purchased for expectation
at sic. Shipments for the week l,l60
carcasses.
Hogs-Receipts for two days 1880
head. Market easier for live at g 379
4 80 per 100 pounds for poor to prime,
with sales one car Ohios, 220 pounds, at
81 10; one car Michigan, l65 pounds, at
So 38.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, September l5.-Cattle-
Market opened fairly active and closed
dull; very best at 81 S7iGe5 S7i; first
quality 81 371@4 661 medium 81 m
Gn4 90; ordinary 81 50t92 75; mos, u
the sales were at s. l2t(a,4 25; receipts
OiOOt hcdu bdleS -ioJ@ netu'
Hogs-Market firm at 5(G5lc. Re
ceipts 624 head.
Sheep and Lambs - Receipts 1923
head. Quotations, sheep 3tc; lambs 81
O4!c.
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, September l5.-Hogs -
Top grades lower; mixed packing s. Is
(d,3 IS; Workers and Baltimores g $50
8 so; butchers to extra s. 35(d3 go. Re
ceipts 4, 400 head; shipments 400 head.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. September l5.-Hogs -
Steady and firm; common 81 50(ds3 35;
light s. 1908 GO; packing s. 45(d,3 so;
butchers g 65(ayS 20. Receipts 1850
head; shipments 346 head.