Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18
STOCK ITEMS.

| From the Pittsburg Price Current Dec. II.
The cattle trade in English markets is re-
ported rs very dull and Slow
Hogs are now selling through the country at
! $8.76G4 per cwt, and many lots bring even
more than the latter figure.
At the recent London (Ohio) stock sales $40
| cattle were disposed Of at prices ranging from
&c. to q shade below 4c. per ID.
Exporters shipped 25O head of live cattle from
| New York last week; they also took s,077 quar-
ters Of beef and 1850 carcasses Of mutton.
The ruling prices of hogs on this market for
| the second week in December, 1873, were:
Philadelphias, S2.S5g8; Workers, $26O@27O.
The continued 1rmness Of the wool trade and
| the improved feeling In the sheep market are
| aiiording great encouragement to those farmers
who are interested in sheep husbandry.
Gabe Clark, of COshOCton county, Ohio, had
the longest pole, and consequently knocked the
persimmOn. He was on the market Saturday
with a dcuble-deck of hogs which sold at 50
per cwt.
cattle for the Philadelphia market Of late, but
we are informed that everything good from
that source is now cleaned up. Philadelphia
Is, therefore, falling back on East Liberty for
liberal share of its good cattle.
Where does all the poultry come fromP We
never saw as much Of 1t offered in any season,
and the consumption Of tits propOrtionally large.
American farmers are evidently discovering
that they have heretofore overlooked one Of the
most profitable sources Of farm revenue.
Light fat heifers- really fat ones, remember
are in good demand, being wanted by the Coun
try butcher trade, which at this season sells a
good deal Of beef by the quarter. The quarters
Of heavy steers are too large for this class Of
their trade, hence the demand for fat heifers
1t is plainly evident that good to prime cattle
will not come out for present prices. They are
not so plenty that owners want to get rid Of
them, and there is a general impression that
ruling figures do not represent their value We |
rather expect the gap between good and COM |
mon cattle to widen after the holidays.
The dead hog trade is an exceedingly live |
business just now. Under the stimulating in |
huences of fierce competition the corpse Of q |
deceased pOrker now represents cash value Of |
2Kc. per pOund-more than low grade live hogs |
brought at this time last winter. Shippers are |
grinning over the situation, but we have not |
yet heard Of any one slaughtering his hogs in
transit to catch the benefit Of the boom.
Norman g Watson, South Charleston, o., had
80 head of prime tWo-year-old cattle on Tues
days market, which averaged little over 1900
pounds Ia remarkable weight for that age), and
sold for $5.26 per cWt.-a price which Is eX-
tremely difficult to procure ut this time. They
were fed by Jonathan Chaffin, New Holland, o.,
and reflect immense credit on his knowledge of |
the science of feeding. Another lot OF 80 head
Of three and four year-0lds, fed by Smith Chat
fin father Of the gentleman named above, and
over 1900 pounds, arrived last night
but have nOtyet been disposed Of