Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-26

sheep and Lambs. NY!
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Total
PRICES or BEgY CATTLE AT rHk nARkkr Inis
wErx.
Very best on sale this wech ..-......-.S " Oos5 3
That generally rated hrst quality ...-.. 2SsS 0
Medium or good fair quality ........... s0lst0 az
Ordinary thin steers oxen aud COWS 3s2o ~
Extreme range of prices ..... 800. 2cto -
Most al the sales wep froui.-......-. i2,sst l2s
WHERE rHR CArTiR ARE RkroKrED IRON.
West Virginia. 613; Ohio, 1915 Nir-
ginia, 1918; Maryland, 81. Total ,3,057.
REMARKS On BREr CATTLE.
The arrivals of cattle during the week
amounted 10 1860 head, against 2,6ss
last week and 2,772 head the cores
ponding week Of last year, and the sales
during the week amounted To ,&S
head, agains. l,70S last week and 1872
head the corresponding week oi last
year, and were as follows:
To country dealers SO
To eastern specu n ............. sOl
To Washington city dealers ~
Total sale. ...............-.-.......-... Iys
The market has been very heavy all
day and prices Ia IT, lower than the low
figures which prevailed last week-qual.
ity considered. Quotations ranged from
u To SIC, with but few at the latter
figures, while n number 81 sales were
made at and near the former price. The
quality was, perhaps, n little better than
last week, n, though there were lever
tops, there were rather more and better
middles and fewer common in proper.
ton to the whole offerings than last
week.
MICH cows.
Cool cove are very scarce and In good
demand, and trade would be active II
there were more of them. Common
cows are plentiful. Prices $20taI5 per
head.
THE SWINE NARrKr.
Arrivals this week
Arrivals last week
Arrivals one year axo. .--s.Ss
REnABHs
The supply has been fair during the
week aud fully equal 10 the demand.
which has been moderate, not being ac-
tive at any time. Prices range at J.S
ste for rough stays and sowr, and 5l6g
5ic for the better grades. The quality
il very nearly M good n II was last
week, there being possiblya q few more
'grassers" than there were then.
THE SHEEP nAKxKr.
Arrivals thls W.
rivals last week ................ s7y
Arriyas ono year e,'I"
REMARKS.
Butchers sheep, which have been ~
,.tU i'm laaa I.s.r han Las
have been in better demand than they
were then lambs have been very dull
and not a. good in quality ~ last week.
Some 5000 head have been reshipped
East during the week. On account ~
the long-continued drought stock sheep
have been very dull. We quote mutton
sheep at 20 iic; lambs at 3iG15c, stock
sheep at Al J0Ca2 % per head and 2tC9
s. per lb.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 2j.-The Droeers' Jour
nai reports hog receipts $500 head:
shipments 800 heal. Market actiye
and excited: mixed packing s. 00ts,3 ~;
light s. 70fs4 l2i; choice heavy ~ ~
as %.
Receipts $500 head; ship
ments 900 head. Market a shade
more stronger: export cattle 81 7sta,5 Is;
butchers choice q shade more active
and firm common dull and slow; Tex
ans in fair surply at 81 25fs3 90; west
ern firm and active; 81 75ta2 - for
tailings; s. 0Ofa3 35 for good Colombo.
sheep-Market quiet
New York.
NEW YORK, July -. = Beeyes -
Receipts $3.50 head. Market weak at
further decline Of ic on all grades except
prime and extra. Offerings not all sold.
Exporters used 900 prime and fsncy
steers al 9il1l0c; home trade slaughter
ers paid 6i(a9tc; poor 10 prime steers,
including decent Texans, 64ta7c; general
sales Of fair 10 good natives Sttastc; not
a single drove made profit for the own
ers. Shipments to-day $3.50 quarters
and I, 40 head Of live.
sheep Keceipts 4,s70 heed. Fa;
sheep for export scarce and high: com.
mon and ordinary sheep and all sorts IL
lambs dragged, but cannot be quoted;
saier of sheep were st 81 75ta,50 per 100
pounds, with one car zt s. 20. lambs
ranged from +a6ic, witb one car poor
Tennessee lambs, - pounds, at s. 30
per 100 pounds Shipments to-day and
tomorrow 200 carcasse~ and 40 heal
| Of live. r...t o.. ..
Receipts 1900 head; none for
sale alive. Dressed q shade frmer at
e. SOS IS per 100 pounds.
.. Csns1nnssl
C,xcYsS,T-. Jolly -steady
| for liyht and otbers dull; common 81 10