Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-30
LIVE STOCK.
East Liberty.


EAST LIBERTY, December 29.-Cattle
- Receipts since Friday So head OF
through and 723 head Of yard stock total
Tor the week ending this day 2,IO9 head
OF through and | ,6i2 head of local.
against Ease head Of through and 1885,
head oi local for the week before. The
supply ior this weeks sales is light.
New York buyers have taken up all the
good offerings, and the balance is pretty
well sold out There are prospects Of \
light run this week. Prices are about
the same as at the opening oi last week;
best - 0OtqSj 10; fair 10 good ~ 0oCp
I -; common 8 2j,a3 10. Sales to-day
627 head.
Hogs 49, Receipts 7,75j head; total for
the week 1850 head. against 2j,3l0
head for the week before; iorkers ~ 20
(4 80: Philadelphias - OOCaDJ 20.
Sheep Receipts ., 100 head; total for
the week 300 head, against l2,OOO for
the week before; selling at s. JOdj %
for common to good, no extra here.
Chioazo.
CHICAGO, December @9.-The Droser,
Journal reports hog receipts 1900
head; shipments 200. Market quiet,
unsettled, slow, uneasy and full at Sat
urday's prices; mixed packing ~ i0,S
{ 80; light 81 j0Gi 7j; choice heavy
81 6j(a,4 20.
The strikers are still stubborn, and the
prospects for n speedy reconciliation are
not hattering
Cattle-Receipts 900 head, ship
ments 400 head. Butchers and ship
pcrs active; best shipping ~ C0Ca5 20;
common to fair s. 6OCaI 70, butchers
cows g OO93 40; bulls - 20ta2 20.
Sheep Receipts 500 head shipments
600 head. Market strong at - 25ta,4 40.
The Journdrs cablegram says that the
London market in overlooked on ac-
count Of the recent advance in prices.
Market general weaker.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, December g.-Beei Cat
tle-Market dull, but prices fully IT,
higher az 10 quality; very best 5tCa15tc;
first quality 4lca5lc; medium 3tCs4tc;
ordinary 2iCa3c; most sales at I0aJc.
Receipts ] .70S head sales 9lI head.
Swine-ln fair demand; light supply;
&c advance; quotations 5iCg7c. Receipts
2,3iS head.
Sheep and Iambs-Receipts ,3sI
head; quotations, sheep 3ta,5lc; lamb.
4lC95!c.
New YORK.
NEw YORK, December 29.-Besves-
Receipts 1850 head. Market frnI, with
an advance OF tc on good 20 prime steers
and quicker sale for all grades; one
pair Christmas steers, ! $50 pounds each,
i2c; extra steers, $50 pounds, lie;
very poor 10 very good cattle 6id9ic.
prime l0tal0lc; fat bulls Jd3ic, live
weight; all sold at an early hour. Er
pOrters took 80 fat steers, mainly atg
C9lO,. Shipments for the week 100
live, and 1920 quarters; for the year "a
$50 live. and 2S7 ,06s quarters. The total
receipts in this market for the year are.
jGS.j beeves, :, 400 milch cows, l5j,yO
calves, sos, go sheep and lambs, and
,72O. 400 hogs.
Sheep-Receipts 100 heal. Demand
sharp. Market active, with prices al
yanced lc; sheep - JOCaG %: lambs
~ O0Ca7 ~; no Christmas stock on sale.
Exporters paid - GOCqG 90. Shipments
for the week 80 carcasses; Tor the year
%, $50 live sheep, and $3.50 carcasses
Swine Receipts 6, 200 live. Hogs are
doing better; fair 20 good - OOCa5 %.
Shipments for the week, 30 dressed: for
the year $50 live hogs, and 5, 40 dress
ell.
Cincinnati
CRCIssA1I, December 2g.-Iiogs-
Quiet but firm: common 50 7Ja4 -:
light a 3Old4 30; packing ~ 5Ols4 -;
butchers - Gjlai 20 Receipts GOO
head; shipments LOO.