South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-06
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.

MONDAY. Jane >. 1879.
| lCAtue are cold At these figures live weigh,
Hogs are sold At ne, weight. that il 90 Der
cent tgenerally) OF from live weight Sheep
are sold gross. that is live weight, or moth
ing of
BEEr CArTLE--The market has been excee a.
ing!y heavy tbs week, closing later than il has
for number.of weeks pas t. Prices fell OF in
tho early part Of the mark e, ICHic a. d before
The clese in some cnses sc lower prices were
accepted to effect sales those dealers closing GU,
The earliest feeling the losses The least The
quality OF the offerings was scarcely of as good
on Rserase as last week, for though there were
some better tops, fewer of which brought the
| TOP prices than last week yet there were more
Of the middle aud lower grades than there were
then. Heavy and good top Cattle continue to
be difficult Of sale ut top prices, aad concessions
have TO be accorded, however disagreeble to
sellers We quote al $50 IS so Ter leo
lbs and few at the latter price
Mich Cows.-Tradc is slow. II e supply h,.
ing in excess OF the demand We quote at
209Si5 per head, as to quality.
Prices this week for beef Cattle ranged ma
follows Best Beeves al 8 O0CDS5 so; that gene
! ally rated as irst quality ROSS IS medium or
good fair quality ; 5O@Si l3-o,dunry thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 75C9!3 25; extreme
range OF prices 369S5 SO. Mos, of the sa!es were
from GO to 81 % per loo lbs or the receipts
2s0 head came from Ohio, $50 from Virginia
II from West Va. l2O from MARYLAND. 400 from
Missouri 4so from Illinois, 90 from North
Carolina, lS head from Ky. and 2Si head from
Pa-totnl receipts for the week 1915 head, a.
gainsi 1864 last week, and llli head same time
last year. OF the offerings T6a head were taken
by Baltimore BUTCHERS, 81 sold to Washington
city butchers, 20 10 country dealers and IS head
to Eastern speculators-total sales for the week
oo7 head, against ll4s last week. aud 1893 head
same time last year.
SwINE.-The quality of the offerings is fully
as good rs it last week, the light gogs be-
ing in best demsad, land being clsssed as the
best qualify owing TO the prIce o. Lard } those
ranging from 40 TO 200 lbs gross being most
readily cold Trade Tor these s;Ier has been
quite satisfactory to dealers while sales Of OH
or grades have been !ess active. We quote best
Hogs Mt +iGD5l cents with fow -loice lots
shade hgher-rough Stays and Sows 4lGii
cents per 10. net The reeeip,s 10 Saturday were
2OO2, aud since then 4I93 head Arrivals this
week GIGS head against 7oi7 last week, aud 6IG5
bead same time last year.
SuhLP.-ln the large number OF the receipts
there Is fair supply Of pse Of good grade
hs we'll also Of Lambs. Most OF the best Of 9TH
er kinds have becn taken by Eastern spscula-
tore, or operators for Eastern markets-neafly
1000 head have gone East and but for this de-
m and trade would have been soy, az salcs we're
comparatively light 20 tie home trade. We
quote fair to good Sheep ct aIC9a! cents, good
10 extra at 4Q9ii cents per ID. gross aud few al,
the latter price Lambs 4@,6I cts Arrivals this
week s422 head, egsins, $3.50 last week, and
| 1897 head same time last ycsr.-Sun.
RoMNEY MARKET, June G.
Reported weekly by 7. II. c. Pancake,
! subject to Market fluctuations.