Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-23
LIVE STOCK.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2l
EECkIrTs IOR THE wIrN.
Total.

iieeves liO
sheep and Lambs G,16
swine. l,'2
BkkT CArTLE.
The market opened yesterday fairly
active at wholesale, during which time
and to-day early mos, oi the sales were
made chiefly Ia shippers, either 10 the
east or Pennsylvania and Washington.
Our home butchers having bought free
ly on Monday, the sales Ia them were
not 80 active, fewer of them being on the
market than there were then. The
most Of the cattle were from Virginia
and West Virginia and numbered 800
head, and these included IA Ohio cattle
intended for Liverpool. Prices ranged
from 2lmjc, being slight fraction oil
as compared with Mondays sales.
NIJcu COWS.
Good cows have been sarcc and fairly
active. Common were in fair supply
and dull. Prices $3.50 10 per head. Of
the sales Of beef cattle Baltimore butch
ers bought 26i head, eastern spectators
492, Pennsylvania buyers 272 and
Washington butchers ~ head.
SWINE.
The receipts since Monday are l,712
head. Trade has been fair and prices
fully maintained. The quality varies
little, il any, from last week. Prices JCg
SIC.
sHEEP AND LAMBS.
Arrivals since Monday G,SG. Trade
for all kinds Of stock has been fairly ac-
tive and We quote butchers sheep nj -
@Ilc, lambs lGr9jc and supply not e1-
tensiye. stock sheep are IN good de-
mand, whethers selling at ga3Ic. and
ewes II j0ta2 - each A. to quality.
New York.
NKw YoRg, August o. Bceyes
Receipts to-day 2,270 head. Texans and
common natives dull with downward
tendency; lair 10 prime native steers
firm, with an upward look lair 10 good
Texans 7@,slc; rough native oxen ITO
&c: common 20 choice native steers Sl0s
IOtc. Exporters used 100 at 9t6DlOI.
Shipments 200 head of live cattle.
Sheep-Receipts 400 head. Sheep
ruled dull, with slow sale at q 7jC9
8 - per 100 pounds for common to er-
ira; lambs firm at s. 0OlS6 l2i per 100
pounds, with choice Jersey stock at
81 30. Shipments to-day 400 head oi
live.
Hogs-Receipts 2,43O head. Market
easier and fraction lower, closing at
g 70fa,4 10 per 100 pounds. sales late
yesterday and early to-day - ODsI %
for fair TO good com-ied.
CHICAGO.
alD
yourni reports hog receipts II, 900 head;
shipments 5000 head; packing more
active under good demand, but a shade
lower at IS OOl53 %; common to choice
light dull and lower at s. COOS 55,
choice heavy y 30,a,3 20; CLOSED steady.
Cattle-Receipts $500 head; ship
ments 200; exports good; supply only
fairly active at s. Syaj Is for all grades,
shipping firm and stronger: fair ~ good
steers 81 25ta,4 80; stockers steady at
81 i0Is2 20; feeders S2 SOCs,.3 10; butcher
dull and unchanged at IL 7Jlal3 %,
western cattle active; best grades a
shade irIDer; common slow; grass Tex
ans at g lOlG,2 s..
Sheep - Receipts 100 head; ship
ments l70 head; dull and tending
downwaId; exports at ~ OOla3 ~;
butchers' 81 COOS 80; lambs sl 500
9 40.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August 22.-Hogs-Qnie,:
corn-fed Workers and Baltimores g ~
(13 65; packing 3 l0ta3 80, including
grassers; butchers 10 extra s. GOs,3 ~.
Receipts 200 head; shipments 300
head.
Cincinnati
Cnc1ssAT:. August %. - Hogs -
Steady and firm for light; dull for
heavy; common e. 9OtS3 As; lights3 IS
(93 s.; packing 81 5OtS3 20: butchers
$370f93 10. Receipts 800 head; ship
ments l,l67 head.
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