Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-11
Chicago Excursion.

ChlCaRO EAcuTslOu'
The p, G.. IL It. l.. Railway will sell
excursion tickets to Chicago on Tues
day and Wednesday OF each week until
the close of the Exposition at that place.
Fare for round trip Sl2 %.
GENERAL MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Sept. S.
RECEIPTS SINCE MONDAY.
Reeves So
sheep and 80
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PRICES or BEEF CATTLE AT THE MARKET To-
DAY.
Very best on sale to-day ..............., . as
That generally rated first quality. 4,gyfI
Medium or good fair qualify. 5000
Ord'y thin steers, OXenhnd cows. s,g@5
Extreme range OF priccs............. 1905
Most OF the sales were irom.........-. o'4Sf1
WHERE THE CATTLE ARE REPORTED FROM.
Virginia, 1857; Ohio, 49, West Vir-
cinia. l,l44; Maryland, -; Tennessee,
-. Total, 1850.
REMARKS on BEEF CATTLE.
The arrivals during the week amount
ed To I S60 head, against 2,SlO last Mon
day and Abs head the corresponding
week Of last year, and the sales during
the week amounted To 2,4S6 head,
against | ,456 last Monday and 3,Oi3
head the corresponding week OF last
wear, and were as follows:
To Baltimore $50
To country dealers 80
To Washington city butchers. %
Total sales Z'No
The offerings this week did not come
up to those OF last week in quality. The
tops were not as good, though there
were. perhaps, fewer common cattle AMI
those were not of as low grade Us last
week. Prices for the tops were oil ct.
while middling and common were ! ct.
and in some instances ict. lower than
last week. Prices. 2!@5b cts.
MICH cows.
Trade is very dull and prices off. We
quote at $l7G4O as to quality.
SWINE.
Arrivals this week }6
Arrivals last week dNNO
Arrivals one year 'o'-
REMARKS.
The supply has been quite full this
week and there is considerable i'm
provementin the quality Of the offerings,
there being full number of very fine
hogs, while common rough stock is much
more scarce than last week. Trade has
been fair in most OF the pens, II not ac-
tive in ALL We quote common Hogs ut
4Bm4i cts and better grades j(gjs cts.
and choicest ,! cts.
SHEEP And LAMBS.
Arrivals this SOL
Arrivals last ~
Arrivals one YEAR '1O............... 30 ~
REMARKS.
The receipts are quite full this week
and the demand very limited, being con
fined almost wholly to the home butch
ers for fat sheep, while there y some IN
quirv from TIA" country for stock sheep.
Lambs are dull The quality Of the Of
fcrings is not quite up to last week,
there being fewer good ones among
them. We quote butcher Sheep at ~
@4l cts; Lambs, 3imi! cts, and stock
sheep, Sl.jO@27j each with few over
$3.50 per head.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY. September lO.-Cattle
Receipts to-day SIS head Of through
and 73l head ~ local stock total for
two DAYS 81 head Of through and 1889
head OF local. Nearly all sold out, but
at no improvement, prices being rather
off. especially on common, as much as
tc. Best = 00Hj Is; fair TO good 81 %
IA IS; common 8 2jG3 50.
Hogs - Receipts to-day 2,S0j head;
total for two days $3.50 head. GraSsers
8 5OM 80; Workers 3 S0G3 90; Phil
adalphias 81 SOFAS 80.
Sheep - Receipts to-day 700 head;
total for two days 5000 head. Selling at
3 OOlL4 % for common TO best.
New York.
New York, September l0.-Beeves-
Receipts for two days 1850 head. Feel
ing better, demand good and market
moderately active at an advance OF
about 81 per head Texans 63@7ic;
Colorado steers 7td SIC; common 10 eK-
ira natives 73@l0tc. Exporters used
4OOhead. Shipments yesterday and to-
dav 42j live cattle and 700 quarters OF
beef.
Sheep-Receipts for two DAYS 400
lead. Market firmer and prices about
tc per pound higher; sheep g jO(d,j -
per 100 lbs; mainly - 25rd4 IS; lambs
II SOFA %. Shipment 20 carcasses OF
mutton.
Hogs-Receipts 200 head. Market
steady and firm at = SOFA 1 10 per 100
pounds for poor to good live hos, with
a car load Of Ohio corn fed, 40 pounds
average, at 81 81, and car OF rough
Michigan do, 40 pounds average, at
3 80.
ChIcazo.
CHICAGO. September l0-The DroueTT
Journal reports hog receipts 1900 head:
shipments , 500 head. Market opened
weak and ruled lower, but closed strong
and fairly active. Mixed packing . 10
as 81; choice heavy 3 1908 60; light
= 1903 %.
Receipts $500 head; ship
ments coo head. All grades slow; ex-
port & S5G5 %; fair TO good shipping
Il 2Oa4 80: butchers steady and un-
changed: cows 81 34H2 80; steers = 80
as 20: bulls Il jOla2 p; feeders and
stockers quiet, but weak; western slow
and steady: Cherokee 3 jO(dy3 30;
Wyoming natives 3 80.
Sheep-Reccipts 700 head; ship
ments none. Market unchanged at