Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-22
LIVE STOCK.
Baltimore Live Stock.
BALTIMORE, May l9.
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.

Medium or good fair quality. .;..........-4s.sEs
Orlnarv thin steers. oxen and cows @Ss
Extreme range of prices ...'''.'S a. IL 10
Most of .le sales we've frOUl............-.iSsSJ's
WHERE THE CATTLE ARE REPORTED FROM.
Virginia. %; Maryland, l76; Ohio,
337: Missouri, Al; Pennsylvania, 90;
Illinois, 2l2. Total. 1921.
REMARKS on BEEF CATTLE.
The arrivals of cattle during the week
amounted to l,62l head, against 2,lIo
last week and l,506 head the cores
bonding week of last year, and the sales
! during the week amounted 10 LILO
head. against !, l57 last week and 200
head the corresponding week of last
wear, and were as follows
To Baltimore s's
To country dealers ~
To eastern -
To Washington city dealers. IS'
r,,.rs.lcs ............................ l2l6
All the dealers reported the market
| dull and fraction off. Trade toward
the close was very draggy and more so
than ut the beginning. The decline IN
| prices was generally considered CT,
while some dealers reported their sales
as only 10 TO % cts. lower than last week.
| The quality was fully as good As last
week, there being as good tops rs there
were then and but few common cattle
while there was very long line Of the
| middle grades. Prices 3G5 ll-l6 cts.
MICH cows.
The market was very dull with large
offering. We quote at S20@i5 per head
| as TO quality.
THE SWINE MARKET.
Arrivals last week 100
Arrivals one year -'e"''
REMARKS.
The quality OF the offerings is slightly
! better than last week. Trade is only
| fair, none of the dealers reporting an ac-
! five market. Hogs OF smaller average
net weight than heretofore are bccom-
| inc more desirable now, rs lard Is not
! paving as wcll-those ranging from lao
| to 200 lbs. net being more acceptable.
| The receipts To Saturday numbered l,I69
! head and since then j, ~. head. We
| quote common Hogs at 4!@5 cts. and
tho better grades j!@5, cts, with most
sales at 81 cts.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
Arrivals this week 800
Arrivals last week toio
Arrivals one year 'os
REMARKS.
The receipts show considerable in
! crease over the heavy run Of last week
and the quality is fully as good as it was
then. Some OF a better grade than any
Of the offerings were reshipped East at
| owners risk. About 800 head are re-
ported as going to New York and few
/ carloads to Philadelphia, the last bought
bv dealers in that market We quote
! Sheep ut 3lMll cts. and Lambs at oCdl
! 81 cts, common grades OF all kinds OF
stock being very hard to sell.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, May 2l.-Cattlc- Re-
ccipts to-day 81 head OF local and no
/ through stock: total for two days POI
! head, all for this market, which has been
! a dull one indeed. Everything is, how
ever. sold out but at very low figures, as
! much as 40 To- 90 cents off from this day
week; best - O0t5 10; fair to good
81 3OG4 s.; common - 7jCd4 p.
Hogs Receipts 2,l4j head; total for
two days 4,l3O head; Workers - 5jCp
! 3 60; Philadelphias 3 1908 80.
Sheep Receipts 800 head total for
two DAYS 300. Selling very slow at
50 00Gf4 90.
New York.
New YORK. May 2l.-Beevcs-Re-
ccipts 5000. Market dull and irregular,
with part of the offerings sold at Mon
days figures and part ut reduction Of
! &c. The extreme range for the lot was
| -lL.ng. oar ~ 1nf1l lnlf
! Exporters used $50 Fat steers, mainly at
| 9tc. Shipments yesterday and to-day
254 alive and !, AGO quarters.
Sheep-Receipts for tho two days
| 1900 head Market dull at low figures,
or 3l@5fc for clipped sheep and 5i@ SIC
| for lambs.
Hogs Receipts for the two days 49,
| 500 head. Market nearly nominal, with
few western corn fed hogs at % 500,
copper 100 pounds.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-The Drorers' Jour
nal reports hog receipts $4,000 head;
| shipments $500 head. Market opened
! quiet and weak; closed active and high
! or; mixed packing 8 30(G3 so; choice
heavy 8 5j(d,3 80. All sold.
Cattle - Receipts 400 head; ship
ments 1000 head. Slow and dragging
for best at 81 S0(aj 90; one lot prime
heavy held at = % light cattle in fair
demand at - 1904 60; feeders and
stockers s. 1908 95; Texans and corn
fed Colorados plenty; Texans 81 SOFA
! ! % butchers steady and unchanged;
cows g 25G4 80; bulls g COOS 30.
Trade dull and dragging.
Sheep-Receipts and shipments nOmi-
nal. Good demand and &c higher at
50 j0GG4 %.
Cincinnati.
CrNc!SSAT-, MAY 2l.-IIogs- In
fair demand; common g 1908 10;
light g 2jG13 -; packing s. 35(d,3 60;
butchers 81 COOS 20; few extra at 81 so.
Receipts 1868 head; shipments 275
head.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, May 2l.- Wheat-Active,
firm and higher; amber Michigan, spot
81 lOJCpl IL; seller July 81 O6; No.
red winter, spot, 81 l0iGtl II; seller
June, 81 %; seller July - 0j.; seller
August 81 OH. Corn-StrOng; high
mixed 39Cd39lc; No. 2 spot 39c; seller
June 3Stc seller July 3Sic; rejected
37Ic. Oats-Quiet but firm; No. held
at 32lc; 32c bid; white 33lc; Michigan
32lc.
Oil City.
On CRY, May 2l.-Market opened
quiet with 74sc bid, advanced 10 75c,
declined and closed at 73ic. Shipments
81 600 barrels, averaging q 900 barrels;
transactions 22j 900 barrels.
Pittsburgh.
PIrTsBURGH, May 2l.-Petroleum-
Dull: crude 9iic at Parker's for i'm
mediate shipment; refined ste for Phil
adelphia delivery.
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