Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-09
LIVE STOCK.
East Liberty.

EAST LIBERTY, December S.-Cattle
Receipts since and including Friday
last $40 head of through and !, ,30l head
OF yard stock; total for the week end
ing this day l,lS9 head OF through and
3,027 head OF local, against sos head OF
through and 3, 100 head OF local for the
week before. The supply was much the
same this week as last, and the bulk oi
the sales to-day were for the New York
market; prices, though, were unchanged
from last week at the close on all grades
best 81 S0(95 90; fair 10 good - 75Ca
75; common s. COOS 80. Sales to-
day 1853 head.
Hogs-Receipts IL, ,l65 head; total for
the week 26, 290 head, against 27,01O for
the week before; Workers ~ G)4 55;
Philadelphias 81 S0@4 30.
Sheep-Receipts 800 head; total for
the week 8, 400 head, against IL, 400 head
for the week before. Selling slow at a
quarter of from last week.
New York.
NEW YORK, December S.-Beeves-
Receipts 4, l40 head; making $40 for
the week, against 1880 head for the
previous week. Market opened with a
firm feeling, and the larger part OF the
offerings changed hands at an advance
of lc per pound, but before the close
sellers were glad to accept the current
rates OF last Friday and a clearing was
barely made. 4 number of carloads Of
old cows and thin steers sold at 6lG7c
per pound; common 10 medium steers
7tG,SIc: fair to strictly prime do. Si@
73c; extra and premium l0@l0lc, with
four cars OF Illinois steers, 1854 pounds,
at an average of l0lc; seven carloads OF
premium cattle arrived here to-day for
city butchers; exporters used 400 fat
steers at 9t@l0lc per pound; shipments
for the week 80 alive OF cattle and
S,977 quarters of beef.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head, making
2S, $50 head for the week. against 81 ,790
head last week. Market was firm and
active in the morning, at an advance OF
fc per pound, but weakened early, and
several cars remain unsold; sheep S4 %
(66 90 per 100 pounds, with carload
OF premium Kentucky sheep l42 pounds
at So oct; lambs $ 00(G7 20 per 100
pounds. General sales-Sheep 81 75Cd,
5 25 per 100 pounds; lambs S6 0O@6 80.
Shipments for the week $50 carcasses
OF mutten.
Hogs-Receipts IL, 900 head, making
"A 900 head for the week, against 80, 200
head last week. Market firmer at 81 50
GAS per 100 pounds for live hogs and
So 1906 % for dressed.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December S.-The Drouers'
Journal reports hog receipts 46, 900 head (:
shipments 800 head. Market opened
duh and weak; closed active and firm
mostly sold packing 81 50(94 so; choice
heavy 81 S6CG5 90; light 81 50(G5 10.
Cattle-Receipts 1000 head; ship
ments $50 head. Market active and
strong at full Saturdays prices; some
sales at the close at l0C9l5c higher; ship
ping 81 90CG4 IS; feeders and stock
ers strong at 81 35Cd3 40; butchers
strong at - O0G3 %; Texans 81 500
Q 30.
Sheep-Receipts 500 head. Market
steady at - 50(G4 %.
The Journals London cable reports
cattle plenty, dull and easier; sheep
steady but slow.
baltimore.
BALTIMORE, December S.-Beef Cat
tle-Best cattle scarce and shade high
er; common dull and !c off; very best
4t@5c; first quality 3l@4c; medium
2l@3Ic; ordinary 2@2ic; most sales at
2i94c. Receipts 1896 head; sales
1924 head.
Swine-Generally slow and prices
firm; receipts s,367 head; quotations
5l@6tc.
Sheep-Receipts 4,l5l head; quota
tons 33@4!c.
Cincinnati.
CINcINNATI, December S.-Hogs-
Easier; common s. 1904 10; light
81 2O@4 60; packing 81 65(d4 75;
butchers 81 s0C94 30. Receipts 1925
head. Shipments l65.