South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-17
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
WoYpAY. Sont. l3. ESQ.

HoyDAY. Sept. IS, 1880.
lCstds eFe Boid OF these Ggase1 live weight.
Bozs arc sold 4, net weight, tnat is 20 per
cent tgcneraliyl OF from live weight Sheep
arc gold gross that Is live wcght, or notn-
ing OIL
BGEs CArTLz.--The insrlet wa9 slightly more
ec,.re to-day than last week. and prices of tops
| p shade better than they vsre then, chiefly CIV.
ing 10 the non-0rIival Of some thiFty-odd cara
OF coed Cattle expected from Virginia. The
offerings averaged better than las; week, tops
being better and the middle grades something
more aumetous, with common Cattle more
sclrce than they ere thon. We quote at 2 90
@s5 IS. most sales ranging from d 25@S5 90
per 100 Ice.
N;Lcu Cow5.-Therc is an improved inquiry
for pvisoo Cows We qno;a CT 2O@g4s per head,
az 70 quality.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged 90 fol-
lows; Best Deeves at 3 Oo@s5 45 that gen.
esally rated stgaGlity Oo@S5 90: medium or
good fair quality 1903 o. ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen aud Cows 6O9Sz Is extreme
range Of prices bo9E5 6. Most Of the sales
we're from 20 to s. 90 per 100 lbs or toe
receipts 1913 head came from Virginia. 692
from Ohio, 90 from No, s2 FROM Maryland,
GO from Illinois, 90 from Tennessee. end
COS from West Virginia total receipts for the
past week were 3OTi head against 1915 last week
and 5054 head saros time last year. or the
offerings 1884 head we're taken by Baltimore
ba;ehcfs, $40 sold TO country dealers, 90 20
Washington city dealers, and 207 head 10 Eas-
tern spccu.aiosa. Total esies fcf the week 1891
head, sgain5, l425 last week, ana 2so9 bead
same time last year
SwNE.--Thsre il slight variation 10 tic uun1-
Ter OF tho receipts. but there is sons improve
meni IN the quality CT THO ofefings there bting
zot1c falliag % 10 the number Of grass Hogs,
which have been much IN excess OF tie demand,
and continues 70 BE- TOO plc1tiful. Prices are
unchanged since last week. Woqgoio cornmon
ead grass BoS5 ~ 6e,7 oeata. The very bes, Of
toe grassers ceiling 81 tho latter price, and
c5ruled, 81 fCJ7i ,srs per 10 ret Arrivals this
week 5sss l,sd.sSaiust COOS inst week, and GAS
head s1Do time iasi year.
EHEEr AgD LlWss With @ falling Of Of nors
! than 900 head "a ths receipts ~ compared witt
tho oFsf1gs last week, va have o. note a do
;eri5radou ia ,heir gtaerai qtAi,y, fof though
thsro aro some ~ good sheep 10 the pens ss
thcro were last week, tley aro notably scsfce,
n1i Che average quality s considerably oH -
! Tltfs Boo ren good demand f9r eli Kinds Of
good Hces vl.'s eomnor h-s been dull. Ws
gao.e hatcher Sheep at etnt4 cersi Lsmbs
fl,tl o1 sec ID. gro-s. stock 51sep Ewel 90
&c % each, others 800 cia per 10. Arrivals
lhs week Cs2I head against 7ss2 'asi nsok, ard
s523 hci1 same unae last yesg--Saa.
s-rsrsss-ssrssslas--'is--s l.5--~~-s-
III mt iH ir0at q cur dJ9f, 0u ye- srlay az
,rrloca OtD FH1aE, l1fss belonging 10
fofufo lrtseep, Efg. formerly owed by The
.sie tcr. wy Is. f0oT-, ~. D dropped down
deh1-hc la1 been driven W bg tho ladies, and
sfeued vel. 30: in lels bar hslf ga hour ar
'ef ufy f-tchsl town. De- fsii d0ua ID ,bs bar
ner end aiuolt any struggling hardly. paesed
awaJ. lle "as 4eits aa Cd horse eBd served