South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-07
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MONDAY. May 3. 1850

MONDAY. May 8, 1880.
Cattle are suld ~ {Hese Hgdtes i've xejri,ri
dogs are sold n net weight, that ia 40 per
cent generality OF from lire weight. Sheep
IS 81 IL i if''' fffl'o i's Ss.A'v9f nss,
BsEs-CArfis.-.fhoteh the ~no,~nie o,.rt.,s
exhibited come activity ana Dprosement Ia
prices over last week, none WAS seen in the re-
i.l !'ssde. tbich na,t. be- fr,or'es slo~es ,spa
Prices shade Cd in most cases, Ms compared
with the rates ruling at the time or our report
last Monday. The quality .was of a better ave
rage than last week, there being a large, nurn-
Der Of very excellent Cattle among tbe offerings.
considerably in exces, o. last weeA. Price
ranged from e23@s5 So most sale, bein
made at 1905 10 per 100 lbs.
Mitch Cows.-There is good demand otl,
Tor extra Cows. We quote a, '23@i5 per head
as to quality.
Prices this week for BEEF Cattle ranged as
follows :: Best Beeves at 5 6oC0s5 so: that GEN
orally rated firN qssli,ys4oo@5oo :n,edian, Or
good fair quality 50@s4 90 : ordinary Tiki
Steers, Oxen and Cows 2 62@s3 % /. extreme
range of prices 62@s5 80. Mos, of the sales
were from AS to SIS 10 per 100 lbs. of,ihe
receipts al head came nom ohio. 81 from,
Virginia, 90. from West Virginia, 27s from
Nd, ii2o from No. 90 from III !, IS q ON Ky,
W from North Carolina, 90 from Tennessee, and
400 head from Pennsylvania-total receipts for
ne week. zQQi bead, az aims. slsae last week.
aed '2lsl head same time last ,ear. or 2the
offerings o12 head Eere taken by Baltimore
butchers, ID sold 10 Washington city dealers
81 iocolntry dealers, and 80 to Eastern spec,l.
lnoraAtotal sales for the weeh loss head gains,
9s3 last week, and 9iS head same time
last year.
aSwiSE,aIte run OF aoss, AS 10 numb g. lis
much lighter than las, week, but in quality the
average is eboat the same,sops .ys.t d. reno e.
ing ihcits STOCK. .iaisc rs gv6 l. while in otti
ers il i said TO be better than i, sas is., week.
Prices areEfrmand high err ,ilaa they we're thin.
under The i,auence OF a. comIAratiyay light
rum Al the priSes obtained the market IA NOT
active, most1of the dealers reporting "a fair de-
mard. - Ne ruo,e q, e@6s ccna with CA,
load'of choice at q cents, blu, most sales wes
made at and hear O. cer,s per lb. me. Arrival.
'hi! week 4377 head sgsnst CLOS last week
and 7i9l head s,me time last, ye,rs.s. 81, :,
SHEEP AND hAMus.--Sheep@ have breti very
scarce with the demand Tor them very active Z
and prices higher than Last week. quality coa-
sdeied.H About three.four,hs OF the receipts
were Limbs, the most OF which came in during
ihst'wesks and there being no adeqaass demand
here they were reshipped B,sts The limited
number cfthe offerings of Sheep Was sihs cole
cause Of the activity, as IL there had been
many more prices would have recede ed. We,
quote sheased Sheep at 4G15I cents, and wool
do. AT ACT cents per Id. Lambs . as cen
Per-lb. gross.-ArrivAls this week. 4O2t- hesd
against 1869 last week, and $3.50 head same
time last year,-Sun.