Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-15
REMARKS ON BEEF CATTLv.

me arrivals OF cattle during the week
amounted to ZIG head against 1926
last week and | ,93l head the correspond
ing week of last year, and the sales dur
ing the week amounted to 1854 head,
against 1854 last week and ! ,42I head
the corresponding week Of last year,
and were as follows: To Baltimore
butchers, 943; to country dealers, 800;
to Eastern spectators, 23S; total sales.
1884.
The market has been generally quite
slow to-day. Prices of the best grades
have been well maintained, and in some
instances show an advance. the offer
ings of that class being much less than
last week. Common Cattle were very
plentiful, and Were generally lower than
last week. cts. i'll Il few cases. Quota
tons, 2Cr6 cts, few selling at either
extreme, though there were more sales
at and near the former than the latter
price Most sales ranged from to D
cts.
SWINE. The offerings, though about
| 900 head less than they were last week,
are about equal to the moderate to good
demand that exists for them. The quail
ity is variable; in some of the pens they
are much better than they were last
week, and in Others again they are re-
ported a. being not as good. Prices range
from Ga 81, few selling at either eX-
IRENE, most sales ranging from ScGS IA
cts. net. Arrivals this week q, 1867 head,
against 1889 last week and 4,267 head
same time last year,
SHEEP AND LAMBS. Tn ere is a very
limited demand on the part ofour home
butchers, and trade would have been
exceedingly dull but for our eastern de-
mand, which absorbed considerable
numbers. The quality averages some
thing better than that of last weeks
offerings. Sheep sold for 3(g5 cts. and
Lambs, 4Co,5Icts, stock Sheep, 81 5OG8
head. Arrivals this week 2,477 head,
against 3,555 last week, and 2,106 head
same time last year.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, December l4.-Cattlc-
Receipts for to-day, l,07l head OF through
stock, and 400 head for this market; total
for the two days. ~ head for through,
and 500 head for local. The supply for this
market has been fair, with slow trade and
light demand Several loads are yet unsold,
and likely to be shipped on for want OF
buyers. Best, 81 OOa6 so; fair to good, - %
40 80; common, 81 09af 80.
Hogs-Rcceipts to-day, $3.50 head; total
for the two days, $3.50 head; Philadelphias
Sc 50a6 rs; Workers Sc 0Oa6 IL.
Sheep-RecciptS to-day 900 head; total
for the two days, $500 head; selling at 3
5Uaj 10.
CHICAGO, December 1.-THE Drorers Jour
nal reports: Hogs-RcCeipts 1900 head;
shipments 800 head; market active and
5al0 per cent higher; common to good
naked at S. l5aG 20; heavy packing and
shipping SIS 25a6 50; Philadelphia lard hogs
So 66a6 20; light bacon s. 9OaG 90; skips
and Culls, So 75a5 40.
CATTLH-RcCcipts $500. Shipments 500.
General market Slow; Christmas beeves, IA
7Mc; exports Gaze; good to choice shipping
S. 2Oa5 30; common to fair 81 GOAL 80;
stockers and feeders 81 75a4 s.; calves II
TO l5C per head.
SuREp-Receipts 1900: active and firm;
common TO fair 2Ma3I?C; medium 3Aa4'ic;
good to choice 4IEa514c; one lot extra sold.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, December lathe demand
for smooth Southern shippers is increasing
and, as O consequence, prices have some
what advanced Good blOCky mules l44
TO 49,! hands high are also selling well at
higher prices. There is a fair demand Tor
draft horses Streeters just now are not IN
request, anu IL - ulllIINil W ""iHN =" I''N
| for them.
We quote general range OF prices rs fol-
lows: Driving horses, $lO0aljO; draft
horses $95a2OO; street-car horses, S5a9O;
Southern shippers, $S5all0; mules, l5H to
| Is hands, Sli0al75; Is to l5h hands, SiZ2a
| $50; I4Is to IL hands, $l0oal25; II to AZ
| hands, $7jalOO.
New York.
NEW York, December 1.-THE Drorsrs'
| Journal bureau reports: Beeves-Receipts
| for two days 400 head. Sellers made an
effort TO advance prices Nc per pound but
were not successful, and the close was
| heavy at barely the current rates OF Mon
| day; about so car loads of late arrivals must
| be carried over; some common cherokee
| steers sold at nc; common native oxen
! 7a7I!c; common to good native steers
! SallIIc prime and fancy llGal3; car load
! of premium do 1870; exporters used 800
! head. Shipments yesterday and to-day
4.450 quarters of beef and 10 carcasseS oil
mutton: lis dressed pigs.
Sheep-Receipts for two days $500 head;
few extra fancy sheep and lambs were
taken at good prices. including top sheep
at IS 90 per 100 pounds, and prime fancy
lambs at 81 OOa7 30. but sales were slow and
the market closed dull and weak.
Swine-Receipts for two days II, 400 head.
| Market dull at s. J0ai so per 100 pounds
for live hogs; s. 62lI@8 l2E for city
dressed.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. December l4.-Hogs-Dull;
common and light s. OO@6 10; packing
and butchers ST 1906 50. Receipts, 5000
| shipments, Gl3