Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-22
FROM.
REMARKS ON BEEF CATTLE.


amounted to 2,2l2 head, against ZIG
last week and l,796head the correspond
ing week of last year, and the sales DUR
ing the week amounted to ,9O5 head,
against 1854 last week and 1,l36 head
the corresponding week of last year,
and were rs follows: To Baltimore
butchers, l,095; to country dealers, $50;
to Eastern spectators, 80; total sales.
1895.
The market to-day was more active
good cattle on the market than there
were then. Prices for the better grades,
though higher than they were then,
show no appreciate advance on values
ruling then, quality considered, but COM
mon cattle generally were off ! cts. as
compared with prices prevailing then.
Quotations, 2CG64 cts, more cattle SELL
ing at and near the former than the
latter figure, most sales ranged from
a5l cts.
MIICII CowS.-Bcst grades $j0a6O per
head retail, and no sale for common
cows.
SwINE--Thcrc j. comparatively
light run of hogs this week and consider
able firmness in prices, with all advance
ola full / ct. on last weeks quotations.
The market is fairly active at the adj
vance, reports being "moderate," fair
and good demand" The quality will
scarcely come up to that of last weeks
offerings, as in most of the yards it is
reported rs not rs good as then. Prices
7J(GS cts, with few extra at cts.
Arrivals this week 5,Sl6 head, against
$685. last week and 400 head same
time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-There has been
a fairly active trade, including an out
side demand, this week for good fat
sheep, which have been offered in limit
ed numbelS-the most of the stock be-
ing common grade-for these latter the
demand il quite slow. We quote prices
at 3a5} cts for Sheep, with an extra fat
Ohio lot at 81 cts. Lambs, 3ld5@ cts;
stock Sheep, 81 5O(G3 per head, and
wetherS, Sal cts. per h., and slow.
Arrivals this week 2,0SS head, against
2,477 last week, and 800 headsame time
last year.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI. December 3l.-Durng the
past week the market has been good.
Several foreign buyers have made their APP
pearance OH the street. Southern chunks
and mules (proyidcd they are Fat and
smooth find Il ready sale Strcet-car horses
are again in demand at increased rates.
We quote general range of prices us fol-
lows: Driving horses, $lO0aljO; draft
horses. Sl2ja2O0; strect-Car horses, $Dall5:
Southern shippers, $S5all0; mules, - to
IL hands. $l40al75; IL to 15E hands, $l25a
$50; ~! to Il hands, $l00al25; II to Az
hands, $75alOO.
CmClGo. December 2l.--The DrorcrS' jour
nal reports: HOg>-RcCcipts $4,000 head;
shipments 200 head; heavy hogs weak
and 5alOc lower: mixed packing s. 5OGg
6 90; heavy So O5M6 30; light active at
s. 9O@G 10; skips and culls s. 75@5 p.
CArrLE-RcCcipts 800 head; shipments
800. Market unchanged; common to fair
So GOAL 81; mixed butchers and other
grades unchanged: common To fair - OOg
3 90; good to choice s. 80; stockcrs and
feeders s. OOp3 ~.
Shecp-Rcccipts 1900 head; shin ncnts
500 head; market weak and dull at iDG5Oc
lower: common to good 81 I5(dS gu: good
To choice 81 00G5 p; extra 81 %.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, December 2l.-Cattlc-Ite-
ceipts 81 head; the best scllingAt 5l2(a6c;
fair to good 4I3@5Hc; common 4@iAc;
Hogs-Receipts . 800 head; Philadelphia
Sc 3OtaG 40; Workers s. 9OGG %.
Shecp-ReCeipts 300 head; selling at
s. 800 10.
CINCINNATI. December 2l.-Hogs-Dull;
common and light S. 00@5 95; packing
and butchers s. S5MG p. Receipts $500.
Shipments LOO.