Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-26
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3.00l head. against 2, 292 last week and
az head same time last year. 1851,
Il SwINE-The receipts are largely in excess
last week, nearly double innumber. The
quality Of the offerings is about as it was
1 then. Trade is fairly active with the in
creased receipts but prices are of fully sc,
as anticipated last week. We quote com.
mon hogs ct 91fAl0No, and others at l0k
@llc per pound net, with q few extra q
shade higher. Common hogs are sold with
extra weight of, % TO Is lbs per 100 lbs.
Receipts this week S.5SS head. against 4, 666
last week, and 1880, head same time last
year. v,l ~
SHEEP AND LAMBs-There is slight in
crease in the number OF the receipts over
last week, but there is no improvement in
| the quality, which, in fact, is scarcely rs
good as il was then. There Is no outside
demand, trade being almost wholly re-
strieted to supplying the wants of the home
butchers, who are buying rather sparingly.
We quote butcher sheep at 395c, few ar
latter price, and lambs at 4@5Ac per ID
gross Stock Sheep-Ewes at 81 DOGS so
per head; wethers 3x@4Hc- per Id gross.
Receipts this week ,040 head against 3,3i9
last week, and 5.64S head same time last
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
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Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended October 22-SOO
cars. containing 2,1A Hogs, 4,6O6 Cattle,
3,4SS Sheep, 81 Calves. and 46 horses.
Shipped East, to New York, Philsdel-
phia, &C., 3,429 Cattle, LILO Sheep, 47
Hogs, Al Calves, and IA Horses. -.-
Total sales TO butchers % Cattle and 376
Hogs -.t
PHILADELPHIA, October 25.-The arrivals
of live stock at the Philadelphia stock
yard were: Beeves, $500; sheep, $1,000;
hogs, 1900. Beef cattle were inactive and
prices were nc lower; this was occasioned
by the heavy receipts and unfavorable
weather; extra, 62f@7c; good, 5A96Hc;
mediums, 4%@5]Ic; common, 4@4Hc; fat
COWS, 3H@411c. Mich cows were slow at
S4O{G75, with sales of extra graded as high
as 500. Sheep-The market was dull and
prices on ali grades were lower, except
good fat wethers, which were in good de-
mand and firm. Common stock was fully
Nc lower and not wanted. Good lambs Of
all kinds were wanted, while the common
grades were hard to dispose of. Calves
were scarce and in demand, choice of ex-
ira l25 wethers were sold at SIC; extra
wethers, 514@5Hc; good do, 4A@5c;
medium do, 4k@41fc: fair do, 3HQ4c;
common sheep, 21fg47A %; fat ewes, 411@5c;
stock ewes, 8Xs415c; Western lambs, $40
exc: Chester county lambs, 6@7Hc; veal
calves, 6@61Ic; York State calves. 4@4Hc.
Hogs were inactive and prices ranged from
IL to 12Hc per pound, no extra Chicago be.
Ing here. Dressed Beeves were active and
closed at 7h@9Ac, the former rate for low
Texans and cows. Dressed sheep were &C.
tive at 711@9c and dressed lambs at 99l1c.
HTErA
CHICAGO, October 25.-The Drovers' Jour-
nal reports: Hogs-Receipts $1,000 head;
shipments 1900 head; demand good on
speculative and shipping account. The
early market closed weak at Saturdays
rates; common to good mixed So O09
6 IS; heavy 81 OO@7 rs; light Sc O0@7 o5;
skips 81 0O@6 80.
Cattle-Receipts 10000 head; shipments
1900 head; demand fair and market steady
on good to choice shipping at IS 1905 95;
common to fair l0c lower at 81 0095 80;
butchers dull and weaker at 81 35t94 90;
stockers and feeders slow sale at 81 9O94 30;
range firm; Texans S. S5@4 60; Americans
81 20@5 %.
sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
!, 400 head; market fairly active and weak;
common to fair 81 COOS 25; medium to
good S. S5@4 90; choice to extra "a 2O@4 80.
NEW xOrR.
NEW YORK, October 25.-The Drovers'
Journal bureau reports: Beeves-Receipts
for two days 1853 head. Market -H@Hc
higher, closed firm; common to good native
steers 5 OO@12 90 per cwt. prime $l2 500
Is 90; four car loads of prime at So 90, live
weight, Texans S. rs, generally all very
half breed steers 50 50@10 so.
Sheep-Receipts for two days IL, 900 head.
Market active; prime 81 0095 70 per cwt
for sheep; 1907 90 per cwt. for lambs.
Swine-Receipts for two days 5000 head.
Market dull and weak for live hogs at
Sc S71z@7 90 per cwt.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, October 25.-Csttle-Re.
ceipts 697 head. Market active on good..and
slow on common; prime S. 1906 90; good
s. 75@5 90; common SO O0@4 90.
Hogs-Receipts |, 700 head. Market firm;
s. 2597 so; Baltimores So 80
al 10; Workers Sc 50@6 rs; grassers Sc 90
a6 25.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head. Market fair;
extra 81 6O@4 rs; fair to good 81 OO@i 25;
common 81 50@S so.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, October 25.-Live Hogs
Quiet: common to light S. 2597 90; pack
ing and butchers So 1907 IS; receipts
4, 900 head; shipments 264 head.