Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-14
LIVE STOCK.
baltimore.
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BALTIMORE, September 1f.-Beef Cattle
There has been heavy Offering on tns
Hill to-day, with q full representation Oh
butchers. Trade was slow, partly owing 70
the beay, rain at times, and prices were on
ia &c, and in q few cases &c per 10. Inc
quality did not average up 10 last week 5;
there being longer line OF common ana
middle cattle. Prices ranged from 81 Jog
6 Is, few at the inside figures, most sales
were made at 81 so and So % per 100 IDS.
Mich Cows-Wholesale prices range at
s25@55 per head. Good cows are In ae-
mand, and common ones very dull
Prices of beef cattle ranged as follows:
Best Sc OO@6 25; that generally rated first
quality S. 25@6 90; medium or good fair
Quality 81 25@5 25; ordinary thin steers
sxen and COWS 81 1898 70. Ex-
IRENE range of prices 81 1906 %. Most
of the sales were from 81 SOFAS 90 per
100 lbs. The cattle received were;
1889 head from Virginia, lag from ONO,
l94 from Maryland, AS from West Virginia,
59s from Kentucky, 600 from Illinois, ana
90 head from Pennsylvania-total receipts
for the week 2,875 head against 2,O39 head
last week, and 5,7l3 head same time last
wear. OF the offerings 952 head were
taken by Baltimore butchersl 6Sl sold to
country dealers, to Washington CITY
dealers, and 266 to Eastern spectators.
Total sales for the week lS49 head against
1926 head last week, and 1868 head same
time last year.
Sheep and Lambs.-The receipts number
but little mere than half as many as last
week. The quality is like last week $, ana
prices are Aa2sc better than then. GOOD
lambs are rather scarce and in demand and
there has been some outside demand for
sheep. We quote butcher sheep at 3(G55s
cents, with most sales at 4@5 cts, and
lambs at 4G6 cts, mostly 4H@5A cents
per ID. Receipts this week 4,9lS head
against 1911 last weak, and $500 head
same time last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
BALTIMORE September 12.--Arriyals OF
stock at Claremont stock yards via Balti-
more and Ohio railroad for the week ended
September 70: IS cars, containing LIS
hogs, 3,772 cattle, 4, 436 sheep and lambs,
l54 calves, IS horses and So mules.
Skinned East, to New York, Philadelphia,
etc, ,521 cattle, 1896 sheep and lambs, II
calves, lO4 hogs and II horses.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, September 13.-The Droyers
Journal reports: Hogs-Receipts 1900
head; shipments, 4, 100 head. Market dull
and lower again; quality very good; values
lO6l5c lower; common to good mixed 81 AZ
as 10; heavy IS 25@9 90; light s. 45@
s Is; skips S. 0OA7 20.
Cattle-Receipts 5000 heed; shipments
$500 bead. Market generally more active;
values firm; exports 81 00@7 rs; good to
choice shipping So O0@9 80; common to
fair 81 OO@5 20; mixed butchers 81 300
1 90; demand for butchers rather stronger;
stoCEers and feeders in slow sale, but
steady at 81 9O@3 IS; range in heavy supply
and steady at So 5094 50; half-breeds and
Americans 81 00@5 10.
Sheep - Receipts 2,i00 head; demand
fair; market rather active, but weak; sales
common to fair 81 90@3 60; medium to
good So 7O@4 10; choice extra 81 $50
90.
NEW YORK, September 49, The DroperS
Journal bureau reports: Beeves-Receipts
for two days 1880 head; demand fair; trade
dull; not all sold; extremes, Texans
S. OO69 25; Colorado half-breed S. 25@
8 so; natives IS 25@l4 %; general sales,
fair to prime native steers $l1 5O@l3 so;
exporters used $50 head of steers at $40 IS
@l2 so.
Sheep-Receipts for two days Il, 100 head.
Market firmer, N619C higher with quick
sales at 81 OO@5 IS for sheep; s. 2597 90
for lambs; general sales, sheep 81 5095 so;
lambs s. 50@6 so.
Hogs-RcCeipts for two days 5,4OO head.
Market dull; for live hogs SIS 25@S so per
cwt for ordinary to good.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, September 13-Cattle-Re
ceipts 527 head. Market firm prime
81 1901 25; good S. OO@6 so, common
81 O0@5 90.
Hogs-Receipts 800 head. Market dull;
Philadelphia S. S5@9 90; Baltimores S. sou
60; Workers s. 50@S 90; grassers So 759
! %.
Sheep-Reccipts 1000 head. Market firm;
prime 81 75@5 %; good 81 OO@i so; CON-
mon So 00@3 so,
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI September l3.-ITogs-Weak;
common and light So 5O@S so; packing
and butchers 81 S5@S 75 Receipts, 1900;
ShipmantS, 40.