Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-20
Total
REMARKS on BEEF CATTLE.

The arrivals of cattle during the week
amounted to .3i2 head. against ,534 head
last week and l,OO9 head the corresponding
week Of last year and the sales during the
week amounted TO 792 head against 100 last
week and S37 head the corresponding week
of last year, and were as follows: To Balt-
more butchers. 76l; to Washington dealers,
81 total sales, 1872.
The market to-day, though not active at
anv time. was yet all improvement in that
respect on that of last week. The quality
of the offerings was generally unequal to
those offered then, though there were some
very fine cattle among them. one lot OF
Il head. fed by GOO. w. Hattacker, of Han
over. Pa, and in care of Lewis 7. Brockby,
was sold on private terms-understOod to
he near the top of the market-to Geo.
Roeder, of the Lexington market. Prices
ranged from 3l3@7 nc. few selling at or
anywhere near the former figure, with
most sales ranging from 6H@7hc.
Swine-The supply is 4 little in excess OF
last week and the quality of the offerings
fully as good as il was then-in some pens
il is reported, a tritle better. The offerings
were considered fully equal TO fairly good
demand, the butchers not buying very
freely at the advanced prices. We quote
very common al Sl3@94c; fair to good 9!4
dl0c, and a few extra at l0hC. Arrivals
this week G,243 head, against 6,O69 last
week and 6,l5l head same time last year.
Sheen and Iambs-The receipts show q
considerable falling off in numbers since
last week. there not being two-thirds as
many as there were then, and the quality
is not as good as il was then. With the
light run there is some outside demand,
and that on the part OF butchers being &C.
tive the offerings were disposed of at an
early hour. We quote sheared sheep at
dGc; wool sheep at iHd1; lambs s. OOCg
) 80 per head, or l0gl2c per pound. Arri-
walls this week ,3lj head, against 2,lU3 last
week and 1913 head same time last year.
East Liberty.
East LIBERTY, April 9-Cattle-Receip
10 head Market firm: best cattle - 25C9
: -; fair to good Sc OO@7 %; common = %
Hogs-Receipts 500 head Market active
and firm; Philadelphia 1907 90; York
sheepNReceipts 1000 head. Market
firm; wooded So 00@7 %; clipped > OoIg
90.
New York.
New YORK, April 10. The DTorcrS
Journal bureau reports: Beeyes-Receipts
for two days 1870 head. Market &c lower
and dull. but closed heavy. FIVE car loads
Texas, 800 pounds average, sold at lOAc;
common to good native do llH@l3Ac;
prime and extra l4@l4E &c; dressed beef nc
lower, shade better; l011@l2c for sides; eI-
porters used s. car loads; shipments yes
terday and to-day 3l4 live cattle, 2,l6O quar-
tiers OF beef, $50 carcasses of mutton.
Sheep-Receipts for two days 6, 800 head {;
Market active and higher, with sales OF I'M
.Iorp Shaap Of 5<sr. vparlinpS 3 hILIC.
dressed mutton 10(allEc.
Swine Receipts for two days 10, $40 head,
Market firm for live hogs at 81 OO@I SO per
hundred.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 19.-The Drorers' journal
reports: Hogs-Receipts 25 900 head; ship
ments 1000 head. Market strong and gen
orally active at 5@lOc and higher; common
to good mixed Sc 70tG.T 20; heavy packing
and shipping s. 25G7 62H; light 81 1Oa
: 20; sEips and culls 81 5O@6 SO; closed
rather weak, but about all sold.
Cattie-Receipts 5000 head; shipments