Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-14


MONDAY, March II.
Cutie are ed Of e, . fSur e. 1 !, 60 p
old Sross, sS & 81 ice sU weight, or nethtn0 OIL
ATCALvERToN YARDS.
BEEF CArrLE-There is q slight inarease in
the number OF the offerings over last week,
with an improvement aisu in their quality,
toss being better and more numerous. and
common possibly less plentiful. Trade for
the better grades was fair, but com mon
were quite hard TO SELL Prices were HtgA
cent higher all around than last week. we
most sales made at s. go TO 80 Is per loo
POUNDS.
Prices of beef cattle ranged as follows:
Best S. 5O@7 90, that generally rated first
quality SIS 5U(66 so; medium or good
fair quality 81 1896 so: ordinary thin
steers, oxen and cows s. 25@4 so. Ex.
treme range of prices So 25G7 CO. Most OF
the sales were from S. 50G6 IS per 100
pounds. The cattle received were: III
head from Virginia, "a from Ohio, 29l from
Maryland, III from Missouri, l69 head
from Illinois and AZ head from Penn
sylyania. Total receipts for the, week
were $40 head, against 6S4 last week, ana
l,435 head same time last year. vi the
offerings 700 head were taken by Baltimore
butchers, 6 sold to country dealers, Az 70
Washington City dealers and q to East
ern spectators. Total sales for the week
772 head sgainst 749 last week, and Si9
head same time last year.
Swine-The run is light again this week
in point of numbers. being only some 2oo
head more than last week. The demand Is
medium to good near about equal 10 the
somewhat limited receipts. The quality
is fully as good as last weeks onerlngs.
Prices have been we'll maintained at 9Hg
lOHe. per ID net, and the prospects are
that higher figures will rule next week, as
Western prices are advancing to greater
degree than our home quotations. Arrivals
this week 4lG1 head, against 1851 last
week, and 6,0i3 head same time last year.
Sheep-The receipts have been quite light
this week, with but few good or really
prime sheep among them, most OF the
stock being only common to fair. Trade
was slow, home butchers buying quite
sparingly. We quote common to fair sheep
at 4L@5Ec; fair to good 5H@6Kc,, and
good TO prime 619@7c per 10 gross, with eX'
tremely few at the latter price. Arrivals
this week =, $50 head against 1878 last week,
and l,476 head same time last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at the Claremont
stock yards, via. Baltimore and ONO ran
road for the week ended March 11-l03 cars
containing 1,2l6 cattle, 1919 hogs, 35c
sheep, 80 calves, 1S5 horses and 10 mules
Shipments TO Europe, New York, and
, Philadelphia: 69I cattle, 236 sheep, |.
calves 81 horses and mules.
Sales Of the week to Baltimore butchers
| IL head of cattle.
Philadelphia.
ket active; sales 2,lO0; prime at I!4gI!
! cents, good 6A@7 cents, medium 6A@6L
cents, and common $500 cents; fat COW
| 4a5Ii cents per pound. Sheep market active
sales 1850: prime 7@7H cents; good CSC
67z cents, medium 696R cents, common
! 5a5A cents; bulls 3h@4M cents; lambs
GiS cents: veal calves 7@9 cents per pound
! Hogs market active; sales $500; extra Chi
J oago llI5@ll cents; good 10A@ll cents
and medium l0A@lOH cents per pound
Chicago.
Chicago, March 1S.-The Drovers' Jour
nal reports: Cattle-Receipts 1000 head
shipments 200 head; weak under liberia
offering; native steers in fair demand
1O6l5c per 40 pounds lower exports IS ;
@6 IS; good to best shippers IS 1906 Az
poor to fair, 81 00@5 IS; native butchers
steady at 50 7O@4 10 for cows; 81 1905 4
Tor steers slOCkerS % VVSSf w, ieouei
Hogs-Receipts 1000 head; shipment
1850 head; light receipts; steady and III
changed; demand brisk; offerings light
packers and shippers bought freely; qua
ity better; heavy at s. co. fair
choice 81 6O@7 95; light Sc 90@1 40; poe
to good mixed 81 90@7 So shipping S. 0Ot
6G5.
Sheep-Receipts 400 head; shipment
1000 head; best in good request and stroni
common 10 fair weaker; poor to fair IS
64 IS; good to fancy s. 25@6 so.
Drovers' Journal by British Cable r.
ports: Cattle and sheep steady; good Anne
lean cattle selling at l6c per pound an
limited dead weight; sheep at l5@l9c,
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, March l3.-Catt le-Receip
22S head; market firm at about yeste
days prices.
Hogs-Receipts 1895; market active
Philadelphias s. SO@S %; Workers s. 2o'
lax
s6eep-ReceiptS 1000 market fair
Mondays prices.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March l3.-Llye Hogs-Stead
and firm; common and light 81 00@7 2:
packing and butchers So 9)@7 IS. Il
ceipts 995 head; shipments 40l head.