The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-03-31
Baltimore Live Stock Market.
From Baltimore American.

From Baltimore American
| MONDAY, March 26. 1888
| The quotations given are those of
the retail market except where other
wise stated.
PRICES OF BEEF CATTLE AT THE
MARKET TODAY.
Very best on sale to-day 6a07
cts that generally rated first quality,
54(G64 cents medium or good fair
quality, 1905 cents ordinary thin
steers, oxen and cows. 3(G4 cents
extreme range of prices, 3(017 cents.
Most of the sales were from 5(064.
REMARKS ON BEEF CATTLE.
The arrival of Cattle during the
week amounted to 1888 head, against
1903 last week and $50 head the corr
responding week of last year, and the
sales were 1,006 head, against S54 last
week, and 799 head the corresponding
week of last year.
| The wholesale prices being small
fraction higher than they were last
week. the retail trade was firm at the
opening, with prices at shade high
err range of figures but the improve
ment did not continue until the close
of the market. Trade became very
slow some time before the end and so
continued the improyementofpr prices
was lost, and in some cases lower
figures to the extent of a slight frac4
ton were accepted to effect a close.
About 100 head, nevertheless, were
left over unsold. Prices ranged from
3 to 7c.. with most sales at 5sy64c.
QUOTATIONS.
Myers. d Houseman sold 1903 Cattle
Tor various parties at 3&07c. Will
liam j. Kirk d Son sold 50 head of
fair grades of Chicago Cattle at $3.50
(G6.90 per 100 lbs. A. N. Bastable g.
Co. sold 25 Cattle for various parties
at 5sG7c. n. Lehman d Bro. sold
us Cattle for sundry persons at 54(@
&c. James Clark & co. ITO Cattle for
different persons at 4(969-10c. Frank
d Seymour sold III Cattle for various
parties at 5(064c. A. Sandheimer g.
Bro. sold 1870 Cattle for sandry per-
sons at 5(G65c. Henry Cook sold 20
Cattle at 33G053c. Henry Fox sold 35
Cattle at 3f(964c. Henry Nachman
sold 43 Cattle for sandry persons at
4(G6$c. +. Ellinger IL Bro. sold So
Cattle for different persons at 3@64c.
Sol. Haas sold 81 Cattle at 4(06$c. f.
HI. Hammond sold "a Cattle at 48M
65c. K. B. Sonnehill sold 40 Cattle at
5(G6s.
THE SWINE MARKET.
The offerings number nearly the
same as last week, and the qualify in
some Of the pens is reported little
better but in most of these they are
about the same grade as last week.
Trade is only fair, with prices the
same as last Mondays figures. We
quote common Hogs at 9a@1O4c.. and
the better grades 104@102, and extra
heavy Chicagos at II per Id. net.
QUOTATIONS.
Gray and Judik quote Hogs at 10(0
10ac., and few extra fine II /; good
supply and fair demand. Sheeler &
Ripple quote Hogs at 93@1fc., the
latter figure for extra heavy Chicago
Hogs fair supply and moderate de-
mand. Logan & Uhl quote II ogs at
1Ol(gl02c., and extra II supply equal
to the demand. Bergman & Co.
quote Hogs at 1OC61Ic.; light supply
and fair demand. s. Wilhelm & Co.
quote Hogs at 92(0103, and a few ex-
ira shade higher; fair supply and
moderate demand.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
Though the offerings number half
as many more than last week, the re-
shipments at owners risk and those
taken up ty outside buyers left the
offerings about equal to the moderate
demand from the city butchers. The
quality was somewhat better than
last week. One lot of 100 head of a
superior quality was taken on private
terms for export. We quote Sheen
at 43(973c., with most sales at 5(d63c,
per 10. gross. Spring Lambs 1O(612@c.
QUOTATIONS.
Wilhelm, Lynn & Co. quote COM
mon to fair Sheep at 43054c.; fair to
good 5a@63, and good to extra at 81
OF. fair supply and good demand;
spring Lambs 10(9121. s. Franken-
slime &c Son quote common to fair
Sheep at 43(959c.; fair to good 5a064,
good to extra 63(074, and an extra
heavy lot on private terms to F. r.
Lingham for shipment to Europe.
Eden & Co. quote Sheep at 4l05c. for
common to fair 5(06 for fair to good,
and 63(96a for good to extra good
supply and only fair demand.