Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-08

LIVE STOCK.

OOIn- cttduy , NJ . oPos WI
59Lc; seller April 60c; seller May &c.
Oats-Quiet, No.2 45Kc.
LIS sTOCK.
baltimore.
MONDAY, March S,
Cattle are sold at these figures hpe eei0h
cest tScneraIyI from dire t0etght. Sheep are
sold gross, that Is lpe Uefght, or ncthin9 OIL
TCALvERTON YARDS.
BEEF ~CATTLE-Trade has been fairly &C
tive to-day on the Hill, and nearly all the
offerings were disposed of at an advance
generally Of &c on last weeks figures,
quality considered. The offerings were
better than those of last week. but there
was an actual advance in values of the
fraction above mentioned. Prices ranged
from So 0O@6 so, with very few near the
lower fglre and quite a number at the
higher. Most sales were made at s. OO9
6 % per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle ranged as follows:
Best Sc 25965 so, that generally rated first
quality s. OU@6 90; medium or good
fair quality 81 5l@4 IS: ordinary thin
steers, oxen and cows s. OO@4 90. Elk.
treme range of prices IS 00@6 so. Most Of
the sales were from S. OO96 Is per 100
pounds. The cattle received were: 242
Dpdu ITOIn NlIkllIlu, w " INV 80 IVA
MARYLAND, 20S from Missouri, 80 from
Claremont yards, and 90 head from Penn
sylyania. Total receipts for the week
were 6S4 head, against TIA last week, and
l,O4lhead same time last year. or the
offerings Ill head were taken by Baltimore
butchers, 10 sold to country dealers, CD TO
Washington City dealers and 10 to East
erp speculators. Total sales for the week
749 head against I'll last week, and 967
head same time last year.
Syine-There is a heavy decrease in the
receipts as compared With last weeks offer.
ings, being one.fourth less. Trade IS not
active with the lesser number, prices being
higher than cur last quotations, as the
butchers are buying spariHgly at the al.
vance at they claim that they cannot cut
their money" out OF their purchases: we
ouote rough sows and stays at 913@9Ac;
better grades at 10@l0Nc: extra hogs at
10Hc per pound, net. Arrivals this week
1887 head, against 5,037 last week, and
5,672 head same time last year.
%Sheep-The offerings this week, which
are in the quality somewhat better than
those of last week, are in excess OF the de.
mand on the part of home butchers, and
several carloads have been reshipped East
at owners expense. Prices a shade better
than last week. We quote common to
fair sheep at 4@5Ac. fair to good 5H96Ac.
and extra heavy 7 cents Fer 10 gross. Ar
rivals this week 1878 head against 2,l75
last week, and 1892 head same time last
year.
C~LAREMONT STOCK YARDS. .
Arrivals of live stock at the Claremont
stock yards, via. Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the week ended March Alb cars
containing GS8 cattle, 1871 hogs, 1877
sheep, 4 calves, So horses 92 mules and
l goat.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, l27 cattle, 45 hogs, 46S sheep, "
horses and 81 mules.
Sales of the week to Baltimore butchers
and dealers, A head of cattle.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, March Seattle mar.
ket active; sales 5000; prime at 6T97h
cents, good 6H@6A cents, medium 696H
cents, and common 5A@5A cents; fat COWS
4@5H cents per pound. Sheep market
fair; sales of 5000; prime 6A@7 cents;
good 6%@6S cents, medium 696H cents,
common 5A@5A cents; bulls 4H@5 cents;
lambs 415aS cents; veal calves 1904 cents
per pound. Hogs in fair demand for all
grades; sales 3,5; quotations lO139ll cents
per pound.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March The Droyers' Jour
nal reports: Beeves-Receipts $500 head;
| shipments ZOO head; trade active; market
| stronger on export account; l09l5c higher
on poor to fancy steers at 81 8096 S0;mostly
at S. 50@6 90; butchers SC higher at 81 759
5 % for cows; 81 1907 80; for steers; stock
ers quiet and unchanged So 509l so; feeders
stronger at 81 40@5 25; all sold.
Hogs-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
$500 head; offerings light, demand brisk
and stronger 5@l0c per 100 lbs, higher;
quality, poor shippers are he principal
operators; good to fancy heavy at 81 $50
IS; common to choice light S6 6O97 Is;
poor to good mixed at Sc 6597 %;
skips quotable at IS 50@6 40.
Sheep-Receipts 1920 head; shipments
$500 head; supply and demand fair and
firm at previous quotations; Nebraska
sheep sold at S. 90 per 100 lbs poor to fancy
natives So 5096 Is; bulk at S. OOS5 go.
New York.
New YORK, March 7.-Beeves-Receipts
$3.50 head. Market opened active and closed
| steady; &c higher; extremes So 0097 IS per
cwt. live weight; general sales So 3Og6 81
per cwt. a number Of car loads OF choice
| cattle arrived late and were held at extreme
figures; not sold; exporters reserved 50 car
loads; shipments 800 live cattle; 1,SOO quar-
tiers beef, 500 carcasses mutton.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head oxen common
TO prime sheep at S. 50@6 IS per cwt. year
lings Sc 75@S so.
Swine-Receipts $500 head; Tor offered
alive; market nominally steady at 81 log
Z 90 per cwt.
EAST LIBERTY, March 7.-Cattle-Receipts
200 head; market active; prime Sc cog
6 so; fair to good Sc 5o@6 %; common
s. OO@5 90.
Philadelphias " 6O@7 So; Workers 81 2oS
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; market firm
prime Sc SOFAS rs; fair to good S. Esq
6 25; common s. OO@4 so.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March Live Eogs-Quiet;
common and light s. 0097 20; packing
and butchers Sc S5@7 63. Receipts l,7lC
head; shipments 4S5 head.
Petroleum.
TrrusvILLE. March 7.-0il--Opened al
CSC; highest 93kc; lowest 9l9sc, closing
at 9lKc. Shipments 54,Ol7 barrels; char
tiers 80 900 barrels, runs 1902 barrels.
on CRY, March Authorizations to-day
Oh to $3.50. Transactions 3,4o3,OoO bar
reis; shipments $1,000 barrels; charters
5000 barrels.
BRADFORD, March 7.-0il-Weak and
lower; opened at 93c; highest 93c; lowest
9lLc; closed at 9lAc. Sales 2,S0O,OOC
barrels. Total shipments 54,Ol7 barrels
charters 5000 barrels.
PITTSBURGH. March 7.-Petroleum-Weak;
United certificates lower; closed at 9lAci
refined 7%@7Ac for Philadelphia delivery,
The afternoon session opened steady al
92H, advanced PC, weakened, declined and
closed al 9lAc. Transactions 2,336,OOo bar
rels.
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