Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-06

the week ended December go cars,
con tanning Ills cattle, 10 calves, $50
sheep, i22 hogs. ll3 horses and 81 mules.
Shipments TO Europe New York, Phil
sdcl phia. DC: ,S2j cattle, Al sheep, 49,
hogs, 80 horse and ia mules.
Sales OF the week to butchers, dealers and
exporters, G16 head OF cattle.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, December : Receipts last
wee K Beeves 900; sheep 5000; hogs, $50;
Beef cattle were in fair demand and
prices advanced 2z@l2c extra 6t4a7c,
gOcG GAOGkc, medium jRGyGc, common
43M5kc Der pound. Fat cows :'i@j2;
mich cows S35 GSm75. Veal calves IGy9c
Shft and lambs were scarce and = &C higher;
extra 81 @51ac, good 4A4W5c, medium 3A
axe, Common 2}2@&}.c per pound.
Ian rs 4i,@6itC per pound. Hogs were in
fair demand and 80 higher; extra -, good
s. 15M7 S7H, rediUr. $15DGs- G2i!, COM
NOR s. COG - per 100 pounds.
chicago.
CHICAGo December The Drovers'
JoL. nal reports: Live liogs-Receipts 40
NO Lear; shipments $500 head. Market
strong on good packing al 81 SjG4 80; pack,
ing ard shipping 81 SlGj 80; light 81 35@
-; skips 81 15a4 20.
Iaitle-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
23 head. Market strong and active; e1-
por;s Sc 20d6 o.; good to choice ship
ping So 5OM6 10; common 10 medium
IL 25@5 40, Texans 81 00@4 20.
S. eep-Receipts 100 head; shipments
$50 head Market weak and &c lower;
cood IS so; choice s. 80.
New York.
New YORK, December 5.-Beeves-lte
ceiyts 5, 400 head opened firm and dol
lar higher for medium and fair grades, but
fell off a trihe before the finish; upland
steers IS 00@7 90 live per cwt.; tops s. 259
80; general sales medium to fair steers
ST. U0M6 10 per Cwt; no Texas cattle offered;
exports 100 live cattle.
Sheep-Receipts 10000 head; dull at
s. 50@5 50 per cwt. sheep; - Ol96 ID
lambs. Shippers complain OF heavy losses.
Hogs-Recerts 5000 head; live hogs
steady at 81 1ja5 80.
East Liberty.
East Liberty, December 5.-Cattie-R Re
cepis l,4O6 head. Market fair; prime
So C0GGG 50; fair to good + 00@5 IS; COM
mon - 75ai 10.
HUgs-Receipts 2. $50 head. Market steady;
Philadelphias s. 1905 GO; Workers 81 SOg
GO.
81 eep-Receipts $500 head. Market very
dull prime a Oo6S4 %; fair to good s. %
G,3 30; common s. 80.
Cincinnati.
CISCINNATI, December olive Hogs
Stesdy and firm; common and light 81 ~
as 90; packing ard butchers s. oOg5 80.
Rec, ipts $500 head; shipments $50 head.
Petroleum.
OIL CITY, December D. Petroleum
Opened al 81 10; highest 81 l5R; lowest
81 ~, closed ut 81 1917. Sales $4,000
barrels; clesrsnces yesterday 1854, 900 bar
rels: shipments yesterday, United 5Si,l7O
| barrels; Underwater 500 barrels; daily aver
ace for the month. SCOOP barrels; charters
1881 barrels; daily average for the
month, 1851 barrels; United $3.50 bar
rels: tidewater 1884 barrels; daily average
56,47i barrels.
PIrTsBuRGH, December 5.-Petroleum-
| The afternoon session continued dull and
| weak: opened at 81 10; declined and closed
At S. 1873; trading limited.
TIrrsvlLLE December "a break in
| the market amounted nearly to panic.
| Immense blocks of oil were offered several
| poil Is below quotations and prices declins ed
| very rapidly. Trader, Io-night are t. king
| exec. dingy besrish and 81 10 for the mtr.
ket is prOphesied. The cause for the de-
cline is a mystery, and most persons look
| upon il "a purely speculative, as every
| thing in the field and situation remains
| unc! al ged. Conservative brokers think
the bottom has already been touched, or AT
least prices will not go much lower. The
| isct is every one is in the dark and one
! ,pI,,op is no better than another. Opened
| at + ~: highest 81 1871 lowest 81 lj'z;
| closed 81 lB'.. Shipments CA ,0G1 barrels.