Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-16
ATCALVERTON YARDS.

cutie are sold al these pgtvsS itye w'7ght
hey, are s"R NJ net Wetgh, nat IS p per
cot lGCa"rGRU "FJro'h tiCc uF7gh. Se'g are
$40 gross that ~ Ire freight, or ncthtng GT.j
ATCALVERToN YARDS.
Beef Cattle-The market has been fairly
active today, but much demorAliLed.
prices ranging "a, &C lower than those OF
last week. the former figure being on the
better grades, while medium and common
were C lower, and in some instances u
larger concession was made 70 effect sales.
Tie quality was not as good as last week 5,
there being more medium ana cOm!Aoh
critic, with full supply OF stocEers among
TIE offerings. We quote At s. U0.LI 90;
most sales were al 81 20 10 - 25 per loo lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best - 62lad5 81; that generally rated first
quality 81 5O(l5 50; medium or good
lair quality IS S7isGli -; ordinary ihin
Steei oxen and cows - OONlS -. Extreme
fange OF prices s. OOt15 81. Most OF the
saes were from 81 oO9j p per luJ lbs.
Tie cattle received were 2.155 re !i from
Virginia, - from Maryland, l2i from OAio,
- from Illinois, 272 from kentUrky, o
from Pennsylvania. Total receipts for
week OoG head against l 9o7 last week, and
! - Fesd same time last year. OF the
offerings 90 head were taken by Baltimore
butchers, 972 sold TO country deller', j.
10 Washington City dealers 10 10 eastern
SPECTATORS, and o. to Richmond dealers.
Total sales for the week 2.O15 head against
2oS last week, and 1Io head same time
last wear
Swipe-The offerings number about l, 90
head less than last week, but they proved
10 be fully equal TO moderately fair lie.
mand, but al a decline OF sbJut &c on last
weeks prices. The quality was about
equsl TO that Of last weeks offerings.
Prices range from &C for very rough tail
ends TO SIC for a few extra hogs; most sales
al 79.aS2 per 10 net. Arrivals this week
4.Glj head, against ga last week, and 5, 252
head same time last Year.
SHEEP AND LANES With a considerable
increase in the offerings over last week
there is some improvement in their gen.
eral quality, but trade is very drll there
being no outside demand. We quote
butcher sheep at SG5I &C, and lambs at "a
CIsc per n gross: stock Sleeps 00G3 - per
hean for ewes. and wethers 5&G4$4c per H..
A -iyals this week 9&3S head. against
1853 last week, and s, 81 head same tIle
last year.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont stock
yard via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended August l2-224cars con-
tanning 2,6iS cattle, l,S56 hogs, IS, l2i sheep
and lambs, 20 calves, 25 horses and A
mules.
Shipments to Europe, New York, Phil
sdephis, etc: 2.l76 cattle, 10 9i6 sheep
and lambs, calf, Is horses and IL
mules.
Sales of the week to exporters, butch.
ers, and dealers, 342 cattle /, i79 sheep and
lambs and "a logs.
Philadelphia.
PHILApEIPHIA, August l3.-Cattle market
active and A@Hc lower; receipts 500
head sales OF prime al 6ls@6iEc; good
So @6c, medium 5ls954c, and common at
41h@Sc, Texas 4A@5Ic per b. Sheep mar;
ket fair; receipts 1000 head; sales Of
prime sheep at 5S@5}tc, good 5g5'fc,
medium 4E@4Ac, common 3HGic, and
tulls case per h. Lambs 4S734c per n.
Hog market tsir receipts $500 head; sales
at SGS2lc per b.
CHICAGO, August l5.-The Drovers Jour
nal reports: Hogs-Receipts 10000 head /;
shipments 400 head; market firm. par
ticularly on light packing, 81 60S4 %;
packing and shipping $ 0095 81; light
bscon grades S. S0(g5 80; skIps s. so p %
closed steady.
Cattle-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
l.5OOO head: prime firm; common lOG?Oc
lower: e1ports Sc OOG6 10; good TO choice
shipping IS 3OC65 90 for steers; common
to medium 81 25G5 on.
Sheep-Receipis 5. 500 head; shipments
10 head: market sctive at decline; inter-
or 10 fair 81 5o@S 50; good 81 25, choice
81 so.
New York.
NEW YORK, August 5-Beeves-Rsceipts
$3.50 head; market frmer in ali grade.
except Texas and Colorado stock. Toe gem
eral selling prices are fully dollar head
higher Texas cattle touched the loves
marx Of the season. Common to prime nA-