Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-28

MONDAY, March -.
cate o,e sold al these figures lire pcight.
Hogs are sold at net freight, tt1t Is - per
cent generally ortrom dee ,cefgH. Sheer are
SULd gross, thai is iire Ireight, or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-WholeSale prices being
small fraction higher than those OF last
week, the retail trade was fair at the open
ing, with q shade higher range, but the i'm
provement did no: continue till the close.
Trade became very slow some time before
the end, and so continued; the improve
mcnt in prices was lost, and in some in
stances Shade lower set of figures was &C
cepted 10 sell out. About lOC head of the
offerings, Notwithstanding, were left lover
unsold. We quote at So to s., with most
sales made at s. to Sc - per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle ranged as follows:
Best So 3713G7 90, that generally rated first
quality s. SOFAS 25; medium or good
fair quality 81 37l2@5 90; ordinary thin
steers, oxen and cows 50 00G4 OO. Ex-
IRENE range ofprces So 0097 90. Most
of the sales were from s. OOg6 . per 100
pounds. The cattle received were$ 237
head from Virginia, III from Ohio, l5I from
Maryland, 900 from Missouri, 20 head
from Illinois, 273 head from Pennsylvania.
Total receipts forthe week were ISS
head against l,3U3 last week, and S5i
head same time last year. or the offer
lnes GIG head were taken by Baltimore
butchers. IL sold to country dealers, Is
TO Washington City dealers aud - to
Eastern spectators. Total sales for the
week 673 head against 1,0O6 last week,
and 100 bead same time last year.
Swine-The receipts number nearly the
same as last week, and the quality in some
of the pens is reported a little better, but
in most OF them about the same as then.
Trade is fair only, with the prices unchaug-
ed from last Mondays figures. We quote
common hogs at 9A@l0Hc, and better
grades l011@l0Ac, and extra heavy Chica-
goes lie per ID net. Arrivals this week l.,
$50 head against 4 81 last week, and 5, 1872
head same time last year.
Sheep-Though. the receipts were half as
many more than last week the numbers re-
shipped East at owners risk and those taken
up by outside buyers, left the offerings about
equal to a very moderate demand from city
butchers. The quality was somewhat bet.
ter than last week one lot OF 100 head of
very superior quality were taken for ex.
! port on private terms. We Qnote sheep at
| 4lIG7 &c, with most sales at 5(16Ac per ID
| gross. Arrivals this week 3,l27 head against
| 1905 last week, and 1920 head same time
| last year.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YADs.
Arrivals of live stock at the Claremont
| stock yards. via Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the week ended March 25-loS cars
containing 2,l5i cattle, 2,0S2 hogs, $50
sheep, 43 calves l73 horses and lis mules.
Shipments to Europe, New York, Phila-
| delphia, etc, 2,2S9 cattle, l,O2l sheep, 46
! hogs, II calves, III horses and - mules.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-Cattle-Mar-
ket dull; sales $500; prime at 7l5975s
cents, good 7@7H cents. medium 6H@6A
| cents, and common 5A@6H cents; fat
cows 4}4@5H cents per pound; veal calves
| 7Gi9 cents per pound. Sheep-Dull; sales
5000: prime 7@7li cents; good $685.
cents, medium 5A@6H cents, common
| 4L@5H cents; fall lambs 5(GsH cents
per ID, and spring lambs si@S per head.
! Hogs-Market active; sales $500; prime
ll%@nH cents; good ll@llH cents;
medium l0h@lOH cents per pound.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 27.-The Drovers' Jour
nal reports: Hogs-Receipts good; ship
ments 200 head. Market weak and heavy
mixed Sc S5G7 60; heavy s. 5097 95; light
| Sc 9017 0;skips 81 S5(97 90.
| Cattle-Receipts $500 head; shipments
| 1000 head. Market weak and slow and 59
! lOc lower; bad Eastern adyices for few
| DAYS past is the chief cause OF the depres'
| sion; exports 70 io0yI ~, BoOu 70 Cuolce
| shipping Sc 0O(G6 40; common to fair
| IS 4td6 co; mixed butchers in good de-
| n and and selling at firm rates: butchers
and Gamers are buying feeders; com mon to
fair s. 7O(d4 %; medium 10 good 81 100
4 IS: stockers and feeders active and steady
at IS 5O95 %.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
900 head. Market very active and prices
stesdy; supply on the increase; common q
| fair S. SOFAS o.; medium IN good - 2o,S
6 GO; choice to extra s. 25@7 %.
| East Liberty.
East LIBERTY. March Z7.-Cattle-Receipt
AIS head market slow at unchanged
prices.
Hoes-Receipts $40 head; market firm
Philadelphias IS dogs %; Workers s. 5Os
TO
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; market &C
tive at yesterdays prices; dull on common
l. New York.
NEu York, March 27,-Beeyes-Receipts
$50 head. Nominally steady: carloads
| extra Kansas steers sol ! at S. Is per cwt. To-
live weight, the highest prices of the season