Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-24
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AT CALVERTON YARDS.
Rcet Cattle.-Trade IN some OF the pens
VAS far to-day for while, but did not con
inue very long, but became exceedingly
iull and held on tor longer time than for
several weeks past. Prices were generally
cent lower than last week. a few buyers
reported a greater fraction OF decline before
he close Of the market Quotations ranged
rom . to cents. very few at either ex-
treme most sales were from } cents TO ,!
cents.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best 81 7566 90; that generally rated
first quality 81 jO@5 50; medium or good
fair quality 81 1904 l3! ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows - OOM2 30
Extreme range of prices 81 OO@6 90
Most of the sales were from 81 250j 90
per 100 lbs Of the Cattle received, 1855
came from Virginia; 60 from Kentucky;
279 from New York; 21S from Illinois; 1875
from Ohio. % head came from Maryland:
- from West Virginia and - from Penn
svl,ania. Total receipts for the past week
l."Sj head against 1892 last week, and
3 $50 head same time last year. OF the OF
erings l,29i head were taken by Baltimore
butchers; 29S sold TO Eastern spectators;
and 500 to country dealers Total sales
for the week :. 1872 head against 2,l50 last
week, and > COS head same time last year
SwINE-There is heavy percentage Of
increase IN numbers over the offerings OF
last week, and improvement in their quality
in all the wards. Trade is fair to good, but
prices are oil from last week ! to &C. quota
lions ranging from g. 10 &c for common to
fair and 7,Gl7Ic for fair to good and few
extra a shade high,r Prices same time
last year G@7ic per ID net Receipts this
week 6.si3 head, against 1887 last week,
and 6, 100 head same time last year
Sheen and Lambs-While there are some
better sheep among the offerings than last
week, the quality is not generally of as good
an average as last week. Trade is fairly
active for good sheep and lambs, which
were sold out early Common sheep
and lambs were slow Of sale. Prices OF
sheep 2I@llc. and lambs 3!@jlc per
pound gross and stock sheep 81 25(G3 90
per head Same time last year sheep sold
at 3Cd sc, and lambs at lfG6c per pound
gress Receipts this week 3,O77 head
against 2,458 last week, and 1921 head
same time last year.
CLAhEMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
cad for the week ended Oct lS--2l0 cars
containing 3.2SS Cattle % Calves, 2,599
81 eep and Lambs 4,54j Hogs, 81 Horses
Shipments TO New York, Philadelphia,
&c. 1880 Cattle, : Calves, !, 428 Sheep and
Lambs, 274 Hogs and - Horses.
Sales for the week to butchers and deal
ers, SO Cattle, and 243 Sheep and Lambs.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, October %. - Cattle
Market slow and unchanged: Receipts 627
head; shipments G27 head.
Hogs-Market active; receipts 4,3OO
head; shipments 2,4OO head; Philadelphias
- 2OG5 IS: Baltimcres s. 1000 80; good
Yorkers 81 6O@4 -.
Shesp-Markpt dull aud unchanged in
| prices Receipts $500 head; shipments
,, 100 head.
NEw YORK. October 23-Beeves-Re
ceipts 25O head; all held over; no trading
in beef cattle; dressed beef dull at "a loo
for native sides; 5I@7c for Texas and Col
orado stock; exports $50 quarters beef and
| $50 carcasses mutton.
Sheep-Receipts s 900 head; market dull
veal and lower; extremes, sheep 81 25@
) 90 per cwt; lambs 81 50G6 90, but the
closing top figures were 81 so for sheeF
| end S. 80 for lambs; dressed mutton shade
frmer at case; dressed lambs 1899.
Hogs-Receipts $3.50 head; market
frmer at s. O0@5 80 per cwt.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, October 23.-The Drovers
Journal reports: Live Hogs-Receiptl
| $4,000 head; shipments 5000 head; mar
ket opened strong, but weakened and closed
56l6c lower; rough packing 81 4 0@4 IS
packing and shipping s. 0O@5 so; igh
81 5O@5 90; skips and grassers 81 COG
4 80.
Cattle-Receipts 10000 head; shipment
? 900 head: market slow and weak and lOC
lower; export grades Sc O0@7 90; good Il
choice shipping s. S0@6 so; common t
medium 81 zoos 65; Texans s. 8O@
1 so.
Sbeep-Receipts 3,4OO head; shipment
300 head; all below best dull and lower; in
ferior 10 fair 81 1908 Is; medium to goot
| s. 25@4 90; Texans 81 O0@S 80.
| Philadelphia.
WEsr PHILADELPHIA, October 20.-Cattl
in fair demand; receipts S,400 head; prim
| 6J67c; good 5s@6lc, medium 43953c
and common 3I@4lc, Texans 349if
per pound. Sheep in fair demand; receipt
1000 head; prime 4i@5c, good 4t944e
medium 3l63;c, common 81 per head :
&c per pound Lambs at S@6lc per pound G%
Hogs in good demand; receipts 5,OV
head; selling at 7@lsO per pound
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, October 2S.-Lve Hogs
Firm; common and light $3 $500 "
hacking and butchers 81 5000 20; n
ceipts 5000 head; shipments l 300 head
! x,.rs 40 az CARD.