Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Pacific Mail, q Western Union Telegraph
62A Milwaukee a 81. Paul, Com, e2M
UniSn Paeif, ne az !. Gent1a1 Pacific. 5o
Texas Pacific, .i4ss New Jersey Central, 79y4 !
Delaware Lackawanna As, Western, llss
red, il IN; New va YORK, A'1 Ontario as W, 8.
q; g. 4 i T.. -; Ohio Central. -;
49,; Denver & Rio Grande llA;. Nash
vile. d Chattanoora, 81; Hannibal
1osephc oa an9 Iron cdmpany lex
Pennsylvania, 5aA; Philadelphia Z. Heading.
2ls4 Lehigh Valley, 6s1s Lehigb Naviga-
3n' AsH b,,a sna9, Pittsburg rs Western 1s,
Northern Central sDM Northern Pacific;
com, .2lS; Northern Pacific, referred, 4S
preis2asd % koanssts aFon ar1aa Sp
Oregon Trans Cont mental, III; Louisville q
Nashville, 45ss.
Cattle Mai kefs.
WEST PHIL DELPHIA STOCK YARDS, April
2s.-Cattle in fair camard; receipts, 2,5 head.
p ime 6s4a7c.: good u 61c.; medium. o14a6c.:
common, 5a5Hc
heep, in tar tIeu and 'eceipts 5000 head
prime. 6Aa7c,; cd, 5Aad59c.: ibedinm, 5S1a6;
common, "a b1se shtared sheep,3A 81 lambs,
tl4a7Ac.
Hogs in far demand receipts, rs o head
West-rn atoek .Ss15e.; no country hogs arrived.
NEW YORK, April 2'.-B .eves-Rsce.pts,
ABS bead, of which 800 head were for expo
tatioD; the market was lair at about the cur
tent ratss of Wednesday last, a decline of 81
per head to I4c. per pound, dressed wei. hit,
since Friday extrem Bs for steers, s6a7.2o per
lUO pounds. live weight, and general sales
were at '63Oa6,b0; no shipmen 5 Of live stock
or fresh meat to-day; the weeks exports were
2,l5l live CATTLE 1884 quarters OF neet and
l,426 carcassess of mutton Sheep-Receipn,
200 he d, making 2B 800 heai for the week;
firm for good stock, and the pens were readily
cleared at s. l0a7.oO per 100 pounds for I'M
shorn sheep; s675as 81 for unshorn yearlings;
f1ab for rlIDpad shppD. and IS p D
clipped yearlings. Hogs Receipts H. Oh head,
making total of 80 ,l6J head for the week; live
hogs dull, with sales of two Car loads at SIS q
per 100 pounds.
BUFFALO. April 27.-Cattle- Receipts to-day,
800 head; market dun and lower, ex trs steers,
medium So .Oa5.7U light butchers, sI.8oa5.40;
mixed butchers, "a. 2ba5; fat bulls, 81 25a4.75.
extra, So. sheep aeceipts day 5000 head
market fairly active add shade higher;
fair TO good Western, &57sa6.5J; choice to
fancy s66O41 TO- clipped sheep, s5a5 So; lambs,
W t5a1 30. Hogs1keceipts, 10 dsy,6,ooO head
Workers, siO0aB light mixed, 1855 ESQ; good
mediums SB.15a6 Ii; pigs $5as.30.
head; shipments, 200 head; market slow,
and lUc. lower; rough packing Si.35a580;
packing and skipping, s5.slsd 10; light, s5.2,a
head; shipments, 1870 head: market fai ly
active and hIm exports, s6.l5aB7J good to
s5.25a575. Sheep-Recelpts, 5000 head; ship.
ments, 900 head; market strong and l0a20c.
higher inferior to far si00a4.5J; medium to
good, t4.75a550; choice to extra S5bOa6.70.
Liverpool quotations Heavy supply of
American aud Canadian here best American
&c. lower, at l41aal514c. per pound dressed
sheep steady best, l7alSc. per pound.
BALTIMORE, April 2S.-Beef cattle market
slow, and prices, without serious change; very
best, 4a6 4.5c.; medium, aa4s4c first quality,
5a5s4c.; ordinary, 3ha4c.; most of the Sales
were from &c. to &c; receipts, 1902 head I;
sales 6J6 head. 1wine-Fair supply and gem
orally slow demand receipts, 1872 head quo
tations. 7a6c. The receipts of sheep and lambs
were l1ol head; quotations, sheep at 3a64zc.;
lambs at Sal0c.
EAST LIBERTY, April 2s.-Cattle dull
receipts, 1881 head shipments, l,U64 head.
hogs slow; receipts, 7,l50 head; shipments,
$40 head Philadelphia s6a825; Workers.,
s55Ua5.SO. Sheep, active and firm, and lUal5c.
higher than last weeks closing pr ces re-
,eipts, 2,OOO head; shipments, 200 head.