Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-31
Baltimore.
N1-n.v Ia,

MONDAY, January IA.
Cutie are sold at these figures liue freight.
HOGS are sold at net freight, that is 20 per
cent (0eneralIyD Of from lire 'oeign. Sheep are
sod gross, that is HE toeioh or nothing o1.l
AT CALYERToN YARDS.
Beef Cattle-The retail market has been
exceedingly slow on the Hill TO day, hold.
ing on longer than for several weeks past.
Wholesale prices were fraction higher
than last week, but in the retail trade the
quotations OF last Monday we're barely
maintained by h,rd holding. The best
grades showee little il any change, while
in some instances medium and common
Cattle were I@GHc lower than last week.
We quote at So 25G6 ST15, most sales be-
lug made at 50 sTI9 10 6 37H per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle ranged as follows
Best 81 1896 s7Il, that generally rated
first quality S. 81 119(l6 %, medium or good
fair quality S40O@5 25, ordinary thins steers,
oxen and cows So 2593 -. Extreme range
we're from IS S7H@6 37l5 per 100 lbs. The
cattle received were 257 head from Vir.
ginia, 24l from Maryland ia from Ohio,
1873 from Illinois, 90 from Kentucky or
Pennsylvania. Total receipts for the week:
975 head against 935 last week, and al
head same time last year. Of the offerings
662 head were taken by Baltimore butchers,
Il sold to country dealers, y TO Washing
ton City dealers, q to eastern spectators.
Total sales for the week S02 head, against
l,O69 last week and 40 head same time
last wear.
SwINE-The offerings were 1900 less than
asst week, but with some improvement in
the quality. Prices have advanced, as an
tiCipated. We now quote common rough
light hogs at 725@Sc, butcher grades $40
h xtro oh oAo
higher. Arrivals this week ASS head,
against 500 last week, and $3.50 head
-sne time last year.
SHEFP AND LANES There IS some i'm
provement in Inequality of the offerings
to-day over last weeks receipts, there being
some very prime sheep among them.
Trade for good sheep has been quite fair,
but common stock is hard to sell. We
quote common sheep at 211c ana prime at
&C per pound. Lambs 4(a6Hc per pound.
Arrivals this week l,439 head agaiBst 1874
last week, and $50 head same time last
year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont. Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended January 27-167 cars, con-
tanning 2,0l4 cattle, 3S calves, 2,lS3 sheep,
3,4S9 hogs, ll5 horses and 81 mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
ETC.: 1853 cattle, 3 calves, 352 sheep, "A
horses and go mules.
Sales OF the week to butchers, dealers
and exporters, ll9 head Of cattle, and 1855
sheep.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, January 2S.-Beeves-
Receipts $500; market fair; prime 7I9
71lc, good 62I@7c, medium 6I@61Sc, and
common 5A@6c per pound. Sheep and
y. IL. . 80.
prime 6@61<c, good 51f65Ac, medium 4 !.
@5hc, common 3H@414c sper pound.
Lambs 6h@719c per pound. Hogs-Re-
ceipts 300 head; market active; sales at
s. OO@9 % per 100 pounds.
Chicago.
CBIcAeo, January 30-The Drovers' Jour.
nal reports: Live Hogs-Receipts 5000
head; shipments 5000 head; msrket
strong and loo higher on rough; packing
S. 60@6 10; packing and shipping So log
| 6 60; light S. 50@6 10; skips 81 00@5 25.
Cattle-ReceiPts 1850 head; shipments
| 2 800 head; market stronger and i0c higher
all round; export grades Sc 5OO@7 90; good
to choice shipping S. s0@6 40.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
1900 head; market weak; common 10G'5c
lower; inferior to fair s. 1894 90 per cwt.
good S 90; choice IS 25. 3"
| NeW Y0FH.
NEW YORK, January S0.-Beeves-Re
| ceipts 6,300 head; market slow and closed
duh and 81 per head lower on all grades
| steers sold at S. 3097 65 per cwt; rough
stays and oxen IS 2465 so, exporters used
80 carloads sAd paid $6@6 so live per ewt.
shipments ITO head live cattle, 300 head
live sheep.
sheep-Receipts 1000 head. In fair de.
msnd: good to prime sheep had ready sale
at strong prices; inferior to common dull
and prices barely maintained; extremes
sheep s. 1895 90; lambs s. O096 rs.
Hogs-Receipts 5, 800 head live. Market
nominally firm at Sc so@6 50 per cwt
East Liberty.
EAST LIBxsrY, January 30.-Cattle-
Market Sow; prime Sc 25@6 &c; fair to
good IS 50(d6 90; common "a 5095 90; re-
ceipts 627 head: shipments la head.
Hogs-Market slow; receipts l,SiO head
shipments It's head; Philadelphia Sc 40
@6 90: Workers s6 OOGs6 20; pigs 81 so9
S IS.
Sbeep-Market fair: prime s. 2565 81;
fsir to good S. 40&5 90; common s. 5o9
$50.
Cincinnati.
CINcIssArr. January 80. - Live Hogs
Steady; common and Hight 81 1895 25;
packing and butchers S. 90G6 IS. Re
eeir.s $500 had; ss,,anaas &c Assd.