Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-22

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svlvania, 54A: Philadelpnia d Reading.
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ern 61s Philadelphia d Erie, 12k I;
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| preferred, "a Rochester a Pittsburg, 9k;
Oregon Trans-Continental, 141s Louisville q
| Nashville 3O1s
Cattle Markets.
WEST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS, May
lg.-Cattle dull; receipts, 2,7C0 head; prime, Ia
mon, 5l4a5Nc.
sheep dull receipts, II 900 head eli ped. "a
sc wool sheep, ,4a7l< &C.; spring lambs, $3.50 per
head, and l0c per pound.
Hogs, in fair demand receipts, 5000 head;
NEW YORK. May la-Beeves-Rece
$50 head, making II, ,2S5 head for the week.
Active trade and All carly clearance at an ad-
vance of 81 per head extremes for steers 8s.lb
a7.l5 per 100 pounds, live weight; general bust.
ness at 81 3jaS. 5 distillery fed bulls sold at
SIS a525 Exporters used 50 car loads No ex-
por's of live st ok or fresh meat to day.
shipments for the week-l,26 head of live
of mutton. Aheep-Receipts, IL 200 head,
making 30 SOD head for the week. Prices were
further reduced and at least dozen car loads
must be carried. A small number of unshern
sheep sold at t6a7 l2lz per 100 pounds; clipped
10 ranged from s5a6.oO, and spring lambs Ssa
BALTIMORE, May l9-Beef cattle; market
BEST 81 gsSszs; pst qaaliiy zase medium.
4Aa5Isc.; ordinary. 4a4ssc.; most of the sales
were from 59sa6ssc; receipts, Laos head
moderately far demsnd-5e7S' head; quota.
tions, Ease. The receipts of sheep and lambs
were 5,ll6 head; quotations, sheep at Ssoc.i
EAST LIBERTY, May lg.-Cattle, slow and a
shade of from. last weeks opening prices; re-
eelptslO Ihead;shipments,s2 ~ head; hogs SLOW;
receipts, 6,O95 head;shipments,3,lg lg5 head; Phila
delphias, s5.SOsb; Workers, 55.oOa5.6O Sheep,
dull and ~, lower than the opening of last
week plenty unsold; receipts, $500 head; ship
BUFFALO, May 20 -Cattle-Receirts o-day,
100 head; demand falri prices generally un-
steers, s5.4Oa6 50; good to choice steers s.. .75a
6.2n; talr to medium, s, 25a5 6,; third quality
of butchers S.S5a4 81 oxen, 81 5la5 20; s'ockers
steady; western, 81 5Oa5i Canaua, s'a5; 30
Sheep-Receipts to-day, 1850 head market
dull, weak and lower common to good, s2.75a5;
choice to extra, s525a5,9O; western lambs,
Si.6Uab 25. Hogs ereipts to-day, $500 head
good to choice Workers., $50 6,a5. 80 few very
choice, s5.s'; light mixed, s5.S5a5.6O; +; good
nituiuHis, 10 o lao'tOi pleh' Soao.1o a.
CHICAGo, May l9.-Hogs-Receipts, 1900
head shipments, $500 head; market Gull weak
and 5alOc. lower rough packing, IS;
packing aud shipping, $5.76a5 rs light, S5.l l5a
SO; skips, s}oOs5.Oj. Catte-Receipts, 6,UO0
head shipments, $50 head; market brisk
and firm export grades, ST. .3Oa8 80 good to
choice shipping S5.9OsB.2O; common to
medium, S54Oa5.oO; grass Texans, s4.25a
BOO. Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head shipments,
200 head market, slow low grades nearly un-
salable; inferior TO fair, & 5Oa4 T3 cwt.; medium
to good, yia5 choice to extra, so6Oa8.5O.
best American steer5, l4al4No. per pound
dressed; prices &c. lower than last week. Best
sheep, l1c. per pound.