Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-19

ID. % 10 80, Sf 70. clnc Dlueo-flf
81 90; Sd, IS Is; I'd. Sc 90. Cut Spikes
An sizes. 81 SO. Boat Spikes-All sizes,
s. 90. Each half keg l0c extra.
LIVE sToCK-
The market II very good, this week.
Messrs. hudson & BsyhA furnished the
following quotations:
Cattle, 81 5O94 so for al kinda
Hogs, fair supply, active; .4@4fc PER lh.
Sheep, 3@4&c.
Calves, IS 009i0 90.
Fresh COWS, $50 O0@50 90.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, MONDAY, March l6.
Ca4k are SOld al AGSe figures lire treighI. Hegs are
sod al net reight, thai Is 20 per cent generally OF
from lire UetSh. Saeep are Sdd gross, that Is Ire
reigh, or nohiHS OIL
AT CALYERTON YARDS.
Beef Cattle.-Tboush the market has not
been active at any time to-day, there was
more life IN it thar last Monday, and prices
we're we'll maintained throughout, and a
holding up of values to the end. We quote
the range at s. OO(5 80, with most sales
at 81 25@5 623 per hundred pounds.
Prices Of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best S. 62@@5 80; that generally rated
first quality S. l2!@5 so medium or good
fair quality 81 0O@5 90; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows, 50 00@3 10.
Extreme range of prices s. 00@5 so.
Most of the sales were from 81 25@5 81!
| per 100 lbs. Of the Cattle received, "a
| head came from Virginia; 39S taon Mary,
land, and 267 from Pennsylvania. TOtaI
receipts for the past week 739 head against
/ l.292 last week, and l,l34 head same time
last year. OF the offerings 700 head were
taken BY Baltimore butchers 10 sold &c
Eastern spectators; and 90 to country
| dealers, and % to Washington butchers
| Total sales for the week 1855 head against
846 last week, and 1871 head same time las
year. ~,
Sw1YE.-The receipts are rather igh'
and the demand fair. The quality is fully
as good as was that OF last weeks offerings
Prices lave advanced, as was expectad, anC
we now quote at 63@7ic per ID. net, witt
NEST sales at 63@7c. Receipts this weel
4,74O head, against 4,3l5 last week, anC
Sill head same time last year. .,.
Sheep and Lambs-The run is very light
and there is a fairly active demand, max
ing trade quite brisk. The quality is bet
ter than that Of last weeks offerings. w
quote sheep at 3@5lc, with n eXtr'
bunch of wethers, averaging $50 ID gros:
at &c, and lambs 3453c per 10 gross. he
ceipts this week 900 head against 2,55
last week and 1919 head same time las
gear. ,r,o>-r erocrv,pno
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremon
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Raj
road for the week ended March l5.-5
cars, containing 99l cattle, l6 calves, 5
sheep, 2,5O6 hogs, las horses, and 10
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
&C., 655 cattle, IA hogs, 81 horses, an
81 mules.
Sales of the week to dealers and butcl
ers, l2l head Of cattle.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA, March l6.-
, Cattle in fair demaqd. Receipts $500 head
prime 6@6ic, good 5i@5ic, medium Az
Sc, and common 3@4c per pound Shee
fair. Receipts 1000 head; prime 5f@53,
good 4l@5c, medium 31@4c, commo
3@3Ic per pound. Lambs at 3@6!c pC
pound. Hogs in fair demand. Receip
5000 head; selling at 62@7ic per poun'
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March l8.-The Drovers' Jou
nal reports: Live Rogs-Receipts 1900
head; shipments 5000 head; mark
strong at &c higher; rough packing 81
IA IS; packing and shipping 81 700
5 Co., light 81 1894 So; skips IS 500
4 50.
Cattle-Receipts 1900 head; shipmen
$500 head; market steady; 1850
1850 pounds steers 81 5O@5.25; 1900
1000 pounds, S. 1905 so.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipmen
1880 head; market steady good grade
rather stronger; inferior to fair 81 500
8 60; medium So 6O@t 90; good
choice 81 1905 10.
East Liberty.
East LIBERTY, March l8.-Cattlt-
Market slow; prime Sc OO@G %; fair
good s. 2jG5 so; common 81 50@4 Is
leceipts 76 head; shipments G55 head.
Hogs-Market active; receipts 900 head
Shipments 5,4O0 head; Philsdelphias s. :
as 80; Workers 81 90@5 05.
SLeep-Market a~ctivs; prime S. 00G
5 5; fair to good 81 60; common 50 OOG
) 90; receipts 1900 head; shipments 4,4O
head. Shipments of hogs to New Ior
to-day 6 Carloads; shipments of cattle
New York to-day 10 carloads.
New York.
NV YoRK, March ls.-BeeYes~Receipt
1850 head; market further advanced Is
pei cTt.; poor to prime steers IS LOGS 90
4xtla and fancy SC 8t@7 10. Exports
l,4CO quarters beet and $50 carcasses mut
or.
sheep-Receipts 2,lOO head; not enough
for demand; 4c per pound higher; y%earlint
lambs 5l@6}c; choice heavy sheep &c.
Hogs-Receipts 300 head; live hog
nominally steady at S. 1905 60 per cwt
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March lS.-live Hogs
Quiet; common and light 50 1904 30
gacking and butchers 81 1905 90; re
ceipts 1900 head; shipments $40 head
PETROLEUM.