Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-27

1866 bead against LAG last week, and
.9t9 head same time Inst year. Of the
6erings Te5 head we're taken by Bal
more butchers: l033 sold TO country
dealers and i39 head 10 Eastern buyers
Total sales for the week 957 head against
,297 last week, and |, 453head same time
last year.
SwiDe-The run of hogs is qui light this
week, and their average qnsliry is not as
good as last week, there being more rough
kogs ard grsssers in proportion smoug
them. Trade is fairly active with the IGN
supply. We quote rough so~s, stays and
grssstIs at 6G6!c, aud the better grade.
at 6s@7c Ler ID net Receipts this week
3075 head against 4.274 last week, aud
$50 head same lime last year.
Sheep ard Lsmbs.-There is q heavy
run this @ek, aud numbers will be left
AVER uDsU'd or reshippsd East 81 owners
NIX Trade is very slow, there being co
tsid- &. maid whatever The Quality o.
rh- fc rrEs does not average as good as
rsr MIpCsys We quote sheep at 2@3ic
nd hnbs at 2l@5c per ID gross. Receipts
ilis week 690S head, against 1897 last
Neek, ard 9 l26 head same time last year.
CLAhEMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Tor the week ended August 23-l9I
cars, containing 1886 cattle, 81 calves,
1868 sheep and lambs, 1850 hogs, and
90 horses
Shipments to New York Philadelphia,
&C., l,72l cattle, 50 calves, 5,957 sheep
and lambs. and As horses.
Sales OF the week to butchers and dealers,
228 cattle and 1895 sheep and lambs.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, August 26.-The Drovers' Jour
mel reports: Csttle-Receipts $500 head;
shipments 300 head; best strong, common
weak; shipping steers 81 20@6 %; stock
era and feeders 81 1904 Is; through Texans
.hade lower at 81 60@3 Is; Western
rangers slow; natives and half breeds 81 90
as 90.
Hogs-Receipt $4,000 head; shipme Ia
5000 head; market opened strong aud
closed weaker; rough and mixed 81 05@
/ 30; packing and shipping 81 25@4 65;
light weights 81 2O@4 IS.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; mark t
stronger; natives So 50@4 10; Texas
81 1903 %.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, August 26-Cattle-
In fair demand and firm; prime SIS IS;
choice and fair to good s. OO@5 so; COM
mon 81 00@4 IS; stocksls SO 25@4 90.
Receipts 456 head; shipments $50 head;
shipments to New York yesterday IS cars.
Hogs-Firm; Philadelphiss 81 5000 80;
Workers 81 9O@5 90; eraser 81 500
1 65. Receipts $500 head; shipments to
New York yesterday II carloads.
Sheep-Dull; prime s. 1904 25 fair
70 good SO 25@3 so; common 81 0O@
2 90; lambs So 0O94 %. Receipts $500
head; shipments 3.400 head.
New York.
NEW York, August 26-Beeves-Re-
:eipts $50 cars for market and 20 cars for
axportstion; trade uncommonly dull; not
ess than So cars remain unsold; sales were
= 81 l24@4 40 for Colorado, and at 81 40
= 20 Tor poor to prime native steers.
shipments to day $50 cattle, 5000 quarters
II beef 300 c8rcasses Of mutton.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; market dull
md weak for sheep, but shade frmer Tor
amos; extremes 50 25@4 so per cwt- for
sheep and 81 00@5 rs for lambs.
Hogs-Receipts I0,l00 head; few good
State hogs sold alive ct IS 90 per 100 cwt.
Market reported steady.
Cincinnati.
CIECINSAT1, August 26 -Hogs-Steady;
common and light 50 SO@4 so; packing
aud butchers 81 1904 SO; receipts 2, I6S
head; shipments none.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
MONDAY EVENING, August "a, 1856
A very fair business was done during the
past week, especially in street car horses
and mules, which were most in demand Of
any stock, and in light supply. The gen
eral market ruled firm ct the following
rates: Driving horses, $l50@20O; draft
horses Sl50@225; street-car horses Sll0@
1870; Southern chunks S75@l00. Mules,
fifteen and half 20 sixteen hands, $500
rs; fifteen to fifteen and half hands,
$l2j@l5O; fourteen and half to fifteen
hands, $9O@l25.