Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-08
LIVE BTOUK.
Wheeling.

The market this week was only average
The cattle market is fat and the sheep
market almost lost sight Of. Messrs. Hud.
son b Bayha furnish the following quota.
lions:
Cattle-Extra, 1000 to LOO ID. cattle,
33@4c per h.; good, 800 to 900 lbs, 30
33c per b.; light, from 600 to 800 lbs, l3@
24c per ID.
Hogs-Market active; 4943c per ID
Sheep-Dull; l@3c per ID.
Lambs-Good at 2@4c per 10.
Calvee-S3 00@6 90 per head.
Baltimore.
OFFICE OF THE CALvERToN STOCK YARDS,
MONDAY, October ).
Cattle are sold at these figures lire toeigh. Hogs are
sold at net Deigh, that Is 20 per cent. generally %
f. m lire tueiga. Sheep are sold gross, that Is Iips
HSight, or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-Trade was somewhat more
active than last week, but at lower prices
throughout the list, to the extent that coun.
try dealers bought more freely. The quail
ity was ola higher average than last week,
the tops were somewhat better and there
was a larger line Of the middle grades.
Prices were off B@tc generally through the
We quote at 81 0O@5 90, with most sales
at 81 5O@4 62I per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best 81 373@5 90; that generally rated
first quality So 374@4 81; medium or
good fair quality 81 25@3 90; ordinary
thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 81 OO@
2 Is. Extreme range of prices 81 90
as 90. Most of the sales were at g so
"A 62B per 100 lbs. OF the Cattle re-
ceived, 2,l3l head came from Virginia,
ia from Ohio, 1856 from Kentucky, "a
from Maryland, 339 from West Virginia,
600 from Illinois, 90 from New York.
Total receipts for the past week 3,409 head,
against 1890 last week, and 4,0l7 head
same time last year. Of the offerings 760
head were taken by Baltimore butchers;
| l,Oll sold to country dealers and l09 head
to Eastern buyers. Total sales for the
| week 1880 head against 1868 last week,
| and I,704 head same time last year.
Swine-There is q moderately fair trade
| only for hogs. The supply is fair, being a
smallincrease over last weeks offerings. The
quality generally is quite s good as it was
last week, with the rices fc lower than they
we're then. We quote at 5@6lc, per
ID net as to quality. Receipts this week
5.O75 head. against 4,477 last week, and
5,O44 head same time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-Trade for sheep gen.
orally is not active. There is a full supply
of sheep but no outside demand, but a fair
" good inquiry for good lambs, which are
| not plentiful. We quote sheep at 2@33c,
and lambs at 3@5c per ID gross. Stock
sheep 81 00@2 rs per head. Receipts this
week 3 $50 head, against 1882 last week,
and 5,299 head sane time lastyear.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
| Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended October 4-209
cars, containing 1889 cattle, llS calves,
SOL sheep and lambs, 1881 hogs, Ga
horses and II males.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C., 3,454 cattle, Al calves, 3,9i2 sheep
and lambs, 10 hogs, 81 horses.
Sales of the week to butchers and dealers
369 cattle, so calves, 2l8 sheep and lambs
Philadelphia.
WEsr PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October g.
Cattl-Market fair; receipts 1890 head
sales of prime at 5@6c, good 4t944c
medium 3i@4c, and common 293c PEI
pound. ,oo,
head; sales Of prime at 4@4fc, good SIG
sac, medium 3@3ac, common lt924'
Hoes-Market fair; receipts $500 head
sales at 6@6tc per pound.
East Liberty,
Eskf L1sKkrY, October Cattle
ysrv dull: lime 81 COS 10; fair to goet
a. 0Oa5 90; common s. 10000; receipt
sci head; shipments 646 head; shipment
to New York yesterday IS cars.
Hops-In fair demand; Philsdelphis
81 3sa4 40; Workers 81 2O@4 30; receipt
1000 head; shipments 2,4O0 head Ship
ments to New York yesterday % cars
Sheep-SIoW; prime 81 00a4 Is; fair =
good s. 25@3 rs; common 81 00@2 90
lamps s. 0Oa4 Is; receipts $500 head
shipments 1900 head.
Cuoleo. October 7.-The Dfovcrl
journal reportg Cattls-Rsceips $1,000
head; shiprnents $500 head; market opene'
5aI0c higher and closed unchanged; SHIP
ping stsers g. 1896 20; stocksrs end iesd
ans 81 seas 70; cove. balls and nike
81 s0a4 20: co.'s So % sad - q e
s.sers; western sangers. natives and "a