Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-05-06

WHEAT-n xed, 500 bushels on private
terms n s, Red $50 bashes air shoftoerry at 81
CoKN.-white, 50 bushus very good Virginia
at Csc.
Richmond Live Stock Market, May 4.
Prices this week ranged as follows:
BEEF CATTLE.-Very best, $1,000; Medium
to good, AZ a5c.; common to fair, 3@Ic.
Hoes -519@615c. net.
SHEEP-412@515c. gross.
There were I53 head of beef cattle, $50 hogs,
and 81 sheep on the market during the weez.
Baltimore Live stock Market. May 4.
BEEF CATTLE-The market was not active
to-day; efforts to advance prices were partially
succe, siul, and as result an 1mpro Venent
Eco sidering quality of 10 to 1215 cents per lO0
lbs was effected. The quality was of a much
better average than for some time past. A
superior bunch of Washington county fed
attic were sold on private terms. said at
much above our hiehest quotation. We quote
the range at 259S5.S0, with most sales at log
S. 70 per 100 los.
Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows: Best
$500 S. so; that generally rated first quality
O0@S5 50; medium or good FAIR quality 4oO@
"a II: ordinary thin Steers, Oxen aud Cows
80 @s3 rs. Extreme range of prices .25 ass So
Most of tie sales were at 75@S5.7o per lOOlbs.
Ofrhe Cattle received, 90 head ca ne from Vir-
yinia 90 from Kentucky, 90 t ON New YORK,
323 from Illinois 90 from Ohio, 2Sl head from
Maryiani o. from West Virginia. and 495 from
Peuns, lvania. Total receipts for the past
:, e. iOS9 head against 1905 last week, and 1874
head same lime last year. of the offerings $50
mead were taken ny tliinore butchers, IL so
Eastern SpeCulsltprs, W 10 country uedieis,
and 6 10 Va hi gtop butchers. Tota, sales
10 the week 500 adj against S37 last week, and
9S3 head same time last gar.
SWINE There il Il small increase in the re
ceipts over last wee Is offerings, and the
quality is fu ~ as good as IL WIS then. Trade
/, fair to good The supply being about equal 10
the d demand We quote common rough Hogs
al 51S06 cents per 10 net, and the better grades
1T 6i4@6A eeats. Rece PTS this week SAL head
against 45i5 last week, and 4iSi mead same time
last year.
HEEP ND LAMBS -There is quite a good
trade for gOOi sheep ana Lambs, but common
stock IF any kind is exceedingly d0ii; not
wanted al any price. The quality does not
averaee good as last week . offerings. We
at 2@j12 CENTS; spring Lamos SOIL cents; Fall
do. 515l16 cents per ID gross. Receipts this
week 17i9 head against 2li5 last week, and 1884
head same time last year.
New York Live Stock Market. Nay 4.
Beeves-- Receipts 5lS0 head, Incl uding 80 car
loads for export. Prices about 10 cents high
err; Steers sold at 5lc@s6.30 per 100 los live
weight; Bulls at @S460 and cornfed Texas
Steers at 5.3 '@S5 40. Sneep and Lambs Re-
ceipt- 500; dull. with downward tendency;
unshorn sheep old at 4600S6 I21& per 100 lbs;
clipped Sheep sold at 3ST@s5 2G unshorn
yearling Lambs at 69S7 1215 per 100 lbs. Hogs
Receipts 1920, live Hogs dull and nearly
nominal 4.2C@s4 81 per 100 lbs.
Philadelphia Live Stock Market, May
4, 1855.
Cattle market fair: receipts 1000; prime at
614@61a cents, good 554@6 cents, medium 10
So cents. and common 1905 cents per 10.
sheep active; receipts COO; sales Of wool
sheep at 1864 GENTS. and clipped do. 21|@5Z
cents per 10. Wool Lambs al 407L CENTS per
ID. Hogs in fair demand; receipts $500: selling
at 615@6X cents per ID.