Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-28

Total sales for tie week 6s7 head against
s83 last week. and 752 head sane time
last year.
SWHE.-The offerings, though several
hundred less than last week, are reported as
about equal to moderately fair demand.
The quality continues to be Of good order.
We quote common hogs at 52@6c, better
grades 6k@6tc, and extra at Sic, with
most sales at 6@6fc per Id. net, Re
ceipts this week s, lit head, against 5,632
lest week, and 1884 head same time last
year.
Sheep and Lamba-The receipts show
fair increase over last week, with the
quality not so good as then. There is no
outside demand, and that on the part of
city butchers slow, and the market is ex,
ceedingly dull Common sheep are not
wanted. We quote sheep at 2@4sc and
lambs 5G7Ic per ID gross Receipts this
week 4,785 head against 3,6l3 last week
and 5,s37 head same time last year.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended May 24.-72
cars containing $50 cattle, u calves,
4, 1863 sheep and lambs, 1866 hogs, and 2l4
horses and mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 533 cattle, calves, 2,l89 sheep and
lambs, 80 horses. and mules.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 3d.
Cattle market fair receipts 2,700 head;
prime 6t@6!c, good 5i@6c, medium 5f@
SIC, and common 43@5c per pound. Sheep
are dull; receipts 1900 head; sales prime
sheep at 4@5Bc, and clipped at lose per
pound. Hogs inactive; receipts 5000
head; sales 46@63c per pound.
New York.
New YORK, May 27.-Beeves-Receipts
including 20 car loads of export steers,
were 100 car loads; dull but fair clearance
was made; extremes for steers s. 1905 80
per cwt. live weight, with general sales at
IS 5O@5 80; distillery fed bulls 81 00@
( so; exports 500 cattle.
Sheep-Receipts 400 head; market
steady for clipped sheep at 50 COOS 90 per
100 POUNDS, but easier for spring lambs at
81 O0@8 60 per cwt. for Kentucky lambs;
no warnings or unsborn sheep offered.
HOGS - Receipts l0,l00 head; market
dull and nominal for live hogs at 81 0O@
1 40 per 100 pounds.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, May 27.-Csttle There
was very little doing in cattle to-day. Prices
we're dull but steady; prime sold at S. 500
5 70; fair to common 81 00@5 90; re-
,eipts !, 1927 head; shipments $40 head; ship.
ments Yesterday to New York 40 cars.
Hogs-Were inactive, weak and lower;
Philadelphiss and Workers 81 1904 %;
receipts l 400 head; shipments 600 head
Shipments to New York yesterday, car
load.
Sheep-In fair demand prime 81 25@
4 40; fair to good 81 55@4 90; common
haltyearling lambs 81 O0@5 Is; spring
lambs S. 00@6 so; receipts 1000 head;
shipments 44O head.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 27-The DroVers Journal
reports: Cattle, receipts 1000 head; ship
mepls 1000 head; market slow and 5@l0c
lower, making l5c decline in two days;
shipping 81 6O@5 so; butchers 81 45@
40; stockers and feeders So 1904 Is.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
1900 head; market slow and lO@2Oc low
Texans 81 25@3 so; native shorn 81 500
3 Is; wooded So 50@@4 so.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; shipments
$500 head; market dull and lOc lower;
rough packing So S5@4 90; light weights
50 1904 05; skips So OO@3 60.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., May 27.-Hogs-Slow
and weak; common and light, 50 25@4 10;
packing and butchers, s. 1904 10. Re
eelpts 1000 head; shipments 726 head.