Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-30
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Prices Of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best IS 25@5 go; that generally rated
6rst quality $40O65 90; medium or good
fair quality $S 37l@4 90; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows g 0063 37A
Extreme range of prices s. 00@5 80.
Most Of the sales were at So 5095 rs per
100 lbs. OF the Cattle received, l.42S
head came from Virginia, 43 from Mary.
land, 400 from Kentucky, AIT from
Ohio, 484 from Illinois and 81 from West
Virginia, and 81 from Pennsylvania. Total
receipts for the week 2 $40 head against
1928 last week, and 1927 head same time
last year. Of the offerings $50 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers; l02 sold to
Eastern spectators; $40 to country dealers.
Total sales for the week 1902 head against
939 last week, and l,744 head same time
last year.
Swipe-The offerings number a few less
tran they did last Monday, and their quail
ity will average q little better than then.
The supply is about equal to q moderately
fair demand. We quote rough sows and
stsgs at'5i@63c, and the better grades at
6@6ac per ID net Receipts this week 4,ls2
head, against 4,374 last week, and 5000
head same time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-The market is fairly
supplied with sheep, with but little differ.
ence in the quality as compared with last
Mondays offerings. There is no outside
demand, and trade is reported dull in all the
yards. We quote sheep at 2@+c and
lambs at 3@54c per 10 gross. Receipts this
week 4,068 head, against 1859 last week,
and 1912 head zane time last year.
CLAhEM0NT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended July 26-20l
cars, containing 1858 cattle, 80 calves,
1882 sheep and lambs, l,735 hogs, rs
horses, and 2 males.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C., 1871 cattle, l6 calves, ll,l24 sheep
and lambs, and 2 mules.
Sales Of the week to butchers and dealers,
928 sheep and lambs, and SO cattle:
h Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 27.-Cattle
Market fair; receipts 1880 head;
sales of prime at 6@64c; good 5f@54c
medium 4l@5c, and common 3!@4ic
per pound
Sheep-Marketdul l; receipts II 900 head;
sales Of prime at 4f@43c; good 4}@4c;
medium 3@34c; common la@28c per
bound; culls 50c@sl 10 per head.
Hogs-Dull; receipts $500 head; sales
at 6s@62c per pound.
Hast Liberty.
EAST LIBEETx, July 29.-Cattle-Dull
out steady; prime S. 1906 90; fair to good
81 1906 so; common 81 0O@4 25. Re-
ceipts 49s head; shipments 100 head. Ship
ments to New York yesterday As cars.
Hogs-Active, f.m and higher; Phila-
delphias and Workers 81 9O@5 90; receipts
$500 head; shipments 600 mead. Ship
ments to New York yesterday, l3 car loads.
Sheep-Dull; prime 50 1901 rs; fair to
good S. 00@3 so; commoa 81 50@2 90;
lambs 81 O0@5 90. Receipts $500 head;
shipments $500 head.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 29.-The Drovers' Journal
reports: Csttle-Receipts 1000 head; ship
ments 1900 head market rather stesdier;
shipping steers 81 1905 So; stockers and
feeders s. 2O94 40; cows, bulls and
mixed 81 1904 rs; Texas cattle steady
at 81 1904 90.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipments
5000 head; market stronger; rough and
mixed 81 20@4 As; packing and ship.
ping 81 1904 Is; light weights, 81 SOC
5 10; skips So 25@4 80.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
zoo; market steady; natives 81 00@4 20;
Texans 81 1908 Is.
New York.
New YORK, July 29.-Beeves-Receipts
1863 car loads for expectation; early sales
of good prime steers were at full Mon
DAYS prices; inferior and common dragged
from the start and market closed dull and
weak, with a number Of cars to carry over;
extremes for native steers 81 5O@6 So
per 100 pounds, live weight; for Texas do.
50 7565 25; bulls and dry cows 81 500
4 40; shipments 400 cattle; 2,460 quarters
of beef and 500 cHrcases of mutton.
Sheep-Receipts 46 cars; market steady
for sheep; firmer and higher for lambs; ex,
tremes 81 0O@4 80 per cwt. for sheep and
81 5O@7 90 for lambs.
Hogs-Receipts "a car loads; none for
sale alive; market nominally Grmer at
81 SO@5 40 per 100 pounds.
Cincinnati.
CNc1YYAT1, o., July 29.-Hogs-Firm
common and light, So 80@4 so; packing
and butchers, 81 25@4 75i receipts 1858
head; shipments 1000 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
MONDAY EVENING, July %, lSS5.-Busi-
ness was fairly active during the past week,
the demand, as usual, being considerably
better than the supply. Mules lag to Is
hands are sgain quoted, being in
iemand for street car purposes.
aarses are also wanted for the same use.
Driving horses are quoted at Sl5O@2OO;
Iraft horses $l5O@225; streeters Sll0@
1870; Southern chunks $75@l00. Mules,
,ged four to eight years, fifteen and q halt
o sixteen hands, $l50@l75; fifteen to III
cen and a half hands, $l25@l5O; fourteen
aud q half to fifteen hands, S90@l25.