Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-02
LIVE sTOUK,
Wheeling.

The market as a general thing rules
fair this week. Msssrs Hudson d Bayha
furnish the following quotations:
Cattle-Extra, 900 to LOO ID. cattle,
sc Per b.; good, 500 to 900 lbs, 4I@4lc
per h.; light, from 600 to 800 lbs, 3{@4ic
per 10.
Hogs-Market active; 3i@4i per ID.
Sheep-Dull; 2i@Sc per ID.
Lambs-Good, market firm; 4@5c per ID.
Cslyes-S3 O0@6 90 per head.
Fresh cows-$20 00@35 90 per head.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, MONDAY, June 20.
Cattle are sold al these figures lire tcegh Hogs ave
sald II ne! freight, tkGt Is 20 per cent (gssra!y o.
from, lire freight Sheep sold gross, that Is live
Ueigh!, or nothing OIL
AT CALYERT0N YARDS.
Beet Cattle-The market to-day was quite
slow throughout, and prices for the tops
about &c lower, while common cattle were
&c of. The quality of the offerings aver
aged not quite as good as last week, tops
being less numerous and common cattle
more plentiful. We quote the range at 50 90
&c 90, with most sales at 81 5O95 Is per
leo lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best S. 624@6 90; that generally rated
first quality 81 1906 G2!; medium or good
fair quality 81 25@4 IS; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows So 0O@4 90.
Extreme range of prices S. O0@6 90.
! Most of the sales were at 81 50@5 Is per
100 lbs. Of the Cattle received, 687
head came from Virginia, III from Mary
land, 50 from Pennsylvania, ll5 from
Ohio, All from Illinois and Al from West
l,4l4 head against l ,259 last week, and 1872
head same time last year. Of the offerings
652 head were taken by Baltimore butchers;
Is sold to Eastern spectators; 50 to country
dealers and II to Richmond butchers.
Total sales for the week 742 head against
6S5 last week, and 9j7 head same time
last year.
Swine-Trade was generally fair to good,
the run being slightly in excess oflast week.
The quality is fully as good as it was then
We quote hogs at 5@6c, per ID, net, with
free sales at or near the latter figure. Re-
ceipts this week 4S29 head against 1852
last week, and 3,779 head same time last
year.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts though
much lighter than last week, were fully
equal to the ve-y limited demand, as butch
ers boughts paringly and there was no out.
side demand. The quality was not as good
as it was last Monday We qaote sheep at
2I@4c and lambs 3@6c per ID gross. Re-
ceipts this week 4,439 head against 9,732
last week, and $50 head same time last
year.
CLAKEMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Caremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended June 29.-l38
cars, containing 1857 cattle, "a calves,
l,948 sheep and lambs, 1929 hogs, 29
horses and I mule.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C., 965 cattle, 1881 sheep and lambs, and
10 horses and 4 mules.
Sales Of the week to butchers and dealers,
1899 sheep and lambs and $50 cattle.
Philadelphia.
WEsT PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 20
Cattle-Msrket fair; receipts 1890 head;
sales of prime at 63@6ie; good 5@6lej
medium 5l@5ac, and common 4$@54c psr
pound.
Sheep-Market inactive; receipts 1900
head; sales of prime at 44@42c; good z
33@4c medium 34@33c; common 2@3e
per poand. 49,,
Hogs-Active; receipts 5000 head; sales
at 6@6se per pound
East Liberty.
East LIBERTY. July l.-Csttle-Active
and firm; prime S. S0@6 30; fair 20 good
s. 25@5 so; common 81 25@4 Is. Re
ceipts 1885 head; shipments lS3 head
Shipments Yesterday to New York so cars
Hogs-Firm and higher; Philaeelphiss
81 30(S4 40; Ycrkers s. 25@4 80; re-
ceipts 1850 head; shipments 600 head
No shipments to New York yesterday.
Sheep-Slow on all grades except good
to prime g. OO@t 25; fair to good - $50
3 is; common 81 00@2 90; lambs 81 90
as 90 Receipts $500 head; shipments
5000 head.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The Drovers Journal
reports Cattle, receipts $500 hsed; ship
ments $500 had; market lO@lSc lower;
shipping steers, S. COOS 20; stsckers ana
feeders s. 0e94 SO; cows, balls and mixed
81 25@4 so; through Texas cattle, hrm
at 81 6O@4 so.
HogsERsceipts q, OOe head; shipments
1000 head; market opened firm, but closed
weak; rough and mixed - SOS4 10;
hacking and shipping 81 05@4 70; light
weights So O0@4 30. =.
sheep-Rsceipts 5000 head; shipments
soO head: market slow and weak; natives
"a 2564 90; Texans 81 l0Sa 10; lambs,
lambs per head, 81 00@2 90.