Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-16

WEST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS, April 10
Cattle market fair;receipts,2 lM prinehh ah4tc.'
good, 5ai ATTIC; mediun,1Ah 5% t;comimoh' 45gM'e'
Sheep market, fair; receipts, 1'OUU; prime,
5&a5a4c.; good, 5a5hc.: medium, 4khiAr''
common, Ia4hc.; lambs, BAL Nc.
Hogs, market fair; receipis5,OOOi selling from
NEW YORK. April 1@-Beevcs- Receipts, count
ing 50 car loads of export steers S0i car lollds,
or i,TOO head. Trade WIS rlther dull, ana
prices about 15r. per 1UO pounds lower than cur
rent rates of Friday last, tut trile better Than
quoted Wednesday, and Il fair clearance was
made. poor to prime steers sold nj $aa6.ll tNtra
and fancy do, at i6f0aB.75 fat bulls ana dry
COWS al $4a4 So Exports to-day, GO live cattle;
for the week, $50 cattle $500 quarters OF heel
and l,SS0 rarcassesof mutton. Nhtl'-he ,ellts,
IS car loads or ll.WO head; active ana Hfhltr,
at an advance Of about Nc Ter pound; ppor 70
prime mutton. Sheep sold at ~ 5l'h5 I'D per lVu
pounds, extra and fancy do, at s'mb % Der ~"
pounds, and common To prime mutton year,
iings at si.5nl7: Il deck load OF decent clipped
sheen sold at $40, and about . car lohdS ni
choice yearlng lambs reached y lSR; spring
lambs are scarce and firm at iahI per neal.
Hogs Receipts, ~ car lnnds, or lu,Sh l'Itl;
none offered alive; nominally quiet at soah'i ~
per 100 pounds.
BuFFALo, n. Y, April 13.-Cattlc Receipts,
3s5 head; fair demand nnt al rtt.s -. te e.1
than on Friday: good to choice shipping q, IRON
ln,O 10 loo pounds mt Sia5nlMl COWS and
hrifcrs at 70 5)ai 10; so,kers ana Testers - 9,fl
%. Sheep aud lambs-tcceipis, iWsE ".
market was active, but moi luotnhy higher;
medium to good, Of from - ~ 40 pounds, ~ 'i'H
m, good 10 choice laiilis ~ - coat 10, com
mon 10 fair ut 81 25a5,t0. liugS-lt,tHiFt5, iiHN
head: fair demand, but at lower rates Tor llsh'
| weights and market steady AMI tlrm ipr hraNS
lots; good 10 choice Workers at thah 10; nuUhrfS
| grades Mt - 95a5 10; pigs NJ 81 alth
EAST LIBERTY, PA. April l3-lhe ctltl' mar
ket was active and strong, AT an advance oNcl
| last weeks prices Of from lia25c; receipts, sHN
| hend; shipments. ,g3S head; shipments 10 NeN
/ York ON saturday and sunday, 20 carloads
| Hogs were active, strong and higher; l'lhlndrl
! plias at 81 l,m1 90 Workers. al y Saftl w; re-
/ t.eipts, $500 head. shipments, IN head' shlI
J mcnts To New York Oh saturday and Sunday,
| chr loads. Sheep were active and firn, AZ ~
| advance over last week of 25c; receipts, s,bl
| head; shipments. 2,0tn head.
| CHICAGO April IA. -Cattle-Receipts, i,u
head: shipments, a,SIO head trading was slo
and duh and prices were u shade lower; uNu
.2JO-pound steers AZ Si.25a5OO: l,25lHl ~
pounds do. at S5O0a5.60; 1,35Oal 5Mlpounds IL
| at So 5(a5. so; butchers at s2.l0alD, mainly
81 OOa3 90: stockers and feeders Mt s34Hlld
Texans ut s400a5.00 lloss-Receipis, le,A
head: shipments, 1910 head the mark
| opened SIT Idly and closed 5llut, higher rou'
and mixed at a i5ai.65; packing ana shippil
at "A G(laI S.; light at 81 ijaf.Sn; skips AT s3b
| a130 Sheep-ReceiptS, AGO head; Shipment
| 1000 head; the market was steady anu fifn
! inferior Mt S3.0Oa3T1 medium ut Sina' =
good TO choice at S4.50a5O. The liverpG
Special quotes a fair supply Of English catt
| and cattle from the Continent, and large su
. plies Of Americans. With good deman
values are stronger, showing 'gc. advance ~
American steers are 1igc. rrr pound drrsst