Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26
AT C~ALYERTON YARDS.

prices today as compared with last Mon.
days figures. The quality generally is
better than it was last week, and good
butcher cattle were we'll represented in the
offerings. We quote the range at So GOA
5 so, with most sales at 81 372@5 IS
| per hundred pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best S. 62!@5 so; that generally rated
first quality 81 sos 624; medium or good
fair quality 81 00@5 l2!; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows s. 00@4 90.
Extreme range of prices So 0O@5 SO.
Most of the sales were from 81 379@5 Is
per 100 lbs. Of the Cattle received, Ill
head came from Virginia; 500 from Mary
land, II from Ohio and 268 from Penn
Sylvania. Total receipts for the past week
935 head against 739 last week, and 9S9
mead same time last year. OF the offerings
500 head were taken by Baltimore butch
ers; % sold to Eastern spectators; and
90 to country dealers, and 90 to Wash.
ington butchers. Total sales for the week
1873 head against 73j last week, and ops
head same time last year.
SwINF.-The receipts show a slight in.
crease over last week, with some improve,
ment III the quality Of the offerings. A slight
advance in prices is observable, with more
hogs selling at and neal the top quotation,
and a fair demand generally. We quote at
6}@73c per lb. net. Receipts this week
4~,939head, against 4,740 last week, and
5,793 head same time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-There is fair supply
of sheep on the market, with some i'm
proyement in the quality of the offerings.
Trade is reported as quite fair, with a gen
eral Improvement on last weeks igu es.
We quote sheep at 3@j!c, with a few
selections at SIC, and lambs 4@6ic per
ID gross. Receipts this week 2,O75 head
against 900 last week and 2,l6l head
same time last year.
CLAhEMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended March 22.-Gl
cars, containing 472 cattle, 4j calves, 79G
sheep, 2,Gj8 hogs, LIS horses, and 10
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C., 236 cattle, 4 calves, l2i hogs, 800
sheep and rs horses.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March %
Cattle in fair demand. Receipts . 200 head;
crime 6I@6lc good 5!@6c, medium 42@
| Sc, and common 4@44c per pound. Sheep
air. Receipts 5000 head; prime jl@53c
/ good 43@l5c, medium 4i@42c common
}B64c per pound. Lambs at 4@7c per
| BOUND. Hogs in active demand. Receipts
1000 head; selling at 62@7ic per pound
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 25.-The Drovers' Jour.
ral reports: Live Hogs-Receipts 10000
cad; shipments $500 head; market
lower; rough and mixd 81 300
/ IS; packing aud shipping 81 60@4 70;
light 81 4O@4 70; skips S. 1904 2j.
Cattle-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
200 head; market brisk and fully steady;
1850 to 1875 pounds 81 25@5 40; extras
IS SOFAS so; Texans 81 00@5 90.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
$500 head; market steady; medium TO
good SO 1901 60; good to extra 81 60
65 90; lambs S. %.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, March 25.-Cattle-
Market slow; prime S. 50@6 90; far to
good - OOG5 25: common - 25@f IS;
-eccip,s l33 head; shipments $500 head.
Bogs-Market verv SLOW; receipts 1900
head; shipments l,400 head; Philadelphia
So O065 O5; Workers a 1904 so.
Sheep-Market slow; prime 81 1905 90;
fair to good 81 1904 so; common 81 so
63 so; receipts 1900 head; shipments
S,4OO head. The shipments Of hogs to New
York to-day were 6 carloads; shipments Of
cattle to New York 20 Carloads.
New FORK.
NEw YoaK, March 25.-Beeves-Receipts
1880; all for this market, at q reduction Of
l562Oc per cwt. for some OF the poorest;
steers 81 65@4 % per cwt. one car load OF
Fancy do. 81 90; common to strictly prime
S. OO66 so; general sales S. 35@5 10.
Sheep-Reeeipts 1900 head; slow trade
at easier prices and pens not cleared; com
mon to prime sheep 81 50@5 6j; one car
| load of wethers at Sc 90; common to me
| dunn yearhng lambs S. 50@6 IS.
Hogs-Receipts LOSS head; live hogs
! nominally weak at S. 25@5 40 per cwt.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-live Hogs
Common light 81 1901 so; packing snd
butchers 81 1904 80; receipts 5000
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