Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-21
AT CALVERTON YARDS.

from Ire weight Saeep are sold gross, that is iiT
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AT CALVERTON YARDS.
Beef Cattle.-The market was dull to
day, with prices l5@2O cents per 100 lbs
lower than last week. considering the quail
ity, which, in some respects was better even
than the very good offerings of last week.
We quote the range at 81 00-5 So with
most sales at 81 1906 624 per 100 lbs.
Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best S. 5O@5 so; that generally rated
first quality 81 97I@5 so; medium or good
fair quality 81 0O@4 87!; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows s. 0O@4 90.
Extreme range of prices So 0O@5 so.
Most of the sales were at 81 1905 629 per
100 lbs. Of the Cattle received, 90
head came from Virginia, 81 from Mary
and, 1876 from Pennsylvania, and 600
from Illinois. Total receipts for the week
l,Ol6 against 1869 head last week, and 465
head same time last year. Of the offerings
sO2 head were taken by Baltimore butchers;
l3 sold to Eastern spectators; ~ to country
dealers, and 10 to Washington butchers.
Total sales for the week 1913 head against
900 last week, and 1872 head same time
last year.
SwINE.-There is O slight increase in the
receipts over last week, and the quality OF
he offerings is as good as it was then.
rhe supply is about equal to q moderate
.cmand. We quote at 5!@6!c with most
,ales at &c per ID. net. Receipts this
yeek 1852 head, against 5, l62 last week,
and j,67S head same time lest year.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts are
$50 less than the offerings last week, and
heir general quality not as good as it was
hen. Trade is exceedingly slow, common
stock not being wanted at the lowest
figures. We quote sheep at 2l@ lc and
lambs 5@9c per 10 gross. Receipts this
week 1913 head against .4,0G7 last week
and l46 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 It'll
cars, containing 4S9 cattle, 26 calves,
1896 sheep and lambs, 36l hogs and 81
horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C., Asa cattle, 96S sheep and lambs, 20
hogs, and 90 horses.
Sales Of the week to dealers and butchers,
960 head Of sheep.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 10
Cattle market fair; receipts 1900 head
prime 6l@6!c, good j3@6c, medium 5l@
SIC, and common Al Csc per pound. Sheep
dragging; receipts 10000 head; sales prime
sheep at 42@5c, good at 4l@4!c, medium
54@Ic, and 3@3!c per pound. Hogs in
tair demand; receipts 5000 head; Western
cornfed at &C per pound.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, May 20.-Cattle-Mar.
ket dull, but steady; prime sold at IS 500
6 90; fair to good IS 00@5 40; common
81 OO@5 90; receipts &c head; shipments
100 head.
Hogs-Quiet but steady; Philadelphias
81 35@4 so; Workers 81 35@4 so; re-.
ceipts 1000 head; shipments 500 head
Sbeep-Dull and nominal; prime 81 %
IA 40; fair to good So 1904 90; common
- O063 90; yearling lambs s. 0)@3 so:
spring lambs s. 0067 90; receipts $500
head; shipments 5000 head.
New York.
New YORK, May 20.-Beeves-Receipts
1877 car loads; market dull; poor to choice
steers S. 1905 20 per 100 lbs live weight
common to choice 6istillery fed bulls 81 00@
90, with general sales Of steers at S. $50
5 10; exporters bought 6 car loads at S. on
per 100 lbs; shipments 1850 cattle, 1900
quarters beef, 400 csrcasses mutton.
Sheep-Receipts % car loads; slow trade
at 81 OO@4 so per ID for clipped sheep;
So O0@6 rs for unshorn; 81 0O96 % for
clipped yearlings, and 81 5O@lO so per 100
lbs for spring lambs.
Hogs-Receipts $40 head; none offered
alive; frmer feeling, nominal value 81 Is
so per 100 lbs.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 2O.-The Drovers' Jour
nal reports: Cattle-Receipts $500 head;
shipments 1900 head; market slow but
steady; shipping grades 81 1906 IS; COWS
and mixed common 81 1904 so; stock
ers and feeders s. 1905 90; grass Tex.
ans 81 so.
Hogs-Reecipts 1900 head; shipments
1000 head; market steady and firm; rough
and mixed 81 OO@4 rs; packing and
shipping 81 rs; light 4 1904 so; skips
s. 1904 10.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
1000 head; market steady on good stock;
common weaker; shorn 81 50@+ 90;
wooded So 1904 10.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., May 2O,-Hogs-Quiet;
common and light s. 1904 IS; packing
and butchers, s. 95@4 IS. Receipts
:, 2S5 head; shipments 4l2 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI. May l9.-The market ex-
bibiied little or no change since last report.
TIE demsrd continues brisk aud the supply
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