Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-01
LIVE SrOCR.
Wheeling.

The market this week was only average.
The cattle market is fat and the sheep
market almost lost sight of. Messrs. Hud-
SOD d BsyhS furnish the following quota
ions:
Cattle-Extrs, 1000 to LOO ID. cattle,
23@32c per h.; good, 800 to 900 lbs, lA@
&c per h.; light from 600 to 800 lbs, l4@
&c per ID.
Hogs-Market active; 4@44 psr II.
sheep-Dull; l@3c per ID.
Lambs-Good, market firm; 2@4 per Ib.
Calves-s3 00@6 90 per head.
Baltimore.
OFFICE OF THE CALvBRroN Stock YARDS,
MONDAY, September IS.
[CGtile are sold al these figures live ireigh. Hogs are
sold al ret treigh, thai Is 20 per cent. (generGLy) Of
from lite treigh. Sheep are sold gross, that q hVe
reigh4, or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CArTLE-The quality of the offer
ings to-day were inferior to any seen here
for a long time, very few good butcher cat
tie or tops being among them. These, as to
quality, showed q decline of nearly fc as
compared with last week, while a larger trsc-
ton marked the difference on the other
grades. Common cattle were Of a shade
better quality. Some dealers accepted con-
c~essions Of s@4c to effect a clearance. We
quote at 81 25@5 20, with most sales at
81 50@4 Is per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best 81 SOFAS 20; that generally rated
first quality 50 5094 so; medium or good
fair quality 81 50@3 90; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 81 00(92 rs.
Extreme range of prices 81 00@5 20.
Most of the sales were at g 50@4 rs per
100 lbs. Of the Cattle received, 1886
head came from Virginia, l69 from
Ohio, POI from Kentucky, 20 from
MARYLAND, 229 from West Yir-
GINA, 900 from Illinois, 2 from New York.
Total receipts for the past week 1920 head,
against 1888 last week, and 3,l73 head
same time last year. Of the offerings $50
head were taken by Baltimore butchers;
ZOOS sold to country dealers and los head
to Eastern buyers. Total sales for the
week 1868 head against 2,l65 last week,
and lS4S head same time last year.
Swine-The supply is fair and about
equal to a moderately fair demand. There
is but little, ifsny variation in the quality
of the offerings as compared with the quail
~ of last week receipts. Prices are near
" tc lower than last week. We quote COM
mon to fair hogs at 5i@6c, fair to good
6a@6}c and extra at CSC per 10 net. Re-
ceipts this week 4,477 head, against
4,9l0 last week, and 7,lSl head same
time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-There is q full sup
civ of sheep on the market, but the quality
shows a falling of in all the yards as com
pared with last weeks receipts. Trade is
slow IS there is no outside demand. We
quote common to extra sheep at 2@3fe,
and lambs at 24@4ac per ID gross. Stock
sheep 81 O0@2 so per head. Receipts this
week 1929 head, against 5000 last week,
and 5000 head same time last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimere and Ohio Rail.
road for the week ended September 27--ls5
cars, containing 2,9l7 cattle, So calves,
5.S44 sheep and lambs, 2,62l hogs, Ill
horses and p males.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 2.l56 cattle, II calves 2.063 sheep
aud lambs 3l2 hogs. As horses and 2
mules.
Sales Of the weekt to butchers and dealers,
Tl6 sheep.
Philaaalphia.
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