Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-26
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.

wheeling.
The market this week was only fair
Mesrs. Hudson / Bayha furnish IT, fol.
loving questions:
Cattle, 900 to l, 100 lbs stock 33@4tc
per b.; 800 to 900 los. 34@33c per ID. t;
ZOO to 800 lbs. 3@3ic per ID.
Gogs-Market active; 3294fc Pc: ID.
Lambs-Good at 5@64c per II.
Cslves-s3 OO@6 0O per head.
Sheep-394c per ID.
Baltimore.
OFFICE OF THR CALvERIoN STOCK YARDS, /
MONDAY, March %,
Cae are sold al these figures lire Vei9h. Hogs ave
sold al net reigh, that is 20 per cent. generally Of
from lpe Eei9h. Sheep sold gross, tia! Is lie
usighl, or nothing OF.
AT CALYERTQN YARDS.
BEEF CATTLR-There was tritie more
activity in the market than last week, the
offerings not being more than equal to q
fairly good demand. Prices SHOW an ad.
vance over last weeks figures Of about &c,
considering an improvement in the qualify
of the offerings. We quote 81 50@5 II!
With mest sales made at 81 OO@5 90 per
100 pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows Best S. OO@5 l2!; that gen
orally rated: arst quality Sl.s15@5 co,
medium or good fair quality 81 0l@
so; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows a. q" sAGNS IS. Extreme range Of
prices 81 50@5 l2!. Most OF tt - s 90 los
were FROM 81 OO@5 90 per 100 lbs.
Of the Cattle received, eome Sc head
came from Virginia, 492 from Maryland
90 from Kentucky, and l67 head from
Pennsylvania Total receipts for the week
985 head, against 769 last week, and 935
head the same time last year.
Of the offerings $50 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers; 90 sold to country
dealers, and IS bead to Eastern buyers
and Is to Washington city BUTCHERS. Tota
sales for theweek $50 hesd, against 655 las'
week. and S23 head same time last year
Swine: There is fair offering this week
and only a moderate demand, at prices
about the same as last week. The quality
shows little or no change from that Of las
weeks receipts. The dullness Of tie pro
vision trade neasureGbly sccount
for the rather limited supply and demanC
tor live Hogs. We quot9 common to fai
Hogs at 5!@6c, aud the better grades q
6@6tc, per pound net Arrivals thi
week 4. lS5 head against 3 900 last week
and 1879 head same time last year.
Sheep-The receipts are much less nj
merous than last week, but are NOR
than equal to o very moderate Dc
mand, the only activity being for fe,
good Sheep; common stock Gnds no d.
mani. The quality lie about the same a
that Of last week. We quote Sheep at sc
&c per ID gross. and extra 6ic per /
gross. Arrivals this week 1924 hea
against 1892 head last week, and 2,O7
head same time last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremor
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Raj
road for the week ended March 2l-6
cars, containing 40 cattle, 81 calve
1853 sheep 2,27S hogs, l47 horses and 4
.. mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
&C., 299 cattle, 974 sheep, 1873 hogs, IA
horses, and 26 mules.
Sales Of the week to butchers aud des
ers, IL cattle 100 sheen and SO hogs.
Philadelphia.
, WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 22 =
J. Cattle-Msrket dull; receipts 2,4OO bei,
sales Of prime at 5l@6c; good 4l65f
I; medium 3i@4ic, and common 2l@S
+ per pound.
c Sheep-Market dull; receipts 1000 hea
!. sales OF prime at 6f@6Ic, good 54@G
medium 49@59c, and common at %
; 44c per pound.
Hogs-Msrket FIN; receipts As
e head; sales at 6s@6sc per pound.
= UnicaEo.
. CHIoAeo, March 25.-Ths Drover's 10,
:. nal reports Cattls-Receipts 5000 hea
a shipments 5000 head; market Glow q
? lO@I5c lower; shipping steers g 80
N so; stccksrs and feeders g 00@3
,. COWS, bulls aud mixed 81 70@3 IS; bU
:. So OO@3 80.
J, Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; al
4. mests 1000 head; market active and
:, lower; rough and mixed s. 0094
= packing and shipping 81 25@4 IS; lii
a weights 81 00@4 10; skips 50 00@3
Sheep-Reseipts 5000 head; shipme
a 500 head; market slow; natives g
IA as so; lambs per head 81 25@6 90
a. mast Liberty.
v. EAsF LIBERrY, March 25.-Cattls-I
I'd ceipts 494 head; shipments 22s he
to market strong at yesterdays prices;
ay cattle shipped to New York to-day.
q Hogs-Rsceipts $500 head; shiplne
m /, 800 head; market excited; Philadelpt
c; 81 sO@5 90; Workers s. 65@4
I'D skips S. 00@4 Is; cars shipped 20 ;
,p York to-day.
Sheep-Recsipts l 200 head; shipme
none; market excited, a. q quarter {
"a halt cent higher than Wednesday.
,g- New YORK.
,es NEw Yogx, March 25.-Beeves-
I'D offerings; dressed beet dull at 64G{@