Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-21

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MONDAY, January IS.
CATH are S0M at these figures lire treighi. Hgs I'VE
sold d'Hst freight, thai IS 20 pr cent lgcRdrAgl Of
from lire freight. Stssp ave !oh gr0ssr that u I've
,rsight or nothing qtl
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The receipts we're large.
II in excess OF the demand, which was only
moderate. Dealers, 10 make clearance,
accepted prices showing a decline through
out the list, the better grades selling lc
lower than last week, and others IA !c,
and in some cases higher fraction lower
The quality OF the offerings was of bet
ter average than last week, with the tops
somewhat superior. We quote at 81 500
%, with most sales at S. OO@5 90 per
100 lbs.
Prices Of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best IS 0OG95 %; that generally rated
first quality 81 0O@5 90; medium or good
fair quality 50 jO@4 co. ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 50 50G3 Is.
Extreme range of prices - 5O@5 70.
Most Of the sales were at 81 O0@5 90 per
100 lbs. Of the Cattle received, $40
head came from Virginia, ISL from Ohio
90 from Kentucky, lob from MarylRd, 90
from West Virginia, 300 from Illinois, %
from New York. Total receipts for TIE
past week 1913 head, against gas last
week, and 1889 head the sane time last
year. OF the offerings 600 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers; 10 sold
to country dealers and u head to Eastern
buyers. Total sales for the week SOB head
against 1902 last week and $50 head same
time last year.
Swine.-The receipts were largely in
excess Of last week, and greater than Tor
any one week than for over year. The
quality is fully as good, if not better than
that Of last week. Prices, Notwithstanding
the large numbers, are fully as high Gs
last week, hut trade ;s 0ot quite so active.
( We quote hogs OF 5@54c per pound net.
Receipts this week 7,2l6 hesd against
1850 last week, and 5,S8S head same
time last year.
Sheep and Lam5s-The receipts number
more than double those of last week, hui
there is marked falling of in the quality
OF the offerings, end prices ere correspond
/ inaly lowe: than last week. We quote
Sheep at 2I@5c and lambs at 42@j!c
per ID gross. Receipts this week 1 500
head, against ], $50 head last week, and
3,l47 head same time last year.
/ CLAREM0NTS STOCK YARDS.
/ Arrivals of Live Stock ct Ciaiemont
Stock Yards viz E@it.more and Ohio Rail.
road for the week ended January l7-2ll
cars, containing 2,426 cattle, 63 calves,
2O23 sheep and lambs 1892 hogs, and 50
horses, and 10 mules.
Shipments to New York, F...ila6el phia,
&C., ISL cattle, Il caves, 1872 hogs, and
| l9 horses.
Sales OF the week TO butchers ard deal.
4l6 cattle and l24 sheep.
Philadelphia,
WES- PHILADELPHIA, PA, January Is
/ Cettle-Market fair; receipts $500 head
sales Of prime at 5l@6fc., good 42@5lc
medium 33@4Ic, and common 2lG4!c
per pound.
Sheep-Market dull; receipts ll,GOC
head; sales OF prime Of j@jlc, good Il
@4{c, medium 3!04c, common 3GG&lc
per pound.
Hogs-Market fair; receipts 6 SEQ head
head; sales at G@Glc F5r pound.
CHICAGO, January 2O.--Ths Drovel
Journal reports: Cattle-Receipts 1000
head; shipments 2, 900 head; market active
and stronger; shipping steers So COOS s.
stockers aud feeders 81 50@4 30; cows
bulls and mixed 81 O0@3 50; bulk - 8,
as So.
Hogs-Receipts 35, 900 head; shipment
3 600 head market strong; heavy firmer
rough and mixed 50 6O@3 95; psckinf
and shipping .! O0@+ 80; light s. 5O@
1 90; skips 81 50@3 40.
Sheep--Receipts 5000 head; shipment
1000 head; market steady; natives 81 81
65 IS; western g 1903 40; Texan
| 81 5O@S Is; lambs 81 5O96 90.
New York.
NEW YORK, January 2O-Beeves-Rs
ceipts 1873 cars; demand fair and a gooc
clearance made; extremes for steers 5 I 2.
! as 20; dry COWS So 5O@i 90; TAT steer
/ $. 9O@G 60.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head, marke
frmer and higher at 50 1905 40 to
sheep and IS 5O@7 90 for lambs
Hogs-Receipts Is, 26O head, including
, several cara to be sold alive; market noni
nally steady at 81 00@4 %.
, Eost IdosrtT,
EAsr LIsrsTY, January 20.-Csttle-'
, Receipts 322 head shipments f67 head
t market slow; prime S. 25@5 80; tsir I
, good 81 SOFAS 90; common s. oUG
, / 90; 30 cars shipped to New York.
Hogs-Rsceipts l,400 head; shipment