Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-11

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OFFICE OF THE CALYERION STOCK YARDS. I
MONDAY, March 8.
Cattle are sold al these figures lire freight Hogs
sold at MT freight, that IS 20 per cent! generally Of
from lire Wsigh Sheep are sold gross, ha! Is lite
Weigh, or nothing or
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The general course of
trade was like that of last weeks opera
tons. The offerings were fully equal to
the demand but the quality averaged bet
ter than that OF last week. In view Of the
improved quality values showed little if
any change since last Monday. We quote
at g 5O@5 20, with most sales MADE at
81 6O@5 II! per 100 los. A few head
were lett over unsold.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best S. OO@5 OO4; that gen
orally rated first quality 81 5O@8 90;
medium or good fair quality 81 OO@
1 so; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 5093 so. Extreme range Of
prices 81 50@5 20. Most Of the sales
were from 81 5O@5 l2i per 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received, some 272 head
came from Virginia, 5O2 from Maryland
SO from Ohio, % from West Virginia. and
&C head from Pennsylvania. Total re-
ceipts for the week 904 head, against S23
last week, and 1898 head the same
time last year.
Of the offerings 600 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers; 40 sold to country
dealers, and So head to Eastern buyers,
Total sales for the week 694 head, against
6S3 last week and SAC head same time
last year.
Swine.-Trade in hogs shows moder
stely fair to good demand, with prices
shade off from last week. The average
quality ia about the same We quote
rough sows and stays at 5@jic, and the
better hogs at 5!@6sc, per pound net,
with extra shade higher. Arrivals this
week 5.247 head against 4, 100 last week,
and 1915 head same time last year.
Sheep-The receipts number about the
same as last week with little change 10
the quality. Trade for good sheep has been
fair 10 good, and for common dull. We
quote Sheep at 3!@6!c, and extra Vir
ginia wethers at .6Ac per 10 gross. Ar
rivals this week 2,479 head, against 1856
head last week, and 1853 head same
time last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremon,
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road for the week ended March las
cars, containing 9t2 cattle, SO calves,
72l sheep 1853 hogs, 258 horses and SO
mules
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
&C., 463 cattle, IL calves, 404 sheep, 3SI
hogs, 1873 horses and Is mules.
Sales Of the week to butchers and deal,
ers, lO7 cattle 3l5 sheep and 80 hogs.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March s.
Cattle-Market active; receipts 1900
head; sales of prime at 5l@6c; good 4!@
SIC; medium S3@4ic, and common 2!@
34c per pound.
Sheep-Market fair; receipts 1000
head; sales of prime at 6i@6.c, good 81
acc. medium 4i@5ic, ind common 81
S1@43c per pound.
Hogs-Msrket active; receipts $500
head; sales at 6s@6sc per pound.
Chicago,
CHICAGO, March l0.-The Drover's Jour
nsl reports: Csttle-Receipts 5000 head
shipments 500 head; market strong; ship
ping steers 50 9O@6 Is; stockers auC
feeders So O0@4 40; COWS, bulls arc
mixed 81 1904 20; bulk 50 lO@3 20
through Texans So 95@4 so.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; ship
ments 1900 head market strong ant
active; rough and mixed s. 900
4 80; packing and shipping 81 q
a So; light 50 1904 3d. skips g 00@
Sheep-RsCeipts 1900 head; shipment
| 500 head; market steady; natives s. o.
as rs; Texans 81 60@4 rs.
New York.
NEw YoRx, March -Beeves-Re
ce;pts "a cars; light offerings chang,
hands at an advance of 10 to l5c per 10
lbs, and market closed firm; poor to goo
steers 81 50@5 IS; prime steers sn
: oxen S. 80; fat bulls s. 1904 40; CON
{ mon dry cows s. so, expor.s $40 quarter
, of beef, 100 csrcasses OF mutton.
: Sheep-Receip 5000 head; mafkt
, steady Tor good and choice stock; dull an
! lower for common; extremes for shes
d So s5@6 go.
!. Hoes-Receip's 1850 head none &
fs-sd alive; steady feeling at nomin
q range OF 81 4094 so per 100 lbs.
4 asst Liness1.
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