Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-08

Washington city butchers. Total sales for
the week COZ head, against 954 last week,
and go headeame time last year.
SwIHE-There IS full supply Of hogs
on the market-some 1000 head more than
last week-but there is q good demand,
which will have absorbed them before the
close of the day. The quality ranges about
as good as last weeks offerings. Prices
have adyaeeed q full &c on last weeks fig
ures, and now range from G to &c, with
most sales at and near the latter figure.
Prices same time last year 5a64c. Arrivals
this week s,149 head, against 6,144 head
last weak, and 4,s11 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is an in
crease in the receipts over last week of
about 1,4OO head, but their quality is
scarcely as good as they were last week
The demand is slow and prices somewhat
higher than last week, and range for
Sheep al 2a4} cents, and for Lambs at 3la
81 cents gross. Arrivals this week $3.50
head against 4,3s4 last week, and 4,T29
head same time last year.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at ClaremontSt Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended July Ala cars, contain
ing 149T cattle, Al calves, 1864 sheep and
lambs, 1908 hogs, 55 horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
ETC., SD cattle, 1928 sheep and lambs,
and 60 horses.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July s.
Cattle market firm; receipts 1900 head;
prime 6a6tc; good 53a22c; medium 5a5lc;
common 4a4ic.
Sheep and Lambs-Firm; receipts 5000;
prime at 5a5tc; good 44a43c; medium
3la44c; common 1ia3Rc per ID. Lambs
4aSc.
Hogs-Actiye receipts 5000; Western g
a7c; country 6ia6}c.
New York.
New YORK, July 7.-Cattle-Receipts
counting Is car loads of export steers, were
164 car loads. There was a further decline
in selling values equal to 20c per 100 lbs,
and the market closed dull at the reduc-
ton, with 80 car loads or more to carry
over. A few picked fancy steers sold at
So 9OaG 90 per 100 lbs, but S. % was a
good top, and poor to good went at 81 40a
5 %; exports $50 beeveS.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts $500 head;
market dull and lower, with nothing like
a clearance possible; extremes for sheep
3a4ie per ID. lambs 4Ia6lc; general sales
at 4a45c for sheep and 5}a6e for lambs.
Hogs-Receipts $50 head; steady
tone and nominal range So 20a5 80.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, July THE DTOrerS' Journal
reports: Cattle Receipts 1900 head;
shipments 1880 head; market dull and
a shade lower; shipping steers, $50 to 800
pounds, So 75a5 50; stockers and feeders
81 3jaa4 CO.: cows, bulls and mixed 81 50a
4 90; bulk 81 50a3 90; through Texas cat
tie, rs cars received, q shade lower; grass
steers 81 90a3 10; corn fed 81 35.
HOgs-Receipts 81 900 head; shipments
400 head; market slow and n shade
weaker; rough and mixed 81 55ai 90;
packing and shipping 81 75a4 80; light
81 5Oa4 95; skips 81 5Oa4 30.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
500; market slow and weak; natives
81 OOai 20; Texans, 81 25a3 90.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, July 7.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts $40 head; shipments 36l head; mar
ket slow; prime So 25a5 80; fair to good
81 50a4 80; common 81 GOAL %; % cars
shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts 700 head; shipments 600
head; market firm; Philadelphias S. 15a
5 p; Workers S. O0a5 -; Gears shipped
to New York.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
$500 head; market very dull; prime 81 90
al 80; fair to good So p; common - GOA
3 00;. lambs s. 00a5 80.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 7.-HOgs-Steady;
common and light 81 O0a4 50; packing
and butchers 81 45a5 90; receipts :, 795;
head; shipments LAT head.