Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-25

weeks receipts. The dullness of the pro
vision trade messuresbly sccountl
for the rather limited supply and demand
for live Hogs. We quote common to fan
Hogs at 54@6c, and the better grades q,
6@6ic, per pound Let Arrivals this
week 4.l85 head against 1920 last week
and 1889 head same time last year.
Sheep-The receipts are much less nu.
merous than last week, but are more
than equal to a very moderate de.
msnd, the only activity being for few
good Sheep; common stock finds no de-
mad. The quality is about the same as
that Of last week. We quote Sheep at 3@
&C per ID gross. and extra SIC per ID
gross. Arrivals this week 1924 head
against 1922 head last week, and 2,075
head same time last year.
CLAREM0NT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended March 2l-6l
cars, containing 40 cattle, 81 calves,
1853 sheep 2,278 hogs, l47 horses and 43
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 299 cattle, 974 sheep, 1873 hogs, l42
horses, and &c mules.
Sales Of the week to butchers and deal
ers, II cattle 100 sheep and So hogs.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March o.
Cattle-Msrket dull; receipts 2,4O0 head;
sales Of prime at 53@6c; good 43@53ci
medium 34@4fc, and common 23@33c
per pound.
Sheep-Market dull; receipts 1000 head;
sales OF prime at 6f@63c, good 59@6c,
medium 4!@59c, and common at 2!@
4!c per pound. ..
Hogs-Market firm; receipts $500
head; sales at 6s@6sc per pound.
RASS Liberty.
EAST LrBHRTY, March 24.-Cattle- Re-
ceipts 276 head; shipments 276 head;
market slow; prime S. 50@5 IS; fair to
good 81 6G@5 90; common So so; twelve
cars SHIPPED to New York.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
l,2OO head; market excited; Philadelphia
81 1904 80; Workers 81 5O@4 70;
skips 81 OO@4 20; I cars shipped to New
York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts 200 head; shipments
! 800 head; market slow; prime SIS 500 |
6 90; fair to good 81 00@4 so; common |
81 5O@3 so; lambs S. 00@7 90.
New YORK.
New YORK, March 24-Beeves Re
ceipts l57 car loads; market frmer and
q shade higher; steers S4.50@6 % per 100 |
pounds, with selected tops at Sc l596 80;
bulls, s'sgs, COWS and rough oxen s. OO@ |
4 20 exports 1876 beeves.
Sheep-Receipts GO head; market a
shade stronger az 81 50@6 65 per 100
pounds fer common to prime sheep; 81 so
al 90 tor two cars clipped sheep.
Hogs-Receipts $500 head; none o.
tered alive; mail et nominal and firm g.
3 65@4 so per 100 lbs.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 24--The DroVeI's Jour.
col reports: Csttle-Receipts 5000 head;
shipments 1000 head; market slow and
weak; shipping steers So 90@5 90; stock
ers snd feeders 81 5000 so; cows, bulls
snd mixed 50 OO@3 10; bulk 81 OO@
90. Eastern shippers doing almost
nothing.
Hogs-Receipts 1850 head; ship,
nests 1000 head; market strong and &c
higher; rough and mixed - lO@4 so;
packing and shipping 81 35@4 10; light
Weighs 81 OO@4 As; Skips 81 9O@3 80.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
800 head; market strong; natives g 70
as rs; lambs per head 81 25@4 so.
U1ncInnAu.
CISCMSATl, 0, March 24-Hogs-
Firm; common and light s. 5000 30;
packing and butchers 81 1904 90; re-
,eipts l,77l head; shipments 800 head.