Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-15
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.

The market this week was fAi
Eessrs, Hudson d BsyhN furnish the 10
Io~ing quotations: 49,.
Cattle-I,OO0 to LOO lbs stock 4f@44
Ger lb.; 800 to 900 los. 33@4ic per ID.
700 to 800 lbs. 3@3fc per ID. =.
Hogs-Msrset sctlvei 4f@43c PEI ID
Lsmbs-Good ct 5@Gc per ID.
t!aIvss-s3 naG36 20 per head.
Sheep-2!@5lc per 10.
Baltimore.
OPPIcE OF THE CALyERTOY STOCK YARDS,
MONDAY, april -
Cutie are sold III EcSs figures lire WeighA. Hogs az
SOFT GtH.t ptighh, that IS 20 per CEN. lgeaera.y1 o
from lire rsjgh. Sheep are sold gross, that y hv
ueighi, Or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-As the result OF effort
on the part of operators to improve to-
trade in beeves, there is q fair increase ii
the number Of ,be offerings and a genera
improvement in their quality, particularly
of ihe tops, over those received tor severe
weeks past. Prices st the opening ad
vaacei sc, but towards the close the mar
ket weakened, aud in many cases the ad
vance was lost. We quote at 81 50@
5 BIB, with most Gales made at 81 75@
5 l24 par 100 pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best IS 25@5 3T!; that gen
orally rated frat quality s. l23@5 20
medium or good fair quality 81 T5@
5 90; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows s. SOFAS Is. Extreme range o.
prices 81 50@5 374. Most Of the sales
were from 81 1905 u! per 100 lbs.
Of the Cattle received, some 597 head
came from Maryland, 594 from Pepnsyl
vsnia, and 48 head from Kentucky. T0ta
receipts for the week ll49 head, against
84l last week, and 1929 head the same
time last year.
OF the offerings 76O head were taker
by Baltimore butchers; 10 sold to country
dealers, so head to Eastern buyers, auo
90 to Washington city butchers. TOtaI
sales for the week 500 head, against SOi
last week, and 93l head same time last
year.
Swine-The supply is quite light, come
| 700 less than last week. Trade generally
is fairly active, but only on account OF the
light run is there any advance on las
weeks figures. We quote Hogs at $40
64c, with most sales at 6f@6sc per pounc
ret. Arrivals this week 1907 heaC
against 1925 last week, and 3,795 heaC
same time last year. =.
Sheep-There is 8 fair increase in thu
receipts over last week, but there are few
good Sheep among them. Trade has beer
active for the beat stock, but dull Tor al
others. We quote wool sheep at 3@6!c.
and clipped sheep at 3@54c per 10
Spring Lambs 9@l2!c per 10 gross. Ar
rivals this week l772 head against los.
head last week, and 1865 head came tim,
last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremon
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended April lis,
cars, containing 635 cattle, As calves, l,l3:
sheep and lambs, 1888 hogs, lis horse
and q mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
&C., 504 cattle, 8 calves, 305 sheep, Ii
hogs, 65 horses and % mules.
Sales OF the week to butchers and deal
ers, SO cattle, 81 calves and l4O sheep.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA, April r.
Cattle-Market fair; receipts 2,2O0 head
sales Of prime at 5!@6c; good 44@5tc
medium 4@4!c, and common 23@33
per pound.
Sheep-Market fair; receipts 10000
sales OF prime at 7@7!c, good 6t@G3c
medium 54@6c, and common at 4@54
per pound. Lambs 4@8c per It.
: Hogs-Msrket active; receipts 800
head; sales at Gs@62c per pound.
CpIcago.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Drover'G Jon
nal reports: Csttle-Receipts $500 heEd
shipments 1850 head market steady
shipping steers 81 00@5 80; stockel
and feeders 81 1904 80; cows, bulls an
; mixed 81 75@4 90; bulk So OO@3 30.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; shipment
$500 head; market Glow and SC lo1
er; rough and mixedS 00@4 35; packin
AMI shipping 81 2j@4 so; light s. 900
t 4 40; tkips 50 s093 10.
; S1eer-Receipts 1000 head; shipmen
D 500 head; market steady; natives 81
/; @6 CO., Texans 81 OO@4 %.
) Ess, LirsrtS
! Easr L~;BsurY, April Il Cattle = Il
:. ceipts 475 head; shipments 500 heaC
market fair; prime s. j0@5 IS, fair
good s. 1905 %; common 81 00@4 81
.h;nnal 80 Ne, Eo.E
Hogs--Receipts 1000 head; shipmen
-. 1900 head; market slow; PHILADELPHIA
, 81 COCA 70; Workers 81 1904 so; ski
81 1904 81; l car shipped TO New York.
u. Sheep Receipts loo head; shipmen
l.60O head; market dull; prime woolt
S. OG@6 %; clipped S. O095 %; fair
, good wooled S. 0O@6 co. clipped 81 500
1 IS; common woolvd 81 O0A4 so; clippt
+ 81 500 90; lambs s. 500 6 %.
c New York.
. NEw YORK, April l4.-Beeve s-Receip
1877 carloads; market opened firm b
!, closed easier; common 10 prime stee
: 81 S0@6 20; extra do Sc 30@s 40; bull
stays and dry cows 50 25@4 %; expor
, 240 beeves
: Sheep-Receipts $500 head; mark
. dull and depressed except for choice yes
J. lipgs and strictly prime sheep; extreme
!. S. 60@7 45i for uushorn sheep; Sc 75(
). 8 25 for unshorn yesrlipgs. and 50 75t
: 5 90 for clipped sheep; spring lambs 81
> to 81 90 each.
:. Hogs-Receipts l3,430 head, mark
dull and lower at 81 SO(a4 80, with
: pigs sold At 81 Is.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o, April H-Hogs
Quiet; common and light 50 1904 3
: packing and butchers 81 1904 so;
csipts 1000 head; shipments 260 head.
u DRY GOODS.
" NeY YORK.