Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-10-13

Baltimore Livestock Market, Oct.
AT cALvERToN YARDS.
[Cuttle are sold at these figures iue weight. Hog
sold at net aOeigft. that is 20 per cent (geneT
atly) off from Tue aoeight. Sheep are sold gross
that is tiUe a0eight. or nOthtn. or
Beef Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as
follows:
Rest.... "a 821& q AIS
Generally rated first quality 400 a 50
Medium or good fair quality .....-2 US 1915
dinary thin steers, Oxen and
200 g 20
Extreme range of piices.......-...- 2 90 g 10
Most of the sales we're from 2 50 @ 5O
Total recei pts for the week 1871 head Tota
sales for the week 1923 head.
The market was much more active than las1
wees, the O.erings being more numerous apo
buyers more plentiful. The quality averages
better than last week, more and better tops
with fair number of good middle grades
though common Cattle were fairly we'll repre-
sented, Prices for the better grades are
shade higher, and common as much lower.
Sneep and Lambs There is a fair increase
in the receipts as compared with last week
and the quality ls ge orally the same. with
the exception OF few choice tops. There Is q
gy GOOD Sheer and
bunch of select at 4Ac. and Lambs at 3s5Ae
per 10 gross. Stock sheep dull at Lass per
head. Arrivals this week 7349 head.
Baltimore Livestock Market, Oct IL
Arrivals OF Live Stock at Clarement STICK
rds via Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad for the
week ended Oct. l0-l36 cars, containing 1886
Cattle, 81 calves. SOFT sheep and Lambs, 1890
Hogs and IS Horses.
Shipments to New York Philadelphia. &C..
1880 Cattle. Is Calves. 1880 Sheep and Lambs, 20i
Hogs. and 26 Horses.
Ali Hogs and Sheep sold in these Yards are
at gross weight. Receipts of Hogs this week
are 1877 against 1889 last week-saies of rough
Hogs at 4@S4 Is, good light at S., and extra good
heavy at SIS TO IS 20 per 100 lbs.
New York Livestock Market. Oct. III,
Beeves-Receipts to day 2SO carloads, includ-
ing go carloads for export Trade dragged, and
The market c,,sed weak at reduction of 10 to
5 cents per 100 los the latter for prime; ordina-
ry TO pr me native steers sold at 49S5 30 per lU1
lbs; extra do at 40@s5 so, premium do. at S. rs;
idinary and fair Texas do. at 75(9S4 and
choice half bred Colorado do. at 81 so per 100 BIS.
slow; Sheep sold at 8 50@S475 per 100 lbs. and
Lambs at 5@s6 per 100 lbs. Hogs-Receipts 10.
100; live Hogs slow at 1895 per 100 lbs for
cornfed anu 3o@4 70 for gTassers.
Philadelphia Livestock Market
Oct. IL.
81 cents good 434a5 cts. medium 4t413 cen S,
common 3a3A cents. Sheep and Lambs re-
eeipts IL 000 active and nc lower; prime sheen
411a4A cents. good 4s4% cents. medium SAaS54
cents co nmOn l34a3 cents; Lambs 4a6M cts per
10. Hog marker active; recetpts 1900 selling
at 6t61a cts for State, and 6s4a7 cts per Id for
Western.
Richmond Livestock Market, Oct. IL.
Receipts: 1876 head of cattle. 56i sheep and
ambs. SO hogs.
Sales: 5ls head of cattle. 25s sheep and lambs,
AS hogs
Prices were as follows:
Cattle-Best, 4a45sc, gross; medium to good,
3a334c. gross; commo 10 fair. 11aa234c. gross.
sheep-Mutton. 211s414c. gross; lambs. 3Aa-
Hogs 5s61zc. net.
Bulls from Fargo gross; strictly first class.
&c. gross.