Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-08
AT CALYERTON YARDS.

AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The market Tor beeves
was rather more active than it was last
week, the offerings averaging much better
throughout as to quality than for some
weeks past. Prices, considering the im'
proved character of the offerings were
fully up TO the figures ruling last week.
We suote at 81 5O(95 %, with most GALES
made at 81 5O@5 II! per 100 pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
ss follows Best S. l2I@5 20; that gen
orally rated first quality 5 90 @5 ~;
medium or good fair quality 81 lZtGI
4 s7l: ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 5O@9 Is. Extreme range Of
prices 81 5O95 %. Most Of the GALES
were from 81 SOFAS l24 per 100 lbs.
Of the Cattle received some 326 head
came from Maryland, 40 from Pennsyl
vonia 80 from KAntuckY and u head from
Ohio Total receipts for the week S4i
head, sgcipst 8S5 last week, and 86l head
the same time last yssr.
OF the offerings 73O head were taken
nv Baltimore butchers; 30 sold to country
dealers, As head to Eastern buyers, and
90 10 Washington city butchers. Total
sales for the week sos head, against 7S6
last week. and Gil head same time last
year.
Swine-With the receipts only few
hundred less than last week, there is little
change to be made in the record of quota
tions, as compared with last week, and no
serious variations as to quality. Trade
is moderately fair. We quote Hogs at
5i66sc, with mos.sales ut &c per pound
net Arrivals this week apps head
against 4,579 last week, and ABB head
same time last year. :,
Sheep-The receipts are light this week
and the demand fairly active, but only for
good stock, there being some outside de-
mand for good shesred sheep; common
grades are exceedingly dull. We quote
wool sheep at 4@6lc and clipped sheer
at 3@53c per ID gross, Arrivals this
week 2,OS5 head against l,9iO head lao'
week, and 2,lT5 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 April Al
cars, containing l62 cattle, 8 calves, l,O6:
sheep 4,7O2 hogs, l25 horses and 3
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
&C., 295 cattle, l60 horses and 40 mules
s ales of the week to butchers aud dea
ers, q cattle and 375 sheep.
PhiladeIphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April B.
J Cattle-Nsrket dull receipts 2,4OO head
sales of prime at 5!@6c; good 4}@54C
; medium 4@4!c, and common 23@33
per pound. $500,
Sheep-Market active; receipts 1900
sales Of prime at 62@7ic, good 6G64,
} medium 5t@5Sc, and common at 34G
! SC per pound. Lambs 4@Sc per i
Hogs-Market active; receipts 5.bt
head; sales at 6s@6ic per pound for ives
I; ern and 696fc for country.
+ Chicago.
Ca1cAso, April The Drover's Jou
nal reports Csttls-Receipts s, 400 hsat
: shipments 1000 head; market strong ar
active; shipping steers q 2O@5 u
stockers and feeders 81 60@4 GO; COW
bulls and mixed g O0@4 90; bulk 81
; as Is.
), Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipmen
) G, 800 head; market stronger, closiI
. weak; rough and mixed 81 05@4 4
q packing and shipping 81 1904 60; Zig
\ So 9O@4 As; skips g 1904 20.
y sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipmer
y 500 head; market strong; natives %
= @6 IS; Texans - 90@+ so.
\ New Yorh.
NSw YORK, April 7.-Beeves-ReceiE
Is cars; market finn and higher; G
:, trsmes for steers 81 1895 20; for bu
!. So 1904 50; general sales Of steers IS
y; y Sheep-Recsipts 1865 head, all
\ ,horn, and oil readily sol at the higa'
- 6gure of the season, including common
choice sheep at Sc 0O@7 so.
- Hogs-Receipts s.4Oo head; non. on
: ed sEye; market nominaNy seIdg
an 81 1904 90.
Insh LGberxS.
ne Kasr lssETx. April T.-Cattls-l
To csints 2S5 head; shipments Zoo he