Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-11

OFFICE OF THE NALN ENlbN DUN AANbS,
MONDAY, February 81
= C,rs are sold at these figures lire reight. RJgs are
soli aiust freight, that Is 20 per cent geaeGa!yl,G or
from lire tr.ight. SAssp are sold gross, that "a Hi'
Weight, or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-Irade WAS fairly active
at the beginning of the market, and prices
for the better grades only Re higher than
last week, but the Improvement did not
last long, and the market became quite
sluggish. and so continued to the close,
there being but little, If any average
change in values from last week. We quote
at 81 SOFAS l2l, With most sales at 81 90
as 90 per 100 los.
Prices of BeefCattle this week ranged
as follows: Best s. 0595 IL; those gen
orally rated first quality 81 00@5 co.
medium or good fair quality IS ESQ
3 65; ordiusry thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows % 50@3 GO. Extreme range Of
prices 81 50@5 l24. Most Of the sales
were from 81 OO@5 90 per 100 lbs. Ofthe
Cattle received, ~ head came from Vir-
GINA, l22 from Ohio, 23l from Maryland,
90 from New York, 20 from West Vir-
ginis, and 600 from Illinois. Total receipts
for the week 765 head, against 925 last
week. and 623 head the same time last
year. OF the offerings GO head WOKE
taken By Baltimore butchers; % sold
to country dealers and 10 head to Eastern
buyers. Total sales for the week no head,
against $50 last week, aud 100 head same
time last year.
Swine.-The number OF receipts were
rather light this week, but the demand is
lot active. being repoF.ed generally as
only fair, aud the offerings seem to be
about equal to the demand. The quality
will range about the same ss last week.
We quote hogs at j@6c, Per pound let,
with most sales at jS@js Arrivals this
week ABA head against 5.0S7 last week,
and 1885 head same time last year.
Sheep and Lsmbs-The receipts are
very light this week, aud q fairly good de-
msnd. The quality is of a better average
than last week. We quote Sheep at 2!@
SIC, and lambs at 3@5ic perlb gross. Re
ceipts this week | ,25s head, against 1873
head last week, aud PISS head same time
last year.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals Of Live Stock at Claremon'
Stock Yards via Baltimore a2d Ohio Rail
road Tor the week ended February i-lj!
cars, containing 1852 cattle, Sc calves
S73 sheep, 81 hogs, PIG horses and A.
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
&c, $50 cattle, l9 calves, 239 sheep, 81
hogs, 10 horses, and % mules.
Sales Of the week to butchers aud deal
ers, y cattle, 9 calves, 800 hogs aud p
sheep.
Philadelphia.
West PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February g.
Cattle-Market dull; receipts 2,000 head
sales Of prime at 5i@6c good 4f@5C
medium 3t@+c, and common 2@3c De
pound.
Sheep-Msrket fair; receipts 500
head; sales of prime at 5i@Jic, good 4
a5c, medium 5i@4tc, common 23@3i
per pound; lambs 3i@7c per pound.
Hogs-Market inactive; receipts $40
head; sales at 6@6lc per pound.
? Chicago
; CHICAGO, February lQ.-The Drover
/; Journal reports: Cattle-Receipts 600
: head; shipments 1000 head; market vel
, slow and l0@l5c lower; shipping stee,
' So 25@5 so; s,ockeFG and feeders q l5(
I 1 Is; COWS. bulls and mixed g 0o@3 81
). bulk 81 SOFAS 90; through Texans g q:
I, al 90. The Drover's Journal says 10 do
The cattle trade is IN q discoursging CO
D di,ion aud it would not be q bad idea (
d country shippers 10 stop business +
awhile and wait until buyers are willing
psy for cattle q fair price. in proportion
y what they charge consumers of beet"
3 HOgs--Receipts %, 900 head ShiPueH