Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-05
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AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The trade has been
only fair, but at prices ranging from &c to
tc, and in a few instances &c lower than
last week. The quality of the offerings
averaged better than it did then. We
quote at - 25a5 90, with u few choice a
shade higher; most sales at s. 0Oa4 629
per 100 lbs.
Prices for Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best at 81 S7}a5 90; those generally rated
first quality 81 37a4 SO: medium or good
fair quality So 25a4 90; ordinary thin
steers, oxen and COWS 81 25a3 90. Ex-
IRENE range ofprices 81 25a5 90. Most of
the sales ranged from 50 to 81 62! per 100
pound.
OF the cattle received some 112S head
came from Virginia, Is from Maryland,
III from West Virginia, III from Ohio,
and $40 from Kentucky, 274 from Illinois,
80 from North Carolina, and AZ from Penn
~sylvania. Total receipts for the week 2239
head, against 1854 last week, and 1913
head same time last year.
OF the offerings $50 head were taken by
Baltimore butchers, 300 by country
dealers. and 40 head by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week |, 40 head, against
1,O50 last week, and 1,0l6 head same time
last year.
~SwINE-There is q fair run OF hogs this
week, but their quality is off, there being
more thin and grass hogs among them.
Prices about the same rs last week. We
quote common and grass stock at 69a6{c,
and the better grades at 6Ia63c per ID net.
Arrivals this week 5,097 head against T.
625 last week, and 3,0l3 head same time
last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is a lighter
run this week, but seems to be equal to 4
very slow demand. Their quality is in
feriOr to that of last weeks offerings, and
prices are off 4 shade. We quote Sheep
at 2a4 cents, and Lambs at 3a5@ cents per
lb gross. Stock Sheep 81 50a2 80 per
head. Arrivals this week 1915 head
against 1916 last week, and 1864 head
same time last year,
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at ClaremOntS Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended August loo cars, con-
tanning 1862 cattle, 3 calves, 11,5l3
sheep and lambs, 2,S54 hogs, 95 horses,
and II mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc. 1913 cattle, 3 calves, l {, 54G sheep
and lambs, 23S hogs and II horses.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August q
Cattle-Market weak and fc off: receipts
J, 200 head; prime 5a5lc; good 4ia5c; me-
dunn ia4lc; COMMON Bale per Id.
Sheep and LambS-Market in fair de
mand for good; receipts 10, OOO head; prime
sheep Dc; good 4lai4c: medium 3ia4!c,
lambs 3a7c per ID; stock ewes 3alc.
Hogs-ln fair demand; receipts 5000
per III for Western.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Thc DrOrerS' Journal
reports: Cattle Receipts 200 head; ship
ments l,G00: market slow but steady;
shipping steers So 60a5 90; stOckerS and
feeders 81 40a3 40; cows, bulls and mixed
81 50a3 60; bulk s. 50a2 90; through Texas
cattle weak; cows - l5a3 60; steers s. 60
az 30.
Hogs-Reccipts 10000 head; shipments
1000 head; market slow and Zoe lover;
rough and mixed 81 15ai 50; packing and
shipping 81 sna5 10; light 81 10al 90;
skips 81 50a4 90.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
none; market steady; natives s. 5Oai 10:
Western 81 DOB 10; Texans 81 -; lambs
81 O0a4 90.
New York.
NEW YORK, August i.-Cattle-Rc-
ceiptS l3l car loads; prices fairly maintain
ed; native steers 81 l0ai GO per 100 lbs.
exports $50 beevcS.
Sheep and LambS-Rcccipts j, 200 head;
market firm and higher for good stock;
sales of sheep were So OGa3 30 per 100 lbs;
lambs 81 50al e..
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head, few sales of
live weight at s. 1Oa5 30 per 10i lbs.
market weak at the close.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY. August 4.-Cattle-Ie-
cciptS, 49l head; shipments, so head;
markct-dull; prime s. 00a5 p; far to good
$l25ai75: common S325a4 90; good feeders
$375a4 90; 10 cars SHIPPED to New York to-
day.
Hogs-Reccipts, l 100 head: shipments,
1000 head; market slow; Philadelphias
s. OOl5 p; Workers 81 75ai 80; S~rassers 81 40
IA GO; 1 carS shipped to New York.
Sheep-ReceiptS, 1900 head; shipments,
$500 head; market slow; primes 81 20al 60;
fair togood So 50al 90: common 81 0Oa2 90;
lambs s. 75ai 30.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, August I.-HOgs-Stcady;
common and light 81 GOAL 80; packing
and butchers 81 4Oai 30; receipts 2T2
head; shipments 80 head.