Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-01
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.

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LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.
The market this week was quite active
Messrs. hudson & BsYhs furnish the foi
lowing quotations: ,,
Cattle, 900 to LOO lbs stock 4944c
Der h.; 800 to 900 lbs. 3!@4c per h.
! zoo to 800 1bs. 3@34c per ID.
Hoss-Markst active; 4i@4ic per TO-
Lambs-Good at 495c per ID.
Calves-sS OO@s on per head.
sheep-3l@43c per ID.
Baltimore,
OFFICE OF THE CALvERroN STOCK YARDS. !
| MONDAY, March q.
O1tLs are sold at these figures Rpe toeigh Hogs Ge
sold at net tcegh IGi Is 20 per cent (0e1sraIyl %
from live tpeigh Sheep ara sold gross, that % lire
| t0ei9h, or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-Trsde in point OF actiV'
ity was about the same as last Monday.
Prices were fully up to those OF LIST week;
few choice cattle sold at S. Is. We quote
at 81 0O@5 25, with most sales made at
81 OOC95 l2k per l00pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best s. l24@5 20; that gen
orally rated frat quality 81 S7!@5 20;
medium or good fair quality 81 OO@
IS; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 OO93 so. Extreme range of
prices 81 O0@5 Is. Most Of the sales
were from 81 0O@5 l24 per 100 lbs. .
Of the Cattle received, some "a head
came from Virginia, 4O4 from Maryland,
90 from Kentucky, and ACT head from
Pennsylvania Total receipts for the week
1876 head, against 985 last week, and 1897
head the same time last year.
Of the offerings 10 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers; 81 sold to country
dealers, and IS head to Eastern buyers,
and 90 to Washington city butchers Total
sales for the week 786 head, against $50 last
week. and Sl2 head same time last year.
Swine-As anticipated, prices today
show an advance over last week offully3 c.
With come slight increase in the number OF
the offerings. The quality is somewhat
better as compared with that Of last week,
but there is an actual advance in value
We quote Hogs at 53@6sc, with most
sales at 6!@6fc per pound net Arri-
walls this week 4.579 head against +, 1875
last week, and 5,4O2 head same time last
year.
Sheep-The receipts are less numerous
than last week, but of q better average
quality than the offerings then, Trade for
the better grades is reported fair, while
common stock is dull. We quote Sheep
at 21@61c per ID gross. aud clipped sheep
at 33@5c per 10 gross. Arrivals this
week $40 head against 1924 head last
week. aud 2.26S head same time last year
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended March 2S-93
cars, containing $50 cattle, 81 calves,
$40 sheep 4,O35 hogs, l52 horses and lib
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C., S35 cattle, lO4 sheep, ll8 hogs, lO7
horses, and 46 mules.
Sales of the week to butchers and deal
ers, ll6 cattle, calves and 100 hogs.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March %
Cattle-Market active; receipts 200 head,
sales Of prime at 5i@6lc; good 5@5lc;
medium Hole, and common 30lc
per pound.
Sheep-Market higher for good gtock
and lower for common; receipts 1900 head
sales OF prime at 6!@6}c, good 5396}c
medium 5@5Io, and common at 24@
43c per pound. Lambs 3@14c per 10.
Hogs-Market active; receipts $500
head; sales at 6S@6ic per pound for west
s'n and S@6ic tor country.
SAss Libe-SS,
GAsr LIBERr7, March Sl.--Csstls--Re-
ceip:s Is head; shipments 1870 head;
market steady; prime S. 56GS5 70; fair to
good 81 so; common So OO@4 25; c care
shipped to New York today.
aogs--Receipts 800 head; shipments
1920 head; market fair; Philadelphia
81 65@4 65; Workers. 81 3O@4 30; skips
s. $500 10; II cars shipped to New York
to-day.
Shesp-Receipts 400 head; shipments
1900 head market active prime s. zoe
%; fair to good s. 25@5 IS; common
- 5O@4 %; lambs 81 O0@7 co.
Now York.
New YORK, March 3l.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts 81 cars; market higher and closed
firm; common tc primo steers 81 50@
s 90; bulls and dry cows So 2O@4 20;
exports $50 beeves, S.04O quarters of beef
and 900 csrcRssss Of mutton.
Sheep-Receipil 400 head; market
firm for good stock; extremes for sheep
81 00Ga1 %; yesrlings s. 25@7 Is;
spring lambs 81 OO@s 90 per head.
Chicago.
CHICAeo, March 3l.-The Droves's youI.
nAl reports Cattle-Receipts 1890 head
shipments 1850 head; market generally
steady; shipping steers 81 00i95 10; one
car beeves So 80; stoeksrs and feeders
50 0O@4 90; cows, bulls and mixed
81 1904 Is; bulk 81 7O@3 30; through
Texans 81 OO@4 so.
Hogs-Receipts 49, 900 head; shipments
1000 head; market strong early, closing
dull; mixed S. 9O@4 S5; packing and
shipping 81 20@4 So; light 81 1904 40;
skips 80 O0@3 80.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
500 head; market strong; natives So 90
| as 80; Texans 81 5O@4 rs.
| Cincinnati.
CISCYNGrI, O, March 81 Hogs
Quiet; common and light s. 1898 30;
packing and butchers 81 lC@4 so; re
ceipts 1854 head; shipments PIT head.
PETROLEUM.