Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-22

On tue Top anu the latter on mlQ0le ana
common grades. We quote at 81 500
5 374, with most sales made at 81 75@
5 l24 per 100 pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows Best S. 00@5 371; that gen.
orally rated first quality 81 S74@5 90;
medium or good fair quality 81 62l@
S79; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows g 50@4 90. Extreme range OF
prices 81 50@5 371. Most of the sales
were from 81 1906 l24 per 100 lbs.
Of the Cattle received, come sos head
came from Maryland, 69l from Pennsyl.
vanis, SO from Virginia, Is from Ohio and
l54 head from Kentucky. Total receipts
for the week l,47l head, against /, l49
last week, and 1902 head the same time
last year.
of the offerings $50 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers; 10 sold to country
dealers, 43 head to Eastern buyers, and
80 to Washington city butchers. Total
sales for the week S33 head, against 500
last week, and 6Sl head same time last
year.
Swine-There is q comparatively heavy
increase in the receipts over last week, and
the quality of the offerings about the same.
Trade is slow, and prices off about ic as
compared with last weeks figures. We
quote Hogs at 5!@6ic,with most sales
at 6@64c per pound net Arrivals this
week 5470 head against 1907 last week,
and 1922 head same time last year.
Sheep-There ia very heavy increase
in the receipts this week, and no improve.
ment in the quality. Trade is slow for all
grades. We quote wool sheep at 3@6ic.,
clipped sheep at Rosie; Spring
Lambs collie. per pound gross. Arrivals
this week 495l head against l,772 last
week, and .. IA 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 April l8-l23
Q srs, containing CSC cattle, 20 calves, 4, 093
sheep and lambs, 5,247 hogs, 1875 horses.
Shipments TO New York, Philadelphia,
&C., 29l cattle, l6 calves, 533 sheep and
Iambs, III hogs, and AS horses
Sales Of the week to butchers and deal.
ers, u cattle, and calves.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA PA, April l9.-
CAttle-Market dull; receipts 1000 head;
sales Of extra at CITE; good 54@6c;
medium 5@54c, and common 49@4ic
per pound.
Sheep-In good demand for good stock:
receipts 1000, sales Of wooded at 3@74c,
clipped at 3@6c per pound
Hogs-In active demand; recei pts j. 800
mead; sales at Gs@63c per pound.
East Liberty
EAST LIsEBTE, April 2l.-CRttle = Re
,eipts 74l head; shipments CHS; market
Ylow; prime S. jO@5 Is; good S. Goa
%; common to fair 81 5O@4 10; 20 cars
shipped to New York
Hogs-Rs ceipts 1000 head; shipments |,
900 head; market active; Philadelphia ,
81 35@4 40; Workers 81 20@4 30; skips
s. OO@I 10; ! cars shipped 10 New York,
Sheep-Rece;pts 1900 head; shipments
200 head; market slow prime clipped
81 1901 90; fair to good 81 25@4 so
common 81 1908 90; lambs 81 0004 so;
10 demand for wooded sheep at any price,
Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 2l.-The Drover's Jour.
lsl reports: Csttle-Receipts $500 head;
hipments 1000 head market SLOW; com.
non Toe lower; shipping steers 81 25C&
90; stockers and feeders - 25G4 70;
lows, bulls and mixed 81 5O@4 70; bulk
3 GO@3 20; through Texans, 81 400
IS.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipments
/ 600 head; market weak and closed &c q
over; rough and mixed 81 COOL 20;
packing and shipping 81 1904 80; light /
81 30; skips g 1908 so.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
500 head; market slow and weak; natives !
3 OO@5 10; shorn Texans 81 50@2 so.
New YORK.
New YORK, April 2l.-Beeves-Receip;s 7
I37 cars; prices easier for the lower grades;
extremes for steers 81 1906 25 for bulls
and dry COWS 50 6O@3 IS; exports G25
head beeves, 5000 quarters of beel.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; market
lull and lower with bad finish; sales in.
GUIDED unshorn sheep at IS 00@6 so;
clipped 81 5O@j 40; unshorn yesrlings
Sc OO@7 62!; spring lambs 81 5000 10
Der hesd
Hogs Receipts $50 head; all for slaugt-
erers; market nominslly steady at 81 60
94 80 per 100 pounds.
cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o, April 2l-Hogs-
Steady; common and light s. 1904 10;
packing and butchers So 1904 30; re-
,eipts IA head; shipments 549 head.