Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-10-06
StauntOn Markets.
SPECTATOR OFFICE.
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Staunton, Va, Oct. s. 1885. !
Business generally is fairly brisk. The offer
ings of wheat are large without much dispo-
sition on the part of buyers to make the trade
active, There are no alterations in any of the
quotations from last week, consequently the
n ice-current is omitted to give more room
for news.
baltimore Livestock Market, Sept. 80.
AT CALvERToN YARDS.
1Catle are sold at these figures liue acei0ht. Hogs
are sold at net aUeigh that is 20 per cent (gener-
ally) off from liUe aoei0ht. Sheep are sold gross.
thai is iiue aoeight, or aothia. OIL
Beef Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as
follows:
Bes. 62H @4a5
Medium or coed lair Quality ,....... oU g . ~
Ordinary thin steers Oxen and
f ;,r;cs: g47s
Most of the sales were from...-:. rs @ 1W
Total receipts for the week 35l5 head. Total
sales for the week l102 head.
As to-day is the Jewish New Year the MARX
ct felt the absence of the observers of that close
holiday, and was somewhat demoIal1zed. The
absentees operated TO some extens eId "
prices like those obtained last week LOT tne
corresponding grades. and to-day's operations
in those grades were similar to those OF yester,
day. but with a very slow trade. Medium and
common Cattle only were off 1saAc. The gen
eral quality OF the offerings was not near as
Sheep and Lambs-The run of sheep and
Lambs is light compared with last week,
a fairly good trade In good Sheep and Lambs.
We quote Sheep at 212a41ac. and Lambs at 32a.
SIC per Id gross. Stock sheep slow at eoaz 5o
per head. Arrivals this week 1924 head.
Baltimore Livestock Market, Oct. A
Arrivals of Live Stock at Claremont Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the
week end d Oct. 3-l79 ears. containing 25I3
Cattle. Is Calves. 1894 sheep and Lambs. 1862
HOES, "a Horses, and 80 Mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia, &c.
1882 Cattle, q Calves, 72l Sheep and Lambs, 556
Hogs, AZ Horses, and Mules.
All Hogs and Sheep sold in these Yards are
at gross weight Receipts of Hogs this week
are 1889 against 2644 last week-saIes of rough
Hogs at 4sst 50, good at Sass 10. and extra at
S. 20 per 100 lbs.
New York Livestock Market. Oct. 4,
Beeves-Receipts to- day l56 carloads inclu-
ding 81 carloads for export. Market active at
cts advance and closed firm. Common to
prime native Steers sold at 430aS5 SIS per 100 lbs
extra and fancy do. at 60as5 75 Colorado Steers
at 4 20aS4 80. and ordinary Texas d. at So 80 per
100 lbs. sheep and Lambs-Receipts 10, 500;
quick trade at an advance of Nc per lb on
sheep, and nearly Nc on Lambs: Sheep sold at
315aS4 50 per 100 lbs, and LAMBS at 5Gas6 65 per
err at 4 S0aS5 25 per 100 lbs.
philadelphia Live Stock Market
Oct. 4.
Cattle little better than last week; receipts
2400; extra 5Aa5% cts. good 434a5 cts, medium
urine Sheep ~ cts. good AZ cents. medium
4a4I cents, common 21@a3 cts; Lambs 31%a6%
cts per Id. Stock Ewes 3AasA cents per is
Hog market active; receipts $500, selling at
SaS1% cts for State. and 634a7 cts per Id for
Western.
Richmond Livestock Market, Oct. 4.
Receipts: 547 head of cattle. 395 sheep and
lambs, SOB hogs.
Sales: 5l2 cad of cattle, 1876 sheep and lambs !,
Alb hogs.
Prices were as follows:
Cattie-Best, 354a4c. gross; medium to good,
3a315c gross; common to fair, l12G234c gross.
Sheep-Mutton, 3a4c. gr 'ss; lambs, Base.
gross.
No mo. p cattle on the market Nominal
quotations. 44a415c.