Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-17
LIVE STOCK.
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LIVE oAOOAs
Wheeling.
The market this week was slow
The quotations on cattle dropped of I
from those of lsst week., and the marke
was somewhat slower. sessrs Hudsoi
b BsvhA furnish toe following quotations
Cattle-l.000 to LOO Ibs stock 4t@4i,
per h.; 800 to 900 lbs. 494ic per ID.
100 TO 800 lbs. 2}93fc per 10.
Hogs-Msrket dull; 3a@4c per ID.
Lambs-Good at 3@5c per ID
Calyes-&3 O0@5 03 per head.
Sheep-2393c per ID.
Baltimore.
OFFICE OF H CALvERToS Stock YARDS,
MONDAY, June IL.
Caitk are sold at these figures lire treigkt. Hogs az,
sold at net iceight, thai Is 20 per cent generally Of
from IiVe tceighi. Sheep are sold gross, IGt e 10,
reight, or nothing OIL
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CArTLE-Trsde has been slow to.
day and prices s@4c lower than last week.
The quality of the offerings is quite az
good, if not better than it was last Monday,
there being rather better tops and q longer
line of the good middle grade cattle. We
quote at 81 00@5 874, with most sales at
s. 75@ 5 Is per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best S. 624@5 874; that generally rated
first quality S. 25@5 so; medium or
good fair quality 81 25@5 90; ordinary
thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 81 0O9
3 10. Extreme range Of prices 81 90
@5 871. Most Of the sales ranged from
s. 1906 Is per 100 lbs.
Of the Cattle received, some 1853 head
came from Maryland. 80 from Pennsyl.
vania, 2ll from Ohio, l4S from Kentucky,
and 372 head from Virginia. Total receipts
for the week 999 head, against 1895 last
week, and $50 head same time last year.
Of the offerings $50 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers; 80 sold to coun-
try dealers, SO head to Eastern buyers,
aud - to Washington city butchers. To.
tai sales for the week 97l head, against
96l last week, and GLIB head same time
last year.
Swine-There is a slight increase 10 the
receipts over last week, and they constitute
a fair offering for the moderately good de-
mand. The quality shows some improve.
ment on last weeks offerings and prices
are a shade stronger. We quote very
rough hogs at 5@5!c, the better grades at
5B@5Sc, and extra at SIC per pound net.
Arrivals this week 6,29S head, against
&, 25O last week, and 1892 head same
last year.
Sheep-There is a full run of sheep and
lambs on the market this week, and they
are in excess of a very slow general demand
even for the better grades, while common
stock ia almost neglected. We quote sheep
at 2@4!c and lambs at 3@6c., per pounds
gross. Arrivals this week 6,0Sl head,
against 6,l02 last week, and 4,0l5 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 June l3-l73
cars, containing l776 cattle, 100 calves,
10, 234 sheep and lambs. 1858 hogs, and
100 horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia.
&C., ll06 cattle, 6 calves, 677O sheep and
G7 hogs, and Jog horses.
Philadelphia.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June H.
Csttle-Msrket dull; receipts 1000 head;
sales of prime at 6@6ic, good at 5!@53c
medium at 5@5tc, aud common at 40
lie per pound.
Sheep-In slow demand; receipts TO-
900 head; sales of prime at 5I@5!c
good 44@5c, medium 4@4!c, and COM
mon 24@3ic per pound. Lambs 5@8c
per pound.
Hogs-In fair demand; receipts $500
head; a few extra Chicagos sold at etc
and the balance at 53@6.
OhloaKU.
CHICAGO, June l6.-The DroVer's J0nr-
nal reports: Csttle-Receipts 5000 head
shipments 1900 head; market easier;
steers, 81 5O@5 60; stookers
and feeders 81 60@4 So cows, bulls
lud mixed 81 10000; bulk 81 SO@3 10;
Texans So 0O@3 Is; grassers
and corn fed So 70.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipments
1900 head; market strong, closing weak;
rough and mixed So 1904 %; packing
and shipping, 81 1901 30; light s. 80
al "a; skips 81 50@3 10.
Sheep-Rsceipts 1890 head; shipments
none; market slow; natives 81 2594 so;
Texans - OC@4 26.
New York.
New York, June l6.-Beeves-ReceiptS
l32 oars, market brisk and strong at
Grmer prices in early trading but slacken-
ed and closed barely steady; eoar TO prime
steers 81 5O96 10 per 100 pounds; extra
do IS 2O96 30; bulls W 70.
Sheep-Receipts $500 and more than
5 900 were in pens besides from previous
arrivals; market continues nearly nominal
nv reason of strike; %slaughterers are do
ing very little aud they can get killed
and dressed at low prices; ordinary to
prime sheep gold at 3@lc per pound, and
culinary to prime lambs 5@7c per pound
Not more than one fourth OF the offerings
changed hands. ,u
Hogs-Receipts Is cars at 81 60 per 100
pounds.
HAST Lioefsy'
EAST LrBEErY. June l6.-Cattls- he
ceipts sl7 head; shipments G65 head;
market fair; prime S. 5O@5 Is; fair to
good S. OO@j So; common 81 5O@4 10;
81 cars shipped 10 New York.
Hcgs-Receipts l,4CO head; shipments
600 head; market firm; Phi!sdelphiss
g. 4OC04 is; Workers 81 20@4 30; 4 cars
shipped to New York.
Sheep-Receipts , 200 head; shipments
2O2 head; market very dull: prime 81 OO@,
4 %; fair to good s. 25@3 IS; comuon
81 OO@2 90; lambs 81 50@5 90.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o, June AlG -Hogs-
Steady; common and light 50 1904 20;
packing and butchers s. S5@4 10; re
ceio,s 2,4G7 head; shipments &c head,
GROCERIES.
WhaelipE.
The demand for sugars for the season Is
upprecedented and should 1t increase pro-
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