Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-20
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS /
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BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS
MONDAY, September II, 1888. !
SwINE-The receipts, which number
some 200 less than lest week, constitute
fair supply, for which a fairly good demand
is reported in all the yards. The quality
will scarcely average up to that of last
Mondays offerings. We quote good hogs
at 8taS2c. per lb net, with a few extra q
shade higher; most sales at s2sS}c. Com
mon hogs sell at 7a7!c net. Receipts this
week 1881 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont stock
yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended September 19:-144 cars,
containing all cattle, 1873 calves, 4,603
sheep and lambs, 1924 hogs, and IS horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc, 1871 cattle, II calves, 1924 sheep
and lambs, 1,115 hogs, and 80 horses.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts of hogs this
week are 1,84l, against 1913 last week
fair to good hogs sold at Sc 90a7 90; grass.
sers at Sc 60a6 70, and rough nogs at IS GO
per 100 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, PA September 49,
The receipts at the West Philadelphia and
North Pennsylvania drove yards were:
For the week-Beeves, 2,4O0 head; sheep,
10, 900 head; hogs, $500 head. Previous
week: Beeves, 3,400 head; sheep, $4,000
head; hogs 5000 head.
Beef Cattle-Were in fair request and
prices advanced 4c; extra, 53s6c; good,
5ia5tc; medium 4aa5c; common 3!a4fc.
Sheep-Were in good demand 1T an ad-
vance of ic; extra, SC; good 49a43c; me-
dunn 23a4fc; common 13s3{c; lambs Ia
63c.
Hogs-Were active and C higher; West.
ern, 9a9fc; State 8aS3c.
Mich Calves-Were in fair request ut
3!a64c.
Fat Cows-Were Grmer at 2s3tc.
Mich Cows-Were in good demand at
$25a60.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, September l9.-Csttle Re
osipts 5000 head; shipments 5000 head
market weak; beeves Sc 25a6 60; steers
So 5Oa5 80; stockers and feeders 81 GOA
3 20; cows, bulls and mixed 81 25s3 90;
Texas cattle 81 00s3 %; western rangers
81 00a4 20.
Hogs--Receipts 1l,O00 head; shipments
800 head; market lower; mixed Sc Goa
6 60; heavy S. 15a6 80; light s. 70a6 80;
skips So 75a5 60.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
1000 head; market weak natives 81 f5a
3 60; western s. 25s3 80; Texas So Goa
3 90; lambs 81 OOa5 rs.
Esst Liberty.
EAST LIRRRry, September 19.-Csttle~
Receipts 779 head; shipments 1877 head
market slow; prime S. 75s6 so; fair to good
81 75a5 20; common So 0Os4 90.
Hogs-Rscsipts 1900 hesd; shipments
1900 head; market firm; Philadelphia
s. 75a6 IS; mixed IS 50a6 IS; Yorkers
IS 40a6 80; grassers and stubblers Sc 15s
6 25; pigs S. 00a5 so.
Shesr-Receipts SEQ head; shipments
400 head; market slow; prime 81 GOA
4 so; good 81 50a4 90; common TO fair
50 0Oa3 90; lambs % 50a4 rs.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o., September 19.-Hogs
Active aud strong; common and light
S. O0s6 %; packing and bntchers Sc 00a
6 65; receipts 1850 head; shipments 375
head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, September 15.-The gen.
eral supply of stock during the week was
ample for the demand, which, as a rule,
was fair, aud active for drivers and
workers. Market was we'll sustained ut
the following prices: Driving and saddle
horses, S125al75; draft horses, $15Os2O0;
street ear horses, S9Oa115; Southern
chunks, S50a9O. Mules, aged four to
eight years, fifteen and a half to sixteen
hands, $~135al50; fifteen to fifteen and a
half hands, $~l15a1S5; fourteen and q
half to fifteen hsnds, $9Oa1l5.