Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-01
LIVE STOCK.
wheeling

IUESpAE, February -.
The cattle market this week was good,
with prices unchanged from last week.
The hog market was active, with prices the
same. Mcssrs. Hudson & BayhR furnish
the following quotations:
Cattle-1,O00 to ], 100 lbs stock 4a44c
per h.. 800 TO 9OOlbs. 34a3+c. per ID. 700
to 500 lbs. Babe. per ID.
HOgs-Market active; 5a5lc per ID.
Lambs-GOod at 4a5c per ID.
Caives-3a5c per ID.
Sheep-3 to 43c per 10.
Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, February 81.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged as
| follows: Best bpeyes at "a G2la5 90 those
generally rated as first quality 50 75a4 so;
medium or good fair quality So 00a3 IS;
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows
- 5Od2 75 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received 142 came from
Virginia. 232 from Maryland, l22 from
Ohio, 156 fropl Illinois, 50 from West Vir-
GINA, ald 80 from Pennsylvania. Total
receipts for the past week 795, against
1856 last week, and Gl2 same time last
year.
OF the offerings 276 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 80 by country dealers
aud % sold TO Eastern spectators.
Total sales for the week 29S against
1872 la>t week and 527 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LANES The receipts
exceed these o: the last sale day some 450
head, and the quality Of the offerings is
not MS good as they were then. The
market was slow, the offerings being rather
in excess of the very moderate demand
\ prevailing. We quote butchers sheep
at 34a6c, per ID gross, and lambs at Aga
6tc. with a few extra at &c per 10. gross.
Receipts this week Of sheep and lambs
S52 head.
SWINE The receipts number nearly l.
2GO heal less than last Monday, but they
seem to be sufficient for the rather moder-
ale demand reported in all the yards.
The quality of the offerings was quite rs
good ~ it was last Monday, and prices
without serious change. We quote rough
hogs At 6la7sr, with most sales at 7ta7sc
per pOu2d net. Receipts this week 5, s0G
head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals Of live stock at Claremout stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended February Polio cars,
containing 1924 cattle, 81 calves, 9l9
sheep, 552l hogs, 81 horses and 20 mules.
Shipments TO New York, Philadelphia,
etc 81 cattle, 10 calves, l,l22 sheep, 4S2
hogs. 81 horses and AZ mules.
All hogs ard sheep sold in these yards
are az gross weight. Receipts Of hogs this
week are 1924, agaipst 2,762 lsst week;
rough hogs sold at s. O0l5 25; fair IA
good at IS 70a5 90; pigs at S 25a5 so per
100 lbs.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, February % -Cattle-Rs-
ceipts 5000 head; shipments :, 200 head;
market dull at l0a20c lower; fancy s. l0a
5 30; shipping steers g 20a4 90; stOCkers
and feeders 81 I5s3 20; cows, bulls and
mixed 81 00a3 80; Texas led steers 50 00a
4 20.
Hogs-Recsi2ts $4,000 head; shipments
5000 head; market slow and a shade lower;
mixed s. l0t5 40; heavy S. 30a5 60; light
81 95a5 80; skips 50 4Oa4 IS.
sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
900 head; market strong; natives 50 75I
D 40; western 81 SOa5 b; Texans IS 4Oa
1 -, lambs s. 01a6 %.
New York.
New YORs, February % -Beeves-Re-
ceipts l2l cars; market irm with good de.
mand; common to prime steers 81 40l
5 60 per cSt tops at s. 6545 10; bulls
AID dry cows g 40a3 60.
Sheep-Rsceipts $500 head; scant sup
ply; trading was active and prices higher;
ordinary to best sheep s. .25a6 rs per 100
pounds; ordinary to choice lambs Sc 50l
: 50.
Hogs Receipts 1910 head; all for
slaugkterers direct; market steady nom-
inal range at S. S0a5 So.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., February 29.-Hogs-
Steady; common and light 81 00L5 30;
packing ana butchers s. 25l5 g.; receipts
:, I0G head; shipments 400 head.
East ITborty.
} EAST LIBERTY, February "a Cattle
Receipts IS head; shipments 80 hesd; mar
kes strong with upward tendency; prime
81 iSs5 &c; fair to good 81 2544 50; com-
mon = 75si 90.
Hogs Receipts 100 head; shipments
100 head market active; Philadelphias