Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-24
LIVE sTOOK.
wheeling.

Tuesday, May ~.
The cattle market this week was active,
with prices unchanged from last week
The hog market was active, with prices
unchanged Messrs. Hudson Il BIyha
furnish the following quotations:
Cattle-1 600 to 100 lbs stock 4!a4lc
per lb 800 to 900 lbs. 3laic. per h.. 200
to 400 lbs. 3la3}c. per ID.
Hogs-Market active; 5a5lc per lib.
I.smbs-Good at 4a6c per Id.
Calves-3aic per Id.
Sheep-3 to Sc per lb.
Baltimore 1.-Two stock Market.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS
MONDAY, May 81. 1898
SwINE-The receipts exceed those OF last
week by more than 800, and the quality OF
the offerings all through is ~ good ~ that
of last Mondays receipts. Trade III mod
erately active, but prices arc shade of
from previous figures. We quote light
hogs at 7a7ic, and the other grades at "a
&c, with most sales nj 1ia1sc per lib net.
Receipts this week were q, $50 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
BALTIMORE, May 81.
Arrivals Of live stock at Claremont stock
yards via Baltimore and Ohio ,ailroad for
the week ended May 20:-Si cars, CON
tanning 735 cattle, II calves, 1856 sheep
and lambs, 4, l53 hogs, 100 horses and
mules.
Shipments TO New York, Philadelphia,
etc, G67 cattle, IL calves, 4.l53 sheep
and lambs, ,Si2 hogs, Go horses and =
mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are ut gross weight. Receipts Of hogs this
week are 1921 against i,GOs last week
fair to good hogs sold Mt $G O0a6 20;
pigs at s. s0iG %, and roughs at IS % per
100 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-The re-
ceipts at the West Philadelphia and
North Pennsylvania drove yards were
For the week-Beeves, 2,4O0 head; sheep,
{, 200 head; hogs, $500 head. Previous
week: Beeves, 2,4OO head; sheep, 1905
head; hogs g, 900 head.
Beef Cattle-Were in fair demand nj an
advance of talc; extra 5la5ic; good Sadie
medium 41a4ic; common 4a4tc.
Sheep-Were doll and closed tal c lower
clipped sheep 3a6c; fall lambs, 4s7c
spring lambs 81 5Os6 %.
Hogs-Were in fair demand; Western
slaslc; State 7ls7ic.
Fat C0ws-Were inactive at 21a3ic.
Mich Cows-Were active at 5a7c.
Mich Calves in fair demand 81
$25a55.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY. May 23.-Cattle-
Receipts ia head; shipments 1870 head
market firm; prime 81 O0a5 %; fair Il
good 81 65i4 50; common 81 25ai 60.
Hogs-Receips 1000 head; shipment
500; market active; Philadelphia IS 3js
6 %; mixed s. s5l5 30; Yorkera Is 75l
80; common TO fair S 65L5 20; pigs IS II
as 30.
sheep-Receipts 400 head; shipment
., 300 head; market very dull; prime Is p
as 80; fair TO good "a 50s5 90: common
81 5Oa3 90; clipped lambs IS 5oa6 20
spring lambs S. O0a5 50.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May %. -Cattle-Reoeipt,
IL, 900 head; shipments 2. 800 head; market
steady; inferior TO extra 81 s0a5 90; cow
81 75a3 so; stockers and feeders u 50a
Is; Texas steers 81 75a4 40.
Hogs- Receipts %, 900 head; shipments
G, 900 head; market active but &c lowel
than Wednesday; mixed 81 45a575; heavy
IS 50a5 s.; light s. 40a5 IS; pigs and
Gull 81 75s5 Is.
sbeep-Receipts 800 head; shipment'
none; market slow; inferior TO extra " 70
Texas sheep 81 G0a2 IS; Texas lambs 81 "a
al 90.
| New York.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Beeve--Receipt
- cars, market active, firm and higher
poor to good native steers 81 50a5 IS pc
100 lbs; prime do IS 0Oa5 60; poor Texa
do s. 50.
Sheep-Receipts7 Z, 900 head; market ex