Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-26
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TUESDAY, September rs.
The cattle market this week is allow with
prices unchanged. Messrs. Hudson &
Bayha furnish the following quotations:
Csttle-1,0 900 to LOO lbs stock 39a3ac
per ID. {; 800 to 800 lbs. 3a3ic. per h.; 700
to 800 lbs. 23s3c. per ID.
Hogs--Market active; 53a6c per ID.
Lambs-Good at Base per 10.
Calves-3a5c per ID.
Sheep-2s3c per ID.
baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, September 90. 1888.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week: Very
best on eale this week, 4sa4 A sc; those
generally rated first quality 4a4fc; medi-
am or good fair quality 33a3ic; ordinary
thin steers, oxen and cows 2a3c; extreme
range Of prices 2s4 sc: most Of the sales
were from 23a4sc,
The arrivals during the week amounted
to 2, 918 head, against 1888 last week, and
1888 head the corresponding week Of last
year, and the sales were 1,2l5 head,
against 1,575 last week, and ], 1915 same
time last year.
The trade in beeves was scarcely more
active than it was last week. Prices, ex-
cept for extra tops, were ic lower than
they were then. Tops are quoted al about
tc lower than hast week. The quality av-
eragsd better than it did then. Baltimore
butchers bought $50 head and country
dealers nearly 200 head less than recorded
last Thursday. Prices PAL 4 sc, with few
er at the latter figure than last week, and
those of q better quality. Most sales at
23a4sc.
OF the receipts 1,043 head came over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and 1875
head over the Pennsylvania railroad.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Some 319 head were sold at these yards
this week to Baltimore butchers.
Sheep-Arrivals this week, 4,ST3 head;
arrivals last week, 4,463 head; arrivals one
year ago, 5,498 head.
There has been q fairly active trade in
good stock Of all kinds, but the quslity
of the offerings generally is reported as
being not quite up to the receipts last week.
Prices show no appreciable change, quail
ity considered. Butcher sheep sold at 23s
4c gross; lambs at 4aa51c. gross; fewer
selling ct the latter figure than last week.
Stock sheep sold by the head at 81 5Oa
3 80 each.
Chicago
CHICAGO, September q. -Castle-Rs-
ceips II, 900 head; shipments $500 head
market slow and steady; beeves S. 50a6 20
steers So 50a5 20; stockers and feeders
81 75a3 %; COVE, bulls and mixed 81 25s
2 80; Texas cattle 81 s0s3 10; western
rangers 81 10a4 Is.
Hcgs-Receipts IA. 900 head shipments
500 head; market slow and 10a15c lower
mixed SIS 75a6 80; heavy IS 90a6 55; light
S. 5Oa6 90; skips So 00s5 40.
Sheep-Recsipts 10, 200 head; shipments
z, 900 head; market allow and weaker; ma.
tiyes S. O0a4 90; western So 40a3 IS; Tex
ans So 50s3 50; lambs s. 50a5 CO..
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, September 25-Tbere ha.
been a fair local demand for drivers and
workers during the past week. Business
otherwise, however, was rather quiet, q!
there were very few shippers in the market
The following prices ruled throughout
Driving and saddle horses, $125a175; draf1
horses, $~150a2O0; street car horses, $90a115
Southern chunks, $50a90. Mules, aged foul
to eight years, fifteen and half to sixteer
hands, S135a150; fifteen to fifteen and
half hands, $115a135; fourteen and
half to fifteen hands, $9Oa115.