Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-05
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1UESDAf, OCtOUtI 81
The cattle market this week is active
with prices unchanged. Messrs. Hudson &
Bsyhs furnish the following quotations
Cattle-1,O 900 to l, 100 lbs stock 3ia3ic
per lb. 800 to 900 lbs. 3a31c. per h.; 700
to 800 lbs. 2Aa3c per ID.
Hogs-Market active; 53a6c per Id.
Lambs-Good at 3a5c per ID.
Calves-3a5c per Id.
Sheep-2a3c per Id.
Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, September q, 1883.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLB-The market showed but
little, it any improvement in activity over
that of last week. There was larger
number of medium and common cattle
among the offerings than last Thursday, a
fair number being feeders. Prices for tops
we're shade of, and other grades tstc
lower than last Thursday. We quote at
So Ola4 IS, o few selects only selling at the
outside figure, most sales being made OF
50 50a4 123 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged az
follows: Best beeves 81 25s4 IS, those gen.
orally rated first quality S. S73a4 90; me.
dunn or good fair quality So 25s3 30, and
ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS " wa
IS per 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received 1914 came from
Virginia, 1854 from West Virginia, 1888 from
Ohio, and sc from Illinois. Total receipts
for the past week 3, 152 against ais last
week. and 3, 129 same time last year.
Of the offerings 1000 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 843 by country deal
ersf and 40 by Eastern buyers. Total sales
for the week / 1893 against l, PAS last week,
and / 1897 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts num-
Der about 1000 head more than they did
last week, but the quality Of the offerings
ia off as compared with that Of last Thurs
day. Trade for good stock OF all kinds
has been fair, and common grade, dull.
Prices, as to quality, differ but little, il
any, from those ruling last Thursday. We
quote butcher Sheep at 24a4f cents per
pound gross, and Lambs at 34a54, with
few extra at 81 cent, per pound gross.
Stock Sheep sold at 81 50a3 SO per head.
Receipts this week Of Sheep and Lambs
1887 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS |
MONDAY, October /, 1888. !
SwIEE-There is o fair supply Of hogs
on the market this week, the number
being some LOO head in excess Of last
weeks receipts. The quality will average
fully as good as that of last Mondays
offerings Trade is fairly active in all the
yards. We quote the best grades Of
hogs at SfaSsc. per lb net, with few
extra at SIC, most sales at S3assc. Com,
mon and rough hogs sell at 7aSc let.
Receipts this week Z, 253 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS, |
BALTIMORE, Oct. l, 1888. J
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont stock
wards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad fol
the week ended September 3O:-227 cars,
containing 1870, cattle, "A calves, 3,s4t
sheep and lambs, 8, 3S3 hogs, and. al horses
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
etc, asst cattle, 8 calves, 1,720 sheer
and lambs, !, 527 hogs, and go horses.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yardi
are at gross weight. Receipts Of hogs thu
week are 3, AS, against 1853 Last week
fair to good hogs sold at Sc 50a7 90. pig
at s. 75a6 90, and rough hogs at IS 80 PEI
100 lbs.
CHICAGO, October 4-Oattle-Recetpt'
II 600 head shipments, 5000 head; market
Steady; beeves IS OOa6 so; steers % 25l
4 90: stockers and feeders ~ 0Oa2 95
cows, bulls and mixed 81 5Os3 90; TeIa'
cattle 81 70a3 90; western rangers " 3o'
425.
Hop-Rsceipts Is. 900 head; shipment
8, 900 head; market 15c lower; mixed ~ "
as So; heavy S. 15a6 80; light IS 75s6 10
skips s. 5Oa5 40.
Shsep-Rsceipts 1O, 900 besd; shipment
), 900 head; market slow and easier; m
tiyes s. OOa3 80; western s. 25a3 70; TeIa
81 65a3 40; lambs So 75a5 rs.
| Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o., October 4.-HoN-
Stronger; common and light - O0a5 tO
packing and butchers So O0a6 so; receipt
6. 900 head; shipments 2, AS head.
| Phflsdeiphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October It'll
receipts at the West Philadelphia an
North Pennsylvania drove yards were
For the week-Beeves, 3, 400 bead; sheep
10. 600 head; hogs, $500 head. Previou
week: Beeves, 8. 400 head; sheep, 12,oO
head; hogs {, 800 head.
Beef Cattle-Were in fair demand at
decline of tate; extra, 5fs5tc; good, Has
medium ia4sc; common 3a3ic; fat COW
2a3kc.
Sbeep-were In fair request and extr
stock advanced fc; extra, Sc; good 4fa44t
medium 3ia4tc; common 2a3fe; lambs 81
SIC.
Hogs-were in moderate demand; extr
Chicsgos 9is9lc; Western, 9a9fe; stst
s!as4c.
| Mich Calyes-wers active at 3a62c.
Mich Cows-Were firm at $25a6O.