Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-13
BALTIMORE, June 7, 1888,
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BEEF CATTLE-The offerings number
several hundred less than last week, and
there was fair trade, with prices fully up
to those ruling then. Some thought there
was an advance Of 4c on values as COM
pared with last week, for though the ex.
treme figures recorded to day are a trife
less than last week, the quality in the
make up of punches would indicate the
advance claimed, as there we're more cattle
sold at and near our highest figure than
there were on last Thursday. We quote
at 81 25a5 80, most pales were st $4 50a
5 % per 100 lbs
Price of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves at s. 2535 80
those generally rated fret quality IS Goa
5 %; medium or good fair quality 81 25a
A rs, and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 25a3 so per 100 lbs
OF the cattle received 20S came from
Maryland, 10 from Illinois, 90 from Indi.
ana, 70 from Virginia, 5 from Ohio and
544 from Pennsylvania. Total receipts fol
the past week 1920, against 1910 last
week aud $50 same time last year.
OF the offerings 500 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers and 80 cold to country
dealers. Total sales for the week 500
against III last week and 498 same time
last year.
SHEEP AND LANBs-There is fairly
active trade in good sheep and lambs, and
prices are marked up slight fraction
Common stock is in fair supply, and tfadt
for it is not active. The number of the
offerings is less by 9, 800 than last Thurs
day. We quote butcher sheep at Sadie,
with few extra at Ate per lb gross
Lambs sold at safe per ID gross. Receipts
this week of sheep and lambs, 1911 head
Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 12.- Cattle-Receipti
6, coo hesd; shipments 2, 500 head; market
strong aud 15a28c higher; inferior to fancy
81 25a6 25; cows and mixed 81 74a3 so
stockers and feeders 81 50a4 20; Texas
cattle So 20a4 so.
Hogs-Receipts Is, 600 head; shipments
Z, 900 head; market 5s10c higher early anC
closed weak with most Of the advance lost
mixed.$5 45a5 65; heavy S. 55a5 IS; Gght
S. 4Os5 IS: pigs and culls 81 00a4 80.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
l. 900 head; market steady; mutton SHEEP
81 OOa5 90; Texans So 50a3 so; Oregon
feedersr So 25s3 35; western muttonl
81 20; lambs So 00a4 90 per head.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, June 12.-Cattle-
Receipts 397 head; shipments ia head
market very dull at 10 to 15c off from yes
terday's prices.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; shipment
200 head; market firm; Philadelphia
S. O5a5 %; mixed S. 75a5 95; Yorker
S. 6Oa5 10; common to fair IS 5Oa5 60; pig
IS O0a5 %.
Shesp-Receipts 1900 head; shipment
$500, head; market 10a15c of from yes
terday's prices.
NEW YORK, June 12-Beeves-Re
ceipts 400 head; no trading in beeves
dressed beet slow but firm at 7a9c for com
mon to prime; native sides Sas3c.
Sheep-Receipts 1850 head, and :, 5O,
were carried over yesterday; market shad
frmer; sheep at 50 50a5 so per 100 lbs
lambs S. 00a7 IS.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head, no TRADING
in live hogs; nominal value.
ICmcinnati.
CINCINNATI, June II Hogs Firm
common and light 81 0Oa5 so; packini
and butchers S. 40a5 50; receipts 1853
head; shipments $40 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, June 9.-While receipt
| Uaya fair thsv ware lighter than hereto
fore, and, with an active demand the sup
ply was quickly exhausted. This was es
pecially the case with street car horses
and higher prices were realized from them
The general market was strong at the fol
lowing quotations: Driving and saddle
horses, $15Oa225; draft horses, $175s225
street car horses $110al3O; Southern
chunks, $s0a11O. Mules, aged four to eigh
years. fifteen and half to sixteen hands
$l35a15O; fifteen to fifteen and o hal
hands, $l15a1S5; fourteen and half to fif
teen hands, $90a115.