Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-10
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.

TUESDAY, October y.
The cattle market this week is fair
with prices unchanged. Messrs. Hudson &
Bayha furnish the following quotations
Cattle, 900 to /, 100 lbs stock 3la3ic
per h.; 800 to 800 lbs. 3s3ic. per lb.; 700
to 300 lbs. 21a3c. per Id.
Hogs-Market active; 5ia6c per lb.
Lsmbs-Good at Base per ID.
Calves-3a5c per ID.
Sheep-2s3c per ID.
Baltimore Cattle Market.
THURSDAY, October 4, 1888.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATrLg-Thers has been q slow
market again this week, with prices off
throughout the list. Tops are quoted
about sc and the other grades fc lower.
The quality of the tops offered was quite
up to that of the tops last weak, but they
were less numerous, while most of the OF
erings consisted of medium, thin ard COM
mon Cattls. Wequote at 81 00a4 rs, with
few at the outside figure. most sales being
made at 81 25s4 per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
IS folloWs: Best beeyee at 81 123a4 IS,
those generally rated first quality $3 623
ass S7I; medium or good fair quality S. 90
ass 25, and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 OOi2 so per 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received II came from
Maryland, 2,O93 from Virginia, 1873 from
West Virginia, $40 from Ohio, 100 from
Kentucky, and 420 from illinois. Total
receipts for the past week 3, 408 against
1852 last week, and 8, 4O7 same time last
year.
Of the offerings S93 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 7SS by country deal
ers, and - by Eastern buyers. Total sales
for the week l ,68l against ], 1888 last week,
and 2, 163 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS There is Tome
what lighter Iuu of sheep this week, as
compared with last week, but there ap-
pears to have bsea enough for the rather
moderate demand generally p'eyailirg.
The quality is scrcely as god as that OF
last weeks offerings. There has been a
moderately fair demand for good stock.
We quote butcher Sheep at 2!a4f cents
per pound gross, aud Lamb, at Blast,
with few extra at 81 ce,t' per pound
gross. Stock Sheep sold at 81 50a3 % per
head. Receipts this week of Sheep and
Lambs 4, 40l head.
Chicago,
CHICAGO, October 9.--Cattle-Roceipta
5000 head: shipments, 5000 head; market
slow and lower; bseves S. 75a6 90; STEERS
So 25l3 50; stockers and feeders 81 0Oa
3 40; COWS, bulls and mixed 81 4013 CO.;
western rangers 81 25.4 IS.
Hoss-Receipts 5000 head; ship
ments 5000 head; market slow at 2Oc
lower: mixed S. 75a6 20; heavy IS 95s
6 80: light S. 60a6 10; skips s. 45sG -.
sheep-Receipts 5000 bead; shipments
5000 head; market strong natives So GOA
4 Is; western So 0Os3 10; Texans 81 25a
40; l,mbs So 50a5 50.
East Liberty,
EAST LIBERTY, October 9.-Csttle-
Receipts IS, OF head; shipments 703 head;
mark0 steady at yesterdays prices.
Hogs-Reoeipts ], 400 head; shipments
l 200 head; market firm; Philsdelphias
Sc 75s6 so; mixed Sc 50L6 65; Workers
Sc SOFAS As; common to fair IS OOa6 %;
pigs IS 50a6 90.
Shesp-Rscsipts 5000 head; shipments
800 head; market dull at ye'terdsy 9
prices.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, D., October 9-HoT-
Steady; common and light "a 75s6 OO;
pach log aud butchers S. 75a6 so; receipts
LOO head; shipments 200 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, October 9-The demand
for heavy workers snd good bl,cky mules
was fair, but otherwise the market was
quiet during ths weak. Receipts in gen.
eral were light, and the market ruled
steady at the following prices: Driving
and saddle horses, $l25al75; draft horses,
S15Oa2OO; street car horses, $s0al15; South
ern chunks, S50a90. Mules, aged four to
eight years, fifteen and q half to sixteen
hands, $135a150; fifteen to fifteen and
half hands, S115alS5; fourteen and hail
10 fifteen hands, Ssoa115.