Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-08

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Baltimore Live Stock Market.
BALTIMORE, March &.
AT CALYERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The offerings this week
were scarcely up TO the demand, which
was fairly active on the Hill to-day, as
dealers report they could have sold five caI
loads more than they pat on the market.
The quality shows some improvement
over the offerings of last Monday, and
prices are correspondingly higher, leaving
values unchanged. We quote at - 75a
3 l2!; & few extra Oh private terms, SAID 4:
a higher figure, mos. sales were made nj
1T 81 OOa5 90 per 100 pounds.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best bceves at 81 75a5 -! those
generally rated As first quality 81 O0l4 -;
medium or good fair quality 81 5Oa4 90,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows
- 75a3 90 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received 223 came from
Virginia, 1876 from Maryland, 3O7 from
Illinois, aud 81 from Pennsylvania. Total
receipts for the past week 1913, against
795 las. week, and 527 same time last
year.
OF the offerings 32j were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 80 by country dealers
aud % ,old to Eastern spectators.
Total sales for the week 3i- against
29- last week, and SO same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. There is a fair
increase in the receipts over the number
reported last week, Int the offerings are
light and the demand active, with the
quality showing some improvement over
last weeks offerings. We quote butchers
sheep at IlGtc per 10 gross with . few ex-
tras at 6!c. and lambs at 1aG3c, per 10.
gruss. Receipts this week ut sheep ana
lambs ,&52 head.
SwINE.-The supply is generally fair,
though the receipts number some loo head
less than last week. The qralityi is quite
a. good % on last Monday, with trade
fairly active in all the yards and prices a
shade stronger. We quote hOgsat Glade,
with most sales Mt 7ia7!c per pound net.
Receipts this week 5.5i- head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at Clarcmont stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad Tor
The week ended March I.-l2l cars,
containing T9S cattle, Il calves, l.516
sheep, $50 hogs, 2ll,horses and 10 mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc lgS cattle, SIS sheep, l,2l2 hogs, 20
horses and > mules.
All hogs and sheep sold il these yaIjH
are at gross weight. Receipts Of hogs this
week are $3.50, against 9,33S last week;
rough hogs cold at 50 90; fair TO good
at s. sOd5 80; extra AZ sc GO; pig at s. 90
az % per 100 lhs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA March e
Cattle Receipts 1900 head; market e.
higher; extra . ,a6c; good 5iaj!c; medium
Il ,bc; common 3i44c per 10.
Sneer Receipts 5000 head market ic
higher; extra sheep 6fa6!c; gocd jtaGc;
medium 5l5!c; common ili!c per ID.
Lambs at 4ia7!c per ID.
Hogs Receipts {, 300 heal market low
tr; extra Chicago &c; good Western 1sc;
state 7a7!c per ID.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 7.--Cattle-Receipts
900 head; shipments 5000 head; market
strong and 1Oc higher; fancy s. 25a5 90
steers s. lOa5 10; stockers aud feeders
- 2ua3 %; COWS, bulls and mixed 81 90
as 10; Texas steers s. 75ai %.
Hor-ReCeipta li,G 0 head; shipments
1000 head; market SLOW and easier, clog
ing &c lower; mixed s. l0a5 30; heavy
50 3Oa5 50; light s. OO15 49, akips 50 30
a. 90.
Sheep Receipts 5000 head; shipments
| 900 head; market strong and l0Al3c
higher; natives - Oolj 20; western 20 10
rs -; Texans 81 IOa5 25i lambs - 90
as -.
Fast Liberty.
EAST LIBEGTY, March l. Cattle
Receipts - head; shipments III head;
market slow; prime - cDl5 %. t@ir 10
good 81 25al IS; common - ja4 90.
Hogs -Eecoiyts 500 head; shipments
500 head; market fair; PhiladeIphias
- 1910 -; mixed = 60A5 1Oi Workers
- 5Oa5 GO; common to fair 50 2ja5 40.
pigs s. .515 IL.
Sheep-Rcceipts 1000 head; shipments
/ 900 head; market active; prime 81 %
to good = 25aj -, Common - jOa
I ~; lambs 81 5OAG -.
New York,
NEW YORK March :. -EeeVC Receipts
10 car leads iJr expectation alive. The
proved TO Ae larger than the de-
nand and the market ruled dull and
,,0sed weak aud lower. soGc - cars,
mainly late arrivals, remaining uusald
to prime al.cg4 ut - Jlal H. per
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