Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-16
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.

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been active this week. Some dealers thought
values were a shade firmer, while others
could see no change. The quality aver.
aged better than it did last Thursday,
there being rather more coed cattle offered.
We quote at 81 25l4 80, most sales being
made at So 50a4 % per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Beet beeves at 81 25a4 so,
those generally rated first quality So 50s
81 90; medium or good fair quality So GOA
8 25, and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 25s2 IS per 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received % came from
Maryland, 1888 from Virginia, 3l2 from
West Virginia, pol from Ohio, 58l from
Illinois and 600 from Kentucky. Total
receipts for the past week 1888 against
3,4l5 last week, and 1864 same time last
year.
Of the offerings 9O4 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 312 by country deal
ers, and 80 by Eastern buyers. Total sales
for the week 1916 against ], $50 last week,
and 1865 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LANES There is a decided
falling off in the number of the 0ffsriGg'
as compared With last week. The quail
ify will scarcely average up to that OF last
Thurs1sy's receipts. Prices are q trltle
of from those ruling last week, fewer
sales being recorded at the top figures
than were obtained th,n. Trade at best
has not been by any means active.
We quote butcher sheep at 23ail cents
per pound gross, end Lambs at 3!l5l
cents per pound gross. Stock sheep sell at
81 5O43 25 per head. Receipts this week
of sheep and lambs 3,069 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS(
MONDAY, November II, 1888. !
SwINE-TDere is rather light Offering,
considering the fairly good demand pre-
vailiug in all the yards; some dealers re-
port a good demand, with all their hogs
sold. The quality is quite good. We
quote rough hogs at 64a7c, and the better
grades at 7!a74c per lb net, extra a shade
higher; most sales were at &c. Receipts
this week 1855 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
Arrivals of live stock at ClaremOnt stock
yards via Baltimore ard Ohio railroad for
the week ended November 11:--l02 cars,
containing 045 cattle, 4S calves, 1927
sheep and lambs, and 1864 hogs.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
ETC., 716 cattle, 9 calves, 3O5 sheep, and
1,G73 hogs
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts of hogs this
week are 1901, against 3,5l5 last week
fair to good hogs sold at Sc O0a6 10,
pigs at s. 50s5 -, and rough nogs at
50 0Oa5 % per 100 lbs.
Chicago.
CHICAGO. November 15.-Csttle-Rt-
ceipts 15,O COO head; shipments 3 500 head;
market slow; choice beeyeJ S. 00a5 80;
steers So 00aI 90; stoCRc7s and feeders
So O0a3 40; cows, bulls and mixed
81 5O43 -; western rangers So 60a4 20.
Rogs-Receipts -, 600 head; shipments
: 900 head; market dull; mixed 50 25a
) so; light ard heavy So 35a5 60; skips
So 50a5 10.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
. 600 head; natives 81 50a4 40: western
s. 25a4 So; Texans 81 5Oa3 40; lambs
s. 75a5 so.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, Novembr 15.-Cattle-
Receipts $50 head; shipments 93l head
nothing doing; all through consignments
Hcgs-Receipts $500 head; shipments
$500 head; market slow; .Philadelphias
S. 45a5 60; mixed S. 4545 so; Workers
S. 40a5 80; common to fair - 25a5 80;
pigs 81 50I5 90.
Sheep-Receipts 500 head; shipments
800 head; market steady at yesterdays
prices.
New York,
New YORK, November 15.-Bseves-
Receipts 1GO head; no demand for cattle;
native beef G,S!c; range beef 5a7c.
Sheep-RsceiptI 100 head; market
steady: So 5045 90 psr 100 pounds for
common TO prime eheep; s. 80a7 90 for
common to extra lambs.
Hogs-Receipts $500 head; nominal
range S. S0a6 10.
Cincinnati.
OINCINNA7I O., November 15.-Hogs-
Essipr; common and light "a 25i5 25;
packing and butchers S. O05 80; re-
ceip's : 500 head; shipments 1900 head.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, November s.
The receipts at the West Philadelphia
and North Pennsylvania drove yards
were: For the week-Beeves, 2,GO0 head;
sheep, Il, 900 head; hogs, 1900 head. Pre-
vious week: Beeves, 400 head; sheep,
IL, 600 head; hogs 5000 head.
Beef Cattle--Were in good demand and
prices tc higher; extra, 5ia5!c; good, Ala
a5c; medium 4a43c; common 3Ia3Ic;
fat COWS 2}a3Sc.
Sheep-Were in fsir demand and the
lower grades declined ic; extra, 44a5e;
good 4}a4ac; medium 3la4c; common, 23s
Sic; lambs, 3la6lc.
Hogs-Were dull and &c lower; extra,
Sc; fair Westerns, 73c; common Westerns,
7!c; commoa country and roughs offered
at &c. with no buyers.
Mich Calves-Wers active and higher
at SAFE.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, November 0..-There was
only a moderate business in the aggregate
ard sons days were dull. At the Cincin'
rati Union Stock Yards Stables there YVES
a fair demand for 'treeters, heavy work
horses and coed blaCky mules, with the
supply hsrdly sufficient aud prices steady.
At the Fifth Street Stables there was 8
fair business during the last three days,
mainly local, with prices ranging lower
thsn last week.
Quotations at the Cincinnati Union
Stock Yards Stables were q follows
Driving and saddle horses, $125a175;d rafi
horses, S15Oa2O0; street car horses, S9Oalf5
Southern chunks, $5Oa90. Mules, aged
four to eight years, fifteen and a half T.
sixteen hands, S135a150; fifteen to fiji
teen and a half hands, Sl15al35; fourteen
and a half to fifteen hands, $S0a115.
The following prices were quoted at th'
Fifth Street Stables: Heavy draft horses
extra, S165l240; do good, $l30al65; Sad