Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-16
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AT CALNERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATILE-Tnere was II very fair
Offering on the Hill this week, hut trade
was hot active and the prices fully .C
lower than last Thursday, especially Tor
the better grades, considering quality.
The average OF the Cattle was better even
than that OF the very good offerings last
week, there being hut few common among
them. We quote at - 5Oai 90 few nj
either extreme, with most sales at 81 75a
/ - per 100 '1s.
Price OF Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows Best Beevcs at 50 75ii 90,
those generally rated first quality 81 ia
G2!, medium or good fair quality s. l24a
, 81 !, and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows - 5OA2 90 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received 5Si came from
Maryland, 50 from Virginia, 81 from Hi
nois and Ga from Pennsylvania. Total
receipts for the past week 1850, against
g5s last week and 80 same time last
year.
OF the offerings G69 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, - to Richmond deal
ers Total sales for the week : II against
| 7lg last week and 7G9 same time last
year.
SHEEP AND LANES The humber Of the
receipts exceed those of last week ny over
| 500 head, hut there is a falling of in the
quality Of the offerings Trade for good
sheep and lambs IL reported as tnir to good,
| but common stock is not wanted. We
quote wool sheep at 3a6!c and clipped do
at 3Aj, per In groos Lambs sold Mt GiSic
per ID gross. Receipts this week OF sheep
aud lambs, 3,I9l head.
Fast Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, May l5.-Cattle--
Receipts - head; shipments % head; mar
ket firm and active and shade higher than
yesterday.
Hogs Receipts 400 head; shipments
$40 head; market firm; Philadelphias - -
~ 10; mixed s. G5aI -; Workers 50 5Oa
80; common to tair - &5Ij 10; piga - OU
a. -.
Sheep Receipts >, goo head; shipments
:, 400 head; market active on good, dull on
medium, and common strong at yesterday e
prices.
UhIosgo.
CHICAGO, May IL - Cattle Receipts
900 head; shipments :, 500 head; market
strong; heavy becVcs 81 ioA5 co; steers
81 OOIi 20; cows 81 75a& 10; stoCkcrs aud
feeders - pa -.
Hogs Market strong at 5tO Toe higher
mixed s. ijI5 ~; heavy - Gja1 50, light
s. lDa5 Is; skips II OOtj 10.
Sheep-Receiyts 900 head; shipments
| |, lon head; market dull; shorn irNan
= GOAT ~; fancy wooded - Iu,G 40; M
tive wuuled 81 UJIG 80; shoru - UOaj -
Sew York.
New YORK, May l5--Beeves Only
carload received no market for cattle; dull
aud easier tor dressed heel at Il iaI e per ID
Sheep Receipts 7OO head; lirmer icl
good stock, weak and unchanged tor com
mon; clipped at i!aGtc per pound un
shorn sheep 5Ia7I; clipped yearlIngs 'ia
j., spring lambs 6lalO per pound.
Hugs-Rcceipi4 go head; dull feeling
nlminaly Mt - iUaG 0O per loO pounds.
Cincinnati.
CEcINSATI May l5.--Hogs--FIrm
common aud light 81 21II a., packing
aud butchers s. lm1 %, receipts l,uuI
head; shipments $40 head.
Cincinnati Horse aud Mnle Market.
CINCINNArI May l2-Eecripts OF al
kinds Of stock were light, and the suppl,
Of streeters and drivers was especial,
short Of the demand. It was week at
good all-round business, and much NOR
stock could have been suid The make
Ruled firm n tho following prices Driving
and saddle horses Sl5UI225. drnrt horses
fl75l2I5; gtrcc'-car honts, SlOnal25
Southern chunks, $~Uallj. Mulrs agrc
four to eight years, fifteen and halt t,
sixteen hands SlIj1l5u; fifteen To tiltccr
aud q hall hands, SllulSi; fourteen ant
q halt To fifteen hands, S9ORllj.