Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-09

BEEF CATTLE-The market has been
dull again this week, showing no improve.
ment as compared with the very dull one
last week. The quality averages through
out quite as good as it did last week, and
the prices obtained were not up to the
figures ruling then, as to quality, the tops
being quoted as !c lower, and other grades
fully ic of. We quote at 81 00a5 90, q
few only selling at the latter figure, most
sales being made at So s7!a4 ST. per 100
rounds.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves ct 81 75s5 90; those
generally rated as first quality 81 25a4 633;
medium or good fair quality 81 75a4 90;
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cow
81 00a2 10 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received $50 came from
Virginia, AIS from Maryland, 1855 from
Ohio, and 292 from Illinois. Total receipts
for the past week l ISL against 1888 last
week, and 59i same time last year.
OF the offerings 642 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 2l1 by country dealers
aud 81 for export. Total sales for the
week $50 against 697 last week, and 430
same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. - The receipts,
show a slight falling off this week as com,
pared with last week, and the quality OF
the offerings is fully as good as it was
then. Trade is reported as being very
dull, and the figures fully tc per ID. lower
than on last Thursday. We now quote
butchers sheep at 33a6c, and lambs at ia
&c per 10. gross. Receipts this week OF
sheep and lambs 2,547 head.
BY the general consent Of dealers, and
at their suggestion, il is announced that
the sale day at these yards for beef cattle,
hogs and sheep will be changed to Monday
of each week, to men on Monday,
February 20, 1888
CLAREMONT LIVE STOCK YARDS
The sales of sheep and lambs at these
yards numbered some 361 head at S. SOa
s 90 per 100 lbs. for sheep and Sc 00a6 %
for lambs.
BALTIMORE, February 6.
CALvERTON.
SwINE-The receipts, though numbering
over 800 in excess of last weeks offerings,
are about equal to a fair demand in all
yards. Prices are about tc lower than last
Monday, and the quality of the receipts
fair. We quote at 6}a73 cents, with
most sales al 7la7! cents per pound net,
Receipts this week 8 179 head.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA February
6.-Cattle-Receipts 200 head; market
active; extra at 59a54c; good 5a5ic; medi-
um 41a43c; common 3fa4fc per ID.
Sheep--Receipts $500 head; market
active; prime sheep Caste; good 59a54ci
medium 4fa5c; common 3!aAc per III.
Lambs at 43a7c per Id.
Hogs-Receipts 1000 head; market
active; extra Chicago 8!aS4c; good Western
sassc; State 7a73c per ID.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, February S-Cattle-R rsip!s
1000 head; shipments 1000 head market
weaker; extra s. 25a5 Go; steers 81 GOA
5 90; stockers and feeders 81 lOl3 80;
COWS, bulls and mixed 81 75a3 So; grass
Texans s. 35a4 90
Hogs-Rsceipts 16, 900 bend; shipments
1000 head; market steady, closing weak
mixed S. lOa5 so; heavy s. 4OA5 80
light "a 4Oa5 81; skips So 50l4 rs
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
900 head; market firm; natives 50 GOA
25; western $4 90a5 Is; Texans So 0C
! az 40; lambs S. 0Oa6 10.
East Liberty.
EAST Liberty, February s. Cattle
Receipts 81 head; shipments % head
market fair. Prime 81 75aS5 90; fair to
good 81 25a$4 80; common 81 1884 90.
Hogs-Receipts 100 head; shipments
l 100 head; market firm; Philadelphias
S. 85,6 90 mixed S. 65a5 IS; Workers
S. 4Oa5 60; common to fair S. 25s5 40
pigs $4 75a5 Is.
Sheep-Receipts 1,40O head; shipments
500 head; market fair; extra IS lOa5 30
good 81 6Oa4 s5; fair 50 75a4 25; com,
mon s. 50a3 90. Lambs 81 OOa6 CD.
New York.
New YORK, February s. -Beeves-Re'
ceipts % cars; market dull and weak; com
mon to good steers 81 00a5 % per 100 lbs:
prime steers S. 30l5 40; extra steers s. 80
as so; fancy steers s. 75a5 9Oi bulls and
dry COWS 81 2Ol3 so.
Sheep-Receipts |, 800 head; market dull
with limited trade at former figures
sheep 4!a6c per 100 Tbs; lamhsS5 5Oa6 S74.
Hogs-Receipts $500 head, mainly for
slaughterers direct, at S. 45.5 so per lOC
lbs.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI. February 4-There was a
strong tone to the market and streeters were
advanced. The general supply light aud
the stock mentioned exceedingly scarce.
Business throughout was fairly active,
and sales would have been much larger
had receipts been sufficient TO meet
the demand, Prices at the close are as
follows: Driving horses, $~l5Oa225; draft
horses, $175a225; street car horses, SllOa
100; Southern chunks, $S0sll5. Mules,
aged 4 to 8 years, Is! to Is hands, Sl35a
$50; Is 10 ISL hands, S~l15a135; LAY to Ii
hands, S99s115.