Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-05
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling

Wheeling
TUESDAY, April 3.
The cattle market this week was slow
with prices unchanged from last week
The hog market WIS slow, with prices IN
changed. MeSsrs. Hudson & Bsyha furnisl
the following quotations:
Cattle-1;0N TO !, 100 lbs stock HAL
per h.; 500 to SOC lbe. 34a4e. per h.; 7N
to 800 lbs. 3!a33c. per ID.
Hogs-Market slow; 4la5tc per 10.
Lambs-Good st 4s5c per ID.
Calves-3a5c PEI ID.
Sheep-3 TO sc per lb.
Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, April 2.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-There was a fair Offering
on the Hill to-day, as to numbers, and in
quality the Beeves were an improvement
on that CT the offerings last week. Trade
was quite dull, the sales being very light,
and prices sa!c lower than on last Mon
day. We quote at So 75a5 90; most sales
were made at So 75a4 rs per 100 pounds.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves at 81 75a5 90, those
generally rated as first quality So 75a
4 so; medium or good fair quality 81 90
a3 so; and ordinary thin steers, oxen and
COWS 81 75a3 90 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received 81 came from
Virginia, 900 from Maryland, SO from
Illinois, and 379 from Pennsylvania. Total
receipts for the past week ISL, against
1,3lSlast week, and SAT same time last
year.
of the offerings 238 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 90 by country dealers
and 20 sold to Eastern spectators
and % to Washington City dealers. Total
sales for the week 28l against SAG last
week, and $50 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. Trade in sheep
is not active this week. The supply,
though moderate, is sufficient for the mod.
crate demand ruling in all The yards.
The quality is quite as good as that of last
weeks offerings. Prices for sheep show a
decline offully &c per ID as compared with
values last week. We quote butchers
sheep at 4a5tc for sheared and 5ls6lc per
ID gross for wooded. Lambs at 9!a10c per
10 gross. Receipts this week Of sheep and
l S23 head.
SwINE,-There is a fair supply of hogs
on the market this week, and though the
number is 500 less than last week, the
is amply sufficient for the very
moderate demand generally prevailing.
The quality is as good as it was last Mon
may. We quote hogs at 63a7$c, with
most sales at 7!a7Sc per pound net. Re-
ceipts this week 6,6O5 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals OF live stock at Claremont stock
yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended April loo cars,
containing 927 cattle, 35 calves, LAS
and lambs. 5,63T hogs, III horses
and 10 mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc, 675 cattle, % calves, 665 sheep, 1896
hogs, and "A horses.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts of hogs this
week are 3,459, against 3,4O7 last week;
to good hogs sold at Sc 00a6 10,
and roughs at S. OOa5 % per 100 lbs.
ru, Philadelphia Cattle Market.
at the West ""il. 3.--.The re-
North Pennsylvania drove yards werd
For the week-Beeves, 2,400 head; sheep,
1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Previous
week: Beeves, 200 head; sheep, 5000
head; hogs 300 head.
Beef Cattle-Were in fair demand and
irm; extra at 5ia5ic; good 5a5tc, medium
common 4a43c.
Sheep-Were in good demand, except
common, which were &c lower; extra,
good, 6!a63c; medium, 59a6tc; COM
non, 4aa5ac; culls 3ia49; Texas, Babel
ambs, 44a73c.
Hogs-Were in fair request; western
Ease; State 7a7tc.
Mich Calves-Were dull and lower at
safe.
Mich Cows-were fairly active at $25
80.
Fat COws-Were inactive at 2ia31c.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, April 3.-Receipts in gen.
sral during the past week were fair, but
not excessive, and business was active.
There were q few Eastern buyers IN the
and good driving and saddle
horses were in especial demand. We
quote driving and saddle-horSes, $l50a
RS; draft horses, $175s225; street-car
$100al25; Southern chunks,
Mules, aged four to eight
years, fifteen and a half to six
teen hands, $135a150; fifteen to fifteen
and a half hands, $l15al35; fourteen and
4 half to fifteen hands, $90a1l5.
Chicago,
CHICAGO, April 4.-Csttle-Rsceipts
II, 600 head; shipments 5000 head; mar
Set dull and &c lower; steers So 10l5 20;
,tockers and feeders 50 25a3 so; cows, bulls
md mixed 81 3os3 70; Texas fed steers
81 50a5 90.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
200 head; market slow and 5al0c lower;
mixed S. 25a54); heavy IS 25a5 so; light
30 15a5 90; skip9 s. 4Oa4 40.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
| 900 head; market steady; natives 81 90
a6 90; western S. 00a6 07!; Texans So no
a So; lambs S. 50a6 so.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, April 4.-Cattle-
Receipts IS head; shipments nothing;
market fair; prime S. 00a5 25; fair to
OF OUat iOS COuulou ~ OOdO 81.
Hogs-Receipts 600 head; shipments
500 head; market fair; Philadelphias s. 65
as 10; mixed S. 55a5 IS; Workers S. 40l
so; common to fair s. 2OA5 80; pigs 81 rs
as 90.
Sheep-Receipts 600 head; shipments
| 900 head; market firm; prime So 25s
50; fair to good S. 50a6 90; common
So OOa3 so; lambs S. 50a7 90.
New York.
NEW YORK, April 4 -Beeves-Receipts
1876 cars. Market closed weak; common
t. prime steers sold at $ia4 81 per 100
pounds; extra, fancy do at S. 50a5 rs;
bulls ard dry cows 8 51A4 so.
Sheep-Receipts 400 head; market
frmer and higher for good stock, dull and
weak for inferior and common; unshorn
sheep s. OOa5 20 per 100 pounds; unshorn
yearling lambs S. 65As 90; clipped sheep
S. O0I6 90; clipped yesrlipg' ST 00a6 so.
Hogs-Receipts 100 head; nominally