Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-21

from that Of the offerings then. There
were but few good tops, and god butcher
cattle were rot plentiful, but there WAS q
lorg line Of thia cattle. We quote at
50 25a4 so, a very few selling ut the latter,
or even at 81 37f, most sales being made
at 81 75a3 873 pr 100 lbs.
Prices Of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows Best beeves at 81 25s4 so,
those generally rated frst quality So 25s
"a 90; medium or good fair quality So 00l
3 %, and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows 81 25A2 rs psr 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received 1881 came from
Virginia, $50 from West Virgins, $50 from
Ohio, 269 from Illinois, 70 head from
Maryland, and 102 head from Kentucky.
Total receipts for the past week 2,575
against 9, 284 last week, and 1887 same
time last year.
Of the offerings Si5 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, $40 by country deal
ers, and ITO by Eastern buyers. Total
sales for the week 1866 against 1875 last
week, aud 1,50s same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS The market has
bsea fairly well supplied with sheep,
though the numbers are some 700 head less
than last Thursisy. The general quality
Of the shesp is Eot of as good a grade fs
last week. Prices have been maintained,
there being quite q fair demand for good
sheep. We quote butcher sheep at 81
AZ cents per pound gross, end Lamb
at 4s5! cents per pound gross. Stock sheep
sell at 81 5Oa3 % PER head. Receipts this
week, sheep and lambs 2, 205 head.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, November 90. -Osttle-Re-
osipts 1000 head; shipments 800 head;
market fairly active; choice beeveS S. 90
as 80; steers 81 90a5 10; stOckes aud
feeders 81 O0s3 25; cows, bulls and mixed
81 25l3 rs; Texas cattle 81 75s3 %; west
EN- rangers 81 60I4 10.
HOgs-Rsceipts $4,000 head; shipments
800 head; market 5alCc lower; heavy
S. 25a5 so; light S. 15s5 40.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
2, 900 head; market firm and higher for
hest grades; natives s. 1884 50; western
So 25a4 80; lambs 81 2516 90.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, Novembr 20.-Cattle-
Receipts 6S4 head; shipments 800 head
market very dull az 10a15c off f.om yes
Tterdsy's pricss.
Hcgs-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
200 head; market fair; Philadelphias
IS 55a5 60; mixed S. 50a5 So; Workers
S. 45i5 So; common to fair S. 3Oa5 40;
pigs S. OOa5 80.
Sheep-Rsceipts 4,2OO head; shipments
$500 lead; market fair at yesterdays
prices.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., November 20.-Hogs-
Quiet; common and light 81 75i5 40; pack
iDg and butchers S. 20l5 so; receipts
1900 head; shipments l $40 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, November 20.-Tbe mar
ket was We'll supplied with stock during
the week and with a good attendance Of
Eastern and Southern buyers business was
lively. There was q strong tone and in
some instances better prices were OBJ
tanned.
Quotations at the Cincinnati Union
Stock Yards Stables were as follows:
Driving and saddle horses, $125s175; draft
horees, $15Oa2OO; street car horses, $90a115;
Southern chunks, $5Oa90. Mules, aged
four to eight years, fifteen and a half to
sixteen hands, $l35a150; fifteen to ff-
teen and O half hands, $~115al35; fourteen
and a half to fifteen hands, $90a115.
The following prices were q1oted st the
Fifth Street Stibles: Heavy draft horses,
extra, $1s0,255; do coed, $l45l1S); sad
dlerp, $l05a160; stiee'ers, SllOal23;
Southern horses, $90alO0. Mules. 1000
and LOO pounds, four to seven years, six
teen hand, $155a1SO; fifteen hands, $l2Oa
40; fourteen bands, S90alOO.